10-24-2005, 10:04 PM
Texas jumps over USC in BCS standings
USC is No. 1 in the AP, USA Today and Harris Interactive polls, hasn't lost in its last 29 games and is coming off a 51-24 dismantling of Washington.
So how did the Trojans drop in the latest BCS standings? Texas, which is No. 2 in both the human polls, moved to No. 1 in the standings that will determine who will play in the national championship game, just .0007 points ahead of USC.
The Longhorns, who beat then-No. 10 Texas Tech 52-17 on Saturday, were ranked No. 1 in five of the six computer polls utilized in the BCS formula. USC, in comparison, was ranked fourth in one computer ranking and fifth in another.
That gave Texas enough of an advantage in that segment of the formula to leapfrog USC.
Virginia Tech, Georgia and Alabama once again held down the third, fourth and fifth spots, but UCLA jumped three spots to sixth.
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Texas A&M will be beating them in about one month, so don't worry if you like USC.
USC is No. 1 in the AP, USA Today and Harris Interactive polls, hasn't lost in its last 29 games and is coming off a 51-24 dismantling of Washington.
So how did the Trojans drop in the latest BCS standings? Texas, which is No. 2 in both the human polls, moved to No. 1 in the standings that will determine who will play in the national championship game, just .0007 points ahead of USC.
The Longhorns, who beat then-No. 10 Texas Tech 52-17 on Saturday, were ranked No. 1 in five of the six computer polls utilized in the BCS formula. USC, in comparison, was ranked fourth in one computer ranking and fifth in another.
That gave Texas enough of an advantage in that segment of the formula to leapfrog USC.
Virginia Tech, Georgia and Alabama once again held down the third, fourth and fifth spots, but UCLA jumped three spots to sixth.
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Texas A&M will be beating them in about one month, so don't worry if you like USC.

