We're four weeks into the season, and I thought this would be as good as time as any to bust out my Excel skills and start calculating the old BCS rankings.
I was always fond of the BCS, I just felt it was a horrible decision to use the rankings to just pick two teams.
I'll be calculating using the BCS formula as it was the final season it was used. I'll be using the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches' Poll as well as the six computer rankings that were used (Sagarin, Massey, Billingsley, Colley, Wolfe, and Anderson).
(Note: Wolfe (October) and Anderson (site still has last year's rankings) are not releasing rankings till later in the season. So, I will be averaging the four available ratings. Once I get a fifth computer rating, I will be dropping a team's highest rating. Once all six are available, I will be dropping the highest and lowest rating).
Also, I'll be offering a what-if scenario in what if the NCAA expanded the college football playoff to something similar to the FCS. In other words, what would a 24-team field look. All ten FBS conferences will get automatic bids, leaving 14 at-large bids.
Without further ado, here is the first edition of the BCS Rankings.
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#871016" colspan="6"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Sep 26, 2021</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="8%">RK</td><td width="8%">LW</td><td width="49%">TEAM</td><td align="center" width="10%">W</td><td align="center" width="10%">L</td><td align="center" width="15%">POINTS</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>1</td><td>--</td><td>Alabama</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.9889</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>2</td><td>--</td><td>Georgia</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.9604</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>3</td><td>--</td><td>Oregon</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.8110</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4</td><td>--</td><td>Iowa</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.7985</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5</td><td>--</td><td>Oklahoma</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.7835</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>6</td><td>--</td><td>Penn State</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.7597</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>7</td><td>--</td><td>Notre Dame</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.7316</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>8</td><td>--</td><td>Arkansas</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.6470</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>9</td><td>--</td><td>Cincinnati</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.6179</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>10</td><td>--</td><td>Ohio State</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">.6074</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>11</td><td>--</td><td>Florida</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">.5950</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>12</td><td>--</td><td>Michigan</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.5172</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>13</td><td>--</td><td>Ole Miss</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.4978</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>14</td><td>--</td><td>BYU</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.4183</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>15</td><td>--</td><td>Texas A&M</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">.3959</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>16</td><td>--</td><td>Michigan State</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.3779</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>17</td><td>--</td><td>Oklahoma State</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.3442</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>18</td><td>--</td><td>Coastal Carolina</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.3014</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>19</td><td>--</td><td>Clemson</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">.1795</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>20</td><td>--</td><td>UCLA</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">.1753</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>21</td><td>--</td><td>Texas</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">.1522</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>22</td><td>--</td><td>Fresno State</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">.1407</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>23</td><td>--</td><td>Baylor</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.1376</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>24</td><td>--</td><td>Auburn</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">.1258</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>25</td><td>--</td><td>SMU</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.1205</td></tr></table></body></html>
Next Five
26. Kentucky (.1090)
27. Maryland (.0917)
28. Wake Forest (.0883)
29. NC State (.0822)
30. LSU (.0725)
College Football Playoff

Computers Love (Greatest Difference Over Human Poll Average)
1. Oklahoma State (+.2788)
2. Michigan (+.2742)
3. SMU (+.2692)
4. Texas (+.2367)
5. LSU (+.1612)
Computers Hate (Greatest Difference Under Human Poll Average)
1. Cincinnati (-.3569)
2. Oregon (-.2865)
3. Coastal Carolina (-.2271)
4. Florida (-.2175)
5. Fresno State (-.2111)
I was always fond of the BCS, I just felt it was a horrible decision to use the rankings to just pick two teams.
I'll be calculating using the BCS formula as it was the final season it was used. I'll be using the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches' Poll as well as the six computer rankings that were used (Sagarin, Massey, Billingsley, Colley, Wolfe, and Anderson).
(Note: Wolfe (October) and Anderson (site still has last year's rankings) are not releasing rankings till later in the season. So, I will be averaging the four available ratings. Once I get a fifth computer rating, I will be dropping a team's highest rating. Once all six are available, I will be dropping the highest and lowest rating).
Also, I'll be offering a what-if scenario in what if the NCAA expanded the college football playoff to something similar to the FCS. In other words, what would a 24-team field look. All ten FBS conferences will get automatic bids, leaving 14 at-large bids.
Without further ado, here is the first edition of the BCS Rankings.
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#871016" colspan="6"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Sep 26, 2021</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="8%">RK</td><td width="8%">LW</td><td width="49%">TEAM</td><td align="center" width="10%">W</td><td align="center" width="10%">L</td><td align="center" width="15%">POINTS</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>1</td><td>--</td><td>Alabama</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.9889</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>2</td><td>--</td><td>Georgia</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.9604</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>3</td><td>--</td><td>Oregon</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.8110</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4</td><td>--</td><td>Iowa</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.7985</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5</td><td>--</td><td>Oklahoma</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.7835</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>6</td><td>--</td><td>Penn State</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.7597</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>7</td><td>--</td><td>Notre Dame</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.7316</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>8</td><td>--</td><td>Arkansas</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.6470</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>9</td><td>--</td><td>Cincinnati</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.6179</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>10</td><td>--</td><td>Ohio State</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">.6074</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>11</td><td>--</td><td>Florida</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">.5950</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>12</td><td>--</td><td>Michigan</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.5172</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>13</td><td>--</td><td>Ole Miss</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.4978</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>14</td><td>--</td><td>BYU</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.4183</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>15</td><td>--</td><td>Texas A&M</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">.3959</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>16</td><td>--</td><td>Michigan State</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.3779</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>17</td><td>--</td><td>Oklahoma State</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.3442</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>18</td><td>--</td><td>Coastal Carolina</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.3014</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>19</td><td>--</td><td>Clemson</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">.1795</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>20</td><td>--</td><td>UCLA</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">.1753</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>21</td><td>--</td><td>Texas</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">.1522</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>22</td><td>--</td><td>Fresno State</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">.1407</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>23</td><td>--</td><td>Baylor</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.1376</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>24</td><td>--</td><td>Auburn</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">.1258</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>25</td><td>--</td><td>SMU</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">.1205</td></tr></table></body></html>
Next Five
26. Kentucky (.1090)
27. Maryland (.0917)
28. Wake Forest (.0883)
29. NC State (.0822)
30. LSU (.0725)
College Football Playoff

Computers Love (Greatest Difference Over Human Poll Average)
1. Oklahoma State (+.2788)
2. Michigan (+.2742)
3. SMU (+.2692)
4. Texas (+.2367)
5. LSU (+.1612)
Computers Hate (Greatest Difference Under Human Poll Average)
1. Cincinnati (-.3569)
2. Oregon (-.2865)
3. Coastal Carolina (-.2271)
4. Florida (-.2175)
5. Fresno State (-.2111)
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