Boise State 5th in BCS debut
Boise State is fifth in the first Bowl Championship Series standings of the 2011 season.
The Broncos trailed Louisiana State, Alabama, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in the standings, but was ranked ahead of Wisconsin, Stanford and Clemson.
The BCS is a three-headed system, averaging ratings from the USA Today/Coaches poll, the Harris Interactive college football poll and six combined computer rankings.
Boise State was ranked highest by the Harris voters at fifth, sixth in the computer average and seventh by the nation's coaches.
The margin between LSU and Alabama at the top of the standings is .0003, the slimmest between any two spots in the entire BCS top-25.
With two teams each in the top four, the SEC and Big 12 look likely to be the matchup for the national championship.
As a member of a BCS non-automatic qualifying conference, would have to be ranked 12th or higher in the BCS standings at the end of the season to earn a berth in a BCS bowl game.
1. LSU .9522
2. Alabama .9519
3. Oklahoma .9301
4. Oklahoma St. .8568
5. Boise State .8027
6. Wisconsin .7708
7. Clemson .7582
8. Stanford .7484
9. Arkansas .6263
10. Oregon .6190
11. Kansas State .5688
12. Virginia Tech .5048
13. Nebraska .4972
14. South Carolina .4914
15. West Virginia .3730
16. Michigan State .3288
17. Texas A&M .3074
18. Michigan .2995
19. Houston .2863
20. Auburn .2645
21. Penn State .2311
22. Georgia Tech .1968
23. Illinois .1516
24. Texas .1348
25. Washington .0871
The Broncos trailed Louisiana State, Alabama, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in the standings, but was ranked ahead of Wisconsin, Stanford and Clemson.
The BCS is a three-headed system, averaging ratings from the USA Today/Coaches poll, the Harris Interactive college football poll and six combined computer rankings.
Boise State was ranked highest by the Harris voters at fifth, sixth in the computer average and seventh by the nation's coaches.
The margin between LSU and Alabama at the top of the standings is .0003, the slimmest between any two spots in the entire BCS top-25.
With two teams each in the top four, the SEC and Big 12 look likely to be the matchup for the national championship.
As a member of a BCS non-automatic qualifying conference, would have to be ranked 12th or higher in the BCS standings at the end of the season to earn a berth in a BCS bowl game.
1. LSU .9522
2. Alabama .9519
3. Oklahoma .9301
4. Oklahoma St. .8568
5. Boise State .8027
6. Wisconsin .7708
7. Clemson .7582
8. Stanford .7484
9. Arkansas .6263
10. Oregon .6190
11. Kansas State .5688
12. Virginia Tech .5048
13. Nebraska .4972
14. South Carolina .4914
15. West Virginia .3730
16. Michigan State .3288
17. Texas A&M .3074
18. Michigan .2995
19. Houston .2863
20. Auburn .2645
21. Penn State .2311
22. Georgia Tech .1968
23. Illinois .1516
24. Texas .1348
25. Washington .0871
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