The First BCS Standings of 2008

This time of the season is when the BCS rankings begin to appear. Because the BCS is based upon the Harris Poll and the Coaches Poll but not the AP Writers’ Poll, they agree with the major polls but occasionally there is a discrepancy or two. This week, however, there is no question of the first four teams.

I tend to ignore the BCS rankings until the final weeks because the computer formulation (which is difficult to grasp) plays such a big part. It can be blamed for some of the lopsided scores that you see such as the SC/ Washington State 69-0 blowout this week.

1 Texas
2 Alabama
3 Penn State
4 Oklahoma
5 Southern California
6 Oklahoma State
7 Georgia
8 Texas Tech
9 Ohio State
10 Florida
11 Utah
12 Boise State
13 LSU
14 TCU
15 Missouri
16 South Florida
17 Pittsburgh
18 Georgia Tech
19 Tulsa
20 Ball State
21 Brigham Young
22 Northwestern
23 Kansas
24 Minnesota
25 Florida State