If the BCS still existed, what would it look like? Week 8 edition
2014 marked the year the decade-plus BCS system went defunct in favor of the College Football Playoff, which will finish off its own 10-year run as a four-team invitational as it moves to 12 teams in 2024. But what would the BCS rankings look like if they still existed today?
Unlike the College Football Playoff rankings, which is decided by a selection committee, the BCS rankings used a combination of the AP Top 25 poll as well as a computer ranking assigned to each team.
Now that we’re eight weeks into the 2023 season, there’s much debate about who the best team in college football is, but the BCS makes it quite clear. Below you can find the simulated rankings if the BCS existed today.
Michigan Wolverines
BCS Score: 0.9303
Record: 7-0
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 2
Ohio State Buckeyes
BCS Score: 0.9072
Record: 6-0
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 3
Georgia Bulldogs
BCS Score: 0.9001
Record: 7-0
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 1
Florida State Seminoles
BCS Score: 0.8527
Record: 6-0
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 4
Washington Huskies
BCS Score: 0.8401
Record: 6-0
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 5
Oklahoma Sooners
BCS Score: 0.8368
Record: 6-0
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 7
Penn State Nittany Lions
BCS Score: 0.8111
Record: 6-0
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 6
Texas Longhorns
BCS Score: 0.6916
Record: 5-1
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 8
Alabama Crimson Tide
BCS Score: 0.6735
Record: 6-1
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 8
North Carolina Tar Heels
BCS Score: 0.6329
Record: 6-0
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 10
Oregon Ducks
BCS Score: 0.5609
Record: 5-1
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 11
Ole Miss Rebels
BCS Score: 0.5381
Record: 5-1
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 12
Oregon State Beavers
BCS Score: 0.4944
Record: 6-1
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 13
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
BCS Score: 0.4117
Record: 6-2
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 18
Utah Utes
BCS Score: 0.3978
Record: 5-1
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 14
USC Trojans
BCS Score: 0.3238
Record: 6-1
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 16
Tennessee Volunteers
BCS Score: 0.3200
Record: 5-1
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 15
LSU Tigers
BCS Score: 0.3168
Record: 5-2
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 19
Duke Blue Devils
BCS Score: 0.2778
Record: 5-1
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 17
Missouri Tigers
BCS Score: 0.2152
Record: 6-1
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 20
Iowa Hawkeyes
BCS Score: 0.2025
Record: 6-1
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 23
Air Force Falcons
BCS Score: 0.1727
Record: 6-0
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 22
Louisville Cardinals
BCS Score: 0.1724
Record: 6-1
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 21
James Madison Dukes
BCS Score: 0.1568
Record: 6-0
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: NR
Tulane Green Wave
BCS Score: 0.0763
Record: 5-1
US LBM Coaches Poll Rank: 24
