BCS Standings

BCS Standings

BCS Standings

Weekly BCS standings based on the average of the Harris Interactive, USA Today Coaches and computer polls.

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What does second half offer?

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

No player or team has made the first half of the season sparkle, leaving fans waiting to be dazzled in the second half.

Story | Conversation | October 20, 2009

Red River Rivalry rooted in revenge

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

To the three R's most important in Texas and Oklahoma -- Red River Rivalry -- add a fourth. Both teams are looking for revenge.

Story | Conversation | August 17, 2009

BCS bowl games offer storied programs, great coaching matchups

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

It's debatable whether the BCS got it right, but of the five BCS games, three, including the championship game, are keepers.

Story | Conversation | December 08, 2008

This BCS mess lies at the feet of the Big 12

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

While this BCS chaos does the sport of college football no favors, the ultimate blame lies at the feet of the Big 12 and its tiebreaker, writes Ivan Maisel.

Story | Conversation | November 30, 2008

Saban keeps efficient, powerful Tide rolling along

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Alabama is undefeated and No. 1. While fans and voters might see royalty returning to the throne, this is not the old Bama. But it is old-school Bama. Nick Saban has molded the Tide that way.

Story | Conversation | November 28, 2008

Breaking the huddle on the politics of the Big 12 South

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

...and Oklahoma finish in a three-way tie for the Big 12 South championship, then the BCS standings will determine which team will play in the league championship game. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has...

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Breaking the huddle on the alternative BCS route

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

...well, but there's a reason No. 5 Florida isn't at the top of the BCS standings. The rest of us have begun the annual BCS rituals. Nothing brings out the pessimist in...

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Breaking the huddle on 2008's stealth teams

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

...45-7 and arrived for its matchup with Penn State at No. 9 in the initial BCS standings is different. It is powerful on offense, a direct result of the better health of tailback...

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BCS more mature at 10, but reputation still suffers

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Controversy and criticism surrounded the first 10 years of the BCS, but college football has never been more successful. That is the paradox of the BCS decade.

Story | Conversation | May 18, 2008

Buckeyes or Tigers will become first two-time BCS champion

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

After a season unprecedented for turmoil, the poll voters agreed by a large margin that Ohio State and LSU should play for the national championship.

Story | Conversation | December 02, 2007

Mizzou, WVU losses turn BCS standings into game of chance

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

The last day of the regular season mirrored the previous three months, turning the BCS title race into a game of political football -- and the candidates started campaigning.

Story | Conversation | December 01, 2007

Cornhuskers, Fighting Irish same, but different

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

...straight. Notre Dame has fallen farther, and faster, than Nebraska. The last team to play in a BCS bowl and win as few as three games was Alabama, which followed its SEC Championship and an...

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Breaking the huddle on Roses, running, receiving and Big Red

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

...large team must have at least nine victories and a No. 14 ranking in the final BCS standings. In the initial standings released Sunday, Ohio State is No. 1. The next Big Ten team...

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Have-nots make headway against BCS haves

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Boise State made a thunderous statement last season by overthrowing a member of college football's ruling party. But the Broncos are just part of the game's quiet revolution.

Story | Conversation | August 08, 2007

Trojans suffer second straight Rose Bowl heartbreak

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

UCLA turned up the defense to end seven years of pain and deliver a heartbreaking blow to crosstown rival USC, writes Ivan Maisel.

Story | Conversation | December 02, 2006