BCS Blog 11/14/10

BCS standings released on 11/14:

1. Oregon                  (W 15-13 @ California)
2. Auburn                  (W 49-31 vs. Georgia)
3. TCU                      (W 40-35 vs. San Diego State)
4. Boise State            (W 52-14 @ Idaho)
5. LSU                       (W 51-0 vs. UL-Monroe)
6. Stanford                 (W 17-13 @ Arizona State)
7. Wisconsin              (W 83-20 vs. Indiana)
8. Nebraska               (W 20-3 vs. Kansas)
9. Ohio State              (W 38-14 vs. Penn State)
10. Oklahoma State    (W 33-16 @ Texas)

My BCS standings:

1. Auburn
2. Oregon
3. Boise State
4. TCU
5. LSU
6. Wisconsin
7. Stanford
8. Ohio State
9. Nebraska
10. Oklahoma State

I like Auburn at number one for the third straight week. They beat a pretty solid Georgia squad under the allegations surrounding Heisman Trophy candidate Cam Newton. They also locked up the SEC West.  They will play (17)South Carolina for the SEC Title.

Oregon's poor performance at Cal easily puts them at number two, if not lower. I'm not saying they should have routed the Golden Bears on the road, but a double digit win isn't too much to ask from a team averaging over 50 points a game.

Boise State gets the edge over TCU this week after their big win on the road at Idaho. They were heavily favored, as usual, and took care of business.

TCU's ugly win against a sub par San Diego State team after a rout of then number five Utah puts the Horned Frogs behind Boise State this week. TCU needs to step it up next week against New Mexico.

LSU had a big offensive weekend, scoring 51 points on a lowly UL-Monroe team. With Auburn's win over Georgia, however, the Tigers are eliminated from conference championship contention.

Wisconsin's offense scored 83 points in a game. Granted it was against Indiana, but still an impressive number from a football team. I give them the number six spot this week.

Stanford had some trouble on the road this week but managed to pull out a win at Arizona State. They play Pac-10 rival Cal next week in what should be another tough battle for Stanford.

Ohio State started off slowly against rival Penn State but ended up routing the Nittany Lions 38-14 at home.  The Buckeyes are still in contention for the Big Ten Title, but may need a Wisconsin loss to win the conference title.

Nebraska bounced back from an ugly win last week to beat Kansas at home. The Huskers have a tough road game next week as they take on Texas A&M in primetime.

Oklahoma State rounds out the top 10 this week after a win on the road at Texas.  They have played solid football all year and look to continue their winning ways at Kansas next week.