BCS Rankings 2011: How Controversial BCS Screwed Up in Week 8

If it seems like the BCS rankings are screwed up ever year, it's because they usually do screw something up every year, and 2011 is no different.

Of course there are at least a few teams that are ranked obnoxiously higher than they should be, and consequently there are a whole bunch of teams that needed to be ranked higher.

Over time everything will eventually even out, but at least for the first revealing of the BCS rankings there are quite a few flaws.

Let's investigate some of the latest screw ups in the BCS rankings. First though, take a look at how they turned out:

2011 BCS Rankings:

Rank	Team	BCS Points
1	LSU	.9522
2	Alabama	.9519
3	Oklahoma	.930
4	Oklahoma State	.857
5	Boise State	.803
6	Wisconsin	.771
7	Clemson	.758
8	Stanford	.748
9	Arkansas	.626
10	Oregon	.619
11	Kansas State	.569
12	Virginia Tech	.505
13	Nebraska	.497
14	South Carolina	.491
15	West Virginia	.373
16	Michigan State	.329
17	Texas A&M	.308
18	Michigan	.300
19	Houston	.286
20	Auburn	.265
21	Penn State	.231
22	Georgia Tech	.197
23	Illinois	.152
24	Texas	.135
25	Washington	.087

No. 10 Oregon:

I understand that the Ducks are hurting right now and I completely get that their first loss of the season to LSU really put them behind the eight-ball. That being said, they are still one of the most dangerous teams in the country and can score at will. I expect Oregon will close out the Pac-12, which will really give them a boost up the rankings.

No. 24 Texas:

No offense to the Longhorns, but they are not a Top 25 team. They've been soundly beaten by both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State and didn't look all to impressive. They have two games against Kansas State and Texas A&M coming up that I believe will expose their flaws as a Top 25 team.

No. 18 Michigan:

I feel the same way about Michigan as I do Texas. They were exposed by the Spartans as an average Big Ten team at best. When playing a good defense Denard Robinson shuts down and seems to be extremely injury prone. The offense is gimmicky and works great against lesser teams, but we've seen it break down time and time again against legitimate programs. I don't expect Michigan to be ranked for much longer.