the following is the chaos that is Division 1(FBS) football this year:
Current standings(* denotes division champs)
Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Div
*Florida State[8-3]
Boston College[8-3]
Maryland[7-4]
Wake Forest[6-5]
Clemson[6-5](must win @ S. Carolina to maintain bowl eligibility)
NC State[5-6](must win at Miami to clinch bowl eligibility)
Coastal Div
*Georgia Tech[8-3]
Miami(FL)[7-4]
Virginia Tech[7-4]
North Carolina[7-4]
Virginia[5-6](must win @ Va Tech to become bowl eligible)
Big 12 Conference
North Div
*Missouri[9-2]
Nebraska[7-4]
Kansas[6-5]
Colorado[5-6](must win @ Nebraska to become bowl eligible)
South Div
Texas[11-1][div tie]
Texas Tech[10-1][div tie]
Oklahoma[10-1]
Oklahoma State[9-2]
scenarios:
Texas will be South div champs with:
Oklahoma Win vs Oklahoma State &
Texas Tech Loss to Baylor
-OR
Oklahoma Loss vs Oklahoma State &
Texas Tech Loss to Baylor
Texas Tech will be south Div champs with:
Oklahoma Loss vs Oklahoma State &
Win vs Baylor
Big East Conference
*Cincinnati[9-2]
Pittsburgh[7-3]
Connecticut[7-3]
West Virginia[7-3]
South Florida[7-4]
SUNJ-Rutgers[6-5]
Louisville[5-6](must win @ SUNJ-Rutgers to become Bowl Eligible)
Big Ten Conference
*Penn State[11-1]
Ohio State[10-2]
Michigan State[9-3]
Northwestern[9-3]
Iowa[8-4]
Wisconsin[7-5]
Minnesota[7-5]
Conference USA
East Div
*East Carolina[7-4]
Memphis[5-6](must win vs Tulane to become Bowl eligible)
Southern Miss[5-6](Must win @ Southern Methodist to become bowl eligible)
West Div
Tulsa[9-2][div tie]
Rice[8-3][div tie]
Houston[7-4][div tie]
UTEP[5-6](must win one of 2 remaining games)
Rice can be West champ with:
Win vs Houston & Tulsa loss to Marshal by more than 21 points
Houston can be West champ with:
Win vs Rice & Tulsa loss to Marshall
Tulsa can be West champ with:
Win at Marshal & Houston Loss vs Rice
Division I-FBS Independents
Navy[7-4]
Notre Dame[6-5]
Mid-American Conference
East Div
*Buffalo[7-4]
Bowling Green[5-6](must win at Toledo to become bowl eligible)
Akron[5-6](must beat Temple to become bowl eligible)
West Div
*Ball State[12-0]
Western Michigan[9-3]
Central Michigan[8-3]
Northern Illinois[6-6]
Mountain West Conference
*Utah[12-0](clinched BCS bid)
TCU[10-2]
Brigham Young[10-2]
Air Force[8-4]
Colorado State(6-6]
Pacific-10 Conference
Oregon State[8-3][div tie]
USC[9-1][div tie]
Oregon[8-3]
California[7-4]
Arizona[6-5]
Arizona State[4-6](must win BOTH remaining games to become bowl eligible)
UCLA[4-6](must win BOTH remaining games to become bowl elibible)
note UCLA & Arizona State play this saturday.
USC will clinch the division and BCS Bid with:
Win vs Notre Dame & win vs UCLA & Oregon State loses to Oregon
Oregon State will clinch BCS Bid[rose bowl] with:
Win
or
USC Loss to UCLA
Southeastern Conference
East Div
*Florida[9-1]
Georgia[9-2]
South Carolina[7-4]
Vanderbilt[6-5]
Kentucky[6-5]
West Div
*Alabama[11-0]
Mississippi[7-4]
LSU[7-4]
Auburn[5-6](MUST win vs Alabama to become bowl eligible)
Sun Belt Conference
Troy[6-4]
Louisiana-Lafayette[5-6](must win vs MTSU to become bowl eligible)
Middle Tennessee State[5-6](must beat Louisiana to become bowl eligible)
Florida Atlantic[5-6](must beat Florida Intl to become bowl eligible)
Florida International[4-6](must beat Florida Atlantic and WKU to become bowl eligible)
Arkansas State[5-5](must win 1 of next 2 games to become bowl eligible)
IF Arkansas State Wins vs North Texas on 11/29 then the Troy vs Arkansas State game on 12/6 will be for the conference Championship
Western Athletic Conference
*Boise State[11-0]
Louisiana Tech[7-4]
Fresno State[7-4]
Nevada[6-5]
San Jose State[6-6]
Hawaii[6-5]
total clinched bowl eligible: 64
total on bubble: 19
total slots to bowls: 68
teams currently on the bubble:
Atlantic Coast Conference
Clemson[6-5](must win @ S. Carolina to maintain bowl eligibility)[reason: strength of schedual]
NC State[5-6](must win at Miami to clinch bowl eligibility)
Virginia[5-6](must win @ Va Tech to become bowl eligible)
Big 12 Conference
Colorado[5-6](must win @ Nebraska to become bowl eligible)
Big East Conference
Louisville[5-6](must win @ SUNJ-Rutgers to become Bowl Eligible)
Conference USA
Memphis[5-6](must win vs Tulane to become Bowl eligible)
Southern Miss[5-6](Must win @ Southern Methodist to become bowl eligible)
UTEP[5-6](must win one of 2 remaining games)
Mid-American Conference
Bowling Green[5-6](must win at Toledo to become bowl eligible)
Akron[5-6](must beat Temple to become bowl eligible)
Pacific-10 Conference
Arizona State[4-6](must win BOTH remaining games to become bowl eligible)
UCLA[4-6](must win BOTH remaining games to become bowl elibible)
note UCLA & Arizona State play this saturday.
Southeastern Conference
Auburn[5-6](MUST win vs Alabama to become bowl eligible)
Sun Belt Conference
Louisiana-Lafayette[5-6](must win vs MTSU to become bowl eligible)
Middle Tennessee State[5-6](must beat Louisiana to become bowl eligible)
Florida Atlantic[5-6](must beat Florida Intl to become bowl eligible)
Florida International[4-6](must beat Florida Atlantic and WKU to become bowl eligible)
Arkansas State[5-5](must win 1 of next 2 games to become bowl eligible)
Western Athletic Conference
Hawaii[6-5](must win one of 2 remaining games to become bowl eligible)[reason: they play a 13 game schedual]
now after we digest all of this... the worst part's now happen the BCS Standings...
1. Alabama 11-0
2. Texas 10-1
3. Oklahoma 10-1
4. Florida 10-1
5. USC 9-1
6. Utah 12-0
7. Texas Tech 10-1
8. Penn State 11-1
9. Boise State 11-0
10. Ohio State 10-2
11. Georgia 9-2
12. Oklahoma State 9-2
13. Missouri 9-2
14. TCU 10-2
15. Ball State 11-0
16. Cincinnati 9-2
17. Oregon State 8-3
18. BYU 10-2
19. Michigan State 9-3
20. Florida State 8-3
21. Boston College 8-3
22. Georgia Tech 8-3
23. Oregon 8-3
24. Northwestern 9-3
25. Pitt 7-3
now the real chaos can ensue; as most know the BCS Title game traditionaly ends up taking place between two conf champions... however we do have an interesting scenario this year. As USC, Texas and Oklahoma all have bragging rights as to who can play for the #2 spot in the bowls. As the scenarios i laid out can tell you it will be very interesting to look at the standings saturday night after the last game. A couple other teams to stare at on this list are Florida who all they have left is Florida State. If they lose to Florida State And BEAT Alabama, they will be SEC Champs and have a berth in a BCS bowl while Alabama will be either Snubbed or put into a BCS Title or Bowl game. If Alabama loses to Auburn AND Florida... well the Crimson Tide Faithfull will be up in arms. Ball State & Boise are on the outside looking in... Even if Ball State goes 13-0 with a win over Buffalo, they cannot baring a mirical in the Computer polls... get into the top 12 of the polls and be looked at for an at large bid. Utah has clinched an At Large bid in the BCS Bowls as the ACC Champ will not be ranked higher than them. Boise is really in a tough spot and might be forced to play another low bowl again this year, though much clammoring about the "REAL BCS title game" being played between Ball State and Boise if the cards fall right in either the Humanitarian Bowl or the Motor City Bowl, though they still have an outside shot at both teams being in the Orange Bowl when all is said and done. Penn State's last second loss to Iowa has probably set them in a clinched spot in the Rose Bowl against a team to be chosen by the BCS committee. Missouri can also cause a LOT of problems with a win against who ever they face in the Big XII title game.
Anyone else's thoughts?
N.J.