With seven weeks done in the college football season, the first edition of the BCS rankings came out on Sunday night, and there were a few surprises through the list. The LSU Tigers ended up edging the Alabama Crimson Tide on the list, finishing a mere .0003 points ahead of them in average. The Oklahoma Sooners ended up finishing in the third spot, followed closely by conference rival Oklahoma State at fourth. Boise State rounded out the top five, with Wisconsin, Clemson, and Stanford close behind.
Here are the rankings in full:
1. LSU Tigers (7-0, 4-0 conference)
Key Wins: vs. Oregon, at Mississippi State, at West Virginia
Toughest Remaining Matchups: vs. Auburn (10-22), at Alabama (11-5), vs. Arkansas (11-25)
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-0, 4-0)
Key Wins: at Penn State, vs Arkansas, at Florida
Toughest Remaining Matchups: vs. LSU (11-5), at Auburn (11-26)
3. Oklahoma Sooners (6-0, 3-0 conference)
Key Wins: at Florida State, vs. Texas
Toughest Remaining Matchups: at Kansas State (10-29), at Oklahoma State (12-3)
4. Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-0, 3-0 conference)
Key Wins: at Texas A&M, at Texas
Toughest Remaining Matchups: vs. Kansas State (11-5), vs. Oklahoma (12-3)
5. Boise State Broncos (6-0, 1-0 conference)
Key Wins: at Georgia, vs. Nevada
Toughest Remaining Matchups: vs. TCU (11-12)
6. Wisconsin Badgers (6-0, 2-0 conference)
Key Wins: vs. Oregon State, vs. Nebraska
Toughest Remaining Matchups: at Michigan State (10-22), at Illinois (11-19)
7. Clemson Tigers (7-0, 4-0 conference)
Key Wins: vs. Auburn, at Virginia Tech
Toughest Remaining Matchups: at Georgia Tech (10-29), at South Carolina (11-26)
8. Stanford Cardinal (6-0, 4-0 conference)
Key Wins: at Arizona, at Washington State
Toughest Remaining Matchups: vs. Washington (10-22), vs. Oregon (11-12)
9. Arkansas Razorbacks (5-1, 1-1 conference)
Key Wins: vs. Auburn, vs. Texas A&M Key Losses: at Alabama
Toughest Remaining Matchups: vs. South Carolina (11-5), at LSU (11-25)
10. Oregon Ducks (5-1, 3-0 conference)
Key Wins: at Arizona, vs. Arizona State Key Losses: vs. LSU
Toughest Remaining Matchups: at Washington (11-5), at Stanford (11-12)
11. Kansas State Wildcats (6-0, 3-0 conference)
Key Wins: vs. Baylor, at Texas Tech
Toughest Remaining Matchups: vs. Oklahoma (10-29), at Oklahoma State (11-5), vs. Texas A&M (11-12)
12. Virginia Tech Hokies (6-1, 2-1 conference)
Key Wins: at East Carolina, vs. Miami Key Losses: vs. Clemson
Toughest Remaining Matchups: at Georgia Tech (11-10), at Virginia (11-26)
13. Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1, 1-1 conference)
Key Wins: vs. Washington, vs. Ohio State Key Losses: at Wisconsin
Toughest Remaining Matchups: vs. Michigan State (10-29), at Penn State (11-12), at Michigan (11-19)
14. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-1, 4-1 conference)
Key Wins: at Georgia, at Mississippi State Key Losses: vs. Auburn
Toughest Remaining Matchups: at Arkansas (11-5), vs. Clemson (11-26)
15. West Virginia Mountaineers (5-1, 1-0 conference)
Key Wins: vs. Connecticut Key Losses: vs. LSU
Toughest Remaining Matchups: at Rutgers (10-29), vs. Pittsburgh (11-25)
16. Michigan State Spartans (5-1, 2-0 conference)
Key Wins: at Ohio State, vs. Michigan Key Losses: at Notre Dame
Toughest Remaining Matchups: vs. Wisconsin (10-22), at Nebraska (10-29)
17. Texas A&M Aggies (4-2, 2-1 conference)
Key Wins: at Texas Tech, vs. Baylor Key Losses: at Arkansas, vs. Oklahoma State
Toughest Remaining Matchups: at Oklahoma (11-5), at Kansas State (11-12)
18. Michigan Wolverines (6-1, 2-1 conference)
Key Wins: vs. Notre Dame Key Losses: at Michigan State
Toughest Remaining Matchups: at Illinois (11-12), vs. Nebraska (11-19)
19. Houston Cougars (6-0, 2-0 conference)
Key Wins: vs. UCLA
Toughest Remaining Matchups: vs. Marshall (10-22), at Tulsa (11-26)
20. Auburn Tigers (5-2, 3-1 conference)
Key Wins: at South Carolina, vs. Florida Key Losses: at Clemson, at Arkansas
Toughest Remaining Matchups: at LSU (10-22), vs. Alabama (11-26)
21. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-1, 3-0 conference)
Key Wins: vs. Purdue Key Losses: vs. Alabama
Toughest Remaining Matchups: vs. Nebraska (11-12), at Wisconsin (11-26)
22. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-1, 3-1 conference)
Key Wins: vs. Kansas, at North Carolina State Key Losses: at Virginia
Toughest Remaining Matchups: vs. Clemson (10-29), vs. Virginia Tech (11-10)
23. Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1, 2-1 conference)
Key Wins: vs. Arizona State Key Losses: vs. Ohio State
Toughest Remaining Matchups: at Penn State (10-29), vs. Wisconsin (11-19)
24. Texas Longhorns (4-2, 1-2 conference)
Key Wins: at UCLA Key Losses: vs. Oklahoma, vs. Oklahoma State
Toughest Remaining Matchups: vs. Kansas State (11-19), at Texas A&M (11-24)
25. Washington Huskies (5-1, 3-0 conference)
Key Wins: at Utah, vs. Colorado Key Losses: at Nebraska
Toughest Remaining Matchups: at Stanford (10-22), vs. Oregon (11-5)