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University of Oklahoma Athletics
OU No. 3 in Initial BCS Standings
October 16, 2011 | Football
NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma came in at No. 3 in the initial BCS standings released Sunday night.
The Sooners held steady at No. 1 in the Coaches Poll and No. 3 in the Harris Poll, while they averaged fourth in the computer rankings. Each counts one-third in the BCS formula, while the AP poll is not used. Upcoming opponents ranked in the BCS include No. 4 Oklahoma State, No. 11 Kansas State and No. 17 Texas A&M.
In the Coaches Poll, OU garnered 31 first-place votes while LSU (15), Alabama (12) and Wisconsin (1) received the remainder of the top votes. Upcoming ranked opponents include No. 6 Oklahoma State, No. 16 Kansas State and No. 18 Texas A&M. Texas and Baylor received votes.
In the AP, the Sooners were No. 3 with six first-place votes. Upcoming ranked opponents included No. 6 Oklahoma State, No. 12 Kansas State and No. 17 Texas A&M. Baylor and Texas received votes.
The BCS rankings are determined by three components: the Harris Interactive poll, the USA Today coaches poll and the average of six computer rankings. Each component counts one-third toward a team's BCS score.
The six computer rankings are Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, Jeff Sagarin and Peter Wolfe. Each accounts for schedule strength in its formula. The highest and lowest ranking for each team is dropped, and the remaining four are added and divided by 100 (the maximum possible points) to produce a computer rankings percentage.
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The Sooners held steady at No. 1 in the Coaches Poll and No. 3 in the Harris Poll, while they averaged fourth in the computer rankings. Each counts one-third in the BCS formula, while the AP poll is not used. Upcoming opponents ranked in the BCS include No. 4 Oklahoma State, No. 11 Kansas State and No. 17 Texas A&M.
In the Coaches Poll, OU garnered 31 first-place votes while LSU (15), Alabama (12) and Wisconsin (1) received the remainder of the top votes. Upcoming ranked opponents include No. 6 Oklahoma State, No. 16 Kansas State and No. 18 Texas A&M. Texas and Baylor received votes.
In the AP, the Sooners were No. 3 with six first-place votes. Upcoming ranked opponents included No. 6 Oklahoma State, No. 12 Kansas State and No. 17 Texas A&M. Baylor and Texas received votes.
| BCS Standings | |||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W-L | Harris | Coaches | BCS | ||||||
| Points | Points | ||||||||||
| 1 | LSU | 2819 | 1410 | ||||||||
| 2 | Alabama | 2744 | 1403 | ||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma | 2684 | 1426 | ||||||||
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 2315 | 1173 | ||||||||
| 5 | Boise State | 2339 | 1172 | ||||||||
| 6 | Wisconsin | 2463 | 1262 | ||||||||
| 7 | Clemson | 2063 | 1028 | ||||||||
| 8 | Stanford | 2291 | 1222 | ||||||||
| 9 | Arkansas | 1805 | 931 | ||||||||
| 10 | Oregon | 1955 | 1028 | ||||||||
| 11 | Kansas State | 1457 | 678 | ||||||||
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 1259 | 688 | ||||||||
| 13 | Nebraska | 1484 | 775 | ||||||||
| 14 | South Carolina | 1396 | 765 | ||||||||
| 15 | West Virginia | 1359 | 688 | ||||||||
| 16 | Michigan State | 1290 | 690 | ||||||||
| 17 | Texas A&M | 779 | 415 | ||||||||
| 18 | Michigan | 914 | 458 | ||||||||
| 19 | Houston | 562 | 359 | ||||||||
| 20 | Auburn | 565 | 202 | ||||||||
| 21 | Penn State | 293 | 253 | ||||||||
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 839 | 396 | ||||||||
| 23 | Illinois | 571 | 260 | ||||||||
| 24 | Texas | 77 | 26 | ||||||||
| 25 | Washington | 240 | 174 | ||||||||
The BCS rankings are determined by three components: the Harris Interactive poll, the USA Today coaches poll and the average of six computer rankings. Each component counts one-third toward a team's BCS score.
The six computer rankings are Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, Jeff Sagarin and Peter Wolfe. Each accounts for schedule strength in its formula. The highest and lowest ranking for each team is dropped, and the remaining four are added and divided by 100 (the maximum possible points) to produce a computer rankings percentage.
Others receiving votes: Georgia 60, Notre Dame 36, Rutgers 31, Southern Methodist 27, Texas 26, Cincinnati 14, Southern Miss 14, North Carolina 9, Baylor 9, Virginia 3, Temple 3, TCU 1 |
Others receiving votes: Penn State 130, Notre Dame 107, USC 87, Southern Methodist 19, Baylor 19, Texas 12, Southern Miss 4, Cincinnati 4, Wake Forest 3, Rutgers 2 |
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 124, Georgia 105, Texas 77, Southern Methodist 59, Baylor 56, Rutgers 35, Cincinnati 25, Ohio State 14, Virginia 11, TCU 11, Louisiana-Lafayette 6, Texas Tech 6, Southern Miss 5, Florida State 3, South Florida 3, Missouri 2, North Carolina 1 |
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