Current BCS Standings

#26
#26
Ever since the opener where Cal clearly wasn't prepared for the Neyland Experience™, they have done nothing but lay wood to people. I fully expect them to win out, including a big win over USC.
 
#27
#27
Man oh man if these are for real, the BCS is gonna keep taking shots from everyone. For some iddy bitty (million dollar) reason they keep getting up.


NOTRE DAME AHEAD OF US. :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:
 
#28
#28
checkerboard_charly said:
Man oh man if these are for real, the BCS is gonna keep taking shots from everyone. For some iddy bitty (million dollar) reason they keep getting up.


NOTRE DAME AHEAD OF US. :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:
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With the exception of not having the Wolfe computer rankings, they are real. The computers LOVE ND, and they think we're just okay. The computers also love USC and Arkansas; they hate West Virginia.
 
#29
#29
Wow, unbelievable. The Vols would OWN the Fighting Irish right now.
 
#30
#30
Just about every computer ranking has a component that includes its opponents' record and opponents' opponents' record similar to the old BCS SOS calculation. Notre Dame is ranked high, for now, due to its competition's record. Notre Dame is currently ranked 6th in SOS. Tennessee is actually ranked higher in SOS at 4th.

Here is an interesting side note, especially since Billingsley has the Vols rated at 15th.... 8 spots below California. 14 of Billingsley's top 15 teams -- their ranking is dropped from the BCS calculation for either being the lowest or highest ranking. Its a safeguard the BCS gurus put in to make sure that one computer doesn't stray too far from the other 5. However, I don't think I ever remember 14-of-15 being dropped like that. Maybe the BCS should rethink whether Billingsley deserves to be in the BCS?
 
#31
#31
tclowers23 said:
There's no way Notre Dame should be ranked ahead of UT in the BCS, but they will be. The BCS, along with the rest of the universe, wants to make love to Notre Dame... so this shouldn't surprise any of us.

The rule for Notre Dame is... if they finish in the top 8, they are in a BCS bowl automatically.
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god i hate ND they should be forced to join a confrence.
 
#32
#32
What I really hate about ND is they do not belong to a conference. Because of this, they made a deal with the BCS that if they finish 8th or higher in the BCS then they will get into a BCS bowl. This means that ND will get to keep all the money from the Bowl invite (I think around $14 million for a BCS bowl). Now if Tennessee gets into a BCS bowl, they will have to divide the $14 million amoung the other SEC schools since they belong to that conference. How unfair is that. :no:
 
#34
#34
allvol said:
Just about every computer ranking has a component that includes its opponents' record and opponents' opponents' record similar to the old BCS SOS calculation. Notre Dame is ranked high, for now, due to its competition's record. Notre Dame is currently ranked 6th in SOS. Tennessee is actually ranked higher in SOS at 4th.

Here is an interesting side note, especially since Billingsley has the Vols rated at 15th.... 8 spots below California. 14 of Billingsley's top 15 teams -- their ranking is dropped from the BCS calculation for either being the lowest or highest ranking. Its a safeguard the BCS gurus put in to make sure that one computer doesn't stray too far from the other 5. However, I don't think I ever remember 14-of-15 being dropped like that. Maybe the BCS should rethink whether Billingsley deserves to be in the BCS?
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Over the years I've found the Billingsley ratings to be the most suspect. If you read his methodology it seems that he feels it necessary to make "adjustments" to his rankings after the math is through. And he won't publish the algorithm for his ratings.
 
#35
#35
VolFan1978 said:
Just in case anyone is curious, I've calculated the current BCS standings, as of 10/12. Note that two of the computer polls (Massey and Wolfe) do not yet release their results, so the computer data is based on the others that are available. Given that the computer portion has such small weight in comparison to the polls, however, I doubt that those other computers would affect the standings.


1 Ohio State 0.990
2 USC 0.946
3 Florida 0.906
4 Michigan 0.883
5 West Virginia 0.727
6 Louisville 0.711
7 Notre Dame 0.705
8 Texas 0.705
9 Tennessee 0.671
10 Auburn 0.608
11 California 0.593
12 Clemson 0.496

Let the debate begin!
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I have the vols at #6.
 
#36
#36
Wanna see something rediculous? Look up the Dunkel Index for Div I. Cal is 4th, Vols are 12th. By their system Cal would be a 7 point favorite if they played this weekend.

I do agree with them on one ranking. Notre Dame's 23rd.
 
#37
#37
G8TR_H8TR said:
What I really hate about ND is they do not belong to a conference. Because of this, they made a deal with the BCS that if they finish 8th or higher in the BCS then they will get into a BCS bowl. This means that ND will get to keep all the money from the Bowl invite (I think around $14 million for a BCS bowl). Now if Tennessee gets into a BCS bowl, they will have to divide the $14 million amoung the other SEC schools since they belong to that conference. How unfair is that. :no:
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ND's agreement with the BCS is if they finish in the top 8 the get a bowl berth. The payout however is only 4-5 million, however the years they don't qualify they get 2 million.
 
#38
#38
tclowers23 said:
There's no way Notre Dame should be ranked ahead of UT in the BCS, but they will be. The BCS, along with the rest of the universe, wants to make love to Notre Dame... so this shouldn't surprise any of us.

The rule for Notre Dame is... if they finish in the top 8, they are in a BCS bowl automatically.
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I believe that rule applies to the entire NCAA. Doesn't it? Also, I don't think the BCS was really designed to push Notre Dame. Roy Kramer pretty much invented it, and he was the SEC commissioner. I believe his original version included quality wins and strength of schedule in the formula. It has since been tweaked to make it "better".
 
#39
#39
finevol said:
I will give them credit, they do have a schedule.
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They play two teams: Michigan and USC. All others would easily be destroyed by a top 10 team. Everyone saw how well they played against Michigan. They also should have lost to Michigan State, a team that will not go to a bowl game for the second straight year.
 
#41
#41
G8TR_H8TR said:
What I really hate about ND is they do not belong to a conference. Because of this, they made a deal with the BCS that if they finish 8th or higher in the BCS then they will get into a BCS bowl. This means that ND will get to keep all the money from the Bowl invite (I think around $14 million for a BCS bowl). Now if Tennessee gets into a BCS bowl, they will have to divide the $14 million amoung the other SEC schools since they belong to that conference. How unfair is that. :no:
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That was true in the past, but not anymore. Notre Dame recently switched from an all or nothing deal to one that is very similar to a team that is in a conference. They receive a guaranteed $1 million each year from the BCS and earn $4.5 million for a BCS berth.
 
#42
#42
GAVol said:
That was true in the past, but not anymore. Notre Dame recently switched from an all or nothing deal to one that is very similar to a team that is in a conference. They receive a guaranteed $1 million each year from the BCS and earn $4.5 million for a BCS berth.
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Do they have to share that money with anyone?
 
#45
#45
Any team making the BCS that is in a conference, has to split up their share amoung their conference. However, they get bigger shares than Notre Dame for winning a BCS game.
 
#46
#46
I think on any given day on a neutral field i.e. a bowl game, TN would beat louisville,west va (small caps intentional) or Notre Dame.
 
#47
#47
I would not want to put our defense in any of those situations this year.
 
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