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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Sooners Move Up to No. 8 in BCS
October 21, 2012 | Football
NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma moved up to No. 8 in the latest BCS standings released Sunday night. The Sooners were No. 7 in the latest Coaches Poll, No. 7 in the Harris Poll and No. 8 in the AP Poll after defeating Kansas, 52-7, Saturday night in Norman to improve to 5-1 on the season.
Since the introduction of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) in 1998, Oklahoma has been ranked more weeks at No. 1, in the Top 5 and in the Top 10 than any other program in college football.
This marks the 537th week the Sooners have been in the Top-10 of the AP Poll, more times than any team. OU also has the most weeks at No. 1, in the Top 2 and in the Top 5.
Oklahoma hosts undefeated and No. 5 Notre Dame (7-0) at Owen Field next Saturday. The game will kick at 7 p.m. with ESPN's College Gameday on site and a national television audience looking on courtesy ABC. It will be the first visit to Norman for the Fighting Irish since 1966.
Visit Sooner Gameday Central for complete information on the Oklahoma-Notre Dame game.
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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Since the introduction of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) in 1998, Oklahoma has been ranked more weeks at No. 1, in the Top 5 and in the Top 10 than any other program in college football.
This marks the 537th week the Sooners have been in the Top-10 of the AP Poll, more times than any team. OU also has the most weeks at No. 1, in the Top 2 and in the Top 5.
Oklahoma hosts undefeated and No. 5 Notre Dame (7-0) at Owen Field next Saturday. The game will kick at 7 p.m. with ESPN's College Gameday on site and a national television audience looking on courtesy ABC. It will be the first visit to Norman for the Fighting Irish since 1966.
Visit Sooner Gameday Central for complete information on the Oklahoma-Notre Dame game.
| BCS Standings | |||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W-L | Harris Poll | Coaches Poll | BCS | ||||||
| Rk |
Points |
% |
Rk |
Points |
% |
Prev |
Avg
|
||||
| 1 | Alabama | 7-0 |
1 |
2868 |
.9976 |
1 |
1475 |
1.00 |
.890 |
1 |
.9626 |
| 2 | Florida | 7-0 |
3 |
2522 |
.9120 |
3 |
1403 |
.9010 |
.980 |
2 |
.9310 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 7-0 |
4 |
2571 |
.8943 |
4 |
1329 |
.8990 |
.940 |
4 |
.9111 |
| 4 | Oregon | 7-0 |
2 |
2727 |
.9485 |
2 |
1326 |
.9512 |
.790 |
3 |
.8966 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 7-0 |
5 |
2374 |
.8257 |
5 |
1221 |
.8278 |
.900 |
5 |
.8512 |
| 6 | LSU | 6-1 |
6 |
2270 |
.7896 |
6 |
1164 |
.7892 |
.780 |
6 |
.7862 |
| 7 | Oregon State | 6-0 |
8 |
2001 |
.6960 |
9 |
1084 |
.6603 |
.870 |
8 |
.7421 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 5-1 |
7 |
2021 |
.7030 |
7 |
1014 |
.7349 |
.700 |
9 |
.7126 |
| 9 | USC | 6-1 |
9 |
1934 |
.6727 |
8 |
974 |
.6875 |
.370 |
10 |
.5767 |
| 10 | Georgia | 6-1 |
11 |
1603 |
.5576 |
11 |
948 |
.5763 |
.480 |
11 |
.5379 |
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.
Receiving votes: Louisiana Tech 100, Nebraska 71, TCU 71, Cincinnati 51, Oklahoma State 37, Toledo 30, Tulsa 21, Arizona State 21, Duke 16, Northern Illinois 14, Northwestern 11, Louisiana-Monroe 7, Western Kentucky 3, UCLA 1 |
Receiving votes: Toledo 49, Texas 33, Wisconsin 31, TCU 29, Nebraska 24, Penn State 18, North Carolina State 13, Oklahoma State 12, Arizona 7, UCLA 7, Tulsa 6, Arizona State 5, Northern Illinois 5, Cincinnati 3 |
Receiving votes: Wisconsin 136, Nebraska 128, Louisiana Tech 127, Cincinnati 116, Oklahoma State 72, Toledo 44, Tulsa 39, Arizona State 37, North Carolina State 31, Northwestern 17, Duke 10, Northern Illinois 7, UCLA 7, Nevada 6, Louisiana-Monroe 4, Iowa State 2 |
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