Boise State #19 in Projected BCS Standings

The BCS Standings are actually fascinating to watch if you know what to look for; it's really too bad they are shelving the computers in favor of a backroom committee.  The system in two years will be far less transparent and far less enjoyable for fans to follow.

One thing to look for is the difference in the three components.  Naturally, the two polls pretty much mirror each other because humans are prone to emotion and thus built-in biases.  But if a team is ranked right, all three components will match up rather nicely.  So when you see numbers beside a team like Florida State, you can easily spot that something is amiss.  Numbers that different mean that at least one of those components and more likely two are dreadfully off.  If Florida State is truly a Top 10 team, they would have to play about three more ranked teams to bring that computer rating up when the truth is, they have at most one (Clemson) on their schedule.  You will also note that that same team, Clemson, has zero computer points (They did get rated in one of the six computers.)

What this means is that Florida State is being artificially propped up by the voters when they haven't played a schedule deserving of a high ranking.  Their schedule strength will go up as they sift through the ACC, but it won't approach Top 10 in the computers.  Often what will happen is the team ranked too high will lose somewhere down the road, bringing the human polls more in line with the computers.  And, the computer rating will go up somewhat (as long as they keep winning) to get closer to the polls.  

Obviously if some teams are overrated you will have the exact opposite situation for other teams.  Case in point--Rutgers, which is #10 in the computers but much lower in the polls.  Rutgers has played a much-more worthy schedule in the tough Big East than either of the two ACC teams.  It doesn't mean they'll finish the season higher--they still have to win, but again it points out that something has to give.  Another such example is Texas Tech.

These projections are slightly different than the early morning projections, and differences of less than 12 points reflects the margin of error, so the official BCS Standings will deviate somewhat from the projections shown below.  They are simply meant to give you an idea what the official Standings look like.

1.    Alabama 100.00% + 99.76% + 91.00 = 290.76
2.    Florida 90.10% + 91.20% + 99.00 = 280.30
3.    Kansas State 89.90% + 89.43% + 94.00 = 273.33
4.    Oregon 95.12% + 94.85% + 72.00 = 261.97
5.    Notre Dame 82.78% + 82.57% + 93.00 = 258.35
6.    LSU 78.92% + 78.96% + 72.00 = 239.88
7.    Oregon State 66.03% + 69.60% + 83.00 = 218.63
8.    Oklahoma 73.49% + 70.30% + 62.00 = 205.79
9.    USC 68.75% + 67.27% + 45.00 = 181.02
10.  Georgia 57.63% + 55.76% + 49.00 = 162.39
11.  Mississippi State 54.24% + 55.72% + 50.00 = 159.96
12.  Rutgers 43.19% + 41.91% + 68.00 = 153.10
13.  Texas Tech 38.71% + 37.36% + 74.00 = 150.07
14.  Florida State 64.27% + 66.47% + 8.00 = 138.74
15.  Louisville 48.81% + 46.05% + 35.00 = 129.86
16.  South Carolina 40.54% + 41.36% + 45.00 = 126.90
17.  Stanford 27.19% + 32.31% + 51.00 = 110.50
18.  Clemson 53.42% + 54.33% + 0.00 = 107.75
19.  Boise State 27.59% + 26.50% + 27.00 = 81.09
20.  Michigan 17.90% + 17.04% + 18.00 = 52.94
21.  Texas A&M 15.53% + 16.17% + 11.00 = 42.70
22.  Texas 7.39% + 8.24% + 25.00 = 40.63
23.  West Virginia 11.73% + 12.63% + 17.00 = 41.36
24.  Ohio 8.95% + 10.19% + 15.00 = 34.14
25.  Wisconsin 7.05% + 4.73% + 9.00 = 20.78

26.  Louisiana Tech 6.78% + 4.42% + 3.00 = 14.20
27.  TCU 4.81% + 6.78% + 0.00 = 11.59
28.  Nebraska 4.81% + 4.45% + 0.00 = 9.26
29.  Cincinnati 3.46% + 4.03% + 0.00 = 7.49
30.  Oklahoma State 2.51% + 2.50% + 0.00 = 5.01
31.  Toledo 2.03% + 1.53% + 6.00 = 9.56
32.  Northern Illinois .95% + .24% + 2.00 = 3.19
33.  Arizona 0.00% + 0.00% + 3.00 = 3.00
34.  Tulsa 1.42% + 1.36% + 0.00 = 2.78
35.  Arizona State 1.42% + 1.29% + 0.00 = 2.71
36.  Duke 1.08% + .35% + 0.00 = 1.43

Boise State #18 in Coaches Poll

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/rankings/coaches

Boise State Officially #22 in BCS Standings

As Blue Through and Through posted this morning, Boise State is #22 in the Official BCS Standings, although those who didn't read this blog didn't know that until just now on ESPN.  Know before millions of people who have to withstand watching ESPN--check out this web site regularly!

Boise State #23 in Harris

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/rankings/harris

Boise State #22 in Projected BCS Standings

Three things to watch:
1)  The race for the top "non-BCS", which Boise State finally won't have to put up with next year.  Currently, Boise State is #22, Ohio is #25 and Louisiana Tech #32.
2)  The race between Boise State and Michigan.  Currently, Boise State is #22 and Michigan is #24.

3)  The race between Boise State and the top ACC team.  Right now, voters have artificially propped up both Florida State and Clemson.  Note the huge discrepancy between both of the poll percentages and the Computer Composite for both Florida State and Clemson.  At least one of those numbers is way, way off and as the season progresses, the three numbers will come towards each other.  Currently, Florida State is #14, Clemson is #18 and Boise State #22.


1.    Alabama 100.00% + 100.00% + 92.00 = 292.00
2.    Florida 87.93% + 90.73% + 93.50 = 272.16
3.    Oregon 95.86% + 95.73% + 77.00 = 268.59
4.    Notre Dame 84.81% + 85.53% + 95.50 = 265.86
5.    Kansas State 88.61% + 86.40% + 82.00 = 257.01
6.    LSU 79.93% + 76.87% + 78.00 = 234.80
7.    South Carolina 68.61% + 69.47% + 69.50 = 207.58
8.    Oregon State 56.88% + 70.00% + 79.50 = 206.38
9.    Oklahoma 69.22% + 66.27% + 60.00 = 195.49
10.  USC 67.46% + 58.27% + 48.00 = 173.73
11.  Georgia 54.64% + 50.20% + 51.00 = 155.84
12.  Mississippi State 45.49% + 39.40% + 42.50 = 127.39
13.  West Virginia 45.90% + 36.80% + 41.00 = 123.70
14.  Florida State 62.31% + 55.73% + 4.00 = 122.04
15.  Louisville 47.12% + 38.27% + 25.50 = 110.89
16.  Rutgers 33.56% + 27.00% + 44.50 = 105.06
17.  Texas Tech 18.58% + 29.60% + 52.50 = 100.68
18.  Clemson 50.24% + 44.87% + 2.00 = 97.11
19.  Texas A&M 26.92% + 25.27% + 36.50 = 88.69
20.  Cincinnati 30.92% + 19.60% + 24.00 = 74.52
21.  Stanford 14.58% + 16.13% + 40.00 = 70.71
22.  Boise State 18.37% + 8.87% + 35.00 = 62.24
23.  TCU 18.44% + 5.87% + 11.50 = 35.81
24.  Michigan 6.51% + 11.80% + 7.50 = 25.81
25.  Ohio 3.66% + 6.93% + 5.00 = 15.59



26.  Arizona State 9.02% + 6.13% + 0.00 = 15.15
27.  Texas 3.66% + 1.67% + 8.50 = 13.83
28.  Northwestern 5.22% + .40% + 1.50 = 7.12
29.  Western Kentucky .41% + 0.00 + 4.50 = 4.91
30.  Washington 0.00% + .40% + 4.00 = 4.40
31.  Louisiana Tech 1.63% + 2.53% + 0.00 = 4.16

Boise State #24 in AP Poll

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

Boise State Football Team #22 in Coaches Poll

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/rankings/coaches

Boise State Moves Up to #19 in Projected Computer Composite

Two of the six computer ratings that the BCS uses to compute its BCS Standings have not released reports yet this year.  They are Wolfe and Anderson/Hester, and they will release their first ratings tonight when the Official BCS Standings are unveiled.  So the following projected Computer Composite only takes into account Sagarin, Billingsley, Colley and Massey, the four that have released ratings on their web sites.  The Sagarin ratings are official; the other three are projected based on last week's ratings, this week's results, and historical treatment of those results.

(You will notice that the #1 team in the Computer Composite is the same team that has been #1 in Blue Through and Through's Top 25 College Football Teams since Week Two.)

NOTE:  Ohio State is ineligible for the BCS Standings because of NCAA infractions.


1.    Notre Dame (22 + 23 + 25 + 25 =) 95 + (48*2 = 96)/2 = 95.5

2.    Florida (24 + 19 + 24 + 24 =) 91 + (48*2 = 96)/2 = 93.5

3.    Alabama (25 + 25 + 21 + 21 =) 92 + (46*2 = 92)/2 = 92.0

4.    Ohio State (21 + 23 + 23 + 22 =) 89 + (45*2 = 90)/2 = 89.5

5.    Kansas State (23 + 22 + 19 + 18 =) 82 + (41*2 = 82)/2 = 82.0

6.    Oregon State (18 + 16 + 22 + 23 =) 79 + (40*2 = 80)/2 = 79.5

7.    LSU (20 + 21 + 15 + 20 =) 76 + (40*2 = 80)/2 = 78.0

8.    Oregon (19 + 24 + 19 + 18 =) 80 + (37*2 = 74)/2 = 77.0

9.    South Carolina (16 + 18 + 18 + 17 =) 69 + (35*2 = 70)/2 = 69.5

10.  Oklahoma (17 + 17 + 10 + 14 =) 58 + (31*2 = 62)/2 = 60.0

11.  Texas Tech (4 + 13 + 17 + 15 =) 49 + (28*2 = 56)/2 = 52.5

12.  Georgia (11 + 12 + 13 + 16 =) 52 + 25*2 = 50)/2 = 51.0

13.  USC (15 + 20 + 7 + 8 =) 50 + (23*2 = 46)/2 = 48.0

14.  Rutgers (14 + 6 + 11 + 12 =) 43 + (23*2 = 46)/2 = 44.5

15.  Mississippi State (12 + 0 + 16 + 11 =) 39 + (23*2 = 46)/2 = 42.5

16.    West Virginia (8 + 7 + 12 + 13 =) 40 + (21*2 = 42)/2 = 41.0

17.  Stanford (9 + 11 + 14 + 6 =) 40 + (20*2 = 40)/2 = 40.0

18.  Texas A&M (13 + 3 + 9 + 10 =) 35 + (19*2 = 38)/2 = 36.5

19.  Boise State (7 + 14 + 5 + 7 =) 33 + (14*2 = 28)/2 = 30.5

20.  Louisville (6 + 0 + 8 + 9 =) 23 + (14*2 = 28)/2 = 25.5

21.  Cincinnati (10 + 5 + 6 + 5 =) 26 + (11*2 = 22)/2 = 24.0

22.  TCU (3 + 10 + 1 + 1 =) 15 + (4*2 = 8)/2 = 11.5

23.  Texas (5 + 0 + 0 + 4 =) 9 + (4*2 = 8)/2 = 8.5

24.  Michigan (0 + 9 + 0 + 2 =) 11 + (2*2 = 4)/2 = 7.5

25.  Ohio (1 + 1 + 4 + 0 =) 6 + (2*2 = 4)/2 = 5.0



26.  Western Kentucky (0 + 0 + 2 + 3 =) 5 + (2*2 = 4)/2 = 4.5

27.  Florida State (2 + 2 + 0 + 0 =) 4 + (2*2 = 4)/2 = 4.0

27.  Washington (0 + 8 + 0 + 0 =) 8 + (0*2 = 0)/2 = 4.0

29.  Clemson (0 + 4 + 0 + 0 =) 4 + (0*2 = 0)/2 = 2.0

30.  Northwestern (0 + 0 + 3 + 0) = 3 + (0*2 = 0)/2 = 1.5

Projected Massey Ratings

1.    Notre Dame
2.    Florida
3.    Oregon State
4.    Ohio State
5.    Alabama
6.    LSU
7.    Kansas State
8.    Oregon
9.    South Carolina
10.  Georgia
11.  Texas Tech
12.  Oklahoma
13.  West Virginia
14.  Rutgers
15.  Mississippi State
16.  Texas A&M
17.  Louisville
18.  USC
19.  Boise State
20.  Stanford
21.  Cincinnati
22.  Texas
23.  Western Kentucky
24.  Michigan
25.  TCU  

Boise State #21 in Projected Colley Ratings

1.    Notre Dame
2.    Florida
3.    Ohio State
4.    Oregon State
5.    Alabama
6.    Kansas State
7.    Oregon
8.    South Carolina
9.    Texas Tech
10.  Mississippi State
11.  LSU
12.  Stanford
13.  Georgia
14.  West Virginia
15.  Rutgers
16.  Oklahoma
17.  Texas A&M
18.  Louisville
19.  USC
20.  Cincinnati
21.  Boise State
22.  Ohio
23.  Northwestern
24.  Western Kentucky
25.  TCU

Projected Billingsley Ratings

With tonight being the release of the Official BCS Standings, although Blue Through and Through has been letting you known those standings since Week 2, all of the computers except Sagarin will release their ratings at 6 p.m. tonight.  Therefore, as in years past, to determine the Projected BCS Standings before they are announced, we need to also first project the computer ratings:

1.    Alabama
2.    Oregon
3.    Notre Dame
4.    Kansas State
5.    LSU
6.    USC
7.    Florida
8.    South Carolina
9.    Oklahoma
10.  Oregon State
11.  Ohio State
12.  Boise State
13.  Texas Tech
14.  Georgia
15.  Stanford
16.  TCU
17.  Michigan
18.  Washington
19.  West Virginia
20.  Rutgers
21.  Cincinnati
22.  Clemson
23.  Texas A&M
24.  Florida State
25.  Ohio

Boise State #19 in Sagarin

1--1.    Alabama
2--2.    Florida
7--3.    Kansas State
5--4.    Notre Dame
3--5.    Ohio State
9--6.    LSU
6--7.    Oregon
12--8.  Oregon State
15--9.  Oklahoma
4-10.    South Carolina

11-11.  USC
16-12.  Rutgers
18-13.  Texas A&M
20-14.  Mississippi State
13-15.  Georgia
19-16.  Cincinnati

10-17.  Stanford
8-18.    West Virginia
17-19.  Boise State
----20.  Louisville
14-21.  Texas
----22.  Texas Tech
----23.  TCU
23-24.  Florida State
----25.  Ohio


http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt12.htm

Bronco Volleyball Team in Action Tonight

The Boise State volleyball team faces a key Mountain West Conference game tonight when the Lady Broncos host San Diego State.  Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in Bronco Gym.

This Week in the BCS Top 25

(all times Mountain)

1.    Alabama rocked Missouri 42-10.
2.    South Carolina lost to #8 LSU 23-21.
3.    Oregon finally gets a week off.
4.    Florida got by Vanderbilt 31-17.
5.    West Virginia was shocked by Texas Tech 49-14.
6.    Notre Dame scored a 20-13 win over #13 Stanford in overtime.
7.    Kansas State survived #22 Iowa State 27-21.
8.    LSU has come back to beat #2 South Carolina 23-21.
9.    Oregon State put down BYU 42-24.
10.  Georgia does not play.
11.  USC beat Washington 24-14.
12.  Texas was embarrassed by #14 Oklahoma 63-21.
13.  Stanford lost to #6 Notre Dame 20-13 in overtime.
14.  Oklahoma destroyed #12 Texas 63-21.
15.  Florida State blasted Boston College 51-7.
16.  Clemson does not play.
17.  Mississippi State outpointed Tennessee 41-31.
18.  Rutgers got by Syracuse 23-15.
19.  Louisville downed Pittsburgh 45-35.
20.  Cincinnati broke open a close game with Fordham 49-17.
21.  Boise State stymied Fresno State 20-10.
22.  Iowa State suffered a tough 27-21 loss to #7 Kansas State.
23.  Texas A&M won a thrilling 59-57 game over #25 Louisiana Tech.
24.  TCU blasted Baylor 49-21.
25.  Louisiana Tech fell from the unbeaten ranks with a 59-57 loss to #23 Texas A&M.

Michigan State lost to Iowa 19-16 in two overtimes.
Nevada came back for a wild 42-37 win over UNLV.
Colorado State lost to San Diego State 38-14.
Wyoming lost to Air Force 28-27.
Southern Mississippi lost to UCF 38-31 in two overtimes.
New Mexico bounced Hawai'i 35-23.

Boise State #21 in Unofficial BCS Standings

This may be exciting news or not, but next week, the official BCS Standings will be released for the first time.  For us, it's exciting to know the BCS Standings long before they come out, and the official Standings will be melodramatic.  In any case, here are the BCS Standings as of this week:

1.    Alabama 99.93% + 99.82% + 84.50 = 284.25
2.    South Carolina 91.19% + 90.80% + 87.50 = 269.49
3.    Oregon 95.66% + 95.79% + 74.00 = 265.45
4.    Florida 78.98% + 81.59% + 90.50 = 251.07
5.    West Virginia 87.86% + 84.11% + 77.00 = 248.97
6.    Notre Dame 78.10% + 78.23% + 92.00 = 248.33
7.    Kansas State 82.44% + 81.13% + 72.00 = 235.57
8.    LSU 65.15% + 67.29% + 56.50 = 188.94
9.    Oregon State 46.85% + 53.66% + 68.50 = 169.01
10.  Georgia 51.59% + 54.23% + 57.50 = 163.32
11.  USC 63.73% + 57.84% + 35.50 = 157.07
12.  Texas 44.95% + 45.56% + 56.00 = 146.51
13.  Stanford 39.12% + 44.81% + 57.50 = 141.43
14.  Oklahoma 59.12% + 50.55% + 22.50 = 132.17
15.  Florida State 55.53% + 61.45% + 10.50 = 127.48
16.  Clemson 51.46% + 49.91% + 5.00 = 106.37
17.  Mississippi State 37.83% + 38.69% + 21.50 = 98.02
18.  Rutgers 27.80% + 27.79% + 29.00 = 84.59
19.  Louisville 42.58% + 38.51% + 0.00 = 81.09
20.  Cincinnati 24.75% + 19.54% + 19.00 = 63.29
21.  Boise State 13.36% + 11.86% + 24.00 = 49.22
22.  Iowa State 4.95% + 4.57% + 36.00 = 45.52
23.  Texas A&M 14.10% + 10.30% + 7.00 = 31.40
24.  TCU 13.15% + 13.59% + 1.00 = 27.74
25.  Louisiana Tech 8.88% + 5.20% + 12.50 = 26.58


26.  Michigan State 1.83% + 4.28% + 19.00 = 25.11
27.  Washington .00% + .42% + 14.50 = 14.92
28.  Baylor 3.53% + 4.46% + 3.50 = 11.49
29.  Ohio 1.56% + 3.82% + 4.50 = 9.88
30.  Arizona State 4.14% +3.50% + 2.00 = 9.64
31.  Michigan 2.24% + 2.37% + 0.00 = 4.61
32.  Nebraska 1.22% + 2.65% + 0.00 = 3.87
33.  Northwestern 2.10% + 1.49% + 0.00 = 3.59
34.  Texas Tech .75% + .1.38% + 0.00 = 2.13

Boise State #18 in Computer Composite

For the first time this season, we have all four computers relevant and unbiased.  The BCS Standings incorporate six computers, with the high ranking and row ranking for each team thrown out.  To simulate this, we take the four existing scores as one half of the computer composite, and average that with the two middle scores doubled (throwing out the high and the low).  This gives us our best and most educated estimate of the true Computer Composite when it is unveiled next week using all six computers:

1.    Notre Dame (21 + 22 + 25 + 24) = (92 + (46 x 2 = 92))/2 = 92.00
2.    Florida (24 + 19 + 24 + 22) = (89 + (46 x 2 = 92))/2 = 90.50
3.    South Carolina (22 + 23 + 22 + 20) = (87 + (44 x 2 = 88))/2 = 87.50
4.    Alabama (25 + 24 + 18 + 18) = (85 + (42 x 2 = 84))/2 = 84.50
5.    Ohio State (23 + 1 + 23 + 21) = (68 + (44 x 2 = 88))/2 = 78.00
6.    West Virginia (18 + 21 + 21 + 16) = (76 + (39 x 2 = 78))/2 = 77.00
7.    Oregon (19 + 25 + 19 + 10) = (72 + (38 x 2 = 76))/2 = 74.00
8.    Kansas State (19 + 20 +  16 + 17) = (72 + (36 x 2 = 72))/2 = 72.00
9.    Oregon State (14 + 10 + 20 + 25) = (69 + (34 x 2 = 68))/2 = 68.50
10.  Georgia (13 + 15 + 15 + 14) = (57 + (29 x 2 = 58))/2 = 57.50
11.  Stanford (16 + 13 + 17 + 11) = (57 + (29 x 2 = 58))/2 = 57.50
12.  LSU (17 + 18 + 5 + 13) = (53 + (30 x 2 = 60))/2 = 56.50
13.  Texas (12 + 3 + 18 + 19) = (52 + (30 x 2 = 60))/2 = 56.00
14.  Iowa State (0 + 5 + 14 + 15) = (34 + (19 x 2 = 38))/2 = 36.00
15.  USC (15 + 17 + 3 + 0) = (35 + (18 x 2 = 36))/2 = 35.50
16.  Texas Tech (0 + 6 + 6 + 23) = (35 + (12 x 2 = 24))/2 = 29.50
17.  Rutgers (10 + 1 + 12 + 5) = (28 + (15 x 2 = 30))/2 = 29.00
18.  Boise State (9 + 9 + 4 + 0) = (22 + (13 x 2 = 26))/2 = 24.00
19.  Oklahoma (11 + 12 + 0 + 0) = (23 +(11 x 2 = 22))/2 = 22.50
20.  Mississippi State (6 + 0 + 13 + 4) = (23 + (10 x 2 = 20))/2 = 21.50
21.  Cincinnati (7 + 0 + 10 + 2) = (19 + (9 x 2 = 18))/2 = 19.00
21.  Michigan State (1 + 11 + 0 + 8) = (20 + (9 x 2 = 18))/2 = 19.00
23.  Washington (5 + 14 + 0 + 0) = (19 + (5 x 2 = 10))/2 = 14.50
24.  Louisiana Tech (0 + 0 + 7 + 6) = (13 + (6 x 2 = 12))/2 = 12.50
25.  Florida State (3 + 0 + 0 + 12) = (15 + (3 x 2 = 6))/2 = 10.50


26.   Texas A&M (8 + 0 + 2 + 0) = (10 + (2 x 2 = 4))/2 = 7.00
27.  Clemson (2 + 4 + 0 + 0) = (6 + (2 x 2 = 4))/2 = 5.00
28.  Ohio (0 + 0 + 9 + 0) = (9 + (0 x 0 = 0))/2 = 4.50
28.  Purdue (0 + 0 + 0 + 9) = (9 + (0 x 2 = 0))/2 = 4.50
30.  Baylor (0 + 7 + 0 + 0) = (7 + (0 x 0 = 0))/2 = 3.50
30.  UCLA (0 + 0 + 0 + 7) = (7 + (0 x 0 = 0))/2 = 3.50
32.  Arizona State (4 + 0 + 0 + 0) = (4 + (0 x 2 = 0))/2 = 2.00
33.  Arizona (0 + 0 + 0 + 3) = (3 + (0 x 0 = 0))/2 = 1.50
34.  TCU (0 + 2+ 0 + 0) = (2 + (0 x 0 = 0))/2 = 1.00
35.  Missouri (0 + 0 + 0 + 1) = (1 + (0 x 0 = 0))/2 = .50
35.  Northern Illinois (0 + 0 + 1 + 0) = (1 + (0 x 0 = 0))/2 = .50

Boise State #17 in Billingsley

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Boise State #17 in Sagarin

1.    Alabama
2.    Florida
3.    Ohio State
4.    South Carolina
5.    Notre Dame
6.    Oregon
7.    Kansas State
8.    West Virginia
9.    LSU
10.  Stanford
11.  USC
12.  Oregon State
13.  Georgia
14.  Texas
15.  Oklahoma
16.  Rutgers
17.  Boise State
18.  Texas A&M
19.  Cincinnati
20.  Mississippi State
21.  Washington
22.  Arizona State   
23.  Florida State
24.  Clemson
25.  Michigan State


http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt12.htm

Boise State Drops From 20-24 in Unofficial BCS Standings

We have the Coaches Poll this morning and the AP Poll as well, which has proven to be a good approximation of what the Harris Poll will look like when it is released.  We also have the Sagarin and Billingsley computer ratings for this week, two of the six computers used by the BCS in determining their rankings.  Further, the Colley Ratings, one of my favorites, are now relevant for the first time this year.  This means that there has been enough football played to make their methodology work.  Here then is the Blue Through and Through Unofficial BCS Standings* for Week Five:

1.    Alabama 99.80% + 100.00% + ((24 + 25 + 22 = 71) x 4/3 = 94.67) = 294.47
2.    Oregon 95.12% + 95.33% + ((17 + 23 + 13 = 53) x 4/3 = 70.67) = 261.12
3.    LSU 89.97% + 87.33% + ((25 + 24 + 12 = 61) x 4/3 = 81.33) = 258.63
4.    Georgia 83.19% + 83.47% + ((22 + 19 + 18 = 59) x 4/3 = 78.67) = 245.33
5.    Florida State 88.20% + 89.93% + ((16 + 13 + 21 = 50) x 4/3 = 66.67) = 244.80
6.    South Carolina 78.71% + 76.80% + ((19 + 22 + 20 = 61) x 4/3 = 81.33) = 236.84
7.    Notre Dame 62.03% + 69.53% + ((20 + 21 + 24 = 65) x 4/3 = 86.67) = 218.23
8.    Kansas State 71.19% + 74.87% + ((14 + 20 + 19 = 53) x 4/3 = 70.67) = 216.73
9.    West Virginia 77.08% + 71.07% + ((11 + 18 + 14 = 43) x 4/3 = 57.33) = 205.48
10.  Florida 59.86% + 62.47% + ((23 + 0 + 23 = 46) x 4/3 = 61.33) = 183.66
11.  Texas 66.51% + 62.13% + ((18 + 6 + 15 = 39) x 4/3 = 52.00) = 180.64
12.  Oregon State 30.71% + 43.13% + ((15 + 17 + 25 = 57) x 4/3 = 76.00) = 149.84
13.  TCU 50.78% + 40.53% + ((10 + 15 + 4 = 29) x 4/3 = 38.67) = 129.98
14.  USC 53.15% + 46.87% + ((0 + 16 + 0 = 16) x 4/3 = 21.33) = 121.35
15.  Stanford 30.64% + 33.93% + ((12 + 11 + 10 = 33) x 4/3 = 44.00) = 108.57
16.  Oklahoma 46.37% + 38.73% + ((5 + 9 + 0 = 14) x 4/3 = 18.67) = 103.77
17.  Clemson 42.55% + 40.53% + ((6 + 5 + 1 = 12) x 4/3 = 16.00) = 99.08
18.  Louisville 35.53% + 26.93% + ((0 + 0 + 9 = 9) x 4/3 = 12.00) = 74.46
19.  Mississippi State 28.61% + 20.40% + ((3 + 0 + 11 = 14) x 4/3 = 18.67) = 67.68
20.  Texas Tech 7.32% + 2.60% + ((13 + 3 + 16 = 32) x 4/3 = 42.67) = 52.59
21.  Nebraska 28.14% + 16.00% + ((0 + 0 + 0 = 0) x 4/3 = 0.00) = 44.14
22.  Washington 4.41% + 10.60% + ((8 + 12 + 0 = 20) x 4/3 = 26.67) = 41.68
23.  Rutgers 17.63% + 10.67% + ((4 + 2 + 3 = 9) x 4/3 = 12.00 = 40.30
24.  Boise State 5.63% + 3.53% + ((7 + 14 + 0 = 21) x 4/3 = 28.00) = 37.16
25.  Northwestern 13.69% + 9.53% + ((0 + 0 + 8 = 8) x 4/3 = 10.67) = 30.89



26.  Cincinnati 11.86% + 4.80% + ((0 + 1 + 5 = 6) x 4/3 = 8.00) = 24.66
27.  Louisiana Tech 3.80% + 2.47% + ((0 + 0 + 7 = 7) x 4/3 = 9.33) = 15.60
28.  Baylor 2.78% + 2.07% + ((0 + 8 + 0 = 8) x 4/3 = 10.67) = 15.52
29.  UCLA 3.93% + 8.13% + ((0 + 0 + 2 = 2) x 4/3 = 2.67) = 14.73
30.  Michigan State 3.05% + 2.87% + ((2 + 4 + 0 = 6) x 4/3 = 8.00) = 13.92
31.  Michigan .75% + 2.53% + ((0 + 7 + 0 = 7) x 4/3 = 9.33) = 12.61
32.  Missouri 0.00% + 0.00% + ((9 + 0 + 0 = 9) x 4/3 = 12.00) = 12.00
33.  Ohio .75% + 2.00% + ((0 + 0 + 6 = 6) x 4/3 = 8.00) = 10.75
34.  Texas A&M 4.14% + 3.40% + ((0 + 0 + 0 = 0) x 4/3 = 0.00) = 7.54
35.  Arizona State 2.71% + 1.00% + ((0 + 0 + 0 = 0) x 4/3 = 0.00) = 3.71
36.  Miami of Florida 1.15% + .27% + ((1 + 0 + 0 = 1) x 4/3 = 1.33) = 2.75

Boise State #31 in Colley

http://www.colleyrankings.com/currank.html

AP College Football Poll Percentages

Here are the percentages for this morning's college football AP Poll:


1.    Alabama (100.00%)
2.    Oregon 95.33%
3.    Florida State 89.93%
4.    LSU 87.33%
5.    Georgia 83.47%
6.    South Carolina 76.80%
7.    Kansas State 74.87%
8.    West Virginia 71.07%
9.    Notre Dame 69.53%
10.  Florida 62.47%
11.  Texas 62.13%
12.  Ohio State 52.87%
13.  USC 46.87%
14.  Oregon State 43.13%
15.  Clemson 40.53%
15.  TCU 40.53%
17.  Oklahoma 38.73%
18.  Stanford 33.93%
19.  Louisville 26.93%
20.  Mississippi State 20.40%%
21.  Nebraska 16.00%
22.  Rutgers 10.67%
23.  Washington 10.60%
24.  Northwestern 9.53%
25.  UCLA 8.13%

26.  Cincinnati 4.80%
27.  Boise State 3.53%
28.  Texas A&M 3.40%
29.  Michigan State 2.87%
30.  Texas Tech 2.60%
31.  Michigan 2.53&%
32.  Louisiana Tech 2.47%
33.  Baylor 2.07%
34.  Ohio 2.00%
35.  Arizona State 1.00%

Coaches Poll Percentages

Blue Through and Through will always focus on the sports that are doing the best.  If Boise State's soccer and volleyball teams are nationally-ranked, we'll go in depth for them as well.  Here are the Coaches Poll Percentages:

1.    Alabama 99.80%
2.    Oregon 95.12%
3.    LSU 89.97%
4.    Florida State 88.20%
5.    Georgia 83.19%
6.    South Carolina 78.71%
7.    West Virginia 77.08%
8.    Kansas State 71.19%
9.    Texas 66.51%
10.  Notre Dame 62.03%
11.  Florida 59.86%
12.  USC 53.15%
13.  TCU 50.78%
14.  Oklahoma 46.37%
15.  Clemson 42.44%
16.  Louisville 35.53%
17.  Oregon State 30.71%
18.  Stanford 30.64%
19.  Mississippi State 28.61%
20.  Nebraska 28.14%
21.  Rutgers 17.63%
22.  Northwestern 13.69%
23.  Cincinnati 11.86%
24.  Texas Tech 7.32%
25.  Boise State 5.63%

26.  Washington 4.41%
27.  Texas A&M 4.14%
28.  UCLA 3.93%
29.  Louisiana Tech 3.80%
30.  Michigan State 3.05%
31.  Baylor 2.78%
32.  Arizona State 2.71%
33.  Miami of Florida 1.15%
34.  Michigan .75%
34.  Ohio .75%

Boise State Moves Up to #25 in Coaches Poll

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/polls/coaches-poll/

Boise State Holds On to Beat New Mexico

This 2012 Boise State football team keeps finding ways to win.  New Mexico, for all its improvement, made every play it needed to make except one in a 32-29 Bronco victory in Albuquerque last night.  Only a Tommy Smith knockdown of a fourth-down pass with two minutes remaining prevented New Mexico from winning this game.

"I've been preaching this forever," Boise State coach Chris Petersen said. "You never let a team off the hook. I will give all credit to New Mexico; they took advantage and made plays. It was hard and we fumbled and they capitalized. It can change fast and I hope this team learns that."

The Lobs had forced Boise State into a 44-yard field-goal attempt that hit the crossbar, enabling New Mexico to take over on their 27.  Petersen opted to go for the field goal, knowing that New Mexico's kicker was money and was a good threat to tie the game.  The Broncos toughened up on three running plays to force a fourth-and-4.  B.R. Holbrook fired a pass for Lamaar Smith, but he didn't see linebacker Smith, who batted the ball away, and Boise State ran out the clock.

It was a classic tale of first halves, one in which Boise State converted three Lobo fumbles into scores in a 25-0 halftime lead; one in which New Mexico converted two Bronco fumbles into touchdowns in dominating the second half 29-7.  And it was a stark contrast to Boise State's last victory, a hard-fought 7-6 decision over BYU in which the offense did not score a touchdown and the defense constantly kept the high-flying Cougars at bay.  This time, Robert Prince's Bronco offense scored in five of six red-zone opportunities, while the defense was mystified by New Mexico's new triple-option.

Bronco quarterback Joe Southwick was 24-34 for 311 yards and three touchdowns on his journey towards becoming a solid college football quarterback.  Southwick seemed to get out of his habit of locking in on his receivers, often going to his second and third options.  

Meanwhile, the Bronco running game enjoyed its best performance of the season, as senior D.J. Harper gained 98 yards and freshman Jay Ajayi had 118 yards and a touchdown on six carries.  Ajayi had a 61-yard run in the first half to set up his touchdown, and another long run that took him into Lobo territory as the clock ran out in the first half.

New Mexico coach Bob Davie, who is making his return to coaching after 10 years in the ESPN booth, has his team playing with emotion and confidence.  The Lobos have already matched last year's win total.  Last season, New Mexico lost in Boise, 45-0.

New Mexico quarterback Cole Gautsche scored two touchdowns and a two-point conversion, gaining 71 yards on 11 carries.  Kasey Carrier picked up 86 yards on 18 carries with a touchdown, as the ground-oriented Lobos ran for 324 yards.

"That's what's so difficult about their offense," Boise State nose guard Mike Atkinson said. "They have so many options. They run the triple-option offense and a lot of teams don't do that anymore so it's really hard to pick up their schemes."

Two fumbles by Carrier led to scoring drives in the first half.  The first was at the Lobo 43 and five plays later, Southwick connected with Chris Potter for a 10-yard TD pass in which Potter showed surprising strength in overpowering his man, then tip-toed down the sideline to put Boise State ahead 10-0.  On the ensuing possession, New Mexico drove down the field before Carrier's fumble on the Boise State 19.  Three Ajayi rushes took the Broncos 81 yards for another score.

But the second half was the opposite of the first.  On the opening kickoff, freshman Dallas Burroughs fumbled at the 26 and Jhurell Presley completed the short drive for six with a three-yard run that made it 25-7.  Carrier added a five-yard scoring run later in the quarter.

Southwick led the Broncos down the field on what proved to be the winning touchdown.  At the Lobo 8, he noted a cushion for quick freshman receiver Shane Williams-Rhodes, who juked his defender, then scampered into the end zone untouched to make it 32-14.  But Williams-Rhodes's fumble at the 48 on Boise State's next possession breathed life into the already excited New Mexico team and home crowd.  Joe Stoner picked up the loose ball and rambled all the way to the 1, where Gautsche took it in to cut the Bronco lead to 32-29 with 7:42 left.  

Thus, Boise State survived by the skin of their teeth, and hopefully, yet more lessons were learned by this young Bronco team.  Boise State is now 3-1 on the season and heads into Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the site of last night's swimming meet in which upstart Southern Mississippi nearly upset Louisville.  In a game marked by heavy rain and huge puddles covering the field, the Golden Eagles had the Cardinals on the ropes the entire game until late in the fourth quarter.  A poor punt gave Louisville excellent field position, and they took it in to win 21-17.

Bronco Volleyball Team Hosts Air Force

Boise State hopes that home cooking will get their season kickstarted.  The Lady Bronco volleyball team hosts Air Force tonight at 7 in Bronco Gym.

Taylor Commits to Boise State

Shooting forward Darnell Taylor (6-4, 200) has committed to play basketball for Boise State, according to a report in The Idaho Statesman.  Taylor led Saddleback College last season as a true freshman, averaging over 14 points and 7 rebounds a game.  At Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, Taylor was All-State as a senior, averaging over 23 points a game.

Welcome to Boise, Darnell!

Bronco Soccer Team Knocks Off Penn

Katy Oehring knocked in a rebound in overtime to help Boise State defeat Penn 1-0 Sunday.  In the 54th minute, Kelsey Nicassio took a free kick on the left side.  The Penn goalkeeper stopped it but was unable to secure the ball.  Oehring poked the ball into the open net for the winner, her third goal of the season.

Maddy McDevitt scored her third shutout this season with four saves, including two great stops in the final 15 minutes.

The Broncos are now 5-6-1 on the season.  Bet they would love another shot at those Big Sky opponents now.  But those are in the past, and Boise State must prepare itself for the much tougher Mountain West season, which gets underway in earnest next Friday against defending champion New Mexico in Albuquerque.

Boise State Now #20 in Unofficial BCS Standings, Week Four

Once again, the Unofficial BCS Standings contain the Coaches Poll Percentages, the AP Poll Percentages, and the Sagarin and Billingsley comuter ratings.  The Harris Poll, used in the official BCS Rankings, has not been released yet, but history has shown that the AP is a good approximation of the Harris.  The Massey and Colley ratings have begun, but their methodology is such that it isn't an accurate reflection of the ratings until several weeks into the season.


1.    Alabama 99.86% + 99.93% +((24 + 25)*2 =) 100.00 = 297.79
2.    Oregon 92.95% + 94.27% + ((21 + 23)*2 =) 86.00 = 273.22
3.    LSU 92.27% + 89.73% + ((20 + 24)*2 =) 88.00 = 270.00
4.    Florida State 88.54% + 89.33% + (17 + 12)*2 =) 58.00 = 235.87
5.    Georgia 82.98% + 83.00% + ((18 + 15)*2 =) 66.00 = 231.98
6.    South Carolina 77.90% + 76.47% + ((16 + 19)*2 =) 70.00 = 224.37
7.    Stanford 62.64% + 70.33% + ((22 + 22)*2 =) 88.00 = 220.97
8.    Kansas State 64.34% + 71.13% + ((19 + 20)*2 =) 78.00 = 213.47
9.    Notre Dame 56.68% + 66.87% + ((23 + 21)*2 = 88.00 = 211.55
10.  Florida 55.39% + 57.60% + ((25 + 5)*2 =) 60.00 = 172.99
11.  USC 55.12% + 53.40% + ((9 + 18)*2 =) 54.00 = 162.52
12.  West Virginia 67.80% + 69.67% + ((2 + 6)*2 =) 24.00 = 161.47
13.  Texas 56.68% + 57.07% + ((15 + 0)*2 =) 30.00 = 143.75
14.  Oklahoma 47.39% + 40.73% + ((12 + 13)*2 =) 50.00 = 138.12
15.  TCU 47.80% + 41.07% + ((10 + 11)*2 =) 42.00 = 130.87
16.  Michigan State 27.39% + 23.20% + ((14 + 17)*2 =) 62.00 = 112.59
17.  Clemson 37.97% + 39.20% + ((7 + 8)*2 =) 30.00 = 107.17
18.  Oregon State 14.92% + 30.07% + ((13 + 9)*2 =) 44.00 = 88.99
19.  Louisville 33.42% + 27.60% + ((0 + 0)*2 =) 0.00 = 61.02
20.  Boise State 4.68% + 7.60% + ((8 + 16)*2 =) 48.00 = 60.28
21.  Baylor 6.85% + 6.13% + ((0 + 14)*2 =) 28.00 = 40.98
22.  Mississippi State 23.66% + 16.40% + ((0 + 0)*2 =) 0.00 = 40.06
23.  Rutgers 6.64% + 8.53% + ((5 + 7)*2 =) 24.00 = 39.17
24.  Wisconsin 6.92% + 8.67% + ((11 + 0)*2 =) 22.00 = 37.59
25.  Nebraska 22.10% + 11.93% + ((0 + 0)*2 =) 0.00 = 34.03



26.  Michigan 3.86% + 2.83% + ((0 + 10)*2 =) 20.00 = 26.69
27.  Oklahoma State 10.44% + .80% + ((1 + 3)*2 =) 8.00 = 19.24
28.  Arizona 1.08% + 1.13% + ((3 + 4)*2 =) 14.00 = 16.21
29.  Northwestern 6.51% + 5.93% + ((0 + 0)*2 =) 0.00 = 12.44
30.  Virginia Tech 6.64% + 1.73% + ((0 + 0)*2 = 0.00 = 8.47

AP Poll Percentages

Here are the Top 25 teams in terms of percentage of total possible points for the AP Poll:

1.    Alabama 99.93%
2.    Oregon 94.27%
3.    LSU 89.73%
4.    Florida State 89.33%
5.    Georgia 83.00%
6.    South Carolina 76.47%
7.    Kansas State 71.13%
8.    Stanford 70.33%
9.    West Virginia 69.67%
10.  Notre Dame 66.87%
11.  Florida 57.60%
12.  Texas 57.07%
13.  USC 53.40%
14.  Ohio State 42.20%
15.  TCU 41.07%
16.  Oklahoma 40.73%
17.  Clemson 39.20%
18.  Oregon State 30.07%
19.  Louisville 27.60%
20.  Michigan State 23.20%
21.  Mississippi State 16.40%
22.  Nebraska 11.93%
23.  Rutgers 8.53%
24.  Boise State 7.60%
25.  Baylor 6.13%

26.  Northwestern 5.93%
27.  UCLA 5.27%
28.  Michigan 2.83%
29.  Ohio 2.67%
30.  Virginia Tech 1.73%
31.  Arizona 1.13%

Coaches Poll Percentages--Week Four

Here are the Coaches Poll Percentages for college football:

1.    Alabama 99.86%
2.    Oregon 92.95%
3.    LSU 92.27%
4.   Florida State 88.54%
5.    Georgia 82.98%
6.    South Carolina 77.90%
7.    West Virginia 67.80%
8.    Kansas State 64.34%
9.    Stanford 62.64%
10.  Texas 56.68%
11.  Notre Dame 56.68%
12.  Florida 55.39%
13.  USC 55.12%
14.  TCU 47.80%
15.  Oklahoma 47.39%
16.  Clemson 37.97%
17.  Louisville 33.42%
18.  Michigan State 27.39%
19.  Mississippi State 23.66%
20.  Nebraska 22.17%
21.  Oregon State 14.92%
22.  Oklahoma State 10.44%
23.  Wisconsin 6.92%
24.  Baylor 6.85%
25.  Rutgers 6.64%
25.  Virginia Tech 6.64%

26.  Northwestern 6.51%
27.  Boise State 4.68%
28.  Michigan 3.86%
29.  Iowa State 3.05%
30.  Cincinnati 2.85%
31.  UCLA 2.24%

Boise State Engineering Program Earns Another High Ranking From U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News and World Report published its "Best Colleges 2013" guidebook and rankings, and it shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that Boise State was once again included.

Boise State is ranked #13 in the nation among public institutions for its engineering programs.  The rankings are based soley on a survey of engineering deans and senior faculty at all programs accredited by ABET (formerly known as Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) conducted last spring.

Boise State was 15th last year in the survey among public institutions.  The College of Engineering has seven departments with programs in civil engineering, computer science, materials science and engineering, construction management, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical and biomedical engineering, and instructional and performance technology.  More than 2,300 students were enrolled in the Engineering field at Boise State in the spring semester.

Bronco Volleyball Team Sweeps Southern Utah

Boise State opened the Invitational with a 26-24, 25-11, 25-14 win over Southern Utah for their third straight win.  Alyssa Gammel hit at a 36% rate and led the Broncos with 13 kills, while Liz Harden had nine.  Boise State moved to 4-4 on the season with the victory.

Boise State #25 in Coaches Poll, #26 in AP

As I said, Boise State can still rise to #12 at the end of the season, but they have a whole lot of improving to do first:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings

Gallarda Makes Falcons

Atlanta has trimmed their NFL roster to 53 and Tommy Gallarda did not get cut today.  Congrats Tommy--a job well done!

Boise State Soccer Team Hosts Invitational

To be average, most teams will win at home and lose on the road.  But if you want to be better than average, you have to master the art of winning on the road.  Successful teams are a close-knit group that adopts the "us vs. the world" mentality.  

After two season-opening home wins, the Boise State soccer team did not do the things they had been doing at home, and the Lady Broncos dropped decisions to Washington State and Gonzaga on the road last weekend.  Boise State hosts games this weekend against Idaho State and Montana.  The matches are scheduled for 3:30 and 6 p.m. Friday and are must-win contests for Boise State to get to where they want to be.

Boise State Women Picked to Finish Second in Mountain West Cross Country; Bronco Men Third

The Boise State women's cross country team was selected to finish second in the Mountain West Conference this season in a vote by the league's coaches released yesterday.  The Bronco men were chosen third in the Mountain West.

The Bronco women were third last season and were chosen behind first-place New Mexico.  The Boise State men were fourth last year and received one first-place vote to finish third behind New Mexico and Air Force.

Boise State kicks off their 2012 season Saturday, September 8 at the annual Roger Curran Invitational in Nampa.  Blue Through and Through will have the most complete preview of the team you'll find anywhere.

2012 MOUNTAIN WEST PRESEASON MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY COACHES' POLL
Pl.      Team (1^st place votes)             Points
1.      New Mexico (4)                          24
2.      Air Force (1)                                21
3.      Boise State (1)                            17
4.      Colorado State                           12
5.      Wyoming                                     9
6.      Fresno State                                7

2012 MOUNTAIN WEST PRESEASON WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY COACHES' POLL
Pl.      Team (1^st place votes)             Points
1.      New Mexico (7)                          63
2.      Boise State (1)                            54
3.      Colorado State (1)                     48
4.      Air Force                                      43
5.      Wyoming                                     39
6.      Fresno State                                23
         UNLV                                            23
8.      Nevada                                        21
9.      San Diego State                         10

Broncos Lose to Washington State 6-0

Boise State's soccer team found out what great competition is like, and it's probably good that the Broncos will head to the Big West next season.

The Lady Broncos were trounced by Washington State 6-0.  It was never close with the shot total reflecting the Cougars' domination--18-5.  Boise State will try again against Gonzaga Sunday afternoon at 1.

Broncos Continue to Trail Washington State

The Boise State soccer team has stopped the bleeding, but they're not ready to walk upright yet.  The Broncos trail Washington State at the half, 2-0.

WSU 2, Boise State 0

10:07 gone in the first half and Boise State has not been the aggressors they were in the opening weekend.  The action pretty much has taken place in the Bronco end.  Maddy McDevitt has done a good job stopping most of the attack but she needs her teammates to take the ball down the field and stop the Cougars from camping out near the goal.

Shots:  Washington State 6
            Boise State 0

Washington State Shocks Boise State Early

5:45 gone in the game and already Washington State has scored on Boise State.  The Bronco soccer team will now have to play catch-up.

Big West Conference Invitation Official: Boise State Accepts

Blue Through and Through has been telling you for weeks now that Boise State would join the Big West Conference and today, the university made it official.

Boise State will rejoin the Big West for men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's outdoor track and field and women's volleyball.  Boise State has been looking for a home for its non-football sports since the Mountain West announced that they would not allow the school to continue competing in the conference unless its football team was a member also.  The Bronco football team moved up to the Big East earlier this year.

“Boise State’s membership in the Big West Conference complements our Big East Conference football presence and reflects our emerging coast-to-coast profile,” Boise State President Bob Kustra stated.  “We are truly excited by the prospects of competition and collaboration with all these new partners both athletically and academically.  The Big West will be an outstanding home for the majority of our intercollegiate sports and will provide great opportunities for our student-athletes.”

The Boise State wrestling squad will continue to compete in the Pac-12, where it has been one of the dominant teams in the conference over the last decade.

Boise State’s entry fee to join the Big West is $2.5 million which will be paid in five annual payments.  In addition, Boise State will also pay a travel cost per conference visiting team for regular season competitions in Boise at an estimated cost of $750,000 per year, an equity share into the league’s reserve to be determined at a later date and a one-time membership initiation fee estimated at $50,000.

Current schools in the Big West include Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, Hawai’i and Pacific.  Pacific will leave the Big West following the 2012-13 season and join the West Coast Conference.

Like Boise State, San Diego State will join the Big West in 2013 for the majority of its non-football sports.  San Diego State’s football team is joining the Big East with Boise State prior to the 2013 season.

Boise State was a member of the Big West for all sports, including football, from July 1, 1996 to June 30, 2001.  Boise State joined the WAC on July 1, 2001 and was a member of that league for 10 years before joining the Mountain West on July 1, 2011.  

Sources: Boise State Accepts Big West Invitation

According to my sources, Boise State has officially accepted an invitation to the Big West Conference.  We will work to confirm this and have further information soon.

Boise State Volleyball Team Debuts Friday Night

Boise State has an opportunity this weekend to advance their program; the Broncos take on #14 Washington in the season opener Friday night in Seattle.  First serve is at 8 p.m. Mountain Time.  Coach Shawn Garus and the Broncos stay in the Emerald City to meet Portland State Saturday at 11, then will meet Gonzaga tomorrow night at 5:30.

Lady Bronco Soccer Team Travels for Pair This Weekend

The unbeaten Boise State soccer team is in Pullman for a 4 p.m. game Friday with the Cougars.  The Broncos then take on Gonzaga Sunday afternoon at 1.  Washington State defeated Gonzaga last week, 3-0 in its only match this season and is looking to repeat its success last season, when WSU advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.  Gonzaga enters the weekend with a 1-1 mark this year.

As usual, you'll get updates and the final score here before anywhere else in the state.  (At Blue Through and Through, we don't just care about Boise State football, but all news regarding our Broncos.)