BCS Standings: Mike Hermanson Style

1. Florida (10-1, 7-1 SEC East)

Florida is one point away from being undefeated, and the indisputable heavyweight champions of the world. After their 31-30 loss to Mississippi (who just beat #18 LSU by 18), the Gators are 7-0, outscoring their opponents 369-82 (an average win of 52-12) against 5 winning teams, three who were in the top 25, including a #6 Georgia and a #4 LSU (with wins of 39 and 30 points, respectively). Tim Tebow is making a run towards another Heisman, with 33 total TD, and a 175.19 passer rating, better than his rating last year. Florida faces #20 Florida State next week at Florida State, and then will play in the SEC Championship game against Alabama. If they win both games (where they will be favored to win), they will definitely make it to the National Championship.

2. Oklahoma (10-1, 6-1 Big 12 South)

The Sooners played the most impressive game of the year Saturday, in my opinion. They absolutely obliterated the #2 team in the country, who was coming off big wins at Texas and Oklahoma State. Sam Bradford's stats this year are Heisman-worthy, and he's going to be one of the top contenders for the trophy. Bradford has 42 TD compared to just 6 INT. We know they have a terrific offense (1st in scoring in the NCAA), and after shutting down the Red Raiders Saturday, we know the defense is for real. Their only blemish is a 45-35 loss to Texas. Besides the win over TTU, they don't have any real championship teams on their schedule (TCU is the best, and they play in the Mountain West). They've got Oklahoma State this weekend, and they need to win BIG again in order to show they belong at the top, and that the loss to Texas was the fluke, not the win versus Texas Tech.

3. Alabama (11-0, 7-0 SEC West)

You're probably surprised to see the #1 team in the country (according to the polls) at number 3 on my list. The fact is that any team that goes through the SEC (arguably the best conference in football) undefeated deserves the #1 ranking, in many cases. However, the only impressive win the Crimson Tide have is a beating of then-#3 Georgia, who we now know to be overrated. They had close calls against LSU, Mississippi, and Kentucky, and I'm just not confident in them being a contender for the title. They play at Auburn this weekend, a rivalry that is terrific, and the game is never a gimme for either team. They are favored to win, and then will play Florida in the SEC Championship. A win against Florida may be enough for the Crimson Tide to get in, even if they were to lose against Auburn, but most likely they'll have to win them both.

4. USC (9-1, 7-1 Pac-10)

The Trojans controlled their own destiny back in September, when they were #1 in the country after beating Ohio State 35-3. But then they lost to Oregon State. Now, the Trojans are just waiting for some team in front of them to collapse so they can get into the National Title picture. Since the lose to Oregon State, the Trojans have 3 shutouts, and are showing a defense that is arguably best in the country. Games against Notre Dame and UCLA should be gimmes, but they most likely will need Oregon State to slip up or the National Title probably won't be a possibility. How could a team win the National Championship, but not win the Conference? We saw the same thing with Georgia last year when they didn't win the SEC.

5. Texas (10-1, 6-1 Big 12 South)

The Longhorns are most likely going to be in the BCS National Championship game if they can just beat Texas A&M and Missouri in the Big 12 Championship game. They're currently #2 in the BCS, and they have quality wins against Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Missouri. However, they were beat by Texas Tech, the one blemish in their schedule. It's hard to make a case for Texas or Oklahoma, even though Texas beat Oklahoma, because Oklahoma killed Texas Tech who beat Texas. It's all up to the voters at this point, and Oklahoma and Texas will most likely be running up the scores, and trying to make their case for a National Championship bid (so long as whoever plays in the Big 12 Championship beats Missouri).

6. Penn State (11-1, 7-1 Big Ten)

The only good win on Penn State's schedule was last week against Michigan State, hardly a top-tier team. However, the Nittany Lions won a major conference, and can most likely play with any team in the country.

17. Utah (12-0, 8-0 Moutain West)

I'm not buying into the Utes. They've beaten one above .500 team from a major conference, Oregon State. They beat an awful Michigan team by 2, and TCU and BYU, both mediocre teams as well. I'm looking forward to the BCS bowl game that features Utah, and I hope they prove me wrong, but I'm waiting for Utah to turn into this year's Hawaii.

21. Northwestern (9-3, 5-3 Big Ten)

I'm a little biased towards the 'Cats, but they had a phenomenal year, only the 5th time they've won 9 games in a year. They could be getting into a January Bowl Game for the first time since the Rose Bowl in 1996. Let's go Cats!

99. Notre Dame (6-5)

The Irish are going to cap off a terrible season with a loss to USC and a loss to Syracuse. 6-6, but I'm sure they'll get into a bowl game. Once again, they'll be looking to next year, as they can never seem to make it happen this year. Charlie Weis showed why he's the most overpaid human in the world, and he will have some serious work to do this off-season.

106. Michigan (3-9, 2-6 Big Ten)

Michigan vs. Maine South is the only matchup we should be talking about when it comes to Michigan. Even the Wolverines would have trouble with the Hawks of Maine South, who look to win the 8A Football Title this weekend. The Wolverines had literally the worst season in the history of the school. Rich Rodriguez is also going to need to make some drastic improvements over the off-season, or he might be in search of a job again.

119. Washington (0-11, 0-8 Pac-10)

They were so close!! They took Washington State into overtime, and lost, so close to their first win of the year. Overall, the strong, top-25 team of 4 years ago is long gone, and the Huskies get my pick as the worst team in FBS.