All Magnolia State at the top of the BCS Standings; Marshall begins hunt of East Carolina for Group of Five slot

Last Saturday's 3:30 Eastern games had to be some of the most intriguing in a while. The Baylor, Notre Dame, Mississippi State, and even Michigan State wins kept remote controls in a constant state of channel surfing throughout.

Now, we could use a little more shake up of all these SEC West teams, but they eventually will help us out as the season moves along.  But for now, in only their second week on the tournament projections, Mississippi and their in-state peers Mississippi "I can't believe that 'more cowbell' sketch has that much staying power" State have meteorically risen to the top.

At the bottom of the standings, Marshall begins their all out pursuit of East Carolina.  The Herd achieved 0.18 points from the six computers (or 0.06 of their score), whereas the Pirates have a big computer goose egg, so Marshall hopes to "amp" up the algorithms to catch ECU for the Group of Five slot in the tourney.

Next week, Irish and Noles are certain to shake things up again!


BCS STANDINGS

1	Mississippi State	0.9693
2	Mississippi	0.9495
3	Florida State	0.9413
4	Baylor	0.8720
5	Notre Dame	0.8041
6	Auburn	0.7798
7	Alabama	0.7384
8	Oregon	0.6774
9	Michigan State	0.6450
10	Oklahoma	0.6406
11	Georgia	0.6358
12	TCU	0.5643
13	Kansas State	0.3785
14	Ohio State	0.3458
15	Arizona	0.3324
16	Oklahoma State	0.3056
17	Texas A&M	0.2865
18	Arizona State	0.2566
19	Nebraska	0.2325
20	East Carolina	0.2112
21	Stanford	0.2069
22	USC	0.1709
23	Clemson	0.1476
24	Marshall	0.1258
25	Utah	0.1191

"In college football, one day you're in, the next, you're out" - Heidi Klum's brother Michael

IN- Oregon; OUT-Arizona

Projected tournament as of now!

FIRST ROUND:

In Detroit:
7 Alabama
9 Michigan State 

In Seattle:
8 Oregon
10 East Carolina
 
BCS BOWLS (Quarterfinals):

Rose: 
1 Mississippi State
Oregon/East Carolina winner

Sugar: 
4 Baylor
5 Notre Dame

Fiesta:
2 Mississippi
Alabama/Michigan State winner

Orange: 
3 Florida State
6 Auburn

SEMI-FINALS in Atlanta

BCS CHAMPIONSHIP in Arlington, Texas

Shake it up! Now that's a college football weekend!

It was all too easy.  Florida State, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Oregon were all going to cruise through to the post-season creating a beautiful top four.  But college football never ever is so cooperative.

So, this week's BCS Standings thrusts Auburn to the top, but the key thing is that the top eight teams will all play one of their top ranked peers, so things will sort themselves out.  But it will take some time!  So there will be some fun in the mean time!

Auburn	0.9737
Florida State	0.9570
Ole Miss	0.8792
Mississippi State	0.8537
Baylor	0.8194
Notre Dame	0.7776
Alabama	0.7017
TCU	0.6100
Michigan State	0.6035
Arizona	0.5871
Oregon	0.5867
Oklahoma	0.5839
Texas A&M	0.5334
Georgia	0.4961
UCLA	0.3945
Ohio State	0.3030
Kansas State	0.2919
Oklahoma State	0.2918
Georgia Tech	0.2247
Arizona State	0.2029
Nebraska	0.1833
East Carolina	0.1750
Missouri	0.1336
Stanford	0.1211
Florida	0.0700

"In college football, one day you're in, the next, you're out" - Todd Gurley

IN- Arizona, Mississippi State, Mississippi, Notre Dame; OUT-UCLA, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas A&M

Projected tournament!

FIRST ROUND:

In Charlotte:
7 Alabama
10 East Carolina 

In Detroit:
8 Michigan State
9 Arizona
 
BCS BOWLS (Quarterfinals):

Rose: 
1 Auburn
Michigan State/Arizona winner

Sugar: 
4 Mississippi State
5 Baylor

Orange:
2 Florida State
Alabama/East Carolina winner

Fiesta: 
3 Mississipi
6 Notre Dame

SEMI-FINALS in Atlanta

BCS CHAMPIONSHIP in Arlington, Texas