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Of an era when the Harris Interactive Poll was really important to college football. Contact: [email protected]

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@BuffKomodo @CrimsonCast Season-end it’s likely 2007 LSU:

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@Upstate_Buckeye Are you talking in the 'actual' BCS era? In that case it's 2007 LSU:

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Here it is, the final simulated BCS rankings of the 2025 college football season:

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@CrimsonCast There are plenty of 1.000s including last year’s final Oregon!

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For those interested, here's teams 26-35 in our final simulated BCS rankings of the year:

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Here it is, the final simulated BCS rankings of the 2025 college football season:

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This would be a return to a BCS-era contingency for Notre Dame, where the Fighting Irish were guaranteed a BCS bowl bid if they finished in the BCS top-8 at the end of the season (with 10 total BCS bowl spots up for grabs).

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A newsy wrinkle from Bevacqua: As part of an MOU signed last spring, Notre Dame is assured of a CFP berth if it is ranked in the top 12 starting next year.

If this year’s situation unfolds next year, the final at-large team (Miami) would have gotten bumped for No. 11 Notre Dame.

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Most favored by the committee:
Houston (BCS No. 28, +7 spots)
Georgia Tech, Arizona (+3 spots)
Virginia (+2 spots)

Most favored by the BCS:
Navy (committee unranked)
James Madison (+5 spots)
Notre Dame, Tulane, North Texas (+2 spots)

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A final, season-end, side-by-side of the committee rankings and our simulated BCS rankings:

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@RealistMarc Here’s the actual metric final scores. The calculation can be summarized as: 1/3 Coaches, 1/3 AP, 1/3 computers (with the highest and lowest tossed). Each element with a 0.3333 “maximum” score.

Or! https://t.co/eaFVRoGoqm

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Here it is, the final simulated BCS rankings of the 2025 college football season:

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Georgia Tech & BYU will play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl, sources told @on3. Complete list of confirmed bowl bids ⤵️

https://t.co/Z4QMu98Uix

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With the last piece of the simulated BCS puzzle locked into place, the official side-by-side bracket ends up looking a bit closer than it did this morning.

However the key difference remains: the BCS prefers Notre Dame, the committee preferred Miami.

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And yes, that means FINAL simulated BCS coming soon!

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Anderson & Hester's final rankings are out: 1. Indiana 2. Ohio State 3. Texas Tech 4. Georgia 5. Ole Miss 6. Oregon 7. Texas A&M 8. BYU 9. Oklahoma 10. Notre Dame 11. Alabama 12. Utah 13. USC 14. Michigan 15. Vanderbilt

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Average ranking among the five available computers at the end of the college football season:

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@SocProf77 As soon as A&H is available yes!

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A mostly official (and adjusted!) comparison of the playoff brackets the committee and the simulated BCS would've generated at season's end:

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College Football Playoff: 12-team bracket, schedule set for 2025-26

https://t.co/UWjhHwYOkR

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@bbeevvoo1 We're mimicking the selection process for both brackets, the BCS side simulates the formula

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@SocProf77 We'll get a full read as soon as Anderson & Hester makes their final ranking official. But both will be in the spots somewhere between 18th and 20th in the final simulated BCS

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Although not entirely official, the simulated BCS and @CFBPlayoff will disagree on the inclusion of Miami — the BCS will fall in favor of Notre Dame

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We are still waiting for the final computer ranking to come in to calculate a true simulated BCS.

But with both polls and five of six computers reporting, the simulated BCS would fill its 12-team playoff this way: