NCAA Football polls so far:

[El Supremo]

OU ahead of UT by only 4 points!

Must wait for the new BCS TV show tonight to get that poll. They even made the poll into a revenue maker. What's next? Advertising patches on uniforms? Oh, I forgot they already have the Nike swoosh.

I could care less about the BCS rankings as far as the national championship game. But I care a LOT about the BCS determining who will win the Big 12 South. And that stinks! If they all remain tied, Tech should go because they never have before. That's the only fair way.


AP

Rank Team Record Pts Last Week
1. Alabama (63) (11-0) 1622 1
2. Florida (2) (10-1) 1512 3
3. Oklahoma (10-1) 1486 5
4. Texas (10-1) 1482 4
5. USC (9-1) 1352 6
6. Penn St. (11-1) 1238 7
7. Texas Tech (10-1) 1212 2
8. Utah (12-0) 1206 8
9. Boise St. (11-0) 1064 9
10. Ohio St. (10-2) 1043 10
11. Oklahoma St. (9-2) 997 11
12. Missouri (9-2) 917 12
13. Georgia (9-2) 874 13
14. TCU (10-2) 750 15
15. Ball St. (11-0) 731 14
16. Cincinnati (9-2) 640 19
17. Oregon St. (8-3) 604 21
18. Georgia Tech (8-3) 339 NR
19. Oregon (8-3) 320 24
20. BYU (10-2) 309 16
20. Boston Coll. (8-3) 309 NR
22. Michigan St. (9-3) 274 17
23. Florida St. (8-3) 214 NR
24. Northwestern (9-3) 145 NR
25. Mississippi (7-4) 127 NR


USA Today

Rank Team Record Pts Last Week
1. Alabama (56) (11-0) 1518 1
2. Oklahoma (4) (10-1) 1412 5
3. Florida (1) (10-1) 1401 3
4. Texas (10-1) 1370 4
5. USC (9-1) 1288 6
6. Penn St. (11-1) 1157 8
7. Utah (12-0) 1153 7
8. Texas Tech (10-1) 1073 2
9. Boise St. (11-0) 1033 9
10. Ohio St. (10-2) 994 10
11. Missouri (9-2) 896 11
12. Oklahoma St. (9-2) 858 12
13. Georgia (9-2) 842 13
14. TCU (10-2) 695 17
15. Ball St. (11-0) 673 16
16. Cincinnati (9-2) 572 20
17. Oregon St. (8-3) 544 21
18. Oregon (8-3) 397 22
19. BYU (10-2) 321 14
20. Northwestern (9-3) 310 24
21. Michigan St. (9-3) 296 15
22. Boston Coll. (8-3) 290 25
23. Georgia Tech (8-3) 241 NR
24. Florida St. (8-3) 204 NR
25. West Virginia (7-3) 83 NR

[thewiseguy]

1. Thats the only fair way?

:eyes:

Yes, especially after last night's game.

If OU beats OSU then they are in the championship game. That is one more ranked opponent that Oklahoma will be playing so the computers will love them even more.

[Upton]

2. Not after they got their butts kicked by 44 last night

if Tech had given a decent performance in losing that would be one thing, instead they were embarrassed. Now, barring some upsets, they are out of the picture and rightfully so.

[fishwax]

3. The Harris Poll is out as well

I think that Texas will have a big enough lead in the computer polls to balance out Oklahoma's lead in the two polls and stay ahead of Oklahoma in the BCS Rankings for this week. But I don't think it will be a big enough lead if OU beats OSU next week, because that will bump up their computer rankings. That's just speculation, of course.

1. Alabama (108) 11-0 2839 1
2. Florida (3) 10-1 2644 3
3. Oklahoma (2) 10-1 2598 5
4. Texas 10-1 2577 4
5. USC 9-1 2387 6
6. Penn State 11-1 2187 7
7. Texas Tech 10-1 2118 2
8. Utah (1) 12-0 2113 8
9. Boise State 11-0 1901 9
10. Ohio State 10-2 1827 10
11. Missouri 9-2 1622 11
12. Oklahoma State 9-2 1621 13
13. Georgia 9-2 1607 12
14. Ball State 11-0 1346 15
15. TCU 10-2 1268 17
16. Cincinnati 9-2 1101 20
17. Oregon State 8-3 976 21
18. Brigham Young 10-2 761 14
19. Oregon 8-3 584 22
20. Boston College 8-3 537 25
21. Michigan State 9-3 517 16
22. Georgia Tech 8-3 415 NR
23. Florida State 8-3 401 NR
24. Northwestern 9-3 330 NR
25. Pittsburgh 7-3 130 19

[Redbear]

4. But if OU loses in Stillwater, Texas Tech is right back in it.

If Tech then beats Mizzou, they will be 12-1 and Big 12 Champions.

[El Supremo]

5. Can someone make sense of this?

I think that Texas will lose points next week even if they win, by a weaker strength of schedule. So the only way for them to get in is if Baylor beats Texas Tech. GO BEARS!

[fishwax]

6. Texas could make the BCS title game without making the Big 12 title game

I think you're right that OU would win in a three-way tie, because their computer rankings will improve with a win in Stillwater. But they could still lose to Missouri and Texas would then have a great chance to play the SEC champ.

Also, if OU loses to OSU then Tech will (assuming they beat Baylor) go to the CCG, but Texas would likely (at least after next week) be ranked #2 in the BCS. Of course, voters might then jump Tech above Texas after the CCG, but then again they might not.

I think you're right about a Baylor win being Texas's only hope to get into the CCG, though ...

[a la izquierda]

8. And my husband said if we get screwed...

by the computers, to hope like hell that Mizzou beats TX by a few points...National Championship slot would most likely be ours.


We better pummel OSU on Saturday, just to be sure. Then we can send Chase Daniels crying home to his mommy.

[fishwax]

9. That's what I'm hoping for too

Another performance like last Saturday should do the trick :)

[BOSSHOG]

7. Hey My Friend

I suggest you be a big Auburn fan this weekend. If Auburn beats Bama and knocks them out of the number one spot before they play in the conference championship game that would clear things up somewhat. There's just one problem, Auburn sucks this year.

And don't miss the awesome game this Friday, Arkansas V LSU. No McFadden, No Felix Jones, no three overtimes, No national championship on the line, but what else ya gonna do Friday? And the game is in Little Rock so its not a homegame to REAL Hog Fans.

[El Supremo]

10. I know, a lot of things can still happen.

Everybody around here will be glued to the Colorado - Nebraska game on Friday. I pity them.

[Capt. America]

11. I want UF to lose to FSU and Bama to lose to AU, so it will be USC/Big 12 champ.

[El Supremo]

12. But it wouldn't be in the Rose Bowl.

I loved that game 3 years ago UT 41 - USC 38.