First BCS standings weird but not a big deal -- yet
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The BCS system that was supposed to be fixed by humans was, once again, chop-blocked by computers. Miami, a team ranked no higher than third in either of the major human polls, debuted at No.
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A win over Kansas at home didn&#39;t impress the voters, but it sure impressed the Bowl Championship Series computers as Oklahoma leapfrogged Miami on Monday into the coveted second spot of the BCS rankings.
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Oklahomaâs hold on second place in the Bowl Championship Series standings is getting more precarious by the week. Auburn more than halved its deficit to the Sooners for the all-important second spot in the latest BCS rankings released Monday.
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AUSTIN, Texas -- In the grand tapestry of a college football regular season, it was only a fragment. The winner had bragging rights, for sure. And the No. 1 ranking, which is only cosmetic at this point.
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Three weeks have passed in the college football season, and the landscape has been scattered with bizarre upsets and serious struggles for traditional powers.
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Auburn faces a big test this week in its quest for a spot in the national title game. Auburn is third in the BCS standings and will probably need help to reach the title game.
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When it happens, somehow it will change. It will change by making the remainder of the season more meaningful, extending the dreams of a BCS bowl bid, which is what it's all about at the highest level of college football.
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Cal fans will be living in fear for the next six days as a result of the BCS standings released Monday. Because of a significant improvement in its computer ranking, Texas has moved into a virtual tie with Cal for the vital No.
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The Bowl Championship Series standings -- college football&#39;s week-to-week barometer of who&#39;s in line to play for the national title, and who could end up with the remaining berths in major bowls -- offered another puzzle yesterday with the release of the
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It's over. For now. At least that's the hope of the people who have tried to make the Bowl Championship Series run the right way the past few years. Six BCS title games have been played, and three times they matched up the wrong teams. Last season was the ultimate fiasco when Southern Cal, ranked No. 1 in both the ...
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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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Welcome to the BCS consolation bracket, otherwise known as the Fiesta Bowl. Third-ranked Oklahoma thought it deserved a shot at the Bowl Championship Series title after a series of late-season upsets shook up the BCS standings. But the Sooners finished behind another twice-beaten team, LSU.
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Let the arguments begin. The first Bowl Championship Series rankings are due out in a few weeks and the number of unbeaten teams is shrinking rapidly.
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The absurd notion of Cal playing in the national championship game does not seem so absurd today. Thanks to losses by Miami and Florida State and a significant rise in the Bears&#39; computer ranking, Cal rose four spots in this week&#39;s BCS standings to No.
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and not only on the political spectrum. Another November - another BCS college football quagmire looming. With the release
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First things first. Major college football is no closer to a playoff than it was before this season erupted in controversy, before the Associated Press grew so uneasy with the Bowl
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In the 10-year history of  college football's Bowl Championship Series (BCS) system, no  season has ever been marked by as much rankings disruption or  controversy.