[OutsiderFan]

Stanford continues to be undervalued by the public and certainly poll voters. 

Last year when 2 loss USC went into the game against 1 loss Oregon, they were ranked #18 in the AP poll.  Oregon was ranked #4.  After that game, Oregon fell five spots to #9, USC moved up EIGHT spots to #10, and made it to #9 after curb stomping UCLA the next week. 

Stanford was #14 and Oregon #1 in the AP poll going into this weekend's game.  After Stanford's win the AP dropped Oregon three spots to #4, and Stanford moved up just THREE spots to #11.  Coach's was worse, where Stanford went in #13 and ended up at #11.  Even the coaches are disrespecting Stanford!  Same with Harris.

LSU has two losses and is #8 in the AP poll, but #7 in the coach's poll and BCS rankings.  Stanford is #8 in the BCS, which suggests Stanford would be the highest ranked 2 loss team if Stanford was even ranked #10 in the polls.  What if Stanford was ranked #7 in the polls?  Stanford would be what, #5 or #6 in the BCS rankings now?  It's not this week that matters.  Stanford has the potential of two more games to impress poll voters and move past LSU as the highest ranked 2 loss team.  There could be a lot of movement that favors Stanford in the BCS rankings after this weekend's games.

What is this happens this weekend:

USC beats Notre Dame soundly by like 3 TDs
Florida State beats Florida
Texas beats Kansas State
Stanford beats UCLA
U.S.C. beats Clemson
Oregon beats Oregon State

Could the BCS rankings before the championship games look like this?

1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. Stanford
4. Oregon or Notre Dame
5. Notre Dame or Oregon

I'm assuming Stanford has a big enough lead over Oregon and Florida State in the computers, N.D. would fall hard in the polls with a blow-out loss to USC (like Kansas State did against Baylor), and Stanford would gain more poll voter support while N.D. is sinking, with no more games to play, and Stanford one more to solidify voter support.

After the Championship games, it could be:

1. Alabama/Georgia
2. Stanford

[OutsiderFan]

Stanford continues to be undervalued by the public and certainly poll voters. 

Last year when 2 loss USC went into the game against 1 loss Oregon, they were ranked #18 in the AP poll.  Oregon was ranked #4.  After that game, Oregon fell five spots to #9, USC moved up EIGHT spots to #10, and made it to #9 after curb stomping UCLA the next week. 

Stanford was #14 and Oregon #1 in the AP poll going into this weekend's game.  After Stanford's win the AP dropped Oregon three spots to #4, and Stanford moved up just THREE spots to #11.  Coach's was worse, where Stanford went in #13 and ended up at #11.  Even the coaches are disrespecting Stanford!  Same with Harris.

LSU has two losses and is #8 in the AP poll, but #7 in the coach's poll and BCS rankings.  Stanford is #8 in the BCS, which suggests Stanford would be the highest ranked 2 loss team if Stanford was even ranked #10 in the polls.  What if Stanford was ranked #7 in the polls?  Stanford would be what, #5 or #6 in the BCS rankings now?  It's not this week that matters.  Stanford has the potential of two more games to impress poll voters and move past LSU as the highest ranked 2 loss team.  There could be a lot of movement that favors Stanford in the BCS rankings after this weekend's games.

What is this happens this weekend:

USC beats Notre Dame soundly by like 3 TDs
Florida State beats Florida
Texas beats Kansas State
Stanford beats UCLA
U.S.C. beats Clemson
Oregon beats Oregon State

Could the BCS rankings before the championship games look like this?

1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. Stanford
4. Oregon or Notre Dame
5. Notre Dame or Oregon

I'm assuming Stanford has a big enough lead over Oregon and Florida State in the computers, N.D. would fall hard in the polls with a blow-out loss to USC (like Kansas State did against Baylor), and Stanford would gain more poll voter support while N.D. is sinking, with no more games to play, and Stanford one more to solidify voter support.

After the Championship games, it could be:

1. Alabama/Georgia
2. Stanford