Week 10 BCS Rankings

Odds to win the BCS Championship are in parenthesis.

Ohio State, 9-0 (4:6)

Ohio State just came off a 44-0 trouncing of Minnesota, and now have road games at Illinois and Northwestern. While Big 10 road games are always fraught with peril, and Illinois almost won at Wisconsin last week, you can pencil in two more wins. That leaves Ohio State’s November 18th home game with Michigan for a BCS title game bid.

Michigan, 9-0 (9:2)

Michigan is 2nd in the BCS Standings behind Ohio State and has easy competition the next two weeks, home against non-conference Ball State, and at Indiana. Like the Buckeyes, the Wolverines just need to take care of business before their big battle in Columbus.

West Virginia, 7-0 (13:2)

Just like Michigan and Ohio State control their own destiny, so does West Virginia. The Mountaineers are ranked 3rd in the BCS, and if they can win their last five contests, they should be in the championship game. Their first big test is this Thursday at Louisville, but there are other tough games remaining including a season finale against Rutgers (8-0).

Louisville, 7-0 (12:1)

Louisville is another undefeated team from the Big East, but they are ranked 5th in the BCS standings, right behind Florida (7-1). If Louisville can beat West Virginia on Thursday, and then win at Rutgers the following week, they could leapfrog Florida and eventually play in the national title game if they stay undefeated.

Texas 8-1 (12:1)

Texas has struggled the last couple of weeks even though they won road games at Nebraska and Texas Tech. While they have a very good chance to win their last three games, and win the Big 12 championship, their 7th spot in the BCS standings makes these 12:1 odds slightly optimistic.

Florida, 7-1 (25:1)

As mentioned, Florida is ranked 4th in the BCS standings over Louisville. A big part of the reason is the tough schedule in the SEC. The Gators have gone through the hardest part of their schedule, and they could go undefeated through the SEC championship game. Given that scenario, these odds look like a good value at 25:1.

Auburn, 8-1 (25:1)

Auburn is not too happy they are 6th in the BCS standings, and behind Florida, even though Auburn beat them, 27-17. Auburn needs Arkansas to start losing if they hope to even make the SEC championship game, and they need to keep winning tough games, including at Alabama the last game of the year.

Tennessee, 7-1 (25:1)

Tennessee is another SEC team, and they are a long-shot for a BCS championship bid for a couple of reasons. 1) They already lost to Florida. 2) They are 11th in the BCS standings. Even if the Volunteers win their last four games, they still might not make the SEC championship game.

Notre Dame, 7-1 (30:1)

Notre Dame and Coach Charlie Weis are not happy they rank 9th in the BCS standings. But when you get blown out at home by Michigan, and barely win against Michigan State and UCLA, that happens. The Irish have three easy games left and then a trip to USC, but even going 4-0 might not be enough for America’s glamour program.

The Field (30:1)

USC (6-1) has dropped into “The Field” category after their loss at Oregon State. The Trojans still have four tough games remaining with Oregon, California, Notre Dame and UCLA. Even in the unlikely scenario they win all four of those, they would still have to leapfrog a bunch of teams as they are 8th in the BCS standings.

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