The Week 11 BCS rankings are out and while the threat of a large shakeup loomed at different points on Saturday night, Alabama remained at the top. Both Notre Dame and Alabama survived scares, leaving the top relatively intact, at least as far as the teams involved. Notre Dame needed overtime and plenty of drama to stay unbeaten, while Alabama used a last-minute drive to brush aside LSU.
2012 BCS Standings released, Week 11: Oregon jumps Notre Dame; Alabama No. 1
The Oregon Ducks jumped Notre Dame in the BCS rankings, but remain behind Kansas State. As of now, the Wildcats would play Alabama, which survived a Saturday scare, in the BCS National Championship Game.
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Oregon, however, made a statement on Saturday night, putting aside its toughest competition so far, USC, by a 62-51 margin. Kansas State handled its business as well, downing Oklahoma State 44-30. But it was the Ducks’ win, coupled with Notre Dame’s shaky showing against Pitt, that had Oregon fans wondering if this week was finally the week their team would move up in the rankings.
The Ducks were able to jump Notre Dame, which fell to No. 4, but remain behind No. 2 Kansas State. The Ducks are .015 points behind the Wildcats, and both teams trail Alabama, which is the dominant No. 1.
The full standings for Week 11 (via ESPN)
| BCS | Harris Poll | USA Today | Computer Rankings | ||||||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | AVG | PVS | RK | PTS | % | RK | PTS | % | AVG | A&H | RB | CM | KM | JS | PW | % |
| 1 | Alabama | .9957 | 1 | 1 | 2867 | .9972 | 1 | 1475 | 1.0000 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .990 |
| 2 | Kansas State | .9318 | 2 | 3 | 2664 | .9266 | 3 | 1370 | .9288 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .940 |
| 3 | Oregon | .9166 | 4 | 2 | 2735 | .9513 | 2 | 1399 | .9485 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | .850 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | .9050 | 3 | 4 | 2533 | .8810 | 4 | 1289 | .8739 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .960 |
| 5 | Georgia | .8171 | 6 | 5 | 2345 | .8157 | 5 | 1218 | .8258 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | .810 |
| 6 | Florida | .7863 | 7 | 7 | 2154 | .7492 | 7 | 1091 | .7397 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | .870 |
| 7 | LSU | .7054 | 5 | 8 | 2011 | .6995 | 9 | 998 | .6766 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | .740 |
| 8 | South Carolina | .6206 | 8 | 11 | 1654 | .5753 | 11 | 880 | .5966 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | .690 |
| 9 | Louisville | .6040 | 10 | 10 | 1825 | .6348 | 10 | 940 | .6373 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 11 | .540 |
| 10 | Florida State | .5969 | 9 | 6 | 2223 | .7732 | 6 | 1147 | .7776 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 17 | .240 |
| 11 | Oregon State | .5965 | 11 | 12 | 1588 | .5523 | 12 | 807 | .5471 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | .690 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | .5812 | 12 | 13 | 1556 | .5412 | 13 | 800 | .5424 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 9 | .660 |
| 13 | Clemson | .5772 | 13 | 9 | 1969 | .6849 | 8 | 1013 | .6868 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 15 | .360 |
| 14 | Stanford | .5086 | 14 | 14 | 1431 | .4977 | 15 | 705 | .4780 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | .550 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | .5060 | 16 | 15 | 1320 | .4591 | 14 | 736 | .4990 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | .560 |
| 16 | Nebraska | .3976 | 20 | 16 | 992 | .3450 | 16 | 513 | .3478 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | .500 |
| 17 | Texas | .3593 | 23 | 17 | 860 | .2991 | 17 | 485 | .3288 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 16 | .450 |
| 18 | UCLA | .2533 | NR | 21 | 587 | .2042 | 19 | 333 | .2258 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | .330 |
| 19 | USC | .1706 | 17 | 18 | 690 | .2400 | 22 | 224 | .1519 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 24 | .120 |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech | .1584 | 25 | 19 | 659 | .2292 | 18 | 363 | .2461 | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 21 | Mississippi State | .1453 | 15 | 20 | 603 | .2097 | 23 | 186 | .1261 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 25 | .100 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | .1422 | 18 | 25 | 203 | .0706 | NR | 68 | .0461 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 20 | .310 |
| 23 | Rutgers | .1214 | NR | 22 | 475 | .1652 | 20 | 264 | .1790 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .020 |
| 24 | Northwestern | .0962 | NR | 24 | 259 | .0901 | 21 | 234 | .1586 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .040 |
| 25 | Toledo | .0796 | NR | NR | 160 | .0557 | 25 | 108 | .0732 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .110 |
In other news, Louisiana Tech is the highest ranked non-AQ this week at No. 20. Boise State fell out of the rankings with a loss to San Diego State -- the first time the Broncos haven’t been ranked in the BCS in 40 weeks. Toledo made its debut, checking in at No. 25. UCLA also jumped USC after the Trojans lost to Oregon on Saturday night.
We’ll be back with the full standings, including computer rankings, shortly.
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