Oklahoma projected to be on top of initial BCS rankings after another weekend of upsets
Ohio State's loss to Wisconsin guarantees a new No. 1 in the USA TODAY Coaches poll and creates some interesting speculation about how the contenders will stack up in the first Bowl Championship Series standings released Sunday night at 8:15 p.m. ET
Projections before the weekend had Boise State at No. 1 followed by Oregon, TCU and Oklahoma. That was before both the Buckeyes and Nebraska fell. The Ducks a assume the top spot in the USA TODAY and Harris Interactive poll that each comprise one-third of the formula. The computer rankings are the other third.Projections for the initial BCS rankings have been updated Sunday morning -- and now have Oklahoma as the No. 1 team. Jerry Palm of collegebcs.com has moved Boise State behind Oklahoma. Oregon, TCU and Auburn follow to round out his top five. Oklahoma was also projected No. 1 by bcsguru.com with Boise State, Oregon, TCU and Auburn in the top five.
Whatever happens, there's still a long road for all the contenders to navigate with the computers playing a more significant role if the votes in the human polls are close.
And some of the teams already with a loss can get back in the mix. Consider Alabama which maybe needs only Oregon or Oklahoma to fall to possibly control its title destiny because it still faces LSU and Auburn in the coming weeks.
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