| | Florida State and Penn State remained 1-2 in the Bowl
Championship Series standings Monday, with Virginia Tech still
third but falling farther behind the Nittany Lions.
The BCS' computer-generated standings also placed Florida
fourth, up two spots from last week and ahead of Tennessee and
Kansas State.
The final BCS standings on Dec. 5 determine which teams play in
college football's designated national title game -- the Sugar Bowl
on Jan. 4. The standings are based on a formula that considers The
Associated Press media poll and the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll,
eight computer rankings, strength-of-schedule and number of losses.
The Seminoles (9-0), No. 1 in both polls since the preseason,
had 3.11 points in the standings -- 1 point for poll average, 1.43
for computer rank average, 0.68 for strength-of-schedule, and zero
for losses. Florida State defeated Virginia 35-10 Saturday.
Penn State (9-0) had 5.48 points -- 2 for poll average, 3 for
computer rank average, 0.48 for strength-of-schedule and zero for
losses. The Nittany Lions beat Illinois 27-7 Saturday.
Virginia Tech (7-0) had 7.18 points -- 3 for poll average, 1.86
for computer rank average, 2.32 for strength-of-schedule and zero
losses.
Last week, Virginia Tech trailed Penn State by .5 points; this
week the difference is 1.7 points.
The Hokies, who beat Pittsburgh 30-17 Saturday, saw their
strength-of-schedule fall from 42nd to 58th toughest of the 114 I-A
teams. Florida State's schedule was rated 17th toughest; Penn
State's 12th.
Also, Virginia Tech was first in four of the eight computer
ratings, down from five firsts last week.
Florida (7-1) moved up based on its 30-14 win over Georgia,
ranked No. 14 in this week's AP poll. The Gators have 10.53 points.
Tennessee was in fifth place with 11.03 points, followed by
Kansas State (12.76), Georgia Tech (18.73), Nebraska (20.01),
Alabama (23.08) and Wisconsin (24.05).
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