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2013 BCS Standings: Oregon Ducks 3rd after Week 8, just behind Florida State

The first BCS Standings of the year were released tonight, and the Ducks sit at #3, in great position to make the BCS Championship Game.

Steve Dykes

The first BCS Standings of the year have been released, and right now it's looking like a 3-team race for the National Championship.

Alabama takes the top spot, holding down the top spot in the poll, but only second in the computer rankings. Florida State is second, with a #1 computer ranking giving them a .0028 point edge over Oregon.

While many Duck fans will PANIC at this news, today's standings confirm what we've suspected for a while. If Oregon wins out, it will be nearly assured that they'll pass Florida State and play in the BCS Championship game. Oregon is a strong #2 in the polls, and have room to improve in the computers. The Pac-12 is strong this year, and the Ducks have one of the toughest remaining schedules remaining in the country. They will move up to 3rd at worst, and every point they close over FSU will give the Ducks an edge.

Florida State had their biggest win of the year in their biggest game of the year last night, and couldn't make up any significant ground in the polls. Oregon once again dominated another conference foe, and while it would have been nice to see a larger margin at the end of the game, Oregon's consistent play over the past few years has earned them the benefit of the doubt from pollsters. Unless something drastic happens, the Ducks will move in front of Florida State very soon.

It's great for the Ducks to be in this position, but there are many, many tough games left. The Ducks will need to bring it every single week to get through the rest of the schedule unscathed. GO DUCKS!

BCS Harris Poll USA Today Computer Rankings
RK TEAM AVG PVS RK PTS % RK PTS % AVG A&H RB CM KM JS PW %
1 Alabama .9841 2 1 2615 .9962 1 1544 .9961 2 2 1 3 3 2 1 .960
2 Florida State .9348 12 3 2401 .9147 3 1410 .9097 1 1 5 2 1 1 2 .980
3 Oregon .9320 4 2 2520 .9600 2 1482 .9561 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 .880
4 Ohio State .8553 NR 4 2321 .8842 4 1382 .8916 5 5 3 5 8 8 7 .790
5 Missouri .8219 NR 6 2026 .7718 7 1184 .7639 3 3 6 1 2 3 3 .930
6 Stanford .7414 6 8 1952 .7436 8 1117 .7206 6 6 4 6 6 15 10 .760
7 Miami (FL) .7200 NR 7 2008 .7650 6 1186 .7652 10 8 21 12 9 12 8 .630
8 Baylor .7120 NR 5 2038 .7764 5 1255 .8097 12 9 11 11 15 14 13 .550
9 Clemson .6249 14 10 1616 .6156 10 913 .5890 9 10 7 8 10 13 9 .670
10 Texas Tech .6220 NR 9 1662 .6331 9 981 .6329 11 11 14 10 12 10 11 .600
11 Auburn .5058 NR 15 1105 .4210 17 537 .3465 7 7 17 7 5 9 6 .750
12 UCLA .4807 17 11 1323 .5040 11 710 .4581 14 15 16 19 13 11 12 .480
13 LSU .4552 8 12 1212 .4617 13 688 .4439 15 14 9 17 11 19 16 .460
14 Virginia Tech .4408 NR 19 841 .3204 19 499 .3219 8 13 NR 9 7 7 5 .680
15 Oklahoma .4204 11 14 1110 .4229 12 695 .4484 16 12 8 15 19 20 19 .390
16 Texas A&M .3666 9 13 1177 .4484 15 622 .4013 18 22 18 22 16 22 17 .250
17 Fresno State .3379 NR 18 920 .3505 18 532 .3432 17 16 NR 14 NR 16 14 .320
18 Northern Illinois .3032 15 21 518 .1973 22 298 .1923 13 19 10 13 14 5 15 .520
19 Oklahoma State .2687 NR 17 951 .3623 13 688 .4439 28 25 NR NR NR NR NR .000
20 Louisville .2556 21 16 1046 .3985 16 571 .3684 28 NR 15 NR NR NR NR .000
21 South Carolina .2161 10 20 673 .2564 20 468 .3019 26 24 19 NR 22 NR 23 .090
22 Michigan .1637 18 22 415 .1581 23 268 .1729 21 17 20 16 NR NR 25 .160
23 UCF .1394 NR 25 238 .0907 25 151 .0974 19 23 13 23 NR 17 18 .230
24 Nebraska .1354 16 23 414 .1577 21 385 .2484 28 NR NR NR NR NR NR .000
25 Oregon State .1042 13 NR 168 .0640 NR 91 .0587 20 NR 22 24 18 6 21 .190