Here are the current BCS standings totals, the details are found here:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/abcspo...ankings?week=1
1 Oklahoma 2.77
2 Miami (Fla.) 4.10
3 Virginia Tech 10.23
4 Georgia 12.99
5 Florida State 13.14
6 Ohio State 13.20
7 USC 13.83
8 Purdue 21.50
9 Washington St. 23.96
10 Northern Illinois 26.00
11 Nebraska 26.45
12 LSU 26.54
13 Michigan State 27.44
14 TCU 28.17
15 Iowa 32.07
My observations:
1. Most importantly, Oklahoma, Miami, and Va Tech control their own destinies. If they aren't playing on Jan. 4th it's their own fault.
2. Ohio State's strength of schedule leads everyone in the top fifteen. This really helps them to a number six ranking, because the polls are averaging them about eight. Ohio State is also third in total computer rankings, between number two Miami and Virginia Tech.
3. Northern Illinois will do nothing but move up if they keep winning - and they really just need to be in the top eight to make an arguement for inclusion. Why will they keep moving up? As teams lose, they will move up in the polls. Their SOS will do nothing but get better, due to matchups like this weeks against Bowling Green.
4. Washington State has to feel like the "loser" here. But a SOS of seventy-six doesn't help. Five of the six teams behind them in the top twenty five have a better or the same computer ranking.
5. By conference - Big Ten (4), SEC (2), Big East (2), Big 12 (2), Pac 10 (2), ACC (1), ConfUSA (1), MAC (1)
Let me know what you think about BCS week one.