TCU's chances for the national championship are slim
November, 10, 2009
11/10/09
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Posted by ESPN.com’s Graham Watson
For those holding out hope that TCU could appear in the national championship game, keep hoping.
The Horned Frogs will benefit from a win over No. 16 Utah this weekend, but that’s their last bargaining chip of the year. With Cincinnati, which still has two ranked teams to play, breathing down the Horned Frogs necks, it’s going to be difficult for TCU to maintain a lead over the Bearcats if both stay undefeated.
In this week’s computer rankings, Cincinnati is ahead of TCU in both the Anderson & Hester and Wolfe computer rankings. Anderson & Hester have the Bearcats ranked No. 3 and Wolfe has them No. 2. TCU is actually ahead of Texas in two of the six computer rankings, including No. 3 in the Sagarin ratings.
Both TCU and Cincinnati have better remaining schedules than Texas, but if the Longhorns win out, there’s little doubt that the voters, which make up two-thirds of the BCS formula, will put the Longhorns in the national championship.
As the season continues to play out, an undefeated TCU team could find itself anywhere from No. 3 to No. 5 in the BCS standings depending on voter preference, but the Horned Frogs should continue to maintain a comfortable lead on all the nonautomatic qualifying teams in the standings.
For those holding out hope that TCU could appear in the national championship game, keep hoping.
The Horned Frogs will benefit from a win over No. 16 Utah this weekend, but that’s their last bargaining chip of the year. With Cincinnati, which still has two ranked teams to play, breathing down the Horned Frogs necks, it’s going to be difficult for TCU to maintain a lead over the Bearcats if both stay undefeated.
In this week’s computer rankings, Cincinnati is ahead of TCU in both the Anderson & Hester and Wolfe computer rankings. Anderson & Hester have the Bearcats ranked No. 3 and Wolfe has them No. 2. TCU is actually ahead of Texas in two of the six computer rankings, including No. 3 in the Sagarin ratings.
Both TCU and Cincinnati have better remaining schedules than Texas, but if the Longhorns win out, there’s little doubt that the voters, which make up two-thirds of the BCS formula, will put the Longhorns in the national championship.
As the season continues to play out, an undefeated TCU team could find itself anywhere from No. 3 to No. 5 in the BCS standings depending on voter preference, but the Horned Frogs should continue to maintain a comfortable lead on all the nonautomatic qualifying teams in the standings.
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