It shouldn't have startled anyone that Oregon has passed Florida State in the BCS race. The Seminoles ranked No. 2 last week in the initial BCS standings — one day after a dominant 51-14 victory at Clemson in what had been billed as a showdown of national championship contenders — but the Ducks' schedule was backloaded with opponents that impress the computer rankings.
Alabama remains No. 1. The battle is between the Ducks and Seminoles for the second slot in the BCS national championship game. If all three teams keep winning — and that, of course, is the hard part — and the minds of voters in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches and Harris polls remain unchanged, it will come down to the computers — which should increasingly favor Oregon.
1 Alabama 8-0
2 Oregon 8-0
3 Florida State 7-0
4 Ohio State 8-0
5 Stanford 7-1
6 Baylor 7-0
7 Miami (FL) 7-0
8 Clemson 7-1
9 Missouri 7-1
10 Oklahoma 7-1
