The No. 1 team will undoubtedly be the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Tide
travels to Missouri this Saturday, but with starter James Franklin out
for an already struggling Missouri squad, the Tide should be heavily
favored and slide into the No.1 position.
After the Tide there
are some toss-up-type scenarios ahead. Oregon is playing great football,
but so is South Carolina. At this point, those two seem to be
interchangeable behind Alabama.
There are a number of factors that
play into the BCS formula, and the South Carolina strength of schedule
may give them favor early. Here is a look at the projected Top 25 for
the first 2012 BCS poll.
No. 1: Alabama Crimson Tide
No. 2: Oregon Ducks
No. 3: South Carolina Gamecocks
No. 4: West Virginia Mountaineers
No. 5: Florida Gators
No. 6: Kansas State Wildcats
No. 7: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
No. 8: LSU Tigers
No. 9: USC Trojans
No. 10: Georgia Bulldogs
No. 11: Florida State Seminoles
No. 12: Clemson Tigers
No. 13: Oklahoma Sooners
No. 14: Texas Longhorns
No. 15: Oregon State Beavers
No. 16: Stanford Cardinal
No. 17: Louisville Cardinals
No. 18: Mississippi State Bulldogs
No. 19: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
No. 20: Cincinnati Bearcats
No. 21: Texas A&M Aggies
No. 22: Boise State Broncos
No. 23: Northwestern Wildcats
No. 24: Ohio Bobcats
No. 25: Iowa State Cyclones
