New BCS formula gets some action
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With the release of the first Bowl Championship Series poll on Monday, the reinvented BCS formula is finally being put to work. In July, the BCS unveiled its new formula, which relies on the rankings from three different polls.
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BB&amp;N Coach: John Papas (fourth year, 14-8). Last year's record: 5 - 3. Playing surface : Grass. Football website : BBNS.org. Returning starters (11): Mike Paladino RB/LB, 6-2, 231, Sr.; Andrew Knez TE/DE, 6-4, 235, Sr., Nico Papas FB/NT, 6-0, 224, Jr., Steve Grassa WR/FS, 5-11, 183, So., Ian Mahoney OT, 6-3, 256, Jr., Xander Frantz OG, 6-2, 258, So., ...
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The new Bowl Championship Series formula was supposed to put the power back into the pollsters&#39; hands. But when the inaugural BCS standings came out Monday, the No.
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The voters say Oklahoma is still the number-two team in the nation. The computers say otherwise. The Sooners check in at third in the initial edition of the BCS standings, taking a backseat to a Miami team
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Architects of the BCS huddled behind closed doors Friday to start hashing out next season's formula for determining which teams play for the national title in the wake of the AP's demand that its poll no longer be a factor.
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The Bowl Championship Series system is hated like the devil by many college football fans. So it should be no surprise that when asked why his team ran up the score this past weekend against
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Of all the gaudy numbers produced in Boston College's stirring 34-33 double-overtime victory over 18th-ranked Clemson Saturday, there was one that seemed to jump off the page of the final statistics.
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The latest hit to the Bowl Championship Series came Tuesday, when The Associated Press told BCS officials they no longer could use the AP Top 25 in their standings.
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Tom O'Brien just couldn't figure it out. The Boston College coach seemed momentarily stumped when asked to take stock of how the Eagles had reached this point of the season. With three games left, BC has a 6-2 record (2-1 Big East), is ranked No. 24 in the Associated Press Top 25 (No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll), ...
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It was darn nice of the new BCS Standings to throw a curve on its very first pitch. Miami sitting narrowly ahead of Oklahoma will get tongues wagging from South Beach to South Central, not far from the campus of No.
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The bowl season has arrived and college football fans can expect two things: lots of games and lots of points. By Kevin Rivoli, AP.
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Last season Michigan held Notre Dame to 4 yards rushing - the worst total in 41 years for the Fighting Irish. The same performance tomorrow against the Wolverines would be a season best.
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Boise State is a win away from making a big withdrawal from the BCS bank. The Broncos play at Nevada on Saturday and a win over their Western Athletic Conference rival will wrap up a perfect regular season and a likely berth in the Bowl Championship Series &#151; with a payout of $17 million.
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Shakedown Saturday came and went. Nothing changed. So the Bowl Championship Series has its annual nightmare. When the final BCS standings are released today, the USC Trojans (12-0) and Oklahoma Sooners (12-0) are expected to be matched in the Jan.
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Red Raiders&#39; Cumbie passes for 520 yards vs. Golden Bears, who felt robbed of BCS bid. â¢ Of note: Kicking off New Year&#39;s Eve is this clash of teams hoping to salvage seasons that went sour.
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The dividends of Boise Stateâs upset last season are being felt now, with Tuesdayâs Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Hawaii perhaps the most anticipated game of the bowl season.
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Sooners, who are 3rd in BCS standings, pass for TD with less than minute left. With the Kansas defense smothering Oklahoma&#39;s Heisman hopeful, the Sooner who already has the trophy took over.