If LSU and Alabama take care of business this weekend, their showdown in Tuscaloosa on November 5th will likely be a battle of #1 versus #2. The first BCS rankings of the season were released yesterday and the Tigers and Tide are on top of the pack, safely ahead of Oklahoma and well ahead of everyone else.
The Tigers host Auburn this weekend in Baton Rouge, while Alabama will welcome Tennessee to Bryant-Denny Stadium. With the way both teams looked this past weekend, it’s hard to imagine either squad stumbling this weekend. Both teams then will have an open date on October 29th.
Three other SEC teams are in the BCS rankings: Arkansas at #9, South Carolina at #14, and Auburn at #20. (Texas A&M is #17.)
Of the teams a top-ranked Alabama or LSU might face in the BCS title game in New Orleans, Wisconsin (solid run game, solid defense, Russell Wilson at quarterback) is likely the most dangerous. But the Badgers currently sit behind the high-flying attacks of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Boise State. And we’re all familiar with what SEC defenses do to high-flying offenses in national title games. Bob Stoops certainly knows.
Below are the first standings of the year, complete with team records and remaining BCS-ranked foes remaining on schedule for Top 10 teams:
| 1 |
LSU (7-0) (Aub, Ala, Ark) |
.9522 |
| 2 |
Alabama (7-0) (LSU, Aub) |
.9519 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma (6-0) (KSU, TA&M, Ok St) |
.9301 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma State (6-0) (KSU, Okla) |
.8568 |
| 5 |
Boise State (6-0) (None) |
.8027 |
| 6 |
Wisconsin (6-0) (Mich St, Ill, Penn St) |
.7708 |
| 7 |
Clemson (7-0) (Ga Tech, SC) |
.7582 |
| 8 |
Stanford (6-0) (Wash, Oreg) |
.7484 |
| 9 |
Arkansas (5-1) (SC, LSU) |
.6263 |
| 10 |
Oregon (5-1) (Wash, Stan) |
.6190 |
| 11 |
Kansas State (6-0) |
.5688 |
| 12 |
Virginia Tech (6-1) |
.5048 |
| 13 |
Nebraska (5-1) |
.4972 |
| 14 |
South Carolina (6-1) |
.4914 |
| 15 |
West Virginia (5-1) |
.3730 |
| 16 |
Michigan State (5-1) |
.3288 |
| 17 | Texas A&M (4-2) |
.3074 |
| 18 |
Michigan (6-1) |
.2995 |
| 19 |
Houston (6-0) |
.2863 |
| 20 |
Auburn (5-2) |
.2645 |
| 21 |
Penn State (6-1) |
.2311 |
| 22 |
Georgia Tech (6-1) |
.1968 |
| 23 |
Illinois (6-1) |
.1516 |
| 24 |
Texas (4-2) |
.1348 |
| 25 |
Washington (5-1) |
.0871 |
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