Iowa Reclaims #1 at the Gun

Someone in Iowa City is underrated, says I.

Conference Rating 1 Southeastern .57091 2 Big East .55993 3 Pacific-10 .55513 4 Big XII .54182 5 Big Ten .53921 6 Atlantic Coast .49493 7 Mountain West .48790 8 Western Athletic .45089 9 USA .43596 10 Sun Belt .39247 11 Mid-American .38829

Big Games This Week: 6 Texas at 18 Oklahoma State 10 Southern California at 9 Oregon There are seven undefeated teams left (the top seven in this week's rankings), and the only one with what appears to be a tough game this week is Florida, who plays Georgia in Jacksonville. Florida won't gain much from beating the Bulldogs, though, because Georgia will have a .500 record for the season, assuming the Gators win. Iowa and Florida are neck-and-neck for the #1 spot right now. Virginia Tech's game against North Carolina is one on which to keep an eye since Alabama beat the Hokies in September. A Virginia Tech win makes it a tight three-team race for the #1 spot next week. If today were BCS Selection Sunday and my standings were all that were used, here would be my projected BCS selection process: Automatic bids: Iowa (BCS Championship Game), Florida (BCS Championship Game), Texas Christian, Alabama, Texas (Fiesta Bowl), Cincinnati, Georgia Tech (Orange Bowl), Oregon (Rose Bowl). At-large pool: Boise State, Southern California, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech. Rose Bowl selects first after losing #1 Iowa to the BCS Championship Game. They choose Penn State. Sugar Bowl selects second after losing #2 Florida to the BCS Championship Game. They select Alabama. Orange Bowl picks first in final rotation. They pick Southern California. Fiesta Bowl picks next. Having to choose between automatic bids Texas Christian and Cincinnati, they choose Texas Christian. Sugar Bowl is assigned Cincinnati. Hypothetical BCS Matchups: Rose Bowl: Oregon vs. Penn State Fiesta Bowl: Texas vs. Texas Christian Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs. Cincinnati Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Southern California BCS Championship Game: Iowa vs. Florida

The Hawkeyes came out of Saturday's barnburner in East Lansing a winner, and they're tops this week.

1. Iowa
2. Florida
3. Texas Christian
4. Alabama
5. Boise State
6. Texas
7. Cincinnati
8. Georgia Tech
9. Oregon
10. Southern California
11. Louisiana State
12. Penn State
13. Pittsburgh
14. Virginia Tech
15. West Virginia
16. Miami (Florida)
17. Houston
18. Oklahoma State
19. Utah
20. Arizona
21. Ohio State
22. Notre Dame
23. Central Michigan
24. South Carolina
25. Navy
26. Wisconsin
27. Brigham Young
28. California
29. Kansas
30. Mississippi
31. Idaho
32. Troy
33. Kentucky
34. Clemson
35. Auburn
36. Georgia
37. Michigan
38. South Florida
39. Oklahoma
40. Iowa State
41. Boston College
42. Oregon State
43. Nebraska
44. Stanford
45. Rutgers
46. Washington
47. Minnesota
48. Texas Tech
49. Marshall
50. Missouri
51. Nevada
52. Connecticut
53. Michigan State
54. Fresno State
55. Texas A&M
56. Kansas State
57. UCLA
58. Arizona State
59. Tennessee
60. Louisiana-Monroe
61. Arkansas
62. Southern Mississippi
63. Air Force
64. Northern Illinois
65. Northwestern
66. Middle Tennessee State
67. North Carolina
68. East Carolina
69. Toledo
70. Florida State
71. Texas-El Paso
72. Louisiana-Lafayette
73. Wyoming
74. Ohio
75. Wake Forest
76. Purdue
77. Central Florida
78. Mississippi State
79. Tulsa
80. Bowling Green
81. Colorado State
82. Western Michigan
83. Southern Methodist
84. Indiana
85. Syracuse
86. Baylor
87. Colorado
88. Kent State
89. San Diego State
90. Florida Atlantic
91. Temple
92. Buffalo
93. Louisville
94. Louisiana Tech
95. North Carolina State
96. Nevada-Las Vegas
97. Army
98. Arkansas State
99. Virginia
100. Alabama-Birmingham
101. Washington State
102. New Mexico State
103. Tulane
104. Utah State
105. Memphis
106. Maryland
107. Hawaii
108. Florida International
109. North Texas
110. Vanderbilt
111. Duke
112. San José State
113. Illinois
114. Miami (Ohio)
115. Akron
116. Rice
117. Eastern Michigan
118. New Mexico
119. Ball State
120. Western Kentucky