yeah, i didn't think this would be such an issue a month away from the games... but this is what we'll do.
let's just use Anderson & Hester's BCS rankings. it's one of the computer polls that the BCS uses to figure the official rankings.
so... don't worry about odds or spreads. if the anderson & hester computer rates a team higher on their
Dec 6th list, they are the favored team. this way we'll have a common set of ranking criteria to start off with and one that will be static throughout the rest of the year.
http://www.andersonsports.com/football/ACF_frnk.html
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