BCS Rankings: Auburn Overtakes Oregon In Week 14 Standings

Stanford. And with a good cushion. With the third through ninth teams off this week, it is highly unlikely that the gap of 0.0228 between Stanford and Wisconsin can be overcome.

This means Stanford will be guaranteed a BCS bowl.

A brief overview of the Week 14 BCS rankings.

Stanford got its BCS bowl berth. The Cardinal are fourth this week, and it would seem impossible for any team from below fourth to pass Stanford before next week’s final BCS rankings. Therefore, Stanford fans can probably prepare for a BCS bowl game — likely the Orange Bowl, probably against the ACC’s champion.

In the Week 14 BCS rankings, the beast of the SEC is the nation’s top team once again.

After a bump from their escape at Alabama, the Auburn Tigers take the top spot in the Week 14 BCS standings, displacing the Oregon Ducks to second. Both teams are still in line to meet in the BCS National Championship Game by finishing their seasons with wins this week.

The Week 14 BCS rankings won’t be announced until tonight on ESPN, but the college football world will be anxiously anticipating this week’s standings. And for good reason: this might be the most consequential set of standings this year, even more so than the final BCS rankings, and could more or less set the lineup of teams for the BCS bowls.

That’s because this week’s rankings will likely influence two conference races, and might determine whether Stanford misses a BCS bowl entirely.