Looks Like Something Big in Conference Alignment is About to Happen

Texas A&M has all but accepted a bid to the SEC.  What we don't know is what will happen after that.  The strongest rumor has Texas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State headed to the Pac-16.  If that happens, the rest is up in the air.  The Big 12 and Big East would have to make some quick, major moves to cement their status as an AQ.  They are locked into that status as of the current contract, but after that it could be dicey unless they can talk some highly successful schools in the Top 25 to join them.  Given that definition, TCU and Boise State are about the only ones that could help them continue to qualify for AQ status.

This Week in the BCS Top 15

#1 LSU welcomes Northwestern State Saturday at 6 p.m.
#2 Oklahoma is idle
#3 Alabama is down to Penn State 3-0 in the first quarter.
#4 Boise State is idle
#5 Stanford leads at Duke 7-0 in the 1st
#6 Wisconsin blasted Oregon State 35-0 at home.
#7 Florida State is at home against the dangerous Charleston Southern Saturday at 4
#8 Oklahoma State throttled Arizona 37-14 at home.
#9 Oregon leads Nevada at home 6-0 
#10 Virginia Tech is down to East Carolina 7-0 in the 1st
#11 Ohio State held on late on their home turf to edge Boise State opponent Toledo 27-22 
#12 Texas A&M is idle
#13 Arkansas entertains New Mexico Saturday at 5
#14 Nebraska hosts Fresno State Saturday at 5
#15 South Carolina is between the Hedges at Georgia Saturday at 2:30

Also:
San Diego State won at Army 23-20
Colorado State welcomes Northern Colorado Saturday at noon
Tulsa plays at Tulane Saturday at 1:30
TCU leads at Air Force 14-0 in the 1st
UNLV treks to Washington State Saturday at 3
Wyoming is at home against Texas State-San Marcos Saturday at 4

Boise State #4 in Unofficial BCS Standings

The Coaches Poll is listed first by percentage of total votes, followed by the AP Poll (which will substitute for the Harris Poll until it comes out in a few weeks).  The next two numbers are the Sagarin and Billingsley computer ratings--the only two that give meaningful results this early in the season.  The computer ratings are then multiplied by 2 to give a total possible score of 100 for that component.  These methods give a fairly reliable indication of the true BCS Ratings which are not officially released for several weeks.  So this is the only place you can get this information at this point.

1.    LSU 92.61% + 94.33% + ((25 + 25) *2) = 286.94
2.    Oklahoma 98.58% + 96.53% + ((22 + 22) * 2) = 283.11
3.    Alabama 95.73 + 93.93 + ((23 + 16) *2) = 267.66
4.    Boise State 81.15 + 87.33 + ((24 + 23) *2) = 262.48
5.    Stanford 80.00 + 76.93 + ((15 + 19) *2) = 224.93
6.    Wisconsin 66.98 + 68.73 + ((12 + 18) *2) = 195.71
7.    Florida State 81.22 + 79.73 + ((13 + 4) *2) = 194.95
8.    Oklahoma State 70.37 + 65.40 + ((9 + 15) *2) = 183.77
9.    Oregon 50.98 + 55.20 + (16 + 21) *2) = 180.18
10.  Virginia Tech 58.51 + 60.40 + ((19 + 10) *2) = 176.91
11.  Ohio State 46.51 + 40.40 + ((21 + 20) *2) = 168.91
12.  Texas A&M 67.59 + 68.87 + ((0 + 6) *2) = 158.46
13.  Arkansas 53.29 + 50.13 + ((11 + 14) *2) = 153.42
14.  Nebraska 61.69 + 63.13 + ((5 + 8) *2) = 150.82
15.  South Carolina 56.07 + 56.20 + ((9 + 5) *2) = 140.27

Boise State #3 in Billingsley

http://www.cfrc.com/Ratings_2011/WK_1.htm

Boise State #4 in Congrove

http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/current_congrove_rankings.html

Boise State #4 in AP

http://www.cbssports.com/#!/collegefootball/rankings/ap

Boise State Still #5 in Coaches Football Poll

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/usatpoll.htm

Kellen Moore is Boise State's First Mountain West Player of the Week

Kellen Moore became the first Boise State student-athlete in any sport to be named as the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week.  He is the Offensive Player of the Week for week #1 in college football.

Kellen Moore on West Region Version of Sports Illustrated

Boise State Moves up to #2 in Sagarin

Remember it is the ELO-Chess numbers that count in the BCS formula:


http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt11.htm?loc=interstitialskip


That is up from #7 last week.