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One more piece of the puzzle — the top-16s of the five active BCS-era computers for this week. Interesting to compare the spread of opinions:
And as has been very requested: this week's top teams by average ranking in the five active BCS-era computers. No humans involved here! (Other than the ones that generated the formulas to begin with):
This week’s simulated BCS rankings are here as Miami and Ohio State hold on to the top two spots, while the rest of the top 25 sees plenty of reshuffling compared to last week’s edition:
By request, this week's top teams by average ranking in the five active BCS-era computers -- no human polling involved at all!
New week, new top tier of this week's simulated BCS. Miami, Ohio State and BYU break away while last week’s top two slide to Nos. 4 and 5 after a chaotic week:
We’re back! The first simulated BCS standings of 2026 are in, and they sort neatly into tiers: Georgia and Notre Dame up top, then Miami/Indiana/Ohio State, followed by duos and trios before a cliff after No. 12:
We’ll be back the rest of the season with the usual: side-by-sides against the @CFBPlayoff committee once its rankings drop, simulated brackets, computer diagnoses and more. Stay tuned!
This would be a return to a BCS-era contingency for Notre Dame, where the Fighting Irish were guaranteed a BCS bowl bid if they finished in the BCS top-8 at the end of the season (with 10 total BCS bowl spots up for grabs).
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With the last piece of the simulated BCS puzzle locked into place, the official side-by-side bracket ends up looking a bit closer than it did this morning.
However the key difference remains: the BCS prefers Notre Dame, the committee preferred Miami.
Anderson & Hester's final rankings are out: 1. Indiana 2. Ohio State 3. Texas Tech 4. Georgia 5. Ole Miss 6. Oregon 7. Texas A&M 8. BYU 9. Oklahoma 10. Notre Dame 11. Alabama 12. Utah 13. USC 14. Michigan 15. Vanderbilt
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College Football Playoff: 12-team bracket, schedule set for 2025-26
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A mostly official (and adjusted!) comparison of the playoff brackets the committee and the simulated BCS would've generated at season's end:
Although not entirely official, the simulated BCS and @CFBPlayoff will disagree on the inclusion of Miami — the BCS will fall in favor of Notre Dame