BCS Rankings
The BCS rankings are a based on a formula composed of the Coaches Poll, the Harris Interactive Poll and six computer rankings. These rankings are usually released around the seventh week of the season and the results of this poll decide which teams play in which bowl games as well as which two teams will play in the BCS National Championship Game. The BCS Rankings are generated by taking the points received in each poll individually, and dividing by the total points that a single team could earn if they were ranked No. 1 by every member. For example, the maximum total points in the Coaches Poll is 1550, and if a team earns 1387 points, their score in the BCS for the Coaches Poll would be 895. The BCS Rankings then does the same for the Harris Interactive Poll. Next, the highest and lowest rankings of the 6 computer rankings are dropped, the remaining 4 combined with the points (again awarded by position) and divided by 100. The three percentages are then averaged, and the highest average is then awarded 1st place in the BCS Rankings.
| Week 8 Oct 14 |
Week 9 Oct 21 |
Week 10 Oct 28 |
Week 11 Nov 4 |
Week 12 Nov 11 |
Week 13 Nov 18 |
Week 14 Nov 25 |
Week 15 Dec 2 |
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| 1. | Ohio State (7–0) | Ohio State (8–0) | Ohio State (9–0) | Ohio State (10–0) | Ohio State (11–0) | Ohio State (12–0) | Ohio State (12–0) | Ohio State (12–0) | 1. |
| 2. | USC (6–0) | Michigan (8–0) | Michigan (9–0) | Michigan (10–0) | Michigan (11–0) | Michigan (11–1) | USC (10–1) | Florida (12–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Michigan (7–0) | USC (6–0) | West Virginia (7–0) | Louisville (8–0) | USC (8–1) | USC (9–1) | Michigan (11–1) | Michigan (11–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Auburn (6–1) | West Virginia (7–0) | Florida (7–1) | Florida (8–1) | Florida (9–1) | Florida (10–1) | Florida (11–1) | LSU (10–2) | 4. |
| 5. | West Virginia (6–0) | Auburn (7–1) | Louisville (7–0) | Texas (9–1) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Notre Dame (10–1) | LSU (10–2) | USC (10–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida (6–1) | Florida (6–1) | Auburn (8–1) | Auburn (9–1) | Rutgers (9–0) | Arkansas (10–1) | Louisville (10–1) | Louisville (11–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Louisville (6–0) | Texas (7–1) | Texas (8–1) | USC (7–1) | Arkansas (9–1) | West Virginia (9–1) | Wisconsin (11–1) | Wisconsin (11–1) | 7. |
| 8. | Notre Dame (5–1) | Louisville (7–0) | USC (6–1) | California (8–1) | West Virginia (8–1) | Wisconsin (11–1) | Boise State (12–0) | Boise State (12–0) | 8. |
| 9. | Texas (6–1) | Notre Dame (6–1) | Notre Dame (7–1) | Notre Dame (8–1) | Wisconsin (10–1) | Louisville (9–1) | Arkansas (10–2) | Auburn (10–2) | 9. |
| 10. | California (6–1) | California (7–1) | California (7–1) | West Virginia (7–1) | Louisville (8–1) | LSU (9–2) | Notre Dame (10–2) | Oklahoma (11–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Tennessee (5–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Tennessee (7–1) | Arkansas (8–1) | LSU (8–2) | Boise State (11–0) | Auburn (10–2) | Notre Dame (10–2) | 11. |
| 12. | Clemson (6–1) | Clemson (7–1) | Rutgers (8–0) | LSU (7–2) | Boise State (10–0) | Auburn (10–2) | Oklahoma (10–2) | Arkansas (10–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Arkansas (5–1) | Arkansas (6–1) | Arkansas (7–1) | Rutgers (8–0) | Texas (9–2) | Texas (9–2) | Rutgers (10–1) | West Virginia (10–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Oregon (5–1) | Rutgers (7–0) | Boise State (8–0) | Boise State (9–0) | Auburn (9–2) | Rutgers (9–1) | Virginia Tech (10–2) | Wake Forest (11–2) | 14. |
| 15. | Boise State (6–0) | Boise State (7–0) | Boston College (7–1) | Wisconsin (9–1) | California (8–2) | Oklahoma (9–2) | West Virginia (9–2) | Virginia Tech (10–2) | 15. |
| 16. | Rutgers (6–0) | LSU (6–2) | Wisconsin (8–1) | Tennessee (7–2) | Wake Forest (9–1) | Georgia Tech (9–2) | Tennessee (9–3) | Rutgers (10–2) | 16. |
| 17. | Nebraska (6–1) | Boston College (6–1) | LSU (6–2) | Oklahoma (7–2) | Oklahoma (8–2) | Virginia Tech (9–2) | Wake Forest (10–2) | Tennessee (9–3) | 17. |
| 18. | LSU (5–2) | Wisconsin (7–1) | Oklahoma (6–2) | Georgia Tech (7–2) | Georgia Tech (8–2) | Boston College (9–2) | California (8–3) | California (8–3) | 18. |
| 19. | Georgia Tech (5–1) | Oklahoma (5–2) | Clemson (7–2) | Wake Forest (8–1) | Maryland (8–2) | California (8–3) | Texas (9–3) | Texas (9–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Boston College (5–1) | Missouri (7–1) | Georgia Tech (6–2) | Oregon (7–2) | Boston College (8–2) | Tennessee (8–3) | Nebraska (9–3) | BYU (10–2) | 20. |
| 21. | Wisconsin (6–1) | Texas A&M (7–1) | Texas A&M (8–1) | Virginia Tech (7–2) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Wake Forest (9–2) | BYU (10–2) | Texas A&M (9–3) | 21. |
| 22. | Oklahoma (4–2) | Nebraska (6–2) | Oregon (6–2) | Boston College (7–2) | Tennessee (7–3) | Nebraska (8–3) | Georgia Tech (9–3) | Oregon State (9–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Iowa (5–2) | Oregon (5–2) | Washington State (6–3) | Maryland (7–2) | Nebraska (8–3) | BYU (9–2) | Texas A&M (9–3) | Nebraska (9–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Missouri (6–1) | Georgia Tech (5–2) | Wake Forest (7–1) | Oregon State (6–3) | Oregon (7–3) | Clemson (8–3) | Oregon State (8–4) | Boston College (9–3) | 24. |
| 25. | Tulsa (5–1) | Washington State (5–3) | Virginia Tech (6–2) | Texas A&M (8–2) | BYU (8–2) | Penn State (8–4) | Hawaiʻi (10–2) | UCLA (7–5) | 25. |
| Week 8 Oct 14 |
Week 9 Oct 21 |
Week 10 Oct 28 |
Week 11 Nov 4 |
Week 12 Nov 11 |
Week 13 Nov 18 |
Week 14 Nov 25 |
Week 15 Dec 2 |
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| Dropped: Iowa Tulsa |
Dropped: Missouri Nebraska |
Dropped: Clemson Washington State |
Dropped: Oregon State Texas A&M |
Dropped: Maryland Oregon |
Dropped: Boston College Clemson Penn State |
Dropped: Georgia Tech Hawaiʻi |
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