College Football Rankings, Week 12: Top Five Remain Unchanged In SBNation's BlogPoll

The latest installment of SB Nation's BlogPoll is out and the top five teams stay the same and the only change within the top 10 is the swapping places of Michigan State to 10 with Oklahoma State to 11.

The biggest drop was that Utah who was in the top 10 only two weeks ago is now outside of the polls after their loss to Notre Dame this past weekend. Air Force and San Diego State are coming in the other receiving votes category and unless some major things happen neither will be a consensus top 25 once the season ends.

Results for Week 12

#	School	Points/blog	SD	Delta
1	Oregon Ducks (52)	24.37	0.98	--
2	Auburn Tigers (28)	24.04	0.83	--
3	TCU Horned Frogs (2)	22.57	1.14	--
4	Boise St. Broncos (8)	22.29	1.63	--
5	LSU Tigers	20.10	2.01	--
6	Wisconsin Badgers	19.42	1.91	1
7	Stanford Cardinal	19.34	1.65	-1
8	Nebraska Cornhuskers	17.66	1.65	--
9	Ohio St. Buckeyes	17.09	1.78	--
10	Michigan St. Spartans	15.51	2.06	1
11	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	15.43	2.49	-1
12	Alabama Crimson Tide	14.97	1.72	--
13	Arkansas Razorbacks	12.88	1.44	1
14	Missouri Tigers	10.99	2.46	3
15	Oklahoma Sooners	10.21	2.47	4
16	Virginia Tech Hokies	9.59	2.74	4
17	South Carolina Gamecocks	8.78	2.48	5
18	Nevada Wolf Pack	7.89	3.10	3
19	Texas A&M Aggies	6.39	2.48	4
20	Iowa Hawkeyes	5.03	2.94	-7
21	USC Trojans	3.72	3.33	5
22	Arizona Wildcats	3.54	2.72	-6
23	Mississippi St. Bulldogs	3.51	2.68	-5
24	Miami Hurricanes	2.18	2.29	8
25	Florida St. Seminoles	1.64	2.20	13
Others Receiving Votes: Northwestern Wildcats | Utah Utes | N.C. State Wolfpack | Northern Illinois Huskies | Temple Owls | San Diego St. Aztecs | Navy Midshipmen | Arkansas St. Red Wolves | Michigan Wolverines | Maryland Terrapins | Syracuse Orange | Hawaii Warriors | Air Force Falcons | Florida Gators | West Virginia Mountaineers | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | North Carolina Tar Heels | Southern Miss. Golden Eagles
Updated: Nov 17, 2010 9:43 AM MST

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College Football Rankings, Week 12: Games That Will Effect The BCS

Three of the top four of the BCS are off this week with only Boise State playing Fresno State on Friday night. So, this weeks list of games will be games that will effect the BCS at-large teams. Since college football uses computers and strength of schedule criteria, these games will feature opponents that of the top BCS teams that will have a positive or negative effect on the top teams. The focus is specifically on Boise State and TCU since they do not control their own destiny since only one of those teams is guaranteed a BCS berth.

All times are mountain time.

Air Force Falcons at UNLV Rebels (Thursday, 8 p.m. CBS College Sports)

This is the last regular season game for Air Force before they go bowling and almost certainly heading to the Independence Bowl. A win on Thursday will give the Falcons their fourth straight season with at least eight wins. Air Force should have no issues in this game as they are a 19 point favorite and the fact that UNLV is 113th in the nation at stopping the run. Look for Air Force to put up at least 300 yards on the ground. 

Fresno State Bulldogs at no. 4 Boise State Broncos (Friday, 7:30 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN3.com)

Fresno State has been perceived as a sleeping giant among the non-BCS schools, but has never made that jump. They are a good quality team under Pat Hill and this will be Boise's toughest test, well since last week when Boise State obliterated Hawai'i. Fresno State is more balanced with a running game to compliment the passing game. Fresno State has nothing to lose, they are not going to finish in the top two in the league nor are they going to move up the bowl pecking order. So, look for Pat Hill to pull out all the stops to try to beat Boise State.

No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes at no. 20 Iowa Hawkeyes (1:30 p.m. ESPN/ESPN3.com)

The reason this game is important is because of the at-large situation that could leave out Boise State or TCU. The Big 10 race is still very crowded and an Iowa win would knock out Ohio State from the Rose Bowl race and most likely out of the at-large discussion.  Iowa is coming off of an upset against Northwestern and will want some revenge, but in the ever pessimistic/sarcastic ways SB Nation's Iowa site, Black Heart Gold Pants, has their top 10 reasons why Iowa will lose. I say just stop Terrell Pryor, but that is me.

New Mexico State Aggies at No. 18 Nevada Wolfpack (2 p.m. PPV)

Nevada should easily take care of business against New Mexico State, but if for some reason Nevada loses that will severely hurt Boise State in the computer rankings and making it tougher for them to surpass TCU.

No. 16 Virginia Tech Hokies at no. 24 Miami, FL (1:30 p.m. ESPN/ESPN3.com)

The Hokies are on an eight game winning streak and a win against Miami, FL puts the Hokies in the ACC title game. When Virginia Tech lost to James Madison a week after they lost to Boise State the feeling was that the only quality win Boise State had on their schedule was now gone. With the Hokies resurgence they could possibly be back in the top 10 if things fall their way come Dec. 5th when the final BCS standings are released. 

For the actual game Jacory Harris is still questionable for Miami since he is still suffering effects from a concussion he suffered a few weeks ago. Miami should go with the hot hand in quarterback Stephen Morris as he gives them the best chance to win. Here is all you need to know about this matchup from two sources who are much more versed then myself.

No. 8 Nebraska Cornhuskers at no.19 Texas A&M Aggies (6 p.m. ABC/ESPN3.com)

This is a similar game to the Iowa and Ohio State game mentioned above. A Texas A&M win puts Nebraska outside looking in for an at-large BCS bid, but even with a loss the Cornhuskers should be heading to the Big XII title game. Do not be surprised if Texas A&M pulls the upset on Saturday. The Aggies are a completely different team after they benched human turnover machine Jerrod Johnson for Ryan Tannehill; ever since that move the Aggies are looking very good. TCU fans despise Texas A&M since they are the only former Southwest Conference team to not schedule the Horned Frogs, but they should be rooting for the Aggies to take down Nebraska.

No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears (6 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN3.com)

Oklahoma will need some help to get to the Big XiI title game, but sitting at 14 they are in the at-large pool to be considered for a BCS game. The Sooners are known to travel well and could be chosen over a fourth ranked TCU or Boise State, especially if the choice is to go to the Orange Bowl where the Sooners have shown up in the past. First, Oklahoma must get past Robert Griffin III who is Baylor's excellent dual threat quarterback. Baylor has been struggling a bit and Bob Stoops is known for putting together a good game plan against mobile quarterbacks. 

No. 23 Utah Utes at San Diego State Aztecs (8 p.m. The Mtn.)

Utah has been struggling the past two weeks and their word from Salt Lake City that Jordan Wynn, while still the teams quarterback, will be pulled if things do not go well early on. TCU really needs Utah to pull this game out to make their win over the Utes when they were at five look a little bit better. San Diego State has the passing game with quarterback Ryan Lindley throwing to Vincent Brown and DeMarco Sampson to take advantage of Utah's suspect secondary. 

College Football Rankings, Week 12: Big XII Bowl Projections

ven though Colorado is not going bowling this year, but instead the Buffaloes be concentrating on finding a new head coach to replace Dan Hawkins, it is a good time to project where the fellow Big XII teams will be going bowling this year. Again, these will be projections on how the season will play out and not where they are at right now.

The order is the bowl order selection.

Fiesta Bowl

Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Panthers

Cotton Bowl

Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Arkansas Razorbacks

Alamo Bowl

Missouri Tigers vs. Stanford Cardinal

Insight.com Bowl

Oklahoma Sooners vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

Holiday Bowl

Texas A&M Aggies vs. Arizona Wildcats

Texas Bowl

Baylor Bears vs. Northwestern Wildcats

Pinstripe Bowl

Kansas State Wildcats vs.Syracuse Orange

Ticket City Bowl

Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Michigan Wolverines

College Football Rankings, Week 12: Mountain West Bowl Projections

Another week of college football has passed, so now it is time to project where Air Force and the rest of the Mountain West will go bowling this year. The Mountain West currently has four bowl-eligible teams in Air Force, San Diego State, TCU and Utah; with BYU sitting at five wins and presumably should get to six when they face 1-9 New Mexico this weekend. This week's projections are a little difficult to project because Utah is on a slide while BYU is on the rise and the Las Vegas Bowl gets first pick and not first place team.

BYU has been able to sell out the Las Vegas Bowl for the past five years, but if BYU ends up with a 6-6 with a win over New Mexico and a loss to Utah. While the Utes could go either go 9-3 or 10-2 so it would seem unlikely that the Las Vegas Bowl would want the best team possibly, and ticket sales would not hurt because this would be Utah's first Las Vegas Bowl since they beat USC in 2001 while BYU has been there the past five seasons.

TCU provides another challenge since they are currently in the third spot and as of now are guaranteed an automatic BCS bid for being the highest non-AQ team, but the consensus is that the Boise State Broncos will pass them since the Broncos have a tougher schedule then TCU.

So, here we go with the bowl projections and these are based on how the season will play out and not how the teams are sitting in the standings today. The Mountain West will not have enough teams so the Armed Forces Bowl will not have a Mountain West team.

Sugar Bowl

TCU Horned Frogs vs. LSU Tigers

Las Vegas Bowl

Utah Utes vs. Toledo Rockets*

Poinsettia Bowl

San Diego State Aztecs vs. Navy

Independence Bowl

Air Force Falcons vs. Clemson Tigers

New Mexico Bowl

BYU Cougars vs. Miami (OH) Red Hawks*

The starred teams are replacements since the Pac-10 and WAC are not expected to have enough bowl-eligible teams. The Las Vegas Bowl is the most difficult of all to figure out because the Pac-10 is most likely to not have enough teams and the projections across the web range from the most likely being a MAC team, Tennessee or Texas Tech.

College Football Rankings, Week 12: BCS Standings Remain The Same; Oregon, Auburn Maintain Destiny

The top 10 of the latest BCS standings remained unchanged this week, though the percentage points narrowed between some teams. It is a little surprising TCU remained the No. 3 team and Boise State the No. 4 team. Both the Coaches Poll and the Harris Poll saw Boise State move to No. 3, but the BCS standings saw fit to keep the two teams in the same position.

The gap between TCU and Boise State narrowed to three-hundredths of a percentage point (.0332 to be exact). However, if both teams win all their remaining games, it is possible the computer rankings gap could close and move Boise State ahead of TCU.

The computers favor Stanford (No. 6), who are eighth in both polls. And the Wisconsin Badgers are favored in the polls (No. 5), but only seventh in the BCS standings.

Outside of the top 10, Michigan State moved back one spot to No. 12 and Alabama moved to No. 11.

The top 10:

1. Oregon (10-0)
2. Auburn (11-0)
3. TCU (11-0)
4. Boise State (9-0)
5. LSU (9-1)
6. Stanford (9-1)
7. Wisconsin (9-1)
8. Nebraska (9-1)
9. Ohio State(9-1)
10. Oklahoma St. (9-1)

College Football Rankings, Week 12: Harris Interactive Poll Agrees: Boise State Rises Above TCU

In both the AP and USA Today Coaches polls, Boise State moved ahead of TCU to No. 3, largely due to their handling of the Idaho Vandals and TCU’s narrow victory over the San Diego Aztecs. The latest Harris Interactive Poll also saw Boise State move ahead of TCU.

The Utah Utes fared better in the Harris Poll, dropping only to No. 21. Utah fell to 24th in the USA Today poll and 25th in the AP poll. In other Mountain West news, San Diego State held onto 29 votes in the poll, and the Air Force Falcons came out with nine votes after defeating the New Mexico Lobos.

The BCS rankings will be revealed within in the next hour.

College Football Rankings, Week 12: Oregon, Auburn Atop USA Today Coaches Poll; Boise State Jumps TCU

The latest USA Today Coaches Poll dropped TCU and Utah, just like the AP Poll did. TCU fell to No. 4 while the Boise State Bronocs captured No. 3 in the poll as well. The Broncos received five first place votes, and the Horned Frogs had two.

The Wisconsin Badgers, who demolished Indiana, 83-20, are the highest ranked one-loss team at No. 5. Stanford and Nebraska swapped the eighth and ninth spots after victories over Arizona State and Kansas. The 9-1 Nevada Wolfpack moved to 18th after a 35-34 victory over Fresno State late Saturday night. They are the lowest ranked one-loss team. The 8-2 Alabama Crimson Tide are the highest ranked two-loss team at No. 12.

The Utah Utes tumbled to No. 24 after a 28-3 loss to Notre Dame. San Diego State remained on the outside of the top 25 after a loss to TCU, but did receive 20 votes. The 7-4 Air Force Falcons took two votes.

The complete USA Today Poll:

1. Oregon
2. Auburn
3. Boise State
4. TCU
5. Wisconsin
6. LSU
7. Ohio State
8. Nebraska
9. Stanford
10. Oklahoma State
11. Michigan State
12. Alabama
13. Arkansas
14. Oklahoma
15. Virginia Tech
16. Missouri
17. South Carolina
18. Nevada
19. Texas A&M
20. Iowa
21. Miami
22. Mississippi State
23. Arizona
24. Utah
25. Northwestern

College Football Rankings, Week 12: TCU, Utah Drop In AP Top 25 Poll

Both the TCU Horned Frogs and the Utah Utes dropped in the latest AP poll. The Horned Frogs edged out the San Diego State Aztecs, 40-35, but then saw the Boise State Broncos jump them for the third spot in the rankings. The Broncos beat up on the Idaho Vandals last Thursday. TCU stands at No. 4 this week.

The Utah Utes were embarrassed by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, losing 28-3. The Utes dropped 10 spots to No. 25. They face the San Diego Aztecs this coming weekend, which could prove to be a tough game to win.

Oregon and Auburn remain in the top two spots.

Though San Diego State lost to TCU, the 7-3 Aztecs still received 32 votes in this week’s poll. Could a win over Utah put them into the back of the Top 25?

The 7-4 Air Force Falcons did not receive any votes this week in the AP poll, but the University of Delaware, from the FCS division, received one vote for its 9-1 record.

The full rankings:

1. Oregon
2. Auburn
3. Boise State
4. TCU
5. LSU
6. Wisconsin
7. Stanford
8. Ohio State
9. Nebraska
10. Alabama
11. Michigan State
12. Oklahoma State
13. Arkansas
14. Virginia Tech
15. Missouri
16. Oklahoma
17. South Carolina
18. Texas A&M
19. Nevada
20. USC
21. Iowa
22. Mississippi State
23. Arizona
24. Miami
25. Utah

College Football Rankings, Week 12: Projected BCS Standings

This Saturday of college football went according to plan as all of the top 12 teams in last weeks BCS standings won and the three of the five ranked teams that lost came against another ranked team. The excitement was still there with many too close for comfort games form three of the top four teams, and as every college football Saturday has some cheesy name this week actually had one that made sense: Scare Saturday. 

TCU and Oregon managed to win by less then a touchdown and Auburn needed a strong fourth quarter to pull away from Georgia; all three of those opponents were unranked. Only Boise State was able to easily defeat their opponent, as they took out rival Idaho Friday night 52-14.

SB Nation's BCS Evolution has their projected top 15 and by their account was the most boring week of projecting the BCS standings to date:

1) Oregon Ducks
2) Auburn Tigers
3) TCU Horned Frogs
4) Boise St. Broncos
5) LSU Tigers
6) Stanford Cardinal
7) Wisconsin Badgers
8) Nebraska Cornhuskers
9) Alabama Crimson Tide
10) Ohio St. Buckeyes
11) Oklahoma St. Cowboys
12) Michigan St. Spartans
13) Arkansas Razorbacks
14) Missouri Tigers
15) Oklahoma Sooners

In my non-expert opinion on the BCS, I could see Boise State closing the gap, especially in the Harris and coaches poll, on TCU since Boise State was able to soundly defeat Idaho whereas TCU beat San Diego State by five. Plus, the difference between Boise State is only 10 points behind TCU in the coaches poll and only 35 points from the Harris poll, so a handful of people moving up Boise could put them in the third spot and in prime position to gain the automatic BCS bid from the non-automatic qualifying leagues.

The BCS standings will be released at 6:15 p.m. mountain time on ESPN's BCS Countdown show.

College Football Rankings, Week 12: Oregon Survives Scare From California; Air Force Defeats New Mexico

It was a very interesting weekend for the top teams in college football, and the rankings will reflect that come Sunday evening. The No. 1 Oregon Ducks escaped Berkeley with a 15-13 victory over the Cal Golden Bears, due in large part to a failed two-point conversion and a missed field goal by the Bears. No. 2 Auburn was down 21-7 to Georgia at the end of the first quarter, but then scored 42 points over the last three quarters to win, 49-31. So much for any distraction coming from Cam Newton's recent troubles with the NCAA.

In Mountain West action, No. 3 TCU survived a tough game against San Diego State, 40-35. The Horned Frogs were down 14-0 in the first quarter, but quarterback Andy Dalton turned things on and finished with 240 passing yards and four touchdowns. Unranked Notre Dame embarrassed the No. 14 Utah Utes, 28-3. This won't help TCU in the latest BCS standings, as their 47-7 victory over Utah will not look as good in the computer calculations. The Boise State Broncos may benefit from this turn of events.

The Air Force Falcons improved to 7-4 on the season after a 48-23 victory over the New Mexico Lobos. Expect the Falcons to receive more consideration for the Top 25 polls but still find themselves among the last few teams left out.