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BCS Implications and Schedule Strength Worksheet Post-Week Eight

BCS Implications and Schedule Strength Worksheet Post-Week Eight

Down the stretch of the BCS season, a team’s opponents become an important component of a team’s overall resume to watch. Not only does it help to...

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Second BCS Rankings of 2011: Oklahoma State, Boise State Make Big Jumps Into Top Four

Second BCS Rankings of 2011: Oklahoma State, Boise State Make Big Jumps Into Top Four

Upsets and shakeups gave us our first intrigue of the season when the BCS standings were released Sunday night, but much of the conversation remains the same...

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Harris Interactive Poll Week Eight: Oklahoma State Jumps to No. 3

Harris Interactive Poll Week Eight: Oklahoma State Jumps to No. 3

Oklahoma and Wisconsin’s loses bring a shake up to the Harris Poll, although LSU and Alabama continue to shine at the top of the rankings. Stanford and...

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USA Today Coaches’ Poll Week Eight: LSU Takes Top Spot, Followed Closely by Alabama, Stanford

USA Today Coaches’ Poll Week Eight: LSU Takes Top Spot, Followed Closely by Alabama, Stanford

Oklahoma and Wisconsin go down, and the shake up begins with the Coaches’ Poll, as LSU is the new top team among the coaches. Capturing 41 of the 69 first-place...

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Heisman Watch Week Eight: Luck, Moore, Richardson Lead Important Victory Marches

Heisman Watch Week Eight: Luck, Moore, Richardson Lead Important Victory Marches

Trent Richardson Scoreless in the first half and leading an Alabama squad that could not break away from Tennessee — tied 6-6 at half — Trent Richardson’s...

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Projected BCS Standings: Oklahoma State to Secure No. 3 Spot in Second BCS Rankings of 2011

Projected BCS Standings: Oklahoma State to Secure No. 3 Spot in Second BCS Rankings of 2011

Around the country, Saturday afternoon was an uneventful few hours. Fast forward to Saturday night, and all hell broke loose. Suddenly, Michigan State was threatening...

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BCS Implications Worksheet Post-Week Eight

BCS Implications Worksheet Post-Week Eight

Down the stretch of the BCS season, a team’s opponents become an important component of a team’s overall resume to watch. Not only does it help to...

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Big Ten, Big 12 and Big East Rundown Week Eight

Big Ten, Big 12 and Big East Rundown Week Eight

Big Ten Conference Leader: Michigan State (8-0, 4-0) Lurking: Wisconsin (7-1, 3-1) Game of Last Week: Wisconsin 31 vs. Iowa 30. In what might end up being a Big...

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ACC, Pac-10 and SEC Rundown Week Eight

ACC, Pac-10 and SEC Rundown Week Eight

Atlantic Coast Conference Conference Leaders: Florida State (6-1, 4-0; Atlantic Division) and Virginia Tech (6-2, 3-0; Coastal Division) Lurking: North Carolina...

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BlogPoll Week Eight: Ballot Undergoes Minor Changes

BlogPoll Week Eight: Ballot Undergoes Minor Changes

Another No. 1 falls, although it wasn’t my number one. Oklahoma wasn’t even in the top four in my poll. However, Missouri was vastly underrated. This...

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Second BCS Rankings of 2010: Auburn Claims the Top Spot

Second BCS Rankings of 2010: Auburn Claims the Top Spot

The ride on the carousel of No. 1 teams doesn’t exactly seem like the most comfortable of attractions. Get on one week, get kicked off the next. At least...

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USA Today Coaches’ Poll Week Eight: Auburn Lands In Third Spot

USA Today Coaches’ Poll Week Eight: Auburn Lands In Third Spot

With Oklahoma’s loss sending the Coaches’ Poll into shuffle yet again, it was Auburn who picked up most of the pieces, jumping TCU to land at No....

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Projected BCS Rankings: Auburn Rewarded Heartily in Second BCS Standings

Projected BCS Rankings: Auburn Rewarded Heartily in Second BCS Standings

Update: The season’s second BCS standings have been released. Take a look HERE. To see the most recent projections, head over HERE. Three straight Saturdays,...

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BCS and Conference Positioning At Stake in Jam Packed Week Eight Slate

BCS and Conference Positioning At Stake in Jam Packed Week Eight Slate

With last weekend’s release of the season’s first BCS standings, the clock has official begun ticking on the national title hopes of the best teams...

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Road to Glendale 2011: Conference Favorites Look to Step Up in Week Eight

Road to Glendale 2011: Conference Favorites Look to Step Up in Week Eight

As part of BCS Know How’s 2010 college football season preview, we will be breaking down each week’s most important games that could ...

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