It's college football awards season and one of the first ones up is the 2012 Walter Camp Player of the Year.

Here's the release from the Walter Camp Foundation:

New Haven, CT – University of Notre Dame senior inside linebacker Manti Te’o (Laie, HI) has been selected as the 2012 Walter Camp Player of the Year. Walter Camp Football Foundation President John Marks made the presentation tonight during ESPN’s 6 p.m. edition of SportsCenter.

The Walter Camp Player of the Year is voted on by the nation’s 124 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors. Other finalists for the Walter Camp 2012 Player of the Year award included Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein, USC wide receiver Marqise Lee and Oregon running back Kenjon Barner.

The 46th recipient of the Walter Camp Player of the Year award, Te’o is the third defensive player to earn the honor. Former Pittsburgh defensive end Hugh Green (1980) and Michigan defensive back Charles Woodson (1997) each won the award.

Te’o is also the fourth Notre Dame player – tight end Ken MacAfee (1977), wide receiver Tim Brown (1987) and wide receiver Raghib Ismail (1990) – to be selected Player of the Year.

“Manti Te’o’s performance on and off the football field has made him an outstanding recipient of the Walter Camp Player of the Year award,” Marks said. “His consistency, leadership, and perseverance have been trademarks of the Fighting Irish’s outstanding 2012 season.”

The 6-foot 2, 255-pound Te’o is a Walter Camp First Team All-America selection after leading the Fighting Irish defensive unit that ranks first in the nation in scoring defense (10.3 points allowed per game) and sixth in total defense (286.8 yards allowed per game).

Through 12 games this season, Te’o has totaled a team-best 103 tackles (8.6 tackles per game) and is tied for third in the nation with seven interceptions. Te’o has played a role in 11 of Notre Dame’s 23 turnovers this year (7 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries and 2 pass hurries that directly led to interceptions).

Top-ranked Notre Dame (12-0) will play second-ranked Alabama (12-1) in the BCS National Championship Game on January 7.

Te’o has appeared in 50 career games and amassed 427 tackles (209 solo). He is the second Notre Dame player – joining two-time Walter Camp All-American linebacker Bob Crable – to register at least 100 tackles in three consecutive seasons. A graphic design major, Te’o has a 3.32 cumulative grade point average and is scheduled to graduate this month.

Te’o, along with members of the Walter Camp 2012 All-America team, will be honored at the organization’s national awards banquet on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Yale University Commons in New Haven.

The Foundation is offering a "Holiday Ticket Promotion" for the National Awards Dinner. Buy two tickets for $400 (you save $150) before December 31. Please call (203) 288-CAMP (288-2267) for more information.

Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team. Visit http://www.waltercamp.org for more information.

The Walter Camp Football Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. Visit http://www.ncfaa.org.

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Here is the BlogPoll Top 25 for week 14 in college football. If you're curious to see how I voted, you can check my 2012 BlogPoll top 25 week 14 ballot. You can also checkout the weekly analysis of the BlogPoll Top 25.

Results for Week 14

#	School	Points/blog	SD	Delta
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (42)	24.59	0.88	—
2	Alabama Crimson Tide (11)	23.89	0.82	—
3	Oregon Ducks	21.43	1.88	—
4	Florida Gators (1)	21.20	1.95	1
5	Kansas St. Wildcats	20.00	1.50	2
6	Georgia Bulldogs	19.48	2.45	-2
7	Stanford Cardinal	18.38	2.27	1
8	Ohio St. Buckeyes (2)	18.05	7.51	-2
9	LSU Tigers	17.05	2.14	—
10	Texas A&M Aggies	16.88	2.90	—
11	South Carolina Gamecocks	14.71	1.82	—
12	Oklahoma Sooners	14.36	2.43	—
13	Florida St. Seminoles	13.43	2.14	—
14	Clemson Tigers	11.82	1.39	1
15	Oregon St. Beavers	9.82	3.19	1
16	Northern Illinois Huskies	9.68	3.48	3
17	UCLA Bruins	7.02	2.95	—
18	Utah State Aggies	6.66	3.10	2
19	Boise St. Broncos	5.09	4.26	4
20	Louisville Cardinals	4.84	3.31	7
21	Northwestern Wildcats	4.25	3.42	—
22	Nebraska Cornhuskers	4.00	3.82	-8
23	Michigan Wolverines	3.70	3.07	-1
24	San Jose St. Spartans	3.61	3.11	2
25	Kent St. Golden Flashes	2.84	3.23	-7
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin Badgers | Texas Longhorns | Vanderbilt Commodores | Penn St. Nittany Lions | Baylor Bears | Fresno St. Bulldogs | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | Ball St. Cardinals | Arkansas St. Red Wolves | Cincinnati Bearcats | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | San Diego St. Aztecs | Mississippi St. Bulldogs | Toledo Rockets | Arizona St. Sun Devils | TCU Horned Frogs | North Carolina Tar Heels | USC Trojans | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | Arizona Wildcats | Central Florida Knights | West Virginia Mountaineers
Updated: Dec 4, 2012 9:30 AM EST

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Are you curious to know what your favorite college football team will receive as gifts for playing in a 2012-13 college football bowl game this year? The NCAA allows the bowls to give the players gifts who total value cannot be more than $550. The schools and conferences can also provide up to $350 in gifts each as well.

A full look at what your favorite college team will receive can be found by clicking on the read more button below if you're on the homepage.

Gildan New Mexico
Nevada vs. Arizona
Gift suite, Deuce Brand watch, Oakley Holbrook sunglasses, Oakley fine knit beanie cap, Oakley Flak Pack XL backpack, Gildan stadium blanket, quill pen

Famous Idaho Potato
Toledo vs. Utah State
Gift suite, North End black winter coat, Kombi winter gloves, white Tiger Woods Victory Nike beanie, Ogio Bullion backpack, Big Game football

San Diego Co. Credit Union Poinsettia
BYU vs. San Diego State
Best Buy gift card, Tourneau watch, Maui Jim sunglasses gift certificate, cap

Beef ‘O’Brady’s St. Petersburg
Ball State vs. Central Florida
Jawbone Jambox, Oakley Dispatch II sunglasses, Oakley backpack, Schutt mini helmet

R+L Carriers New Orleans
East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Beats by Dre headphones, Fossil watch, Oakley backpack

MAACO Las Vegas
Washington vs Boise State
Gift suite

Sheraton Hawaii
SMU vs. Fresno State
Fossil watch, Oakley backpack, Tori Richard aloha shirts, custom beach towel, Pro Athletics shorts, T-shirt, performance T-shirt, hat/visor, calendar

Little Caesars Pizza
Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky
Timely watch, leather travel sports bag, football

Military presented by Northrop Grumman
Thurs., Dec. 27, 3 p.m. (ESPN), Washington, D.C.
Bowling Green vs. San Jose State
Apple iPad Mini, Timely watch, beanie

Belk
Duke vs. Cincinnati
Shopping trip to Belk department store, Fossil watch

Bridgepoint Education Holiday
Baylor vs UCLA
Best Buy gift card, Tourneau watch, Maui Jim sunglasses gift certificate, cap

AdvoCare V100 Independence
Louisiana-Monroe vs. Ohio
Gift suite, Timely watch, New Era cap, football

Russell Athletic Sports
Virginia Tech vs. Rutgers
$420 shopping trip to a local Best Buy*, Timely watch

Meineke Car Care of Texas
Minnesota vs. Texas Tech
Fossil watch, 32-inch flat-screen TV, belt buckle, T-shirt, lapel pin, backpack

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
Rice vs. Air Force
Sony gift suite, Fossil watch, Dakine backpack, Big Game football

New Era Pinstripe
Syracuse vs. West Virginia
New Era cap
Note: Bowl committee would not disclose details about participants’ gifts, but last year’s gifts included a Sony video camera, Armitron watch, Balfour ring, New Era duffle bag, New Era caps, a winter hat, hoodie, sweatpants, thermal, polo and crew shirt.

Kraft Fight Hunger
Navy vs. Arizona State
Fossil watch, Nike FuelBand, FoxL wireless portable speaker system, Nike backpack, cap

Valero Alamo
Texas vs Oregon State
Apple iPad Mini, Fossil watch, $100 Best Buy gift card, panoramic team photo, Schutt mini helmet

Buffalo Wild Wings
TCU vs. Michigan State
Gift suite presented by PAC Sports Division, Fossil watch, Ogio Mercur backpack

Franklin American Mortgage Music City
NC State vs. Vanderbilt
Gift suite, Fossil watch

Hyundai Sun
Georgia Tech vs. USC
Timely watch, Majestic fleece, Top of the World cap, coin, Helen of Troy hair dryer

AutoZone Liberty
Tulsa vs. Iowa State
Sol Republic Tracks HD Anthem headphones, Bulova watch, Nike athletic shoes and sandals, Nike sunglasses, Nike backpack, football

Chick-fil-A
Clemson vs. LSU
$300 gift card, Fossil watch, Russell Athletic Chick-fil-A Bowl hat, Russell Athletic travel bag, Chick-fil-A gift card

Heart of Dallas Bowl presented by PlainsCapital Bank
Purdue vs. Oklahoma State
Gift suite
Note: Bowl committee said complete gift packages had not been finalized as of press time.

TaxSlayer.com Gator
Northwestern vs. Mississippi State
Fossil watch, Dome hat, Mercury garment bag and carry-on bag, Jostens ring, football

Capital One
Nebraska vs. Georgia
$420 shopping trip to a local Best Buy*, Fossil watch

Outback
Michigan vs. South Carolina
$150 Best Buy gift card, Fossil watch, ring, cap, Outback Steakhouse gift card

Rose presented by Vizio
Wisconsin vs. Stanford
Gift suite, Fossil watch, Oakley backpack, New Era Thirty9 Thirty cap

Discover Orange
Northern Illinois vs. Florida State
Gift suite, Tourneau watch

Allstate Sugar
Wed. Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN), New Orleans
Louisville vs. Florida

Tostitos Fiesta
Thurs., Jan. 3, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN), Glendale, Ariz.
Oregon vs. Kansas State

AT&T Cotton
Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma
Fossil watch
Note: Bowl committee would not disclose additional details about participant gifts, but last year’s gifts included an iPad2 and a Fossil watch.

BBVA Compass
Pittsburgh vs. Ole Miss.
Fossil watch, Oakley Dispatch II sunglasses, wireless portable speaker, backpack, football

GoDaddy.com
Kent State vs. Arkansas State
Sol Republic headphones, Fossil watch, leather garment bag, Wilson football

Discover BCS National Championship Game
Notre Dame vs. Alabama.
Gift suite, Tourneau watch

* To be spent during the team’s official store visit. Balance not used that day will be forfeited.
Product details are provided as they were available. Most watches, rings, clothing and luggage are custom-made with the bowl logo. Gift suites are set up as private events in which game participants, and often bowl VIPs, are given an order form and allowed to select a gift, or gifts, up to a value that is predetermined by each specific bowl, not to exceed the NCAA limit of $550 per person.

Information courtesy of SportsBusiness Journal

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For those of you who follow college football, the biggest trophy of the 2012 season is the Heisman Trophy.

On Monday evening, the 2012 Heisman Trophy finalists were announced.

The three finalists in alphabetical order are:

• Kansas State QB Collin Klein

• Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel

• Notre Dame LB Manti Te'o

The announcement of the 78th Annual Heisman Memorial Trophy Award will be made on Saturday, December 8th, 2012 from the Best Buy Theater in Times Square and will be broadcast on ESPN.

Klein threw for 2,490 yards and 15 touchdowns with seven interceptions. He also ran for 890 yards with 27 touchdowns.

Manziel threw for 3,419 yards and 24 touchdowns with eight interceptions. He also ran for 1,181 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Te'o finished the season with 101 tackles, 1.5 sacks and seven interceptions.

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Here is your 2012-13 NCAA college football bowl schedule.

Here are your television announcing assignments for all of the games broadcast by ESPN and their networks courtesy of Fang's Bites. Once the FOX and CBS Sports are posted, I'll link to those as well.

And if you want to see what the teams will be getting for Bowl Swag, I've got you covered as well.

Bowl	Location	Date/Time	Network
Gildan New Mexico Nevada vs. Arizona	Albuquerque, N.M. University Stadium	Dec. 15 1 p.m.
Famous Idaho Potato Toledo vs. Utah State	Boise, Idaho Bronco Stadium	Dec. 15 4:30 p.m.
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia BYU vs. San Diego State	San Diego Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 20 8 p.m.
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Ball State vs. Central Florida	St. Petersburg, Fla. Tropicana Field	Dec. 21 7:30 p.m.
R+L Carriers New Orleans East Carolina vs. Louisiana–Lafayette	New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Dec. 22 Noon
MAACO Las Vegas Washington vs Boise State	Las Vegas Sam Boyd Stadium	Dec. 22 3:30 p.m.
Sheraton Hawaii SMU vs. Fresno State	Honolulu Aloha Stadium	Dec. 24 8 p.m.
Little Caesars Pizza Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky	Detroit Ford Field	Dec. 26 7:30 p.m.
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman Bowling Green vs. San Jose State	Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium	Dec. 27 3 p.m.
Belk Duke vs. Cincinnati	Charlotte, N.C. Bank of America Stadium	Dec. 27 6:30 p.m.
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Baylor vs UCLA	San Diego Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 27 9:45 p.m.
AdvoCare V100 Independence Louisiana-Monroe vs. Ohio	Shreveport, La. Independence Stadium	Dec. 28 2 p.m.
Russell Athletic Virginia Tech vs. Rutgers	Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl	Dec. 28 5:30 p.m.
Meineke Car Care of Texas Minnesota vs. Texas Tech	Houston Reliant Stadium	Dec. 28 9 p.m.
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Rice vs. Air Force	Dallas Gerald J. Ford Stadium	Dec. 29 11:45 a.m.
New Era Pinstripe Syracuse vs. West Virginia	Bronx, N.Y. Yankee Stadium	Dec. 29 3:15 p.m.
Kraft Fight Hunger Navy vs. Arizona State	San Francisco AT&T Park	Dec. 29 3:15 p.m.
Valero Alamo Texas vs Oregon State	San Antonio Alamodome	Dec. 29 6:45 p.m.
Buffalo Wild Wings TCU vs. Michigan State	Tempe, Ariz. Sun Devil Stadium	Dec. 29 10:15 p.m.
Franklin American Mortgage Music City NC State vs. Vanderbilt	Nashville, Tenn. LP Field	Dec. 31 Noon
Hyundai Sun Georgia Tech vs. USC	El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl	Dec. 31 2 p.m.
AutoZone Liberty Tulsa vs. Iowa State	Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl	Dec. 31 3:30 p.m.
Chick-fil-A Clemson vs. LSU	Atlanta Georgia Dome	Dec. 31 7:30 p.m.
TaxSlayer.com Gator Northwestern vs. Mississippi State	Jacksonville, Fla. Everbank Field	Jan. 1 Noon
Heart of Dallas Purdue vs. Oklahoma State	Dallas Cotton Bowl	Jan. 1 Noon
Outback Michigan vs. South Carolina	Tampa, Fla. Raymond James Stadium	Jan. 1 1 p.m.
Capital One Nebraska vs. Georgia	Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl	Jan. 1 1 p.m.
Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio Wisconsin vs. Stanford	Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl	Jan. 1 5 p.m.
Discover Orange Northern Illinois vs. Florida State	Miami Sun Life Stadium	Jan. 1 8:30 p.m.
Allstate Sugar Louisville vs. Florida	New Orleans Louisiana Superdome	Jan. 2 8:30 p.m.
Tostitos Fiesta Oregon vs. Kansas State	Glendale, Ariz. U. of Phoenix Stadium	Jan. 3 8:30 p.m.
AT&T Cotton Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma	Arlington, Texas Cowboys Stadium	Jan. 4 8 p.m.
BBVA Compass Pittsburgh vs. Ole Miss	Birmingham, Ala. Legion Field	Jan. 5 1 p.m.
GoDaddy.com Kent State vs. Arkansas State	Mobile, Ala. Ladd-Peebles Stadium	Jan. 6 9 p.m.
Discover BCS National Championship Notre Dame vs. Alabama	Miami Sun Life Stadium	Jan. 7 8:30 p.m.

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The final 2012 BCS standings are out and to nobody's surprise, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the No. 1 team. They'll face the Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS Championship Game on January 7, 2013 in Miami, FL.

But that's not the big story.

All the Northern Illinois Huskies had to do gain a spot in a BCS bowl was to finish in the top 16 and finish ahead of a conference champion from an automatically qualifying school.

Well they did just that as they finished No. 15 in the final BCS Poll and were ahead of Louisville (21) and Wisconsin (NR), both of whom won their respective conference titles.

Here's how the BCS bowls shape up:

January 7, 2013
Notre Dame vs Alabama

January 1, 2013
Wisconsin vs Stanford

January 1, 2013
Northern Illinois vs Florida State

January 2, 2013
Louisville vs Florida

January 3, 2013
Oregon vs Kansas State

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 final 2012 BCS Standings, click on the read more button below if you're on the home page.

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As many of you know, I am one of the voters in the BlogPoll Top 25. Each week, bloggers across the country representing the various FBS schools get together and put together their own top 25's.

Here at SOX & Dawgs, we are representing the UConn Huskies.

You can check out the ballot I submitted earlier today by clicking on the continue button below if you're on the homepage.

SOX & Dawgs Ballot – Week 14

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	—
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	—
3	Florida Gators	1
4	Oregon Ducks	1
5	Georgia Bulldogs	-2
6	LSU Tigers	—
7	Kansas St. Wildcats	—
8	Oklahoma Sooners	—
9	Texas A&M Aggies	—
10	South Carolina Gamecocks	—
11	Stanford Cardinal	—
12	Florida St. Seminoles	—
13	Clemson Tigers	1
14	Northern Illinois Huskies	2
15	Oregon St. Beavers	2
16	Utah State Aggies	2
17	Boise St. Broncos	3
18	Louisville Cardinals	5
19	Northwestern Wildcats	5
20	Nebraska Cornhuskers	-7
21	Kent St. Golden Flashes	-6
22	UCLA Bruins	—
23	San Jose St. Spartans	—
24	Texas Longhorns	-5
25	Wisconsin Badgers	—
Dropouts: Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Oklahoma St. Cowboys

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The final regular season NCAA college football rankings are out and the Notre Dame Irish will finish the season as the No. 1 team. They'll likely face the Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS Championship when the pairings are announced on Sunday night.

The Irish are followed by Alabama, The Ohio State Buckeyes, Florida Gators and Oregon Ducks in the AP Poll. The Irish and Crimson Tide are followed by the Oregon Ducks, Florida and Georgia Bulldogs in the USA Today Coaches' Poll.

The only team that is ranked in the top 25 are the Louisville Cardinals who come in at No. 22 in the AP Poll and No. 18 in the Coaches' Poll.

The Cincinnati Bearcats and Rutgers Scarlet Knights are the only teams from the Big East amongst the others receiving votes.

For a full look at the 2012 NCAA Football Rankings – Week 15 (Dec. 2), please click on the continue reading button below if you're on the home page.

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Here is the BlogPoll Top 25 for week 13 in college football. If you're curious to see how I voted, you can check my 2012 BlogPoll top 25 week 13 ballot. You can also checkout the weekly analysis of the BlogPoll Top 25.

Results for Week 13

#	School	Points/blog	SD	Delta
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (61)	25.13	2.92	—
2	Alabama Crimson Tide (5)	23.66	2.56	—
3	Oregon Ducks	21.83	2.18	—
4	Georgia Bulldogs (1)	21.44	0.95	—
5	Florida Gators (1)	21.24	1.28	1
6	Ohio St. Buckeyes (3)	19.70	6.12	1
7	Kansas St. Wildcats	19.39	0.92	-2
8	Stanford Cardinal	17.69	0.12	2
9	LSU Tigers	17.41	0.71	—
10	Texas A&M Aggies	17.16	1.02	1
11	South Carolina Gamecocks	15.23	0.94	3
12	Oklahoma Sooners	14.04	2.42	1
13	Florida St. Seminoles	13.09	1.26	-5
14	Nebraska Cornhuskers	12.09	1.33	2
15	Clemson Tigers	11.17	1.24	-3
16	Oregon St. Beavers	8.09	3.44	1
17	UCLA Bruins	8.06	2.45	-2
18	Kent St. Golden Flashes	7.61	3.67	5
19	Northern Illinois Huskies	6.83	3.76	5
20	Utah State Aggies	4.74	2.58	6
21	Northwestern Wildcats	3.66	2.88	7
22	Michigan Wolverines	3.36	3.08	-1
23	Boise St. Broncos	3.13	3.24	2
24	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	2.70	3.30	-2
25	Texas Longhorns	2.50	2.97	-7
Others Receiving Votes: San Jose St. Spartans | Louisville Cardinals | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Penn St. Nittany Lions | Vanderbilt Commodores | TCU Horned Frogs | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | Fresno St. Bulldogs | Ball St. Cardinals | San Diego St. Aztecs | Cincinnati Bearcats | Mississippi St. Bulldogs | Central Florida Knights | USC Trojans | Arizona Wildcats | Washington Huskies | Toledo Rockets | Arizona St. Sun Devils | North Carolina Tar Heels | Arkansas St. Red Wolves | Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Updated: Nov 27, 2012 10:02 AM EST

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By virtue of their win over USC, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will play for the BCS Championship in January as they are the No. 1 team in the BCS standings and will be when the final poll is released next week.

In fact, the top nine is the same as it was last week. The Irish are followed by the Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Florida Gators and Oregon Ducks in the top five.

The Irish will most likely play the winner of the Alabama-Georgia SEC Championship Game which will be played next Saturday.

For the first time in a long time, there are no Big East teams in the top 25 of the BCS standings. This means the Big East is the only conference of the automatic qualifiers without a team in the poll.

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.

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