College Football Rankings 2012 Week 12: Teams Overrated by BCS Computers

College football would be chaos without human voting.

If you think the BCS is a joke now, just imagine the 2012 Week 12 rankings with just computers.

Actually, I’ll help you out.

Here are the teams that, if it weren’t for the Harris and USA Today polls, would be outrageously overrated in the standings (via ESPN).

4. Oregon State

The Beavers are just 1-2 against teams that are currently ranked in the Top 25. Despite that fact, their average computer ranking sees them slotted as the 12th best team in the nation.

Thank goodness the human polls are there to knock them back down to where they belong at No. 16.

3. Michigan

Michigan’s victory over No. 24 Northwestern impressed the computers so much that they believe the Wolverines are the 16th best team in the country.

No, folks, that isn’t a joke. According to the computer rankings, 7-3 Michigan boasts a better resume than 9-1 Florida State, whose lone loss was by a single point.

2. Notre Dame

According to four out of the six computer rankings, Notre Dame is the best team in the nation. Yes, the same Notre Dame that controversially escaped against Stanford and needed three overtimes to defeat Pittsburgh.

While the Fighting Irish only average a two-score-margin of victory over their opponents, Kansas State and Oregon’s triumphs typically come by four scores.

1. Florida

The Gators are better than Oregon and Alabama. Don’t riot against me—I’m just the messenger. That ludicrous statement is exactly what the computer rankings would lead you to believe.

Florida barely made it out alive at home vs. Louisiana-Lafayette. It only won 27-20.

Sure, the Gators’ resume is impressive, but no one in their right mind would claim that they’re better than the Ducks or the Crimson Tide. Far more times than not, these teams flat-out dominate their opponents.

WEEK 12 BCS STANDINGS
1. Kansas State
2. Oregon
3. Notre Dame
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
6. Florida
7. LSU
8. Texas A&M
9. South Carolina
10. Florida State
11. Clemson
12. Oklahoma
13. Stanford
14. Nebraska
15. Texas
16. Oregon State
17. UCLA
18. USC
19. Louisville
20. Louisiana Tech
21. Michigan
22. Rutgers
23. Texas Tech
24. Oklahoma State
25. Washington

David Daniels is a featured columnist at Bleacher Report and a syndicated writer.

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