After a Saturday of thrilling finishes but no upsets, things remain virtually the same in the BCS. Alabama stole a win from LSU to retain the top spot for the 10th straight week and Kansas State’s victory over Oklahoma State was good enough to keep the Wildcats in the number two slot. Oregon hurdled Notre Dame in the standings after beating Southern California and the Irish fell into fourth following a triple overtime win over Pittsburgh.
Clemson remains at No. 13 in the standings this week after thumping Duke.
Although the Tigers would need Florida State to lose to either Maryland or Virginia Tech in order to play for the ACC championship, they could still receive a BCS bowl game, possibly the Sugar Bowl. A win over rival South Carolina at the end of the month would go a long way to help make the case.
Meanwhile, the Gamecocks fell from seventh to eighth during a bye week but remain in the running for an at-large BCS bowl birth. Assuming that Alabama wins out and plays for the National Championship, South Carolina is likely positioned for either the Outback Bowl or the Chick-Fil-A bowl, depending on how the rest of the season shakes out.
The BCS standings — Top 16
1. Alabama .9957
2. Kansas State .9318
3. Oregon .9166
4. Notre Dame .9050
5. Georgia .8171
6. Florida .7863
7. LSU .7054
8. South Carolina .6206
9. Louisville .6040
10. Florida State .5969
11. Oregon State .5965
12. Oklahoma .5812
13. Clemson .5772
14. Stanford .5086
15. Texas A&M .5060
16. Nebraska .3976
Associated Press Poll:
Rank Team Record Points First Place Votes Previous Rank
1 Alabama 9-0 1500 60 1
2 Oregon 9-0 1421 0 2
3 Kansas St. 9-0 1385 0 3
4 Notre Dame 9-0 1318 0 4
5 Ohio St. 10-0 1198 0 6
5 Georgia 8-1 1198 0 7
7 Florida 8-1 1112 0 8
8 Florida St. 8-1 1057 0 9
9 LSU 7-2 1029 0 5
10 Clemson 8-1 931 0 10
11 Louisville 9-0 862 0 12
12 South Carolina 7-2 836 0 11
13 Oregon St. 7-1 796 0 13
14 Oklahoma 6-2 765 0 14
15 Texas A&M 7-2 700 0 16
16 Stanford 7-2 655 0 15
17 UCLA 7-2 446 0 25
18 Nebraska 7-2 441 0 21
19 Texas 7-2 355 0 NR
19 Louisiana Tech 8-1 355 0 22
21 USC 6-3 237 0 18
22 Mississippi St. 7-2 187 0 17
23 Toledo 8-1 146 0 NR
24 Rutgers 7-1 99 0 NR
25 Texas Tech 6-3 97 0 20
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