For the third consecutive week, the Alabama Crimson Tide lead the BCS Standings. Georgia, previously 6th, has moved up to 5th place.
The Bulldogs, now the highest ranked one-loss team, moved into the Top 5 after beating Ole Miss while Alabama defeated LSU on Saturday. LSU dropped from 5th to 7th place.
Oregon and Notre Dame switched positions from the previous week. The Ducks are now 3rd while the Fighting Irish are 4th.
Florida moved up one spot to 6th while South Carolina stayed in 8th. Louisville and Florida State also switched places, with the Cardinals now 9th and the Seminoles slipping to 10th.
UCLA, Rutgers, Northwestern, and Toledo all entered the BCS Standings this week, while Arizona, Boise State, Oklahoma State, and West Virginia all dropped out.
Based on the NCAA method, Florida has the toughest future schedule of teams in the Top 10. They are tied for 11th with UConn.
Other ratings for toughest remaining schedule include Kansas State (24th), South Carolina (24th), Oregon (30th), Florida State (43nd), Louisville (57th), Alabama (67th), Notre Dame (76th), and Georgia (110th). Note that the rankings do not include possible conference championship games.
Listed below are the current 2012 BCS rankings (complete info):
| 1. | Alabama | .9957 |
| 2. | Kansas State | .9318 |
| 3. | Oregon | .9166 |
| 4. | Notre Dame | .9050 |
| 5. | Georgia | .8171 |
| 6. | Florida | .7863 |
| 7. | LSU | .7054 |
| 8. | South Carolina | .6206 |
| 9. | Louisville | .6040 |
| 10. | Florida State | .5969 |
| 11. | Oregon State | .5965 |
| 12. | Oklahoma | .5812 |
| 13. | Clemson | .5772 |
| 14. | Stanford | .5086 |
| 15. | Texas A&M | .5060 |
| 16. | Nebraska | .3976 |
| 17. | Texas | .3593 |
| 18. | UCLA | .2533 |
| 19. | USC | .1706 |
| 20. | Louisiana Tech | .1584 |
| 21. | Mississippi State | .1453 |
| 22. | Texas Tech | .1422 |
| 23. | Rutgers | .1214 |
| 24. | Northwestern | .0962 |
| 25. | Toledo | .0796 |
First off, LSU needs to go further down the list. Georgia needs to take 7th. Notre Dame is just been lucky. Pittsburgh had it and screwed up in the fourth quarter. Notre Dame will get beat and is way overrated!!!
Why is Nebraska even on the top 25????
I like KSU and Oregon being up there. I would love to see Bama and KSU go at for the National Championship. Will Oregon’s 13th game give them an edge over KSU with the rankings in the end of regular season play?
I hope all this USC hype at the beginning of the season will be enough for them to beat Notre Dame?
If the season ended today, the following teams would playing in the BCS-Bowls:
Championship Game: Alabama vs. Kansas State
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Louisville
Rose Bowl: Oregon vs. Nebraska
Sugar Bowl: Georgia vs. Notre Dame
Orange Bowl: Florida State vs. Oregon State