Which two teams are leading the pack of the bowl championship series rankings?
BOISE, Idaho – The first Bowl Championship Series standings for the 2009 season has been released and Boise State University (6-0) is No. 4, the highest BCS rankings in the school history. The No. 4 ranking is also the highest the Broncos have ever been ranked in any type of major college football poll. Boise State has been fifth the past few weeks in the Associated Press or USA Today Coaches polls, depending the week and ranking, but never as high as fourth. In the three polls that are used for the BCS rankings all have Boise State at No. 5. The Broncos are fifth in the coaches’ poll, the Harris Interactive poll and the computer rankings, which averages six different computer rankings. Florida is No. 1 in the BCS standings followed by Alabama and Texas. Cincinnati is fifth with Iowa, USC, TCU, LSU and Miami (Fla.) rounding out the top 10. Prior to today’s announcement, the highest Boise State had ever been ranked in the BCS was seventh late in the 2004 season. The Broncos were ranked
Florida was the No. 1 team in the first Bowl Championship Series standings, which were released Sunday. The Gators were followed by Alabama and Texas. Boise State, out of the non-B.C.S. Western Athletic Conference, is fourth, though the Broncos could be passed by Cincinnati, which is fifth, or Iowa, which is sixth, if all three teams remain undefeated. Here are the complete B.C.S. standings: 1. Florida 2. Alabama 3. Texas 4. Boise State 5. Cincinnati 6. Iowa 7. Southern California 8. Texas Christian 9. Louisiana State 10. Miami 11. Oregon 12. Georgia Tech 13. Penn State 14. Virginia Tech 15. Oklahoma State 16. Brigham Young 17. Houston 18. Utah 19. Ohio State 20. Pittsburgh 21. Wisconsin 22. Arizona 23. West Virginia 24. South Carolina 25.
Florida and Alabama, two Southeastern Conference schools likely headed for another December showdown for the league championship, earned the top two spots in the first Bowl Championship Series Standings. Texas checks in at third, followed by Boise State, Cincinnati and Iowa. The surprise was USC debuting at No. 7, even though the Trojans moved to No.4 in all three polls Sunday: Associated Press and the two used in the BCS standings formula: USA Today coaches’ and Harris Interactive.
BOISE, Idaho – The first Bowl Championship Series standings for the 2009 season has been released and Boise State University (6-0) is No. 4, the highest BCS rankings in the school history. The No. 4 ranking is also the highest the Broncos have ever been ranked in any type of major college football poll. Boise State has been fifth the past few weeks in the Associated Press or USA Today Coaches polls, depending the week and ranking, but never as high as fourth. In the three polls that are used for the BCS rankings all have Boise State at No. 5. The Broncos are fifth in the coaches’ poll, the Harris Interactive poll and the computer rankings, which averages six different computer rankings. Florida is No. 1 in the BCS standings followed by Alabama and Texas. Cincinnati is fifth with Iowa, USC, TCU, LSU and Miami (Fla.) rounding out the top 10. Prior to today’s announcement, the highest Boise State had ever been ranked in the BCS was seventh late in the 2004 season. The Broncos were ranked
Florida was the No. 1 team in the first Bowl Championship Series standings, which were released Sunday. The Gators were followed by Alabama and Texas. Boise State, out of the non-B.C.S. Western Athletic Conference, is fourth, though the Broncos could be passed by Cincinnati, which is fifth, or Iowa, which is sixth, if all three teams remain undefeated. Here are the complete B.C.S. standings: 1. Florida 2. Alabama 3. Texas 4. Boise State 5. Cincinnati 6. Iowa 7. Southern California 8. Texas Christian 9. Louisiana State 10. Miami 11. Oregon 12. Georgia Tech 13. Penn State 14. Virginia Tech 15. Oklahoma State 16. Brigham Young 17. Houston 18. Utah 19. Ohio State 20. Pittsburgh 21. Wisconsin 22. Arizona 23. West Virginia 24. South Carolina 25. Kansas Sources: http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.
