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Team.. Harris Poll.. USA TODAY.. Computer Rank.. BCS Avg.

1. Ohio State- 1 .9989- 1 .9987- 3 .930- .9759

2. Boston College- 2 .9389- 2 .9413- 1 .970- .9501

3. LSU- 3 .8947- 3 .8793- 2 .960- .9114

4. Arizona State- 8 .7028- 7 .7260- 4 .860- .7629

5. Oregon- 5 .8004- 5 .8167- 9 .670- .7623

6. Oklahoma- 4 .8846- 4 .8707- 14 .510- .7551

7. West Virginia- 6 .7568- 6 .7560- 10t .610- .7076

8. Virginia Tech- 10 .6425- 9 .7013- 8 .690- .6779

9. Kansas- 11 .5863- 10 .6073- 7 .750- .6479

10. South Florida- 12 .5709- 12 .5420- 5 .810- .6410

11. Florida- 9 .6551- 11 .6040- 10t .610- .6230

12. Southern California- 7 .7368- 8 .7067- 21 .170- .5378

13. Missouri 13 .5502 13 .5267 13 .530 .5356

14. Kentucky- 15 .4056- 15 .4027- 12 .550- .4528

15. Virginia- 20 .2281- 18 .3107- 6 .760- .4329

16. South Carolina- 17 .3618- 17 .3160- 15 .390- .3559

17. Hawaii- 14 .4439- 14 .4113- NR .000- .2851

18. Georgia- 19 .2495- 19 .2680- 20 .230- .2492

19. Texas- 16 .3698- 16 .3513- NR .000- .2404

20. Michigan- 21 .2256- 21 .2167- 19 .260- .2341

21. California- 18 .3063- 20 .2647- 27t .020- .1970

22. Auburn- 23 .1168- 23 .1193- 16t .330- .1887

23. Connecticut- 29 .0281- 28 .0500- 16t .330- .1360

24. Alabama- 24 .1130- 24 .1180- 22 .150- .1270

25. Penn State- 22 .1418- 22 .1960- 29 .010- .1159


Explanation

To derive a team’s poll percentages in the Harris Interactive and USA TODAY polls, each team’s point total is divided by a maximum 2850 possible points in the Harris Interactive Poll and 1575 possible points in the USA TODAY Poll.

Teams are assigned an inverse point total (25 for #1, 24 for #2, etc.) for each of their respective computer poll rankings to determine the overall computer component. The highest and lowest ranking for each team is dropped, and the sum total of the remaining four rankings is divided by 100 (the maximum possible points). This figure produces a Computer Rankings Percentage. The six computer ranking providers are Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, Jeff Sagarin and Peter Wolfe. Each computer ranking accounts for schedule strength within its formula.

The BCS Average is calculated by averaging the percent totals of the Harris Interactive and USA TODAY Polls, and Computer rankings. The highest BCS Average receives the #1 ranking, the second highest receives #2, and so forth.