The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings are out for first time during the 2011 season and one of the teams that’s ranked No. 1 in the AP and USA Today Top 25 polls that came out earlier on Sunday is on top.
The LSU Tigers find themselves at No. 1 followed by Alabama, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Boise State. The Broncos are the only team in the top 12 that don’t play in a BCS conference.
The only team from the Big East in the top in the BCS standings are the West Virginia Mountaineers who come in at No. 15.
UConn Huskies fans if you’re wondering where they are ranked, they’re No. 85 out of 120 teams.
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 | .9805 | 2 | .9559 | 3 | .9200 | .9522 |
| 2 | Alabama | 2 | .9544 | 3 | .9512 | 2 | .9500 | .9519 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 3 | .9336 | 1 | .9668 | 4 | .8900 | .9301 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 6 | .8052 | 6 | .7953 | 1 | .9700 | .8568 |
| 5 | Boise State | 5 | .8136 | 7 | .7946 | 6 | .8000 | .8027 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 4 | .8567 | 4 | .8556 | 11 | .6000 | .7708 |
| 7 | Clemson | 8 | .7176 | 8 | .6969 | 5 | .8600 | .7582 |
| 8 | Stanford | 7 | .7969 | 5 | .8285 | 8 | .6200 | .7484 |
| 9 | Arkansas | 10 | .6278 | 10 | .6312 | 8 | .6200 | .6263 |
| 10 | Oregon | 9 | .6800 | 8 | .6969 | 12 | .4800 | .6190 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 12 | .5068 | 16 | .4597 | 7 | .7400 | .5688 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 16 | .4379 | 14 | .4664 | 10 | .6100 | .5048 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 11 | .5162 | 11 | .5254 | 15 | .4500 | .4972 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 13 | .4856 | 12 | .5186 | 13 | .4700 | .4914 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 14 | .4727 | 14 | .4664 | 21 | .1800 | .3730 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 15 | .4487 | 13 | .4678 | 23 | .0700 | .3288 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 19 | .2710 | 18 | .2814 | 18 | .3700 | .3074 |
| 18 | Michigan | 17 | .3179 | 17 | .3105 | 20 | .2700 | .2995 |
| 19 | Houston | 22 | .1955 | 20 | .2434 | 16 | .4200 | .2863 |
| 20 | Auburn | 21 | .1965 | 23 | .1369 | 14 | .4600 | .2645 |
| 21 | Penn State | 23 | .1019 | 22 | .1715 | 16 | .4200 | .2311 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 18 | .2918 | 19 | .2685 | 25 | .0300 | .1968 |
| 23 | Illinois | 20 | .1986 | 21 | .1763 | 22 | .0800 | .1516 |
| 24 | Texas | 25 | .0268 | — | .0176 | 19 | .3600 | .1348 |
| 25 | Washington | 24 | .0835 | 24 | .1180 | 24 | .0600 | .0871 |
