The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings are out for the second time this season and the team that’s ranked No. 1 in the AP and USA Today Top 25 polls is No. 1 here for the second week in a row.
The LSU Tigers find themselves at No. 1 followed by Alabama, Oklahoma State, Boise State and Clemson.
The only team from the Big East in the BCS standings are the West Virginia Mountaineers who drop ten spots to No. 25 after being ranked No. 15 last week.
You can head over to the BCS website to see how the poll is computed weekly and how the teams are selected for the BCS bowls.
For a full look at the BCS Standings, click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.
BCS Standings – Oct. 16, 2011 | ||||||||
Rank | Team | Harris Poll | USA TODAY poll | Computer rank | BCS Average | |||
1 | LSU | 1 | .9927 | 1 | .9878 | 3 | .9300 | .9702 |
2 | Alabama | 2 | .9659 | 2 | .9722 | 2 | .9500 | .9627 |
3 | Oklahoma State | 3 | .8901 | 4 | .8820 | 1 | 1.0000 | .9240 |
4 | Boise State | 5 | .8383 | 5 | .8224 | 5 | .8300 | .8302 |
5 | Clemson | 6 | .8160 | 6 | .7959 | 4 | .8600 | .8240 |
6 | Stanford | 4 | .8776 | 3 | .8997 | 9 | .6600 | .8124 |
7 | Oregon | 7 | .7430 | 7 | .7600 | 12 | .5600 | .6877 |
8 | Kansas State | 10 | .6136 | 12 | .5607 | 5 | .8300 | .6681 |
9 | Oklahoma | 8 | .6490 | 9 | .6536 | 7 | .6900 | .6642 |
10 | Arkansas | 9 | .6438 | 8 | .6603 | 8 | .6700 | .6581 |
11 | Michigan State | 11 | .6122 | 10 | .6319 | 15 | .3700 | .5380 |
12 | Virginia Tech | 15 | .4671 | 15 | .4942 | 10 | .6400 | .5338 |
13 | South Carolina | 14 | .4793 | 14 | .4949 | 13 | .5300 | .5014 |
14 | Nebraska | 13 | .5245 | 13 | .5410 | 21 | .2500 | .4385 |
15 | Wisconsin | 12 | .6021 | 11 | .5878 | 24 | .1100 | .4333 |
16 | Texas A&M | 17 | .3617 | 16 | .3525 | 11 | .5700 | .4281 |
17 | Houston | 18 | .3391 | 18 | .3437 | 14 | .4200 | .3676 |
18 | Michigan | 16 | .3729 | 17 | .3519 | 19 | .3000 | .3416 |
19 | Penn State | 19 | .2675 | 19 | .3037 | 17 | .3500 | .3071 |
20 | Texas Tech | 21 | .1416 | 22 | .1220 | 18 | .3400 | .2012 |
21 | Arizona State | 20 | .1885 | 20 | .1715 | 23 | .1300 | .1633 |
22 | Georgia | 22 | .1172 | 21 | .1410 | 22 | .2200 | .1594 |
23 | Auburn | — | .0209 | — | .0020 | 15 | .3700 | .1310 |
24 | Texas | 25 | .0529 | — | .0332 | 20 | .2700 | .1187 |
25 | West Virginia | 23 | .1148 | 24 | .1051 | — | .0000 | .0733 |