Tuesday, September 12
Bowl Championship Series rankings -- 1

TEAM
AP
ESPN
AVG.
BILL.
DUNK
MASS.
NYT
ROTH.
SAG.
S.H.
S.T.
C.AVG.
S.SCHED
S.RANK
L
TOTAL
1.FSU
1
1
1.0
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1.71
21
0.84
0
3.55
2.Penn St.
2
2
2.0
2
7
4
1
5
4
4
4
3.43
8
0.32
0
5.75
3.Va.Tech
3
3
3.0
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
7
1.57
42
1.68
0
6.25
4.Tennessee
4
4
4.0
4
5
6
4
6
6
5
2
4.57
4
0.16
1
9.73
5.Kansas St.
6
6
6.0
7
2
3
5
3
3
3
3
3.14
43
1.72
0
10.86
6.Florida
5
5
5.0
5
8
8
6
8
7
6
6
6.57
16
0.64
1
13.21
7.Nebraska
8.5
9
8.75
6
6
7
9
9
5
7
9
7.00
22
0.88
1
17.63
8.Ga. Tech
7
7
7.0
12
12
9
11
7
12
10
15
10.43
64
2.56
1
20.99
9.Wisconsin
11
11
11.0
9
3
10
10
13
10
13
21
9.71
35
1.40
2
24.11
10.Texas
12
12
12.0
11
9
13
8
10
13
9
16
10.43
14
0.56
2
24.99
11.Miss.St.
8.5
8
8.25
16
25
14
15
15
27
15
5
15.00
90
3.60
0
26.85
12.Michigan
15
14
14.5
20
10
11
12
12
8
8
11
10.29
3
0.12
2
26.91
13.Alabama
14
16
15.0
13
17
18
7
14
15
11
10
12.43
2
0.08
2
29.51
14.Marshall
13
13
13.0
44
24
5
19
4
9
20
18
14.14
102
4.08
0
31.22
15.Mich. St.
19
20
19.5
10
14
12
24
16
11
12
12
12.43
11
0.44
2
34.37

Explanation
Poll Average -- The average of the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll and AP media polls. Others receiving votes are calculated in order received.
Computer Average -- Average of Richard Billingsley, Dunkel Index, Kenneth Massey, New York Times, David Rothman, Jeff Sagarin's USA Today, Matthews/Scripps-Howard and The Anderson & Hester/Seattle Times rankings. the computer component will be determined by averaging the seven highest computer rankings. The lowest computer rankings will be disregarded.
Schedule Rank -- Rank of schedule strength compared to other Division I-A teams divided by 25. This component is calculated by determining the cumulative won/loss records of the team's opponent (66.6 percent) and the cumulative won/loss records of the team's opponents opponents (33.3 percent).
Losses -- One point for each loss during the season.
Notes -- BCS Rankings each week will list the top 15 teams.

Table header -- AP (Associated Press poll): ESPN (ESPN/USA Today coaches poll): AVG. (Average of two polls); BILL. (Richard Billingsley); DUNK (Dunkel Index); MASS. (Kenneth Massey); NYT (New York Times); ROTH. (David Rothman); SAG. (Jeff Sagarin); S.H. (Scripps-Howard); S.T. (Seattle Times); C.AVG. (Computer services average, disregarding the worst ranking in each); S.SCHED (Schedule strength); S.RANK (Schedule rank); L (Losses).


ALSO SEE
FSU, Penn State are 1-2 in first BCS standings

BCS -- The Computer Ranking Services




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