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[Dr. Strangelove]

BCS Standings are out. OSU is comfortably at #2

http://www.footballfoundation.org/Portals/7/nff/file_file/2013_Week%207_Long%20Form.pdf

[Dr. Strangelove]

OSU #2 in 5 of the computer, #3 in one, and #1 in the final poll

We are #3 in Sagarin but behind Northern Illinois (lol), not Auburn or Missouri. I believe that since that's our lowest ranking, it's also not factored in.

The margin between OSU and Auburn in the computers is actually larger than the margin between OSU and Florida State. And we are playing a better opponent next week.

Unless the voters radically alter their votes next week, or we lose, we will be in the title game

[Tony G]

assuming you get past MSU

[Dr. Strangelove]

Well yeah, goes without saying

[Dr. Strangelove]

Brett McMurphy @McMurphyESPN [ame="https://twitter.com/McMurphyESPN/status/407324779264241664"]21m[/ame] Ohio State has 4 wins by 10 points or less this year; Auburn 6 wins by 8 points or less and, yes, 1 loss

[Dr. Strangelove]

Brett McMurphy @McMurphyESPN [ame="https://twitter.com/McMurphyESPN/status/407328399963615232"]2m[/ame] In 15-year history, undefeated BCS AQ team never ranked behind 1-loss team in final BCS poll

[Mike]

I find it amazing that undefeated teams are always ranked higher than teams with losses. It's some sort of weird logic where wins/losses dictates who plays for championships.

[Tony G]

assuming you get past MSU

Well yeah, goes without saying

I'm just saying it's not an automatic W

[WM Wolverine]

They were easily the toughest team M played all season. Offensively they've figured some things out to move the ball a bit when you give them excellent field position over-and-over.

[Rocky Bleier]

I find it amazing that undefeated teams are always ranked higher than teams with losses. It's some sort of weird logic where wins/losses dictates who plays for championships.

Unless you're Boise State or Northern Illinois...

[Rocky Bleier]

I agree with that Brett dude. Beating Alabama by only six points is so unimpressive. If you want to be impressed, check out the osu blowout of Florida A&M.

[Mike]

Unless you're Boise State or Northern Illinois...

Those are non-AQ schools. They don't count.

[iam416]

I was most impressed by Auburn when they were getting railed by LSU and pulling of the first of their last second wins against might Mississippi State.

Anyway, BCS has it right. And, FWIW, according to Vegas, OSU would be 2.5 favorites against Auburn (and 9.5 dogs to FSU).

If the question is who is the "best" team, then, IMO, it's still Alabama. Nothing about that colossal chokejob 4th quarter changes my mind about that.

Meanwhile, FSU's wins look less and less impressive. Predictably.

[Dr. Strangelove]

I agree with that Brett dude. Beating Alabama by only six points is so unimpressive. If you want to be impressed, check out the osu blowout of Florida A&M.

They needed a freak play to beat both Bama and Georgia.

Brett's pointing out the hypocrisy of complaining about OSU's "close wins" while ignoring that Auburn beat Washington State (6-6), Ole Miss (7-5), and Miss State (6-6) by a TD or less each. The only teams Auburn actually beat by three TDs or more were:

Florida Atlantic
Western Carolina
Arkansas State
Tennessee

They beat Arkansas by 18. Everyone else was by 8 points or less.

AND THEY LOST BY 2 TD's.

[entropy]

As long as there is not an sec team in the championship game.