On Monday, the first 2010 BCS rankings came out.
I just stopped shaking my head Tuesday.
Let’s start at the top.
The Oklahoma Sooners are the top dogs. The 6-0 Sooners are ranked No. 3 in the AP poll, behind AP No. 1 Oregon, who is No 2. in the BCS. Boise State, who is the AP No. 2, is No 3. in the BCS.
Got that? A lot of people don’t.
The BCS, which is determined from a combination of the Harris Poll, USA Today Poll and a complicated computer ranking, has a lot going on. And a lot of it isn’t right.
I don’t have much of a problem with No 1. Oklahoma. The Sooners play in a tough conference and have quality wins over Florida State and Texas. But they’re not safe by any means.
In danger of continuing a two-week trend of AP No. 1 teams, the BCS No. 1 might go down. The Sooners face-off against fellow Big-12 undefeated Missouri on Saturday. Three things might hurt the Sooners: the game is in Columbia, MO., College Gameday will be in attendance and the Tigers are playing tough. I watched every snap of their 30-9 win over Texas A&M last week; they dominated an Aggie team that gave Arkansas fits.
No. 2 Oregon is in the right place, too. They’ve beat Arizona State, Stanford, and Tennessee, but it’s the way the Ducks have won that’s been so impressive. With the sixth-best offense in the country, they scored 42 on Arizona State, beat Stanford 52-31 and stomped Tennessee 48-13.
It’s here I start to get dizzy.
Sitting at No. 3 is Boise State. If you read last week’s column, you know how I feel about the Broncos. If you didn’t, and I’m sure there are a handful of you who didn’t, I’ll sum it up for you in two words.
Extreme disdain.
Their cakewalk of a schedule shouldn’t warrant a No. 3 spot in the BCS, no matter what their record. I mean my goodness – Boise State is possibly one loss away from playing in the BCS National Championship Game.
And I’m not saying they would get destroyed against Oklahoma or Oregon. Anything can happen with months to prepare for a game against a team you’ve never played against.
I’m saying they don’t deserve it. Put Boise State in a top conference like the SEC or Pac-10 and see how they end up. Let them slug it out every single week instead of only once or twice a year. They certainly don’t go undefeated – in fact, they could end up at around .500.
Right below Boise State is No 4. Auburn, and under them is another BCS-buster, No. 5 TCU.
I know I’m getting worked up a little early. True, it’s only the first week of the BCS rankings, but anything can happen.
And some things have a much higher percentage of possibly happening than others.
My doomsday scenario: Oklahoma loses to Missouri, Oregon falls to USC and Auburn drops to Alabama. Boise State and TCU remain undefeated, both securing a spot in the national championship game.
The roar of protests for a playoff system would be deafening.


