College football BCS rankings for Week 10 saw Oregon move past Auburn for the top spot. So I decided to figure out how the BCS works.

The basics for BCS rankings are that they are a melding of the AP Poll, the USA Today Poll and six computers that use strength of schedule as part of the mix.

I chose to look at five teams that should have the best shot at playing in the National Title game: Oregon, Auburn, Boise State, TCU and Alabama.

Looking at the Week 10 BCS rankings I find that Oregon’s schedule includes ONE team in the Top 25, Number 15 Arizona. Auburn’s schedule includes Mississippi State – Number 20, South Carolina – Number 19, Arkansas – Number 18, LSU – Number 10 and Alabama – Number 6. Boise State’s schedule has Number 22 Virginia Tech and Nevada at Number 23 while TCU has Number 21 Baylor and Utah at Number 5.

Alabama has Arkansas at 18, South Carolina at 19, LSU at 10, Mississippi State at 20 and Auburn at 2. Strength of schedule looks like it favors Auburn and Alabama since both have FIVE currently ranked BCS teams on their schedule. And let’s not forget that Penn State was ranked #18 when the Crimson Tide beat them and Florida was #7 when Alabama whipped them.

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BCS Breakdown

Computer Rankings for Oregon

Oregon at Number One this week is purely based on the coach’s poll and the AP poll. Not one computer put the Ducks in that position and, as you can see, a couple of them had ‘em at Number 7. They have yet to play a BCS ranked team and have only one on their schedule if Arizona can hang on for a couple more weeks. And Auburn has already beaten FOUR BCS ranked teams. Go figure.

Computer Rankings for Auburn

The computers – all of them – love Auburn. But it’s probably going to come down to the last game of the regular season against Alabama. And, then, they might play South Carolina again in the SEC Championship Game.

Computer Rankings for Boise State

The computers don’t like Boise State nearly as much as the coaches and the AP poll. Any respect I might have had for the Broncos flew out the window when they turned down the opportunity to play Nebraska, a team that certainly would have improved the strength of their schedule. Oh, but they might have lost that game!!!

Computer Rankings for TCU

There is no rhyme nor reason for TCU’s computer rankings. Two computers ranking them number 2 and two ranking them number three when their opponents have a combined record of 48 – 52, with an 8 – 0 and a 6 – 2 that they haven’t played yet. Take away the records of the three teams yet to be played and the opponent’s record is 34 – 44.

Computer Rankings for Alabama

Alabama is poised to move up in the computer rankings because two of their final three opponents have good records, Mississippi State and Auburn. Of course, Alabama would have to win all of its remaining games, certainly a possibility.

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Before Bowling for Dollars moved from alleys and ten pins to college football you were pretty much assured of seeing a good game between good teams. The Rose Bowl featured the PAC-10 winner versus the Big Ten winner. It was nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All" and has been a sellout every year since 1947. The Tournament of Roses originally featured ostrich races, bronco busting and, even, a race between a camel and an elephant. It wasn’t until its 12th year that a football game was added. That game lasted just a little more than two quarters when, with the score 49 – 0, Stanford gave up and walked off the field giving Michigan the victory. Years 13, 14 and 15 had chariot races instead of football, but the pigskin returned in year 16.

The other big games included the Cotton Bowl featuring the Southwest Conference Champion against someone-to-be-determined, the Sugar Bowl featuring the Southeast Conference Champion versus someone-to-be-named, the Orange Bowl that highlighted two teams to be named. The lesser bowls were the Gator Bowl and the Liberty Bowl.

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Bowl Games in 2009 -2010

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