Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Are 20th in BCS Poll
November 18, 2003 | Football
Nov. 18, 2003
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The Bowling Green State University football team is rated 20th in this week's Bowl Championship Series standings. The Falcons, who are ranked 22nd in the AP poll and 25th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll.
BGSU, 8-2 and 5-1 in the MAC, will visit Ball State on Saturday, November 22 for a 1 p.m. contest against the Cardinals.
EXPLANATION: Poll Average - Average of the AP Media Poll and USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. Others receiving votes calculated in order received.
Computer Average - Average of Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, New York Times, Jeff Sagarin,s USA Today, and the Peter Wolfe rankings. The computer component will be determined by averaging six of the seven rankings. The lowest (worst) computer ranking will be disregarded.
Schedule Rank - Rank of schedule strength compared to other Division I-A teams of actual games played divided by 25. This component is calculated by determining the cumulative won/loss records of the team,s opponent (66 2/3 percent) and the cumulative won/loss records of the team,s opponents, opponents (33 1/3 percent).
Losses - One point for each loss during the season.
Quality Win Component - The quality win component will reward to varying degrees teams that defeat opponents ranked among the top 10 in the weekly standings. The bonus point scale will range from a high of 1.0 for a win over the top ranked team to a low of 0.1 for a victory over the 10th-ranked BCS team. If a team registers a victory over a team more than once during the regular season, quality points will be awarded just once. Quality win points are based on the standings determined by the subtotal. The final standings are reconfigured to reflect the quality win point deduction. The BCS Standings at the end of the season will determine final quality win points.
Notes: 1. Teams on NCAA probation (i.e. not eligible for postseason competition) are not listed in the BCS Standings. Teams with victories over teams on probation will receive appropriate quality win points. 2. The Nokia Sugar Bowl on January 4, 2004, will host the BCS National Championship Game and determine which team will be presented The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame,s MacArthur Trophy, awarded to college football,s National Champion since 1959, as well as the ADT National Championship Trophy on behalf of the American Football Coaches Association.
Rank, Team, Poll Avg., Computer Avg., Schedule Rank, Loss, Subtotal, Quality Win, Total 1. Oklahoma, 1, 1.00, 0.40, 0, 2.40, - 0.6, 1.80 2. Ohio State, 4, 2.00, 0.52, 1, 7.52, 0, 7.52 3. Southern California, 2, 3.33, 1.48, 1, 7.81, - 0.1, 7.71 4. Louisiana State, 3, 5.83, 2.88, 1, 12.71, - 0.5, 12.21 5. Texas, 7, 6.67, 0.68, 2, 16.35, 0, 16.35 6. Georgia, 6, 8.33, 0.80, 2, 17.13, - 0.4, 16.73 7. Tennessee, 10, 5.67, 0.48, 2, 18.15, 0, 18.15 8. Texas Christian, 9.5, 6.17, 3.60, 0, 19.27, 0, 19.27 9. Michigan, 5, 11.33, 1.40, 2, 19.73, 0, 19.73 10. Washington State, 8, 9.67, 1.36, 2, 21.03, 0, 21.03 11. Florida State, 10.5, 10.83, 0.92, 2, 24.25, 0, 24.25 12. Miami (FL), 13.25, 9.17, 0.28, 2, 24.70, 0, 24.70 13. Florida, 13.75, 11.00, 0.36, 3, 28.11, - 1.2, 26.91 14. Miami (OH), 18.5, 8.83, 2.20, 1, 30.53, 0, 30.53 15. Mississippi, 15, 14.83, 2.28, 2, 34.11, 0, 34.11 16. Purdue, 16, 15.50, 0.60, 3, 35.10, 0, 35.10 17. Virginia Tech, 12, 19.83, 2.24, 2, 36.07, 0, 36.07 18. Iowa, 17, 17.00, 0.72, 3, 37.72, - 0.2, 37.52 19. Kansas State, 18.5, 22.33, 1.72, 3, 45.55, 0, 45.55 20. Bowling Green, 23.5, 19.33, 2.44, 2, 47.27, 0, 47.27 21. Oklahoma State, 24, 20.42, 1.52, 3, 48.94, 0, 48.94 22. Nebraska, 23, 23.17, 1.44, 3, 50.61, 0, 50.61 23. Boise State, 20, 25.17, 4.52, 1, 50.69, 0, 50.69 24. Utah, 27.5, 20.00, 1.88, 2, 51.38, 0, 51.38 25. Pittsburgh, 21.25, 26.67, 1.56, 3, 52.48, 0, 52.48
