The first BCS rankings of the season have created an even murkier-than usual national champioship picture at this point of the year. Oklahoma sits at No. 1 after demolishing Iowa State 52-0, and taking down Texas by 6 the week before that. The Sooners were able to make their jump based primarily off of Texas's 20-13 win over 5th-ranked Nebraska on Saturday, a game in which the Longhorns held Taylor Martinez and Co. to only 202 total yards.
Oregon, who sits atop the Associated Press poll, came in at No. 2, a slight surprise given the fact that Oregon had a bye week, and thus the opportunity to watch the drama unfold-the Ducks in my mind did nothing to deny themselves the top spot. Among other slight surprises, LSU finds themselves at #6 after a 22-point victory over McNeese State, although I feel the Tigers' frequent miscues and inexplicably chaotic coaching by Les Miles are bound to catch up with them.
Previously top-ranked Ohio State was penalized rather severely with a nine-spot drop in both the USA Today and BCS standings, and a 10-spot slide in the AP rankings. As such, Michigan State now finds themselves tied with Iowa atop the Big Ten standings, and in reaching the AP's #8 spot, the Spartans have cracked the Top 10 for the first time since 2003. In addition to their high position in the USA Today poll, MSU comes in at No. 7 in the first edition of the BCS rankings, a worthy spot considering what the Spartans have done in starting 7-0. The Spartans have a point gap to make up should they hope to surpass LSU, but MSU will have plenty of opportunities to do so in the coming weeks.
Look for more here later on Michigan State-Northwestern and the NFL later this week.
--Beau
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