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Final BCS Standings 2009

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:00:21 +0000

The final Bowl Championship Series standings were released on Dec. 6, matching No. 1 Alabama against No. 2 Texas in the national championship game Jan. 7 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

Alabama moved up a notch after an emphatic win over Florida in the Southeastern Conference championship game. Texas, however, needed a last-second field goal to stave off an upset bid by Nebraska in the Big 12 title game. The Longhorns still finished comfortably ahead of No. 3 Cincinnati in the last BCS poll.

BCS rankings combine the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Harris Interactive poll, and the average of six computer rankings.

Here’s how it works, courtesy of USA Today:

“To derive a team’s poll percentages in the Harris Interactive and USA TODAY polls, each team’s point total is divided by a maximum 2850 possible points in the Harris Interactive Poll and 1575 possible points in the USA TODAY Poll.

“Teams are assigned an inverse point total (25 for #1, 24 for #2, etc.) for each of their respective computer poll rankings to determine the overall computer component. The highest and lowest ranking for each team is dropped, and the sum total of the remaining four rankings is divided by 100 (the maximum possible points). This figure produces a Computer Rankings Percentage. The six computer ranking providers are Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, Jeff Sagarin and Peter Wolfe. Each computer ranking accounts for schedule strength within its formula.

“The BCS Average is calculated by averaging the percent totals of the Harris Interactive and USA TODAY Polls, and Computer rankings. The highest BCS Average receives the #1 ranking, the second highest receives #2, and so forth.”

Here are the Top 10:

1. Alabama — .9978
2. Texas — .9433
3. Cincinnati — .8878
4. TCU — .8836
5. Florida — .8637
6. Boise State– .8106
7. Oregon– .7568
8. Ohio State– .6568
9. Georgia Tech– .6471
10. Iowa — .6180

To read more about the individual breakdowns, visit USA Today.

USA Today preseason football poll

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:44:13 +0000

Who is on the fast track to the 2009 college football national championship? Preseason polls don’t guarantee anything once the games begin, but they can make sure a team doesn’t have to move up too far to stay in the conversation.

Here’s the way the horses will line up at starting gate according to the coaches who vote in the USA Today poll, with first-place votes included:

1. Florida (53)
2. Texas (4)
3. Oklahoma (1)
4. Southern California (1)
5. Alabama
6. Ohio State
7. Virginia Tech
8. Penn State
9. LSU
10. Mississippi
11. Oklahoma State
12. California
13. Georgia
14. Oregon
15. Georgia Tech
16. Boise State
17. TCU
18. Utah
19. Florida State
20. North Carolina
21. Iowa
22. Nebraska
23. Notre Dame
24. Brigham Young
25. Oregon State

To see the entire poll, visit USA Today.com

Top college football revenue producers

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:14:35 +0000

As any season ticket-holding alum can tell you, college football is big business. Combine donations required for the right to purchase those seats and $75 a ticket to watch the likes of Louisiana Monroe, and it’s no surprise that the most powerful of the powerhouse schools are raking in the millions.

Who is the biggest cash cow? Fittingly enough, it’s a program with a steer for a mascot.

Here’s the Top 10, according to Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal, using figures from the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act.

1. Texas: $72.95 million

2. Georgia: $67.05 million

3. Florida: $66.01 million

4. Ohio State: $65.16 million

5. Notre Dame: $59.77 million

6. Auburn: $59.67 million

7. Michigan: $57.46 million

8. Alabama: $57.37 million

9. Penn State: $53.76 million

10. LSU: $52.68 million

National Signing Day 2009

Bill Sullivan — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:06:08 +0000

Another college football national signing day (or National Signing Day, if you are really into this sort of thing) has come and gone, and the recruiting services have assigned their grades in terms of which programs landed the best overall talent.

According to Rivals.com, Nick Saban and Alabama took the top spot with a big late push, outdistancing LSU, USC, Ohio State and Texas.

Here’s a look at the top 10, with total players signed, those rated as 5-star, 4-star and 3-star talents by Rivals, average stars in each class and total points scored according to Rivals’ rating system.

Team	Signed	5-star	4-star	3-star	Avg.	Total
Alabama	27	4	14	9	3.81	2,786
LSU	25	5	11	9	3.84	2,762
USC	20	4	12	2	3.90	2,554
Ohio State	25	2	15	8	3.76	2,478
Texas	20	3	11	6	3.85	2,375
Florida State	21	2	10	8	3.62	2,154
Michigan	22	1	13	6	3.59	2,124
North Carolina	29	1	13	10	3.341	2,084
Georgia	18	1	13	4	3.83	2,053
Florida	16	3	9	4	3.94	2,017

To see how the other schools did, and to find out who signed where, visit Rivals.com.

Top college football teams 2009

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:34:50 +0000

If it seems like just a few weeks ago that we were deciding college football’s national championship…well, actually, it WAS just a few weeks ago.

Sure, they’re barely done cleaning up all the confetti from Florida’s celebration of its Bowl Championship Series national title game win over Oklahoma, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to start thinking about 2009. Already, Rivals.com is out with its first rankings for the season to come, and here’s a look at the Top 10:

1. Florida

2. Texas

3. USC

4. Oklahoma

5. LSU

6. Ohio State

7. Virginia Tech

8. Alabama

9. Boise State

10. Oklahoma State

If that doesn’t have you ready to tee it up all over again, check out the rest of the Top 25 at Rivals.com. Let the bickering and arguing begin again!

Best small towns

GetListy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:39:16 +0000

From Southern Living Magazine

Southern Living’s readers voted on their favorite small towns:

1. Beaufort, South Carolina
2. Fairhope, Alabama
3. Fredericksburg, Texas
4. Blowing Rock, North Carolina
5. Franklin, Tennessee
6. Eureka Springs, Arkansas
7. Oxford, Mississippi
8. Grand Rivers, Kentucky
9. Madison, Georgia
10. Hendersonville, North Carolina

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SEC football champions

Bill Sullivan — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:26:47 +0000

College football resonates deeply with its fans, and nowhere more than in the Southeastern Conference. The league annually produces some of the season’s most passionate battles, and rarely is the winner far removed from the national championship race.

Last year’s survivor — LSU — added the national title to its resume for the second time in five seasons.

Here’s the list of SEC football champions since the conference went to the championship game format back in 1992:

2008 — Florida

2007 — LSU

2006 – Florida

2005 — Georgia

2004 — Auburn

2003 — LSU

2002 — Georgia

2001 — LSU

2000 — Florida

1999 — Alabama

1998 — Tennessee

1997 — Tennessee

1996 — Florida

1995 — Florida

1994 — Florida

1993 — Florida

1992 — Alabama

Source: collegefootballpoll.com

BCS standings

Bill Sullivan — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:41:48 +0000

Oklahoma and Florida finished 1-2 in the final Bowl Championship Series standings, earning the right to meet in the BCS national championship game Jan. 8 in Miami.

OU finished No. 1 with a final score of .9757, edging out Florida’s .9479. Texas (.9298) finished third despite a regular season win over the Sooners.

The number is achieved by combining the results of the USA Today coaches’ poll, the Harris Interactive poll, and six computer rankings.

Here are the final regular season top 10:

1. Oklahoma: .9757

2. Florida: .9479

3. Texas: .9298

4. Alabama: .8443

5. Southern California: .8208

6. Utah: .7846

7. Texas Tech: .7840

8. Penn State: .7387

9. Boise State: .6980

10. Ohio State: .6354

Most weeks as AP No. 1

Bill Sullivan — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:08:05 +0000

When the Oklahoma Sooners occupied the top spot in the Associated Press college football poll for a few weeks this season, it was a familiar position. OU’s two-week reign served to break a tie with Notre Dame and leave the school with the most weeks at No. 1 in the history of the poll.

Here’s the Top 10, a virtual Who’s Who of big time college football, through games of Dec. 5:

1. Oklahoma: 97
2. Notre Dame: 95
3. Ohio State: 93
4. USC: 90
5. Nebraska: 70
6. Miami (FL): 68
7. Florida State: 59
8. Texas: 45
9. Alabama: 36
10. Michigan: 34

Source: appollarchive.com

Most AP football poll appearances

Bill Sullivan — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:30:33 +0000

Being No. 1 is nice, but consistency goes for something, too.

In the history of the Associated Press college football poll, which dates back to 1936, no one’s name has come up more often than Michigan. Midway through the 2008 season, the Wolverines had cracked the poll an impressive 752 times.

Here’s a list of the schools who’ve most consistently maintained good company, through Nov. 22, 2008:

1. Michigan: 752
2. Ohio State: 750
3. Notre Dame: 705
4. Oklahoma: 675
5. USC: 670
6. Texas: 654
7. Nebraska: 642
8. Alabama: 625
9. Tennessee: 562
10. Penn State: 558

Source: appollarchive.com