Thanks to a (joyous) [tag]Penn State[/tag] loss the Longhorns have moved up another spot in the latest BCS rankings released Sunday. Thanks to that loss and human voters seeing the error of their ways, Texas is third ahead of [tag]Florida[/tag] and more importantly [tag]Oklahoma[/tag]. The Horns dropped big from number one after their loss to [tag]Texas Tech[/tag] but moved back passed those teams this week in both the USA Today Coaches Poll and the Harris Poll.
Texas’ ranking against the Sooners is huge on the chance their is a three-way tie between those two teams and the Red Raiders for the Big 12 South. In that scenario the division winner will be determined by which team has the highest BCS ranking. If the Horns end up winning out and in the Big 12 Championship, a win over the North’s representative would likely mean a shot at the whole enchilada.
The BCS top 10 rankings are listed below:
| BCS | Harris Poll | USA Today | Comp. Rankings | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BCS Avg | Prvs | RK | Pts | % | RK | Pts | % | Avg | % | |
| 1 | Alabama | .9814 | 1 | 1 | 2808 | .9853 | 1 | 1508 | .9889 | 2 | .970 |
| 2 | Texas Tech | .9715 | 2 | 2 | 2768 | .9712 | 2 | 1469 | .9633 | 1 | .980 |
| 3 | Texas | .8798 | 4 | 4 | 2471 | .8670 | 5 | 1300 | .8525 | 3 | .920 |
| 4 | Florida | .8640 | 5 | 3 | 2531 | .8881 | 3 | 1348 | .8839 | T-5 | .820 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | .8444 | 6 | 5 | 2427 | .8516 | 4 | 1314 | .8616 | T-5 | .820 |
| 6 | USC | .7896 | 7 | 6 | 2329 | .8172 | 6 | 1268 | .8315 | 8 | .720 |
| 7 | Utah | .7692 | 8 | 8 | 2034 | .7137 | 7 | 1104 | .7239 | 4 | .870 |
| 8 | Penn State | .6839 | 3 | 7 | 2073 | .7274 | 8 | 1074 | .7043 | 10 | .620 |
| 9 | Boise State | .6783 | 10 | 9 | 1940 | .6807 | 9 | 1028 | .6741 | 9 | .680 |
| 10 | Georgia | .6156 | 13 | 12 | 1581 | .5547 | 12 | 842 | .5521 | 7 | .740 |
Related: View the full BCS rankings
reply to #1
Joanna
November 10th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Sadly, if OU beats Tech and OSU to stay even with Texas and Tech in the win/loss column, they’ll likely go ahead in the BCS rankings and end up in the Big 12 championship game. I just don’t see how Texas stays ahead playing (and beating) unranked teams while OU plays (and beats) ranked teams. If OU loses to OSU but beats Tech, that leaves Texas and Tech alone at the top of the Big 12 South but Tech automatically moves on due to their head-to-head advantage…BCS be damned. The “people” polls already have OU ahead of Texas. Once OU beats two ranked teams, I think the computer moves ’em up as well. Texas’ best shot was beating Tech. ‘Tis very sad.
reply to #2
Brian
November 11th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
I predict Texas passes Oklahoma this week with a win over Kansas. It’s certainly going to be close though if both teams win out, hopefully our win over OU at a neutral field isn’t ignored by the “what have you done for me lately” human voters.
reply to #3
Joanna
November 11th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
I hope you’re right about Texas passing OU in the “people” polls. If that happens, they do have a chance. Hope hope hope!