FOR RELEASE: December 2, 2007 – IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Ohio State (11-1)
LSU (11-2)
Virginia Tech (11-2)
Oklahoma (11-2)
Georgia (10-2)
Missouri (11-2)
USC (10-2)
Kansas (11-1)
West Virginia (10-2)
Hawaii (12-0)
Arizona State (10-2)
Florida (9-3)
Illinois (9-3)
Boston College (10-3)
Clemson (9-3)
Tennessee (9-4)
BYU (10-2)
Wisconsin (9-3)
Texas (9-3)
Virginia (9-3)
South Florida (9-3)
Cincinnati (9-3)
Auburn (8-4)
Boise State (10-2)
Connecticut (9-3)
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES STANDINGS
(Games through Dec. 2, 2007)
Harris Interactive
BCS Standings
(Through Dec. 2, 2007)
CONTACTS:
Charlie Bloom, Associate Commissioner, Southeastern Conference
Matthew Sign, Chief Operating Officer, The National Football Foundation
USA Today
Computer Rankings
Rank
Points
%
Rank
Points
%
1
2
6
3
4
7
5
8
9
10
12
11
13
14
16
19
18
15
17
21
24
20
23
22
29
2813
2630
2345
2520
2469
2117
2346
2092
1924
1903
1628
1786
1400
1124
1041
870
912
1079
983
551
362
580
448
541
52
0.9870
0.9228
0.8228
0.8842
0.8663
0.7428
0.8232
0.7340
0.6751
0.6677
0.5712
0.6267
0.4912
0.3944
0.3653
0.3053
0.3200
0.3786
0.3449
0.1933
0.1270
0.2035
0.1572
0.1898
0.0182
1
2
5
3
4
7
6
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
16
18
19
15
17
20
25
23
21
22
T-28
1469
1418
1242
1331
1277
1104
1227
1099
1010
994
900
890
747
617
567
480
462
594
498
332
115
215
289
246
23
0.9793
0.9453
0.8280
0.8873
0.8513
0.7360
0.8180
0.7327
0.6733
0.6627
0.6000
0.5933
0.4980
0.4113
0.3780
0.3200
0.3080
0.3960
0.3320
0.2213
0.0767
0.1433
0.1927
0.1640
0.0153
Anderson
Colley
& Hester Billingsley Matrix Massey Sagarin
25
21
22
18
20
24
17
23
16
14
19
15
13
12
7
11
8
3
5
6
10
1
2
0
0
25
24
22
21
17
16
23
20
15
18
19
14
13
12
3
6
7
11
0
2
0
5
0
10
8
21
25
24
18
23
22
14
16
20
12
17
19
7
15
11
9
10
0
4
8
13
6
2
0
3
23
24
25
18
22
21
14
20
13
16
17
19
9
15
12
11
2
5
0
7
10
4
8
0
3
22
24
25
23
19
20
17
21
15
18
13
14
8
16
12
9
3
0
0
10
11
4
7
0
6
Wolfe
%
Avg.
Computer
Rank
21
23
25
24
19
22
17
20
18
13
16
14
9
15
11
5
10
2
4
8
12
6
1
0
7
0.910
0.950
0.960
0.800
0.800
0.850
0.650
0.810
0.640
0.610
0.690
0.620
0.390
0.570
0.410
0.350
0.280
0.100
0.080
0.290
0.430
0.190
0.120
0.000
0.190
3
2
1
T-6
T-6
4
9
5
10
12
8
11
16
13
15
17
19
24
25
18
14
T-20
23
NR
T-20
BCS
Average
Previous
0.9588
0.9394
0.8703
0.8572
0.8392
0.7763
0.7637
0.7589
0.6628
0.6468
0.6204
0.6133
0.4597
0.4586
0.3844
0.3251
0.3027
0.2915
0.2523
0.2349
0.2112
0.1789
0.1566
0.1179
0.0745
3
7
6
9
4
1
8
5
2
12
13
10
15
11
16
14
19
18
20
22
21
23
24
25
NR
POLL EXPLANATION & ABOUT THE BCS:
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 2850 possible points in the Harris
Interactive Poll and 1500 possible points in the USA Today Poll. Teams are assigned an inverse point total (25 for No. 1, 24 for No. 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
No. 1 ranking, the second highest receives No. 2, and so forth.
The BCS is a five-game arrangement for post-season college football that is managed by the 11 Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) conferences and Notre
Dame. Its purpose is to match the two top-ranked teams in the final BCS standings in a national championship game and to create competitive match-ups in the four
other BCS bowl games. For more information, visit http://www.bcsfootball.org. The No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the Dec. 2 BCS standings will play in the Allstate BCS
National Championship Game Jan. 7, 2008 in New Orleans, La. The winner of the game will be presented the American Football Coaches Association National
Championship Trophy.
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