BCS Standings Predictions 2013: What Experts Are Predicting for Week 15 BCS Poll

Leave it up to rivalry weekend for college football to be turned upside down. It appeared we were on a collision course to see Alabama and Florida State play for a national championship. Now, there's no telling who will earn a bid to the big game. Very few could also tell you who is a lock to appear in a BCS bowl. Although people complain about the BCS process, the format just helped college football get extremely interesting.

Help, most teams have finished their regular season, and nobody knows jack!

Maybe the experts can help. Where does Alabama fall to after falling asleep on a missed field goal? Does Ohio State finally move into the Top 2 and give Buckeyes fans what they want? Are there any dark horses that have sneaked into the Top 14 for a shot to qualify for a BCS bowl?

Samuel Chi, Bleacher Report's BCS guru, tried to answer some of those questions in his latest BCS projections, which can be viewed below:

Rank	Team	Record	Conference	Pvs
1	Florida State	12-0	ACC	2
2	Ohio State	12-0	Big Ten	3
3	Auburn	11-1	SEC	4
4	Alabama	11-1	SEC	1
5	Missouri	11-1	SEC	5
6	Oklahoma State	10-1	Big 12	7
7	Stanford	10-2	Pac-12	8
8	Baylor	10-1	Big 12	9
9	South Carolina	10-2	SEC	10
10	Michigan State	11-1	Big Ten	11
11	Arizona State	10-2	Pac-12	12
12	Oregon	10-2	Pac-12	13
13	Clemson	10-2	ACC	6
14	Northern Illinois	12-0	MAC	14
15	LSU	9-3	SEC	17
16	Central Florida	10-1	American	19
17	Oklahoma	9-2	Big 12	18
18	UCLA	9-3	Pac-12	22
19	Louisville	10-1	American	20
20	Duke	10-2	ACC	24
21	Wisconsin	9-3	Big Ten	15
22	Fresno State	10-1	MWC	16
23	Cincinnati	9-2	American	NR
24	Georgia	8-4	SEC	NR
25	Texas	8-3	Big 12	NR

Did anybody have a Florida State-Ohio State national championship heading into the season? Better question: Who thought Missouri and Auburn would be playing for the SEC Championship Game and an outside shot for a national title? Anyone? This is why college football should never change. A playoff is cool and all, but the upsets and the endless possibilities make this sport worth waiting through a grueling offseason.

Many will want to know if the SEC champion will have done enough to surpass an undefeated Ohio State. While even the possibility would drive the Buckeyes over the edge, there are some out there who believe it could happen. Like ESPN's Brad Edwards, who told Pete Roussel of Coaching Search that Auburn could get all of the love from the computers if it wins the SEC.

That could put the Tigers in a position to play for a national championship. And at that point I consider Gus Malzahn to have pulled off the greatest one-year turnaround of the last 25 years. That's insane when you sit back and look at how brutal the Tigers were just 12 months ago.

Anyway, Edwards has a similar Top Five, except for a minor change at the No. 4 and No. 5 spots, per Eleven Warriors:

What if Ohio State and Florida State both lose their conference championships? Does Alabama get a shot for a crystal football? Would the SEC really have two teams placed in the big game? Haven't we seen this movie before? With the way the last couple of weeks have gone, you'd be foolish at this point to rule anything out.

Ah, forget it.

Jerry Palm of CBS Sports got in on the action and had nearly an identical Top 10, but he also couldn't agree with where Alabama should be ranked:

Rank	Team	Record	Conference	Pvs
1	Florida State	12-0	ACC	2
2	Ohio State	12-0	Big Ten	3
3	Auburn	11-1	SEC	4
4	Missouri	11-1	SEC	5
5	Alabama	11-1	SEC	1
6	Oklahoma State	10-1	Big 12	7
7	Stanford	10-2	Pac-12	8
8	Baylor	10-1	Big 12	9
9	South Carolina	10-2	SEC	10
10	Michigan State	11-1	Big Ten	11

As usual, the real BCS rankings will be released at 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.