Boise State won again Tuesday night, because they are really good at football at that is what they do -- win football games. Unfortunately for the the Broncos (No. 3 in the BCS standings) and their fans, they win most of their games in the WAC, which is not nearly as tough and competitive as the SEC, Big XII or Pac-10 (which is definitely not a lazy argument full of holes whatsoever). So how can one compare Boise to Auburn, Oregon and the rest of the undefeateds if they don’t have the same schedules, let alone play in the same conferences? And what about the new guys, Missouri and Michigan State -- where do they fall in this mix?
BCS Standings: Attempting To Determine Just How Good Missouri And Michigan State Really are
BCS Evolution attempts to answer those questions in their latest post ... “or at least do [its] best to level the wild differences in schedule.”
Basically, I have merged all the games these teams have played (or will play this weekend) into one list and sorted this list by the rank of the opponents according to the Massey Ranking Comparison.
BCS Evolution offers three categories: Top Games, Respectable Games and Borderline Games. The latter is where “teams that can beat you if you look past them lurk.”
Oregon has been getting it done, but Auburn and the two M’s came close to disaster. Auburn had two such close calls. This is not enough to break their lead earned above. A close cal against Ole Miss and I might change my mind.
So, based on this examination, what happens if the five remaining top-six undefeateds win again this week (a lofty assumption, of course, since they’re all on the road, and this is college football)?
Based on the schedule and wins comparison from BCS Evolution, the next edition of the BCS rankings will look like this: Auburn, Missouri, Michigan St., Oregon, Boise St. or TCU.
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