BCS standings
Southern California bounced back in the Bowl Championship Series standings.
The Trojans were in third place, right behind Ohio State and Michigan, in the standings released Sunday, returning to the spot they held before losing three weeks ago. Southern California had a slight lead over fourth-place Florida, and Notre Dame, unbeaten Rutgers and Arkansas also were close behind.
USC was in the top three in the first two BCS standings with Ohio State and Michigan, and appeared in control of its destiny in the race to the national title game. Then the Trojans were upset at Oregon State, 33-31 on Oct. 28, and tumbled out of the top five.
But last week, four teams that were ahead of USC in the last BCS standings – Louisville, Auburn, Texas and California – lost.
| Harris | USA | Today | Comp. | BCS | ||||||
| Rk | Pts | Pct | Rk | Pts | Pct | Rk | Pct | Avg | Pv | |
| 1. Ohio State | 1 | 2800 | 0.9996 | 1 | 1574 | 0.9994 | 3 | 0.930 | 0.9765 | 1 |
| 2. Michigan | 2 | 2688 | 0.9600 | 2 | 1513 | 0.9606 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.9735 | 2 |
| 3. Southern Cal | 3 | 2458 | 0.8779 | 4 | 1373 | 0.8717 | 4 | 0.860 | 0.8699 | 7 |
| 4. Florida | 4 | 2441 | 0.8718 | 3 | 1381 | 0.8768 | 6 | 0.800 | 0.8495 | 4 |
| 5. Notre Dame | 5 | 2267 | 0.8096 | 5 | 1273 | 0.8083 | 5 | 0.840 | 0.8193 | 9 |
| 6. Rutgers | 7 | 2024 | 0.7229 | 8 | 1082 | 0.6870 | 2 | 0.950 | 0.7866 | 13 |
| 7. Arkansas | 6 | 2234 | 0.7979 | 6 | 1248 | 0.7924 | 9 | 0.680 | 0.7567 | 11 |
| 8. West Virginia | 8 | 1864 | 0.6657 | 7 | 1113 | 0.7067 | 11 | 0.600 | 0.6575 | 10 |
| 9. Wisconsin | 11 | 1678 | 0.5993 | 10 | 928 | 0.5892 | 8 | 0.740 | 0.6428 | 15 |
| 10. Louisville | 10 | 1711 | 0.6111 | 12 | 884 | 0.5613 | 7 | 0.750 | 0.6408 | 3 |
| 11. LSU | 9 | 1846 | 0.6593 | 9 | 1054 | 0.6692 | 13 | 0.480 | 0.6028 | 12 |
| 12. Boise State | 13 | 1471 | 0.5254 | 13 | 830 | 0.5270 | 10 | 0.610 | 0.5541 | 14 |
| 13. Texas | 12 | 1630 | 0.5821 | 11 | 927 | 0.5886 | 16 | 0.380 | 0.5169 | 5 |
| 14. Auburn | 15 | 1304 | 0.4657 | 15 | 721 | 0.4578 | 14 | 0.480 | 0.4678 | 6 |
| 15. California | 17 | 1033 | 0.3689 | 17 | 580 | 0.3683 | 12 | 0.580 | 0.4391 | 8 |
| 16. Wake Forest | 14 | 1341 | 0.4789 | 14 | 724 | 0.4597 | 17 | 0.370 | 0.4362 | 19 |
| 17. Oklahoma | 16 | 1257 | 0.4489 | 16 | 711 | 0.4514 | 19 | 0.260 | 0.3868 | 17 |
| 18. Georgia Tech | 18 | 936 | 0.3343 | 18 | 566 | 0.3594 | 15 | 0.390 | 0.3612 | 18 |
| 19. Maryland | 21 | 567 | 0.2025 | 21 | 325 | 0.2063 | 20 | 0.250 | 0.2196 | 23 |
| 20. Boston Coll | 20 | 600 | 0.2143 | 20 | 384 | 0.2438 | 21 | 0.200 | 0.2194 | 22 |
| 21. Virginia Tech | 19 | 694 | 0.2479 | 19 | 420 | 0.2667 | 23 | 0.100 | 0.2048 | 21 |
| 22. Tennessee | 22 | 397 | 0.1418 | 23 | 213 | 0.1352 | 18 | 0.290 | 0.1890 | 16 |
| 23. Nebraska | 23 | 396 | 0.1414 | 22 | 228 | 0.1448 | NR | 0.020 | 0.1021 | NR |
| 24. Oregon | 25 | 129 | 0.0461 | 26 | 72 | 0.0457 | 22 | 0.170 | 0.0873 | 20 |
| 25. BYU | 24 | 325 | 0.1161 | 24 | 116 | 0.0737 | NR | 0.000 | 0.0632 | NR |
Explanation Key
Team percentages are derived by dividing a team’s actual voting points by a maximum 2800 possible points in the Harris Interactive Poll and 1575 possible points in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
Six computer rankings calculated in inverse points 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, Jeff Sagarin, 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.