A simulated Bowl Championship Series (BCS) ranking released ahead of the second College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings reveal places Georgia at No. 1 with a BCS score of 0.9694, followed by Utah (0.9326) and Notre Dame (0.8868). The simulation, which uses the BCS formula employed from 1998 to 2013, combines computer rankings and polls to project where teams would stand under the old system.
Top 10 BCS Simulated Standings
1. Georgia – 0.9694
2. Utah – 0.9326
3. Notre Dame – 0.8868
4. UCLA – 0.8524
5. Miami – 0.8257
6. Alabama – 0.7878
7. Indiana – 0.7785
8. Texas – 0.7404
9. Tennessee – 0.6373
10. Texas Tech – 0.5753
The remainder of the top 25 includes Wake Forest (0.5415), BYU (0.5291), Kentucky (0.5083), USC (0.4024), Houston (0.3907), Iowa (0.3803), Ole Miss (0.3330), Oregon (0.3278), Boise State (0.2845), Ohio State (0.2805), LSU (0.2506), South Carolina (0.1968), Arizona (0.1759), New Mexico (0.1109), and Missouri (0.0844).
Notable movements include Ohio State dropping from No. 2 to No. 20 after consecutive losses to USC and Oregon, while Ole Miss sits at No. 17 despite a 35-point home loss to Georgia. South Carolina, winners of four straight, is projected to rank higher than LSU in the upcoming CFP rankings.
