Hurricanes Ranked No. 2 In BCS
Nov 12, 2001
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) – The Miami Hurricanes remain in second place in the latest Bowl Championship Series college football rankings released Monday evening.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers held first place and the Hurricanes were second in the BowlChampionship Series standings released Monday, with third-place Oklahomagaining ground on Miami.
Nebraska, 11-0 after a 31-21 victory over Kansas State on Saturday,strengthened its lead atop the rankings that determine who plays in Pasadena onJan. 3. The Huskers have 2.20 points under the BCS formula, while theHurricanes, 8-0 after an 18-7 win over Boston College, followed with 7.31points.
The Sooners, 9-1 after their 31-10 win over Texas A&M, had 7.89 points, just.58 behind Miami. Last week, the Hurricanes held a 1.22-point lead overOklahoma.
The BCS standings are based on a formula that incorporates the AP media andcoaches’ polls, eight computers, strength of schedule, won-lost record andbonus points for big wins.
Miami retained its No. 1 ranking in this week’s AP poll, while Nebraskareplaced Miami atop the coaches poll. The Hurricanes also lost ground in thecomputers.
Oregon (9-1) moved up two spots to fourth place. The Ducks, who beat UCLA21-20, have 11.97 points, are just ahead of fifth-place Florida (9-1), with11.98 points.
Texas (9-1) dropped one spot to sixth, followed by Tennessee (7-1),Washington State (9-1), Stanford (6-2) and Illinois (8-1).
BYU (10-0), the only other major college unbeaten team, remained 13th in the15-team standings.
Nebraska’s 2.20-point breakdown was: 1.5 points for poll average, 1 pointfor computer average, 1 for strength of schedule, 0 for won-loss record and a1.3-bonus point deduction for beating Oklahoma on Oct. 27.
The bonus award – new this season – is based on a sliding scale from 1.5points for beating a first-place team down to .1 for a win over the 15th-placeteam. The bonus is awarded after the other elements are calculated.
Miami (7.31) had 1.5 points for poll average, 3.17 for computer average,2.64 for strength of schedule, 0 for won-loss record and no bonus-pointdeduction.
Oklahoma (7.89) had 3.5 for poll average, 3.67 for computer average, 0.72for strength of schedule, 1 for won-loss record and a 1-point deduction forbeating Texas on Oct. 6.
Looking ahead, the schedule still favors Miami over Oklahoma. But watch outfor Florida, which has a finishing kick of games against Florida State,Tennessee and possible SEC title matchup on Dec. 8.
The Hurricanes are home to Syracuse (8-2) and Washington (7-2), and finishat Virginia Tech (7-2).
The Sooners visit Texas Tech (6-3) and Oklahoma State (2-7) before a likelyrematch against Nebraska in the Big 12 title game.
Nebraska visits Colorado (8-2) on Nov. 23 before the Big 12 title game.
The final BCS standings will be released on Dec. 9.
