Although out of the national championship picture, Houston has worked its way into the national spotlight. The Cougars are ranked No. 10 in the USA Today coaches poll and are 11th in The Associated Press rankings and the BCS standings.

That means the Sooners are running out of opportunities to impress those responsible for the BCS standings. After the 7 pm contest at Baylor (6-3, 3-3 Big 12), OU (8-1, 5-1) will host Iowa State in next Saturday's home finale and then travel to

After a wild weekend in college football, the latest BCS standings have been released, with Houston still on the outside looking in despite their 7-0 record. The Cougars are ranked No. 17 with a weighted average of .3676, by far the lowest of

14 in the BCS standings it is possible they can still play in a lucrative BCS bowl this season. A win over Stanford next week would help their chances greatly, but first they must hold serve at home against Boston College. SB Nation's odds partner

It is not known how the proposed model would affect football independent Notre Dame, which now receives preferred revenue sharing and access to BCS bowls. Nor is it known if the BCS would continue using the existing BCS standings as the way to

On Sunday night the new BCS standings were released. Well, well, well. Look at Oregon, right back in the thick of things after Saturday's mammoth win in Palo Alto. LSU is still king of the mountain, though, and with the losses by Boise State and

The Cougars are ranked No. 10 in the USA Today coaches poll and are 11th in The Associated Press rankings and the BCS standings. They haven't been ranked th.

Although out of the national championship picture, Houston has worked its way into the national spotlight. The Cougars are ranked No. 10 in the USA Today coaches poll and are 11th in The Associated Press rankings and the BCS standings.

5 Boise State both lost last Saturday, opening the door a bit for Alabama to play in the BCS title game if LSU or second-ranked Oklahoma State should fall. The Tide are third in the BCS standings. "I don't really care about that.

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