BCS Standings

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Rk	Team	W-L

1	LSU             9-1

2	Oregon         8-1

3	Kansas         10-0

4	Oklahoma       9-1

5	Missouri         9-1

6	West Virginia  8-1

7	Ohio State    10-1

8	Arizona State  9-1

9	Georgia          8-2

10	Virginia Tech   8-2

11	USC               8-2

12	Florida            7-3

13	Texas             9-2

14	Virginia            9-2

15	Clemson          8-2

16	Hawaii             9-0

17	Boston College  8-2

18	Boise State      9-1

19	Illinois	8-3

20	Tennessee       7-3

21	Michigan          8-3

22	Cincinnati         8-2

23	Kentucky         7-3

24	Connecticut     8-2

25	Wisconsin        8-3

[ULtimateCajun]

Just curious but who do you all think is the best team in the nation? I know the Polls say LSU is #1 across the board but I have seen both Oregon and LSU play alot this season and to be honest I think Oregon has the edge. I think Oregons spread offense with D. Dixon and J. Stewart is top notch. The only draw back is that Oregon's big games have all been at Autzen which is a tough place to play, so I would like to see what they could do in a big game away from home. I just think LSU is making way too many mistakes in big games to be the best team especially this late in the season. With the personal foul penalties and the turnovers, those tend to catch up to teams, I think Oregon vs. LSU would be a great NC. But on the other hand you have the Big 3 of the Big 12 who may jump Oregon after the big 12 championship. I can't wait to see what happens with the rest of the season cause it has been a good one!

[TuffGuy84]

Just curious but who do you all think is the best team in the nation? I know the Polls say LSU is #1 across the board but I have seen both Oregon and LSU play alot this season and to be honest I think Oregon has the edge. I think Oregons spread offense with D. Dixon and J. Stewart is top notch. The only draw back is that Oregon's big games have all been at Autzen which is a tough place to play, so I would like to see what they could do in a big game away from home. I just think LSU is making way too many mistakes in big games to be the best team especially this late in the season. With the personal foul penalties and the turnovers, those tend to catch up to teams, I think Oregon vs. LSU would be a great NC. But on the other hand you have the Big 3 of the Big 12 who may jump Oregon after the big 12 championship. I can't wait to see what happens with the rest of the season cause it has been a good one!

Sorry, but Kansas right now is looking unstoppable. With that said, I think Kansas vs LSU would be one HELL of a National Championship with LSU's Defense vs Kansas's offense. Right now I give the edge to Kansas (just my opinion), but things can change quickly as we've seen this football season.

Tuffguy

[IHateLaState]

I don't think the tigggeers want anything to do with Oregon... It's funny how a week ago the radio talk shows were espousing how Kansas, even if they ran the table, would not have a chance to leap frog #2 (remember who #2 was then?? lol).... Now all you hear is "Well if a team from a BCS conference (oh yes that lowly Big Twelve conference) goes undefeated you can't keep them out of the Championship game.. They know (and painfully so do I) that they can handle Kansas.. But again I think they look at Oregon's speed and all of a sudden they begin to shall we say.... Crawfish...lol...

The Daily rag last week finally ran an article of journalistic integrity last week... although it was an AP article... no one local would stand up to this fact.. putting a fork in the argument that the SEC is so far and away the best conference... The SEC avoids BCS teams in non-conference games like the plague... Look at A&M@BR's non-conference... Va Tech, Middle Tennesse, Tulane and Tech.... Wow now thats a leap.. Of course they will have a ton of bowl elidgeable teams with that non-conference schedule... Then I look at this morning's BCS Standings....

SEC #1, 9,12 for the top 3
Big Twelve #3,4,5
Pac 10 #2,8,11

The SEC fans just need to shut up.........

Finally, A&M@BR is good.. very good... But the teams they have struggled against, Florida, Auburn and Alabama all have at least 3 losses.... Again this air of superiority is misplaced me thinks

[MissingMandy]

_ Just curious but who do you all think is the best team in the nation? I know the Polls say LSU is #1 across the board but I have seen both Oregon and LSU play alot this season and to be honest I think Oregon has the edge. I think Oregons spread offense with D. Dixon and J. Stewart is top notch. The only draw back is that Oregon's big games have all been at Autzen which is a tough place to play, so I would like to see what they could do in a big game away from home. I just think LSU is making way too many mistakes in big games to be the best team especially this late in the season. With the personal foul penalties and the turnovers, those tend to catch up to teams, I think Oregon vs. LSU would be a great NC. But on the other hand you have the Big 3 of the Big 12 who may jump Oregon after the big 12 championship. I can't wait to see what happens with the rest of the season cause it has been a good one! _

Oregon definately!!! Dixon is incredible....next Heisman win I bet.

[anhil8tor]

corndog U will mess it up...


they'll find a way.

[ULtimateCajun]

_ I don't think the tigggeers want anything to do with Oregon... It's funny how a week ago the radio talk shows were espousing how Kansas, even if they ran the table, would not have a chance to leap frog #2 (remember who #2 was then?? lol).... Now all you hear is "Well if a team from a BCS conference (oh yes that lowly Big Twelve conference) goes undefeated you can't keep them out of the Championship game.. They know (and painfully so do I) that they can handle Kansas.. But again I think they look at Oregon's speed and all of a sudden they begin to shall we say.... Crawfish...lol...

The Daily rag last week finally ran an article of journalistic integrity last week... although it was an AP article... no one local would stand up to this fact.. putting a fork in the argument that the SEC is so far and away the best conference... The SEC avoids BCS teams in non-conference games like the plague... Look at A&M@BR's non-conference... Va Tech, Middle Tennesse, Tulane and Tech.... Wow now thats a leap.. Of course they will have a ton of bowl elidgeable teams with that non-conference schedule... Then I look at this morning's BCS Standings....

SEC #1, 9,12 for the top 3
Big Twelve #3,4,5
Pac 10 #2,8,11

The SEC fans just need to shut up.........

Finally, A&M@BR is good.. very good... But the teams they have struggled against, Florida, Auburn and Alabama all have at least 3 losses.... Again this air of superiority is misplaced me thinks _

I think the SEC is a very good conference BUT, we can conclude is that it is not as powerful coming down the stretch. SEC and PAC 10 average BCS ranking is 7. Big 12 is 3. When you have "top" teams in your conference that have 2-3 conference losses that isn't beating up on each other, that is just not being as strong as people thought. I think the top 3 teams in the big 12 are just as good as the top 3 in the SEC.

[CajunCharlie]

_ I think the SEC is a very good conference BUT, we can conclude is that it is not as powerful coming down the stretch. SEC and PAC 10 average BCS ranking is 7. Big 12 is 3. When you have "top" teams in your conference that have 2-3 conference losses that isn't beating up on each other, that is just not being as strong as people thought. I think the top 3 teams in the big 12 are just as good as the top 3 in the SEC. _

All of this jibber jabber about the BCS and national champioship has me so excited I am having great difficulty focusing on anything else...SNORE

[Cajun Power]

_ I think the SEC is a very good conference BUT, we can conclude is that it is not as powerful coming down the stretch. SEC and PAC 10 average BCS ranking is 7. Big 12 is 3. When you have "top" teams in your conference that have 2-3 conference losses that isn't beating up on each other, that is just not being as strong as people thought. I think the top 3 teams in the big 12 are just as good as the top 3 in the SEC. _

A look at who Kansas and Missouri have played will prove that they are nowhere near as good as their rankings:

Kansas:

Central Michigan
SLU
Toledo
Fla Int'l
KSU
Baylor
Colorado
Texas A&M
Nebraska
Oklahoma St.

They have not even played a team that is currently ranked. Their schedule is pitiful.

Missouri

Illinois (19)
Ole Miss
W Michigan
Illinois St.
Nebraska
Oklahoma (L)
Texas Tech
Iowa St.
Colorado
Texas A&M

They have beaten one team that is currently ranked (Illinois), and that was before they turned the proverbial corner.


The best teams are LSU and Oregon (any attempt to say who is better is pointless).

If OU wins out, however, they will jump Oregon. Missouri and Kansas play in two weeks. That will be a matchup of two top five teams. If Kansas wins, they will likely jump Oregon and maybe LSU on account of the fact that they will be undefeated. Then the winner will play OU and OU will trounce them, and OU will move into the top 2 because they have just beaten a top 3 team. LSU is in a better position than Oregon because they play in the SECCG and they will play either Tennessee or Georgia.

The fact that the Pac-10 doesn't have a CG will be their downfall (just like in 2003).

[Sonsissymia]

_ Sorry, but Kansas right now is looking unstoppable. With that said, I think Kansas vs LSU would be one HELL of a National Championship with LSU's Defense vs Kansas's offense. Right now I give the edge to Kansas (just my opinion), but things can change quickly as we've seen this football season.

Tuffguy _

just about any team in the top 15 would look unstoppable if they played kansas' pitiful schedule. lsu/kansas in big game would probably have kansas getting 10 points from vegas. as an lsu fan, i am PRAYING that kansas runs the table and gets in the game [and of course am praying we run the table as well]. lsu/oregon is a toss up; the other game would look like a mismatch, it think.

[Sonsissymia]

_ corndog U will mess it up...


they'll find a way. _

did you feel the same way in '03?
i'm sure you hope they'll blow it; if not, they'll be the first 2-time winner of the bcs c'ship, and that would be sure to make you sad.

[rhineaux]

_ just about any team in the top 15 would look unstoppable if they played kansas' pitiful schedule. lsu/kansas in big game would probably have kansas getting 10 points from vegas. as an lsu fan, i am PRAYING that kansas runs the table and gets in the game [and of course am praying we run the table as well]. lsu/oregon is a toss up; the other game would look like a mismatch, it think. _

Like the old saying goes, you get what you ask for. If KU gets through Missouri and Oklahoma, then I'd really be worried. Not sure if they saw them against OSU saturday night, but they seem to have a QB with an accurate arm, that can move around pretty well. they seem to have some nice size and speed at WR. and, they run the ball like its nobody's business. And, a couple very ineteresting stats 1.) they've lost a lead in a game 7 times this year, they've scored on the very next drive 6 times. 2.) They went into the OSU game with only 34 penalties in 9 games...they don't kill themselves. They're also averaging 42+ points per game, second most in the nation, although that could be elevated due to their schedule.

Defensively, I'm not willing to take a stance. I do know, however, that Aqib Talib seems pretty special. And, they did a pretty good of keeping OSU at bay while their Offense did their job. Obviously OSU chances were hurt when bowman got hurt, but did you see that freshman Des Bryant, and the catches he made? Wow! Nonetheless, the defense did what they had to do.

Overall, they are a good team, and if they get through MU and OU, then I WOULD be worried if I were an LSU fan. Just think Kentucky. Defense that does what they need to do. Offense that spreads you out. Good Rushing team. Good passing team. Offense moves the pocket around. Its too early to make any predictions, but like I said, be careful what you wish for.