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OU No. 4 in Initial BCS Standings

October 19, 2008 | Football

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma was No. 4 in the initial BCS standings of the 2008 season released Sunday afternoon. The Sooners were rated No. 4 in the Harris poll, No. 5 in the USA Today poll and No. 4 by the computers.
 
The BCS standings formula consists of three components, each weighted equally: the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Harris Interactive College Football Poll and an average of six computer rankings (Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, Jeff Sagarin and Peter Wolfe).
 
Oklahoma has been ranked in the top five of the BCS more weeks than any other team (39) and No. 1 more weeks than any other team (18).
 
OU was also ranked No. 4 in the latest AP poll, extending its record for weeks in the top five to 361. For a complete history of the Sooners in the AP poll, please visit:
OU All-Time in the AP Poll | Oklahoma Football History & Tradition
 

  Harris Poll USA Today Computer Rankings BCS
  Team RK PTS % RK PTS % A&H RB CM KM JS PW % Avg.
Avg.
Pre
1 Texas 1 2838 .9958 1 1522 .9980 25 25 25 25 25 25 1.000 1 .9979 NR
2 Alabama 2 2692 .9446 2 1436 .9416 24 24 24 24 24 24 .960 2 .9487 NR
3 Penn State 3 2631 .9232 3 1413 .9266 21 20 21 16 18 15 .750 7 .8666 NR
4 Oklahoma 4 2357 .8270 5 1218 .7987 17 23 20 23 22 22 .870 4 .8319 NR
5 USC 5 2327 .8165 4 1264 .8289 14 22 16 19 16 17 .680 10 .7751 NR
6 Okla. State 8 2046 .7179 8 1083 .7102 23 16 23 22 23 21 .890 3 .7727 NR
7 Georgia 9 1997 .7007 9 1067 .6997 18 19 19 21 17 20 .760 6 .7201 NR
8 Texas Tech 7 2179 .7646 6 1210 .7934 15 7 15 14 14 18 .580 11 .7127 NR
9 Ohio State 10 1814 .6365 10 995 .6525 19 21 22 19 20 23 .820 5 .7030 NR
10 Florida 6 2225 .7807 7 1184 .7764 16 18 14 15 9 6 .540 12 .6690 NR
11 Utah 12 1679 .5891 12 891 .5843 20 15 18 20 21 13 .730 8 .6345 NR
12 Boise State 13 1498 .5256 13 786 .5154 22 14 17 17 19 19 .720 9 .5870 NR
13 LSU 11 1750 .6140 11 903 .5921 5 17 1 7 10 7 .290 T-19 .4987 NR
14 TCU 15 990 .3474 15 582 .3816 12 13 13 13 15 14 .530 13 .4197 NR
15 Missouri 16 978 .3432 16 551 .3613 9 12 4 11 11 9 .400 14 .3682 NR
16 South Florida 14 1160 .4070 14 643 .4216 2 5 5 5 2 4 .160 23 .3296 NR
17 Pittsburgh 18 763 .2677 20 292 .1915 13 0 12 9 8 10 .390 15 .2831 NR
18 Georgia Tech 22 503 .1765 21 282 .1849 4 8 8 12 12 8 .360 16 .2405 NR
19 Tulsa 21 528 .1853 19 328 .2151 11 1 11 6 3 11 .310 18 .2368 NR
20 Ball State 20 578 .2028 22 274 .1797 8 0 9 2 13 16 .320 17 .2342 NR
21 BYU 17 932 .3270 17 464 .3043 0 10 2 0 0 0 .020 T-25 .2171 NR
22 Northwestern 26 228 .0800 24 177 .1161 10 0 10 10 6 3 .290 T-19 .1620 NR
23 Kansas 19 634 .2225 18 342 .2243 0 11 0 0 0 0 .000 NR .1489 NR
24 Minnesota 25 284 .0996 25 165 .1082 7 0 7 1 7 12 .220 T-21 .1426 NR
25 Florida State 23 447 .1568 23 258 .1692 1 0 3 0 0 0 .010 T-27 .1120 NR

 AP Top 25
 
 Coaches Top 25
 
 Harris Poll

1
 Texas (65)
1,625
2
 Alabama
1,543
3
 Penn State
1,506
4
 Oklahoma
1,358
5
 Florida
1,307
6
 USC
1,292
7
 Oklahoma State
1,252
8
 Texas Tech
1,194
9
 Georgia
1,117
10
 Ohio State
1,053
11
 LSU
987
12
 Utah
943
13
 Boise State
849
14
 South Florida
674
15
 TCU
643
16
 Missouri
568
17
 Pittsburgh
540
18
 BYU
412
19
 Kansas
364
20
 Ball State
357
21
 Georgia Tech
338
22
 Tulsa
321
23
 Boston College
281
24
 Florida State
190
24
 Minnesota
149
 
1
 Texas (58)
1,522
2
 Alabama (1)
1,436
3
 Penn State (2)
1,413
4
 USC
1,264
5
 Oklahoma
1,218
6
 Texas Tech
1,210
7
 Florida
1,184
8
 Oklahoma State
1,083
9
 Georgia
1,067
10
 Ohio State
995
11
 LSU
903
12
 Utah
891
13
 Boise State
786
14
 South Florida
643
15
 TCU
582
16
 Missouri
551
17
 Kansas
464
18
 BYU
342
19
 Tulsa
328
20
 Pittsburgh
292
21
 Georgia Tech
282
22
 Ball State
274
23
 Florida State
258
24
 Northwestern
177
25
 Minnesota
165
 
1
 Texas (104)
2,838
2
 Alabama (6)
2,692
3
 Penn State (3)
2,631
4
 Oklahoma
2,357
5
 USC
2,327
6
 Florida
2,225
7
 Texas Tech
2,179
8
 Oklahoma State
2,046
9
 Georgia
1,997
10
 Ohio State
1,814
11
 LSU
1,750
12
 Utah
1,679
13
 Boise State
1,498
14
 South Florida
1,160
15
 TCU
990
16
 Missouri
978
17
 BYU
932
18
 Pittsburgh
763
19
 Kansas
634
20
 Ball State
578
21
 Tulsa
528
22
 Georgia Tech
503
23
 Florida State
447
24
 Boston College
366
25
 Minnesota
284
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