Bowl Championship SeriesThe 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