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2005 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES STANDINGS
(Games Through Dec. 3, 2005)
Harris Interactive
Rank Points % Rank
USA Today
Points %
Computer Rankings
Anderson Colley & Hester Billingsley Matrix Massey Sagarin Wolfe %
Avg. Computer Rank
BCS Average
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Southern California Texas Penn State Ohio State Oregon Notre Dame Georgia Miami (Fla.) Auburn Virginia Tech West Virginia LSU Alabama TCU Texas Tech UCLA Florida Wisconsin Louisville Michigan Boston College Florida State Oklahoma Georgia Tech Northwestern
1 2 3 4 6 5 8 9 7 11 12 10 13 14 15 T-17 T-17 20 16 21 19 22 26 24 T-29
2811 2726 2592 2398 2205 2295 2053 1942 2085 1719 1673 1812 1451 1328 1147 1004 1004 675 1016 556 763 474 87 282 30
0.9950 0.9650 0.9175 0.8488 0.7805 0.8124 0.7267 0.6874 0.7381 0.6085 0.5922 0.6414 0.5136 0.4701 0.4060 0.3554 0.3554 0.2389 0.3596 0.1968 0.2701 0.1678 0.0308 0.0998 0.0106
1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 12 11 10 13 14 15 17 18 20 16 21 19 22 26 24 28
1543 1495 1424 1300 1234 1219 1097 1075 1141 955 959 1002 787 734 636 531 530 399 585 274 427 256 45 114 24
0.9955 0.9645 0.9187 0.8387 0.7961 0.7865 0.7077 0.6935 0.7361 0.6161 0.6187 0.6465 0.5077 0.4735 0.4103 0.3426 0.3419 0.2574 0.3774 0.1768 0.2755 0.1652 0.0290 0.0735 0.0155
25 24 23 22 21 17 20 18 12 19 14 16 8 13 10 15 6 9 1 7 4 0 11 2 5
25 24 23 17 15 12 22 19 21 16 18 20 13 14 9 11 6 3 10 4 8 0 0 5 1
24 25 23 22 21 16 18 17 14 20 19 15 10 13 12 11 7 9 3 8 6 0 5 1 4
24 25 23 22 19 12 16 20 15 21 18 11 7 0 14 2 3 13 0 17 5 1 8 4 10
24 25 23 22 21 18 14 19 11 20 16 13 6 1 12 8 2 15 0 17 4 0 5 3 10
24 25 23 22 21 15 18 17 14 20 19 16 9 12 13 11 7 10 1 8 3 0 6 2 5
0.970 0.990 0.920 0.880 0.820 0.600 0.720 0.730 0.550 0.790 0.710 0.600 0.340 0.390 0.470 0.410 0.220 0.410 0.050 0.400 0.190 0.000 0.240 0.110 0.240
2 1 3 4 5 T-10 8 7 12 6 9 T-10 18 17 13 T-14 21 T-14 NR 16 22 NR T-19 25 T-19
0.9868 0.9732 0.9187 0.8559 0.7989 0.7329 0.7182 0.7037 0.6747 0.6715 0.6403 0.6293 0.4538 0.4445 0.4288 0.3693 0.3058 0.3021 0.2624 0.2579 0.2452 0.1110 0.0999 0.0945 0.0887
1 2 3 6 7 8 13 9 10 5 11 4 15 14 16 12 17 18 21 19 20 NR 23 24 22
EXPLANATION:
To derive a team’s poll percentages in the Harris Interactive and USA Today polls, each team’s point total is divided by a maximum 2825 possible points in the Harris Interactive Poll and 1550 possible points in the USA Today Poll. Teams are assigned an inverse point total (25 for #1, 24 for #2, etc.) for each of their respective computer poll rankings to determine the overall computer component. The highest and lowest ranking for each team is dropped, and the sum total of the remaining four rankings is divided by 100 (the maximum possible points). This figure produces a Computer Rankings Percentage. The six computer ranking providers are Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, Jeff Sagarin and Peter Wolfe. Each computer ranking accounts for schedule strength within its formula. The BCS Average is calculated by averaging the percent totals of the Harris Interactive and USA Today Polls, and Computer rankings. The highest BCS Average receives the #1 ranking, the second highest receives #2, and so forth. On January 4, 2006, the Rose Bowl will host the BCS National Championship Game and determine which team will win both The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame’s MacArthur Trophy, awarded to college football’s National Champion since 1959, and the ADT National Championship Trophy on behalf of the American Football Coaches Association. WWW.BCSFOOTBALL.ORG