With TCU's 34-10 victory over Colorado State on Saturday, not only did the Horned Frogs clinch a share of Mountain West title but they're slowly making their case for a BCS bowl bid. In this week's coaches poll, they're ranked at No. 18, and if the big boys in front of them keep losing then they've got a shot.
Remember, non-AQ conference teams become BCS bowl-eligible if you can get ranked No. 12 or higher in the BCS standings and at least nine wins.
TCU has the 9 wins, now they've just got to keep ascending the rankings.
Here is this week's USA Today Coaches Poll for Week 13:
|
Rank
|
Team (first-place votes) |
Record
|
Points
|
Last week's poll
|
|
|
1.
|
LSU (59)
|
11-0
|
1,475
|
1
|
|
|
2.
|
Alabama
|
10-1
|
1,413
|
3
|
|
|
3.
|
Arkansas |
10-1
|
1,349
|
6
|
|
|
4.
|
Virginia Tech |
10-1
|
1,242
|
7
|
|
|
5.
|
Stanford
|
10-1
|
1,222
|
9
|
|
|
6.
|
Oklahoma State |
10-1
|
1,156
|
2
|
|
|
7.
|
Houston |
11-0
|
1,075
|
10
|
|
|
8.
|
Boise State
|
9-1
|
982
|
11
|
|
|
9.
|
Oregon
|
9-2
|
933
|
4
|
|
|
10.
|
Michigan State |
9-2
|
928
|
12
|
|
|
11.
|
Oklahoma
|
8-2
|
826
|
5
|
|
|
12.
|
Wisconsin
|
9-2
|
808
|
13
|
|
|
13.
|
South Carolina |
9-2
|
806
|
14
|
|
|
14.
|
Georgia |
9-2
|
803
|
15
|
|
|
15.
|
Kansas State |
9-2
|
671
|
17
|
|
|
16.
|
Michigan
|
9-2
|
618
|
18
|
|
|
17.
|
Clemson
|
9-2
|
587
|
8
|
|
|
18.
|
TCU |
9-2
|
494
|
19
|
|
|
19.
|
Penn State |
9-2
|
455
|
21
|
|
|
20.
|
Baylor |
7-3
|
302
|
NR
|
|
|
21.
|
Georgia Tech |
8-3
|
203
|
23 (tie)
|
|
|
22.
|
Nebraska
|
8-3
|
165
|
16
|
|
|
23.
|
West Virginia |
7-3
|
158
|
23 (tie)
|
|
|
24.
|
Notre Dame |
8-3
|
156
|
25
|
|
|
25.
|
Virginia |
8-3
|
154
|
NR
|
|
|
|
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| Dropped out | |||||
| No. 20 Southern Mississippi (9-2, lost to Alabama-Birmingham 34-31), No. 22 Florida State (7-4, lost to then-unranked Virginia 14-13). | |||||
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| Others receiving votes | |||||
| Rutgers (8-3) 54; Auburn (7-4) 33; Southern Mississippi (9-2) 25; Tulsa (8-3) 23; Brigham Young (8-3) 21; Arkansas State (9-2) 10; Northern Illinois (8-3) 10; Missouri (6-5) 8; Texas A&M (6-5) 4; Utah (7-4) 3; Florida State (7-4) 1; Iowa State (6-4) 1; Texas (6-4) 1. | |||||