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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Sooners Earn No. 2 in Latest BCS
November 30, 2008 | Football
NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma earned the No.
2 slot in the all-important BCS standings released
Sunday afternoon (November 30). The Sooners (11-1)
defeated Oklahoma State, 61-41, in Stillwater on Saturday
night to complete the regular season.
OU, Texas and Texas Tech finished with identical 7-1 records in the Big 12 South with each team losing to one of the other two. The Big 12 Conference tie-breaker was the BCS standings and Oklahoma's strength of schedule and body of work throughout the season moved the Sooners past Texas for the coveted No. 2 slot.
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 | Billingsley | Colley Matrix | Massey | Sagarin | Wolfe
Oklahoma has been ranked in the top five of the BCS more weeks than any other team (43) 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 366. No team has spent more time at No. 1, in the Top 5 or in the Top 10 than Oklahoma:
OU
All-Time in the AP Poll | OU in the BCS | OU Football History & Tradition
OU, Texas and Texas Tech finished with identical 7-1 records in the Big 12 South with each team losing to one of the other two. The Big 12 Conference tie-breaker was the BCS standings and Oklahoma's strength of schedule and body of work throughout the season moved the Sooners past Texas for the coveted No. 2 slot.
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 | Billingsley | Colley Matrix | Massey | Sagarin | WolfeOklahoma has been ranked in the top five of the BCS more weeks than any other team (43) 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 366. No team has spent more time at No. 1, in the Top 5 or in the Top 10 than Oklahoma:
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All-Time in the AP Poll | OU in the BCS | OU Football History & Tradition| BCS Standings | |||||||||||
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| 1 | Alabama | 2815 | 1521 | ||||||||
| 2 | Oklahoma | 2569 | 1397 | ||||||||
| 3 | Texas | 2575 | 1396 | ||||||||
| 4 | Florida | 2619 | 1385 | ||||||||
| 5 | USC | 2378 | 1298 | ||||||||
| 6 | Utah | 2111 | 1153 | ||||||||
| 7 | Texas Tech | 2090 | 1116 | ||||||||
| 8 | Penn State | 2177 | 1176 | ||||||||
| 9 | Boise State | 1937 | 1044 | ||||||||
| 10 | Ohio State | 1856 | 999 | ||||||||
| 11 | TCU | 1502 | 836 | ||||||||
| 12 | Ball State | 1526 | 765 | ||||||||
| 13 | Cincinnati | 1425 | 770 | ||||||||
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 1217 | 613 | ||||||||
| 15 | Georgia Tech | 1065 | 590 | ||||||||
| 16 | Georgia | 833 | 440 | ||||||||
| 17 | Boston College | 834 | 435 | ||||||||
| 18 | Brigham Young | 990 | 461 | ||||||||
| 19 | Oregon | 1076 | 658 | ||||||||
| 20 | Missouri | 896 | 470 | ||||||||
| 21 | Michigan State | 688 | 414 | ||||||||
| 22 | Northwestern | 414 | 333 | ||||||||
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 346 | 154 | ||||||||
| 24 | Florida State | 30 | 15 | ||||||||
| 25 | Virginia Tech | 71 | 41 | ||||||||
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