The rankings are out for the week and UConn didn’t pick up any ground in the BCS poll (13th) or the USA Today Poll (16th). They did move up from 20th to 16th in the AP Poll. The full rankings will be after the jump.
With representatives of the Sugar Bowl at the game on Saturday night, we should start looking at where the Huskies could possibly be sent. Besides the BCS bid which goes to the winner of the conference championship, the Big East has ties with the following bowls:
- PAPA JOHNS.COM BOWL (BIG EAST #5 vs. CUSA)
- MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL (BIG EAST #3 vs. ACC)
- SUN BOWL (BIG EAST#2-or-Big 12 vs. Pac-10)
- GATOR BOWL (BIG EAST#2 -or- Big 12 vs. ACC)
- INTERNATIONAL BOWL (BIG EAST #4 vs. MAC)
This is how the Big East Conference standings look right now. UConn controls their own destiny as far as the BCS goes. If they win out, they will receive the Big East’s BCS bid. If they don’t win the Big East, they will go to one of the above bowls corresponding to their finish in the Big East.
| Big East Standings | ||
| TEAM | CONF. W-L | OVERALL W-L |
| Connecticut | 4-0 | 8-1 |
| West Virginia | 2-1 | 7-1 |
| Cincinnati | 2-2 | 7-2 |
| Louisville | 2-2 | 5-4 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-2 | 4-5 |
| Rutgers | 2-3 | 5-4 |
| South Florida | 1-3 | 6-3 |
| Syracuse | 1-3 | 2-7 |
A full look at the video highlights, Big East bowl affliations and the complete college football rankings after the jump.
The first video is UConn being talked about ESPN’s College Football Gameday. The second video is the highlights of the win over Rutgers. It’s not the best but once Jared Ness posts his, I will switch them.
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A full look at the Big East bowl affliations and the complete college football rankings after the jump.
2007-08 BOWL AFFILATIONS
PAPA JOHNS.COM BOWL BIG EAST #5 vs. CUSA
ESPN2 December 22, 2007 – 11 a.m. kick-off
Legion Field, Birmingham, AL
Official Web Site: http://www.papajohnsbowl.com/ 
MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL BIG EAST #3 vs. ACC
ESPN December 29, 2007 – 1 p.m. kick-off
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
Official Web Site: http://www.meinekecarcarebowl.com/ 
SUN BOWL BIG EAST#2-or-Big 12 vs. Pac-10
CBS December 31, 2007 – 2 p.m. kick-off
Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX
Official Web Site: http://www.sunbowl.org/ 
GATOR BOWL BIG EAST#2 -or- Big 12 vs. ACC
CBS January 1, 2008 – 11 a.m. kick-off
Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, FL
Official Web Site: http://www.gatorbowl.com/tgb 
ROSE BOWL BIG EAST #1 (BCS) vs. BCS
ABC January 1, 2008 – 4:30 p.m. kick-off
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
Official Web Site: www.tournamentofroses.com/rosebowlgame 
SUGAR BOWL BIG EAST #1 (BCS) vs. BCS
FOX January 1, 2008 – 8:30 p.m. kick-off
Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Official Web Site: www.allstatesugarbowl.com 
FIESTA BOWL BIG EAST #1 (BCS) vs. BCS
FOX January 2, 2008 – 8:00 p.m. kick-off
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale,AZ
Official Web Site: www.tostitosfiestabowl.com 
ORANGE BOWL BIG EAST #1 (BCS) vs. BCS
FOX January 3, 2008 – 8:00 p.m. kick-off
Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, FL
Official Web Site: www.orangebowl.org 
INTERNATIONAL BOWL BIG EAST #4 vs. MAC
ESPN2 January 5, 2008 – 10:00 a.m. kick-off
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Official Web Site: www.internationalbowl.org 
BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BIG EAST #1 (BCS) vs. BCS
FOX January 7, 2008 – 8:00 p.m. kick-off
Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Official Web Site: www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/schedule 
| BCS Standings | AP Top 25 | USA Today Poll |
| 1. Ohio State 10-0 | 1. Ohio State (60) 10-0 1,616 | 1. Ohio State (55) 10-0 1,493 |
| 2. LSU 8-1 | 2. LSU (5) 8-1 1,523 | 2. LSU (1) 8-1 1,393 |
| 3. Oregon 8-1 | 3. Oregon 8-1 1,517 | 3. Oregon (2) 8-1 1,376 |
| 4. Kansas 9-0 | 4. Oklahoma 8-1 1,421 | 4. Oklahoma (2) 8-1 1,330 |
| 5. Oklahoma 8-1 | 5. Kansas 9-0 1,329 | 5. Kansas 9-0 1,241 |
| 6. Missouri 8-1 | 6. West Virginia 7-1 1,327 | 6. West Virginia 7-1 1,222 |
| 7. West Virginia 7-1 | 7. Missouri 8-1 1,260 | 7. Missouri 8-1 1,143 |
| 8. Boston College 8-1 | 8. Boston College 8-1 1,051 | 8. Boston College 8-1 951 |
| 9. Arizona State 8-1 | 9. Arizona State 8-1 1,042 | 9. Arizona State 8-1 946 |
| 10. Georgia 7-2 | 10. Georgia 7-2 1,021 | 10. Georgia 7-2 927 |
| 11. Virginia Tech 7-2 | 11. Virginia Tech 7-2 923 | 11. Virginia Tech 7-2 829 |
| 12. Michigan 8-2 | 12. USC 7-2 817 | 12. Hawaii 8-0 807 |
| 13. Connecticut 8-1 | 13. Michigan 8-2 783 | 13. Michigan 8-2 770 |
| 14. Texas 8-2 | 14. Hawaii 8-0 776 | 14. Texas 8-2 757 |
| 15. Florida 6-3 | 15. Texas 8-2 735 | 15. USC 7-2 706 |
| 16. Hawaii 8-0 | 16. Connecticut 8-1 665 | 16. Connecticut 8-1 568 |
| 17. USC 7-2 | 17. Florida 6-3 623 | 17. Auburn 7-3 551 |
| 18. Auburn 7-3 | 18. Auburn 7-3 611 | 18. Florida 6-3 529 |
| 19. Virginia 8-2 | 19. Boise State 8-1 372 | 19. Boise State 8-1 368 |
| 20. Boise State 8-1 | 20. Clemson 7-2 340 | 20. Clemson 7-2 318 |
| 21. Clemson 7-2 | 21. Alabama 6-3 335 | 21. Virginia 8-2 259 |
| 22. Alabama 6-3 | 22. Tennessee 6-3 245 | 22. Kentucky 6-3 197 |
| 23. Penn State 7-3 | 23. Virginia 8-2 212 | 23. Alabama 6-3 174 |
| 24. Tennessee 6-3 | 24. California 6-3 127 | 24. Tennessee 6-3 114 |
| 25. Kentucky 6-3 | 25. Kentucky 6-3 127 | 25. Penn State 7-3 105 |
| Others Receiving Votes | Others Receiving Votes | |
| Florida State 89, Cincinnati 68, Brigham Young 44, Penn State 38, Illinois 27, Arkansas 20, Wisconsin 12, South Florida 11, Wake Forest 8, South Carolina 6, Purdue 3, TROY 1. | Wisconsin 86, California 74, Cincinnati 58, Illinois 45, Brigham Young 39, Florida State 26, Arkansas 20, Texas Tech 18, Wake Forest 17, South Carolina 16, Purdue 14, South Florida 5, Houston 4, Oklahoma State 3, Fresno State 1. | |
| Dropped From Rankings | Dropped From Rankings | |
| South Florida 20, Wake Forest 21 | Wisconsin 19, South Florida 21, South Carolina 25. |
