Louisiana State and Alabama, each with a week off to prepare for their Nov. 5 showdown in Tuscaloosa, dominated Sunday’s second release of the Bowl Championships Series standings.
LSU (8-0) remained on top with a BCS average of .9702, followed by Alabama (8-0) at .9627.
Weekend defeats handed to last week’s No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 6 Wisconsin, though, scrambled the standings and created opportunities for others.
Oklahoma State, with an average of .9240, took Oklahoma’s spot at No. 3 followed by Boise State at .8302 and Clemson at .8240.
Stanford moved up two spots to No. 6, followed by Oregon, Kansas State, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Oregon, the highest-ranked one-loss team, plays at Stanford on Nov. 12.
Wisconsin paid heavily for its last-second loss to Michigan State. The Badgers dropped nine positions to No. 15, one spot behind Nebraska.
The top two schools in the final standings Dec. 4 will meet for the BCS title in New Orleans.
--Chris Dufresne
Photo: Playmakers Trent Richardson of Alabama and Jordan Jefferson of LSU have helped their teams set up a showdown for SEC, and BCS, supremacy on Nov. 5. Credit: Associated Press and Getty Images
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