That sound you heard after James Madison beat Virginia Tech was Boise State falling in the BCS rankings. According to our good friends at BCSguru.com, the projected BCS standings now place Boise State at #6 rather than #2, last week's result. The computers also betrayed non-BCS school TCU, who dropped to #8.
The Hokies were part of an ACC lost weekend that featured losses by Miami, Florida State, and defending champ Georgia Tech. In my tournament projections, Miami still retains the highest BCS rankings for an ACC team this week, so that they remain as #9 seed.
The Hokies were part of an ACC lost weekend that featured losses by Miami, Florida State, and defending champ Georgia Tech. In my tournament projections, Miami still retains the highest BCS rankings for an ACC team this week, so that they remain as #9 seed.
Actually, there was not much movement in and out of my projected tourney this week, aside from seeding scrambling due to the computers. Oklahoma moves back in and Nebraska is out because the Sooners get more computer love.
The week upcoming may not be all that interesting in college football unless the unranked teams rise up to defeat their ranked foes. Only Iowa and Arizona play in a game featuring two ranked teams.
In my tourney, challenges are created due to my "only one home state advantage game" with semi-finals in St Pete. Florida and Miami cannot play in the Orange Bowl, and in a first round game with a regional advantage, I have to shuffle the Canes off to Atlanta. And given that Miami fans find it challenging to follow their team out of the Dade County area, they probably wouldn't feel much of a regional advantage.
So here are the new tournament projections:
"In college football, one day you're in, and the next day you're out." -Red Grange
OUT-Nebraska
In my tourney, challenges are created due to my "only one home state advantage game" with semi-finals in St Pete. Florida and Miami cannot play in the Orange Bowl, and in a first round game with a regional advantage, I have to shuffle the Canes off to Atlanta. And given that Miami fans find it challenging to follow their team out of the Dade County area, they probably wouldn't feel much of a regional advantage.
So here are the new tournament projections:
"In college football, one day you're in, and the next day you're out." -Red Grange
OUT-Nebraska
IN-Oklahoma
FIRST ROUND:
In Corvallis:#7 Oregon (Pac-10 champ) vs #10 West Virginia (Big East champ)
In Atlanta: #8 Texas Christian (at large) vs #9 Miami (FL) (ACC champ)
BCS BOWLS (Quarterfinals)
Sugar: #1 Alabama (SEC champ) vs TCU/Miami (FL) winner
FIRST ROUND:
In Corvallis:#7 Oregon (Pac-10 champ) vs #10 West Virginia (Big East champ)
In Atlanta: #8 Texas Christian (at large) vs #9 Miami (FL) (ACC champ)
BCS BOWLS (Quarterfinals)
Sugar: #1 Alabama (SEC champ) vs TCU/Miami (FL) winner
Fiesta: #4 Oklahoma (at large) vs #5 Florida (at large)
Orange: #2 Texas (Big XII champ) vs Oregon/West Virginia winner
Rose: #3 Ohio State (Big Ten champ) vs #6 Boise State (non-BCS conference automatic)
Orange: #2 Texas (Big XII champ) vs Oregon/West Virginia winner
Rose: #3 Ohio State (Big Ten champ) vs #6 Boise State (non-BCS conference automatic)
Semi-finals in St Petersburg FL
BCS Championship in Glendale Arizona
| Pre | 1 | 2 | |
| Alabama | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Texas | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Ohio State | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | n/a | 4 |
| Florida | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Boise State | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Oregon | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| TCU | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Miami (FL) | n/a | 9 | 9 |
| West Virginia | n/a | 10 | 10 |
| Nebraska | n/a | 7 | n/a |
| Virginia Tech | 8 | n/a | n/a |
| Pittsburgh | 10 | n/a | n/a |
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