The Earliest and Leastest

The first edition of the BCS standings rarely match the final standings very closely. There is still so much of the season yet to be played that a lot is likely to change. As goes with the first edition of my "BCS" rankings, which as mentioned before use my SAWP and Relative Ratings to predict the BCS title game.

Currently the top three in my standings are the same as the actual BCS, but from there there is some differentiation between the two, most notably with my inclusion of Central Michigan as the 18th ranked team. Colley (22nd) and Sagarin (18th) agree with me, it is the voters who are currently slighting the Chippewas.

RNK		TEAM		RATING
1		FLORIDA		0.9042
2		ALABAMA		0.8932
3		TEXAS		0.8905
4		CINCINNATI		0.8710
5		IOWA		0.8515
6		BOISE STATE		0.8458
7		TCU		0.8253
8		OREGON		0.8116
9		USC		0.8102
10		VIRGINIA TECH		0.8094
11		PENN STATE		0.7861
12		PITTSBURGH		0.7765
13		LSU		0.7758
14		MIAMI (FL)		0.7668
15		GEORGIA TECH		0.7624
16		OHIO STATE		0.7484
17		KANSAS		0.7363
18		CENTRAL MICHIGAN		0.7310
19		HOUSTON		0.7276
20		NEBRASKA		0.7254
21		BRIGHAM YOUNG		0.7220
22		OKLAHOMA STATE		0.7204
23		WEST VIRGINIA		0.6981
24		SOUTH FLORIDA		0.6960
25		UTAH		0.6911