#20 Cal Bears move up the BCS standings

November 1, 10:57 PMCal Bears ExaminerRob Calonge

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Cal is ranked in the BCS standings for the second straight week--mostly due to the high ranking of both #8 Oregon and #12 USC. The computers don't take into account scoring margin, so it's just as if the Bears lost by a point to both teams.

While we all know better than the computers, it appears that Oregon's lopsided victory over USC has given the coaches a little more understanding to Cal's loss in Autzen. The USA Today Coaches' Poll ranks Cal at No. 23. The AP seems to also feel the same way, as Cal returned to that poll with the same ranking--No. 23.

The last time Cal was ranked in either poll, they were getting ready for their 30-3 loss to USC at home. After narrowly defeating Arizona State 23-21 on the road, it would seem that all is forgiven--for now. They still have the challenge of beating Oregon State, #21 Arizona, Stanford, and Washington.

For more on Cal's ranking, visit calbears.com by clicking here.

Rank	Team	Harris Poll		USA TODAY		Computer rank		BCS average
1	Florida	1	0.9835	1	0.9919	1	1.000	0.9918
2	Texas	2	0.9523	2	0.9458	3	.870	0.9227
3	Alabama	3	0.9375	3	0.9424	3	.870	0.9166
4	Iowa	7	0.7751	6	0.7871	2	.960	0.8407
5	Cincinnati	5	0.8004	7	0.7797	5	.830	0.8033
6	TCU	6	0.7811	4	0.8014	6	.820	0.8008
7	Boise State	4	0.8116	5	0.7973	8	.750	0.7863
8	Oregon	8	0.7537	8	0.7315	7	.810	0.7651
9	LSU	9	0.7263	9	0.7200	9	.690	0.7121
10	Georgia Tech	11	0.6228	11	0.6332	10	.630	0.6287
11	Penn State	10	0.6347	10	0.6549	12	.560	0.6166
12	Southern California	12	0.4965	13	0.4942	11	.610	0.5336
13	Pittsburgh	15	0.4498	14	0.4705	14	.400	0.4401
14	Utah	16	0.3933	16	0.3844	13	.490	0.4226
15	Houston	14	0.4572	16	0.4556	16	.350	0.4209
16	Ohio State	13	0.4804	12	0.4949	21	.160	0.3784
17	Miami (Fla.)	17	0.3898	17	0.3722	16	.350	0.3707
18	Arizona	21	0.2098	19	0.2169	16	.350	0.2589
19	Oklahoma State	18	0.2421	18	0.2515	21	.160	0.2179
20	California	22	0.1351	23	0.1336	15	.360	0.2095
21	Wisconsin	24	0.1035	22	0.1383	19	.340	0.1939
22	Notre Dame	21	0.2305	21	0.1905	23	.150	0.1903
23	Virginia Tech	24	0.1168	24	0.1308	20	.220	0.1559
24	Oklahoma	28	0.2361	20	0.2122	28	.000	0.1494
25	South Florida	26	0.618	26	0.0441	24	.130	0.0786

Explanation

To derive a team’s poll percentages in the Harris Interactive and USA TODAY polls, each team’s point total is divided by a maximum 2850 possible points in the Harris Interactive Poll and 1575 possible points in the USA TODAY Poll.

Teams are assigned an inverse point total (25 for #1, 24 for #2, etc.) for each of their respective computer poll rankings to determine the overall computer component. The highest and lowest ranking for each team is dropped, and the sum total of the remaining four rankings is divided by 100 (the maximum possible points). This figure produces a Computer Rankings Percentage. The six computer ranking providers are Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, Jeff Sagarin and Peter Wolfe. Each computer ranking accounts for schedule strength within its formula.

The BCS Average is calculated by averaging the percent totals of the Harris Interactive and USA TODAY Polls, and Computer rankings. The highest BCS Average receives the #1 ranking, the second highest receives #2, and so forth.

Note: Teams on NCAA probation (i.e. not eligible for postseason competition) are not listed in the BCS Standings.

Anger honored...again

Cal punter Bryan Anger was honored for CFPA's Punter Co-Performer of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards for his season-high 53.0 punting average on five kicks against the Sun Devils. It's the second time this season that he's been honored, the first time after the UCLA victory.

For more about Anger's award, visit calbears.com by clicking here.