BCS STANDINGS.Byline: The Register-Guard Harris USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. Computer BCS (1) (The British Computer Society, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, www.bcs.org) The chartered body for information technology professionals in the U.K., founded in 1957. Rk Pts Pct Rk Pts Pct Rk Pct Avg Pv 1. LSU LSU Louisiana State University LSU Large Subunit LSU La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) LSU La Sierra University LSU Link State Update (OSPF) LSU Learning Support Unit 1 2804 0.9926 1 1483 0.9887 1 0.990 0.9904 1 2. Kansas 2 2700 0.9558 2 1441 0.9607 2 0.930 0.9488 3 3. West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. t3 2505 0.8867 3 1345 0.8967 t3 0.880 0.8878 6 4. Missouri t3 2505 0.8867 4 1328 0.8853 6 0.840 0.8707 5 5. Ohio State 5 2401 0.8499 5 1276 0.8507 t3 0.880 0.8602 7 6. Arizona State 6 2129 0.7536 6 1158 0.7720 t3 0.880 0.8019 8 7. Georgia 7 2076 0.7349 7 1105 0.7367 7 0.760 0.7438 9 8. Virginia Tech 8 1863 0.6595 8 1019 0.6793 8 0.700 0.6796 10 9. Oregon 10 1799 0.6368 10 890 0.5933 9 0.650 0.6267 2 10. Oklahoma 9 1820 0.6442 9 931 0.6207 13 0.480 0.5816 4 11. USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. 12 1626 0.5756 12 879 0.5860 12 0.540 0.5672 11 12. Florida 14 1438 0.5090 14 736 0.4907 11 0.630 0.5432 12 13. Texas 11 1674 0.5926 11 883 0.5887 17 0.360 0.5137 13 14. Boston College Boston College, main campus at Chestnut Hill, Mass.; coeducational; Jesuit; est. and opened 1863. Actually a university, the school's Chestnut Hill campus comprises colleges of arts and sciences and business administration, the graduate school, and schools of nursing 16 1135 0.4018 16 619 0.4127 10 0.640 0.4848 17 15. Hawaii 13 1590 0.5628 13 828 0.5520 22 0.160 0.4249 16 16. Virginia 17 1092 0.3865 15 626 0.4173 14 0.470 0.4246 14 17. Illinois 18 873 0.3090 18 485 0.3233 18 0.330 0.3208 19 18. Tennessee 19 802 0.2839 19 430 0.2867 16 0.370 0.3135 20 19. Boise State 15 1187 0.4202 17 593 0.3953 NR 0.030 0.2818 18 20. Connecticut 21 565 0.2000 21 264 0.1760 15 0.380 0.2520 24 21. Wisconsin 20 648 0.2294 20 343 0.2287 23 0.110 0.1893 25 22. Clemson 22 424 0.1501 22 225 0.1500 20 0.200 0.1667 15 23. South Florida 26 108 0.0382 30 32 0.0213 19 0.310 0.1232 NR 24. Cincinnati 24 178 0.0630 26 63 0.0420 21 0.190 0.0983 22 25. BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding 23 253 0.0896 23 161 0.1073 t24 0.060 0.0856 NR --- AH RB CM KM JS PW 1. LSU 25 24 25 25 24 25 2. Kansas 23 22 21 24 25 24 3. West Virginia 20 23 22 19 23 23 4. Missouri 22 20 20 20 22 22 5. Ohio State 21 25 24 22 20 21 6. Arizona State 24 21 23 23 21 20 7. Georgia 19 17 19 21 19 19 8. Virginia Tech 16 19 15 18 18 18 9. Oregon 18 16 18 15 15 16 10. Oklahoma 12 10 11 12 13 15 11. USC 15 18 8 13 14 12 12. Florida 17 11 16 17 16 14 13. Texas 13 8 12 6 6 10 14. Boston College 14 13 17 16 17 17 15. Hawaii 2 7 3 0 4 9 16. Virginia 11 4 14 11 12 13 17. Illinois 9 15 7 9 7 8 18. Tennessee 10 6 10 14 11 6 19. Boise State 0 14 1 0 0 2 20. Connecticut 8 9 9 10 10 11 21. Wisconsin 6 12 2 2 0 1 22. Clemson 4 0 6 7 8 3 23. South Florida 7 0 13 8 9 7 24. Cincinnati 5 5 4 3 5 5 25. BYU 0 2 5 0 0 4 --- Explanation Key Team percentages are derived by dividing a team's actual voting points by a maximum 2825 possible points in the Harris Interactive Harris Interactive (NASDAQ: HPOL) is an American market research company that specializes in public opinion research using both telephone and surveys on online panels. The company is the product of a 1996 merger between the Gordon S. Black Company and Louis Harris & Associates. Poll and 1500 possible points in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Six computer rankings calculated in inverse points (Geom.) two points lying on a line drawn from the center of a fixed circle or sphere, and so related that the product of their distances from the center of the circle or sphere is equal to the square of the radius. See also: Inverse order (25 for No. 1, 24 for No. 2, etc.) are used to determine the overall computer component. 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. The six computer ranking providers are Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey Kenneth Massey is an American sports statistician well-known for his development of a methodology for ranking and rating sports teams in a variety of sports. His ratings have been a part of the Bowl Championship Series since its inception. , Jeff Sagarin Jeff Sagarin is an American sports statistician well-known for his development of a methodology for ranking and rating sports teams in a variety of sports. His ratings have been a regular feature in the USA Today sports sections since 1985, have been used by the NCAA Tournament , and Peter Wolfe. Each computer ranking accounts for schedule strength in its formula. The BCS Average is calculated by averaging the percent totals of the Harris Interactive, USA Today Coaches and Computer polls. |
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