The initial BCS rankings are out after Week 8 of the college football season, and to the surprise of absolutely no one the LSU Tigers are on top of the standings. The Alabama Crimson Tide are ahead of the Oklahoma Sooners, while the Oklahoma State Cowboys have found themselves ahead of all of Boise State, Wisconsin and Stanford to the surprise of many. Here are the complete rankings.
BCS Standings Week 8: LSU Tops Initial Rankings
LSU tops the BCS Rankings in Week 8, the first week that the poll is available. Kansas State is ranked higher in the BCS than human polls, while the computer polls don’t like Wisconsin.
| BCS | Harris Poll | USA Today | Computer Rankings | ||||||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | AVG | PVS | RK | PTS | % | RK | PTS | % | AVG | A&H | RB | CM | KM | JS | PW | % |
| 1 | LSU | .9522 | NR | 1 | 2819 | .9805 | 2 | 1410 | .9559 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .920 |
| 2 | Alabama | .9519 | NR | 2 | 2744 | .9544 | 3 | 1403 | .9512 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .950 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | .9301 | NR | 3 | 2684 | .9336 | 1 | 1426 | .9668 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | .890 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | .8568 | NR | 6 | 2315 | .8052 | 6 | 1173 | .7953 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .970 |
| 5 | Boise State | .8027 | NR | 5 | 2339 | .8136 | 7 | 1172 | .7946 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | .800 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | .7708 | NR | 4 | 2463 | .8567 | 4 | 1262 | .8556 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 12 | .600 |
| 7 | Clemson | .7582 | NR | 8 | 2063 | .7176 | 8 | 1028 | .6969 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .860 |
| 8 | Stanford | .7484 | NR | 7 | 2291 | .7969 | 5 | 1222 | .8285 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 10 | .620 |
| 9 | Arkansas | .6263 | NR | 10 | 1805 | .6278 | 10 | 931 | .6312 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 8 | .620 |
| 10 | Oregon | .6190 | NR | 9 | 1955 | .6800 | 8 | 1028 | .6969 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 18 | .480 |
| 11 | Kansas State | .5688 | NR | 12 | 1457 | .5068 | 16 | 678 | .4597 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | .740 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | .5048 | NR | 16 | 1259 | .4379 | 14 | 688 | .4664 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | .610 |
| 13 | Nebraska | .4972 | NR | 11 | 1484 | .5162 | 11 | 775 | .5254 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 16 | .450 |
| 14 | South Carolina | .4914 | NR | 13 | 1396 | .4856 | 12 | 765 | .5186 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 17 | .470 |
| 15 | West Virginia | .3730 | NR | 14 | 1359 | .4727 | 14 | 688 | .4664 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 24 | .180 |
| 16 | Michigan State | .3288 | NR | 15 | 1290 | .4487 | 13 | 690 | .4678 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .070 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | .3074 | NR | 19 | 779 | .2710 | 18 | 415 | .2814 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 15 | .370 |
| 18 | Michigan | .2995 | NR | 17 | 914 | .3179 | 17 | 458 | .3105 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 20 | .270 |
| 19 | Houston | .2863 | NR | 22 | 562 | .1955 | 20 | 359 | .2434 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 13 | .420 |
| 20 | Auburn | .2645 | NR | 21 | 565 | .1965 | 23 | 202 | .1369 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 11 | .460 |
| 21 | Penn State | .2311 | NR | 24 | 293 | .1019 | 22 | 253 | .1715 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 | .420 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | .1968 | NR | 18 | 839 | .2918 | 19 | 396 | .2685 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .030 |
| 23 | Illinois | .1516 | NR | 20 | 571 | .1986 | 21 | 260 | .1763 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .080 |
| 24 | Texas | .1348 | NR | NR | 77 | .0268 | NR | 26 | .0176 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 19 | .360 |
| 25 | Washington | .0871 | NR | 25 | 240 | .0835 | 24 | 174 | .1180 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 25 | .060 |
Among other notables, Houston is the second-highest ranked non-BCS conference team, after Boise State. The Cougars also one of just ten unbeaten teams remaining in FBS. Kansas State has benefited from the computer polls, ranking higher in the BCS than in either human poll that is factored into the rankings.
For more on the Week 8 college football rankings, check out our comprehensive StoryStream.
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