Tag: Bowl Championship Series

Where would the Oklahoma Sooners rank in the BCS?

Where do the Oklahoma Sooners land in the BCS rankings after week 8?

The first [autotag]College Football Playoff[/autotag] rankings of 2023 are right around the corner, with the initial release coming next Tuesday.

Since becoming the method for deciding the national championship, the playoff has provided a little controversy along the way. But that hasn’t stopped folks from pining for the return of the Bowl Championship Subdivision rankings system.

From 1998 to 2013, the BCS was used to determine the top two teams in the nation, who would then play in the national championship game. The Oklahoma Sooners are tied with Florida State for the most BCS title game appearances with four. However, among teams with at least two appearances, the Sooners have the worst winning percentage at 0.250.

Through the first five weeks of the season, voters took a “wait and see” approach with the Sooners. But since beating Texas, Oklahoma has garnered more respect, moving up to No. 6 in the US LBM Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25. The ESPN Football Power Index also respects the Sooners, with OU coming in at No. 4.

So what would the BCS rankings look like after Week 8? The folks over at BCSKnowhow put together what the BCS rankings would like at this point in the 2023 season. Where are the Sooners? Let’s take a look.

What If Notre Dame, Miami Finish Tied for Second Place in the ACC?

No one wants to imagine Notre Dame losing to Clemson, but you have to brace for the possibility.

No one wants to imagine Notre Dame losing to Clemson, but you have to brace for the possibility. At that point, the Irish would be playing for second place in the ACC and a spot in the title game. The most likely team they would have to battle for that spot is Miami, which has lost only once. These teams don’t play each other this season, and the follow three tiebreaker scenarios are irrelevant in this case, so the Miami Herald has broken down the fifth tiebreaker scenario should it come to that.

That scenario is higher ranking in the Team Rating Score metric from SportSource Analytics. The company is about as likely to publicly reveal that formula as Mr. Krabs is to hand over the one for Krabby Patties to Plankton. So it’s pretty much the Bowl Championship Series all over again, albeit on a much smaller scale. There’s nothing either team would be able to do with the result but accept it, and only one would be going to Charlotte.