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Alabama, Florida top first BCS Standings of 2012

Alabama (.9761) and Florida (.9092) top the first BCS standings of 2012, which were released Sunday evening.

Oregon, the 2nd ranked team in the Harris Poll and the AP Poll, comes in at third with a .8993 score. Kansas State (.8963) is fourth followed by Notre Dame (.8774) in fifth.

The LSU Tigers are in sixth place and lead all one loss teams with a .7522 score. South Carolina, Oregon State, Oklahoma, and USC round out the Top 10.

The BCS rankings consist of two human elements, the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and the Harris Interactive Poll, and a computer element. The computer element consists rankings by Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, Jeff Sagarin, and Peter Wolfe. For an explanation of how the rankings are calculated, check out BCSKnowHow.com.

Based on the NCAA method, Florida and LSU have the toughest future schedule of teams in the Top 10. Both schools are tied for fourth.

Other ratings for toughest remaining schedule include Alabama (23rd), Oregon (20th), Kansas State (9th), Notre Dame (74th), South Carolina (20th), Oregon State (42nd), Oklahoma (25th), and USC (8th). Note that the rankings do not include possible conference championship games.

Listed below is the current 2012 BCS rankings (complete info):

1. Alabama .9761
2. Florida .9092
3. Oregon .8993
4. Kansas State .8963
5. Notre Dame .8774
6. LSU .7522
7. South Carolina .6930
8. Oregon State .6808
9. Oklahoma .6664
10. USC .5959
11. Georgia .4980
12. Mississippi State .4846
13. West Virginia .4793
14. Florida State .4277
15. Rutgers .4083
16. Louisville .4061
17. Texas Tech .3572
18. Texas A&M .3379
19. Clemson .3341
20. Stanford .2654
21. Cincinnati .2483
22. Boise State .1978
23. TCU .1377
24. Iowa State .1139
25. Texas .0640
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