Badgers ranked No. 13 in BCS Standings
by Adam Hoge on Oct 17, 2010 7:56 PM CDT
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The first official BCS Standings for the 2010 season are out and the Badgers open up at No. 13.
So why is Wisconsin ranked lower in the BCS than any of the major human polls?
Both major polls used in the formula (Harris and USA Today) have the Badgers ranked No. 11, but the six computer polls used give the Badgers an average ranking of No. 16. The lowest and highest rankings by the computers are thrown out and in this case the highest computer ranking for UW was No. 10 and the lowest was No. 19. Two of the computers that actually counted had UW at No. 13, while the other two had the Badgers at No. 17 and No. 18.
Wisconsin's weak non-conference schedule will continue to keep those computer rankings down, but a win at Iowa -- which is ranked No. 15 by the BCS -- would help UW's strength of schedule.
Michigan State debuts at No. 7 and Ohio State is No. 10 after losing to the Badgers.
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It kinda makes sense
I’m not gonna complain- we did have a weak non-conference schedule.
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The bottomline...
If the Badgers win out (which they could easily do if they steal at win at Iowa next week) they will be ranked close to the top in the human polls and the computer polls will come around after 8 games against Big Ten opponents.
If UW’s only loss is to a highly ranked MSU team, then the strength of schedule will be good enough to secure an at-large BCS berth even if the Spartans win out and get the Big Ten berth.
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The computers
Also seem to hate OSU, so they have less regard for your win this week than the human polls.
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My current worry
revolves around the fact that Ohio State is still ahead of us. If somehow Michigan State and Ohio State both win out, we could possibly be shut out of the BCS no matter what we do in the last 5 games. But if we keep winning, I think everything will fall into place in the end.
Part of the reason the Computers might have OSU so high might be that the Buckeyes were insanely high for the entire season. They were a good team; but the BCS didn’t respect the 2006 Badgers at all.
If anything, WE’LL be revolting if we get shut out of it after an 11-1 season.
Wisconsin, throwing the Big Ten into chaos since the beginning of time...
I was fined $15,000 by David Stern for complaining about the officiating...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Oct 17, 2010 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Another reason not to worry: the last time the BCS came out that had the top two teams at the time go all the way was 2005. If not for Michigan that year, Penn State would have derailed Texas’s bid to the National Championship.
This is a pretty crazy season. I think OU could get upset this week.
Wisconsin, throwing the Big Ten into chaos since the beginning of time...
I was fined $15,000 by David Stern for complaining about the officiating...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Oct 17, 2010 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
If Wisconsin wins out, even us Buckeye fans would protest getting in over you. The only landmine I see in the way is @Iowa. Also: is that Duster? You get e-points for that, amigo.
That definitely is Duster; wearing an MSU sweater [which should last until I can find my old avatar (Duster with Wisconsin sweater)].
Wisconsin, throwing the Big Ten into chaos since the beginning of time...
I was fined $15,000 by David Stern for complaining about the officiating...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Oct 18, 2010 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions
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