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The BCS is gone but not forgotten. BCSKnowHow.com has been releasing simulated BCS rankings each week to show what the old computer model would be putting out if it hadn’t been replaced by the College Football Playoff.
We have a new set ahead of Tuesday night’s CFP rankings reveal.
While we all wait for tonight's new @CFBPlayoff rankings, here's the latest simulated #BCS rankings, which tells the story of the crew chasing yet-again-unanimous No. 1 Georgia. Alabama takes the second spot this week with Cincinnati and Oklahoma not far behind: pic.twitter.com/wws5FnzRYJ
— BCSKnowHow.com (@BCSKnowHow) November 9, 2021
Georgia, as it has done in every poll this week, takes the No. 1 spot. The Bulldogs are unbeaten on the year (9-0) and 7-0 in SEC play. Alabama takes the No. 2 spot. The Tide held at No. 3 in the AP Top 25 this week but rose from No. 3 to No. 2 in the AFCA Coaches Poll.
The big question as fans await a new set of CFP rankings is whether the Tide will be docked for a less-than-impressive 20-14 win over LSU last weekend. Alabama opened the CFP rankings last week at No. 2, but considering the No. 3 team (Michigan State) lost to Purdue and Nos. 4, 5, and 6 all played tight contests against unranked opponents, perhaps the Tide stay pat.
The separation between Nos. 2, 3, and 4 in the simulated BCS model is minuscule. Cincinnati and Oklahoma sit in 3rd and 4th spots. The Bearcats were No. 4 in the model a week ago.
Michigan State is the big mover in the top 10, dropping from No. 5 a week ago to No. 8 today. The Spartans, on the heels of a massive win over in-state rival Michigan on Oct. 30, followed things up with a 40-29 loss to Purdue that dropped them to 8-1 on the year. They fell from No. 5 to No. 8 in the new AP Poll and from No. 6 to No. 9 in the Coaches Poll.
Ohio State (No. 5), Notre Dame (No. 6), Michigan (No. 7), Oregon (No. 9), and Oklahoma State (No. 10) round out the simulated BCS top 10.
Here’s a side-by-side look at the BCS model from last week and the CFP rankings:
Our first side-by-side comparison of the 2021 season pits tonight’s @CFBPlayoff inaugural rankings of the season against our simulated #BCS rankings. Tons of differences to unpack! pic.twitter.com/Vn1KJLVgOo
— BCSKnowHow.com (@BCSKnowHow) November 2, 2021
The newest CFP rankings will be revealed Tuesday evening on ESPN. The show will start at 9 p.m. ET.
Derek Peterson does a bit of everything, not unlike Taysom Hill. He has covered Oklahoma, Nebraska, the Pac-12, and now delivers CFB-wide content.
