Week #12 BCS Standings, Jerry Palm's Bowl Predictions, and Today's News

Today's News Links:

Indiana sophomore running back Tevin Coleman will not play in the Hoosiers' upcoming game against Wisconsin because of a sprained ankle.  Full story here.

The New York Times' Greg Bishop has an article about the recent federal court decision in the O'Bannon vs. NCAA case.  Full story here.

"We Are Marshall" - This Thursday the Marshall Thundering Herd football team will honor the 75 players, coaches, and staff that died in the plane crash 43 years ago with a helmet decal.  Full story here.


FULL BCS STANDINGS - WEEK #12 

A team's BCS ranking is determined by averaging the percentage totals from three components:  The USA Today Coaches Poll, the Harris Poll, and the six computer rankings.

BCS		Harris Poll			USA Today			Computer Rankings
RK	TEAM	AVG	PVS	RK	PTS	%	RK	PTS	%	AVG	A&H	RB	CM	KM	JS	PW	%
1	Alabama	.9958	1	1	2625	1.0000	1	1546	.9974	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	.990
2	Florida State	.9619	2	2	2514	.9577	2	1485	.9581	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	.970
3	Ohio State	.8926	4	3	2373	.9040	3	1401	.9039	4	4	4	4	6	5	3	.870
4	Stanford	.8689	5	5	2240	.8533	5	1307	.8432	3	5	3	3	3	3	4	.910
5	Baylor	.8618	6	4	2304	.8777	4	1376	.8877	5	3	6	5	7	4	8	.820
6	Oregon	.7665	3	6	1968	.7497	7	1162	.7497	6	6	5	8	5	7	6	.800
7	Auburn	.7206	9	9	1843	.7021	9	1069	.6897	7	8	8	6	4	8	5	.770
8	Clemson	.7200	7	7	1940	.7390	6	1164	.7510	9	9	7	9	10	13	9	.670
9	Missouri	.7118	8	8	1855	.7067	8	1083	.6987	8	7	10	7	8	9	7	.730
10	South Carolina	.5584	12	12	1417	.5398	12	830	.5355	10	10	9	12	13	10	12	.600
11	Texas A&M	.5473	15	10	1582	.6027	11	898	.5794	13	15	16	13	12	17	14	.460
12	Oklahoma State	.4671	14	11	1545	.5886	10	965	.6226	22	14	20	18	NR	22	25	.190
13	UCLA	.4548	19	16	1026	.3909	15	641	.4135	11	13	13	17	11	11	11	.560
14	Fresno State	.4317	16	13	1124	.4282	14	646	.4168	14	17	17	11	25	12	13	.450
15	Northern Illinois	.3505	18	18	825	.3143	21	445	.2871	14	24	12	20	17	6	10	.450
16	Michigan State	.3417	17	15	1090	.4152	16	620	.4000	21	18	21	15	22	23	22	.210
17	UCF	.3411	21	19	791	.3013	19	468	.3019	16	16	11	14	19	16	16	.420
18	Oklahoma	.2926	10	20	732	.2789	17	510	.3290	17	12	15	16	23	NR	23	.270
19	Arizona State	.2833	22	22	475	.1810	22	262	.1690	12	11	23	10	9	18	15	.500
20	Louisville	.2806	20	14	1104	.4206	13	653	.4213	28	NR	18	NR	NR	NR	NR	.000
21	LSU	.2757	13	17	919	.3501	18	476	.3071	24	NR	19	NR	16	21	21	.170
22	Wisconsin	.2612	24	21	674	.2568	20	460	.2968	18	22	22	NR	18	19	18	.230
23	Miami (FL)	.1471	11	23	457	.1741	23	228	.1471	25	21	NR	21	21	NR	24	.120
24	Texas	.1092	NR	24	247	.0941	24	176	.1135	25	20	14	24	24	24	NR	.120
25	Georgia	.0857	NR	25	102	.0389	NR	44	.0284	22	19	24	22	15	25	20	.190

JERRY PALM'S CURRENT BOWL PROJECTIONS

Mr. Palm's analysis of his BCS selections can be found at his website via CBS Sports.

BCS Games
Bowl	Date	Location	Matchup	Prediction
BCS Title Game	Jan. 6	Pasadena, Calif..	BCS vs BCS	Alabama vs. Florida State
Orange	Jan. 3	Miami, Fla.	ACC/BCS vs BCS	Clemson vs. Oregon
Sugar	Jan. 2	New Orleans, La.	SEC/BCS vs BCS	South Carolina vs. UCF
Fiesta	Jan. 1	Glendale, Ariz.	Big 12/BCS vs BCS	Baylor vs. Fresno State
Rose	Jan. 1	Pasadena, Calif.	Big Ten/BCS vs Pac-12/BCS	Ohio State vs. Stanford
Non-BCS Games
Bowl	Date	Location	Matchup	Prediction
GoDaddy.com	Jan. 5	Mobile, Ala.	MAC vs. Sun Belt No. 2	Ball State vs. W. Kentucky
BBVA Compass	Jan. 4	Birmingham, Ala.	SEC No. 8/9 vs. American No. 5/C-USA	Vanderbilt vs. Cincinnati
Cotton	Jan. 3	Arlington, Tex.	Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC	Oklahoma State vs. LSU
Outback	Jan. 1	Tampa, Fla.	Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC	Michigan State vs. Missouri
Capital One	Jan. 1	Orlando, Fla.	Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2	Wisconsin vs. Texas A&M
Heart of Dallas	Jan. 1	Dallas, Tex.	Big Ten No. 7 vs. C-USA	Iowa vs. Rice
Gator	Jan. 1	Jacksonville, Fla.	Big Ten No. 4/5 vs. SEC No. 6	Michigan vs. Auburn
Chick-fil-A	Dec. 31	Atlanta, Ga.	ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 5	Miami (FL) vs. Georgia
Liberty	Dec. 31	Memphis, Tenn.	C-USA No. 1 vs. American/SEC No. 8/9	Marshall vs. Tennessee
Sun	Dec. 31	El Paso, Tex.	ACC No. 4 vs. Pac-12 No. 4	North Carolina vs. Washington
Independence	Dec. 31	Shreveport, La.	SEC No. 10 vs. ACC No. 7	Notre Dame* vs. Duke
Holiday	Dec. 30	San Diego, Calif.	Pac-12 No. 3 vs. Big 12 No. 5	Arizona State vs. Texas
Alamo	Dec. 30	San Antonio, Tex.	Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac-12 No. 2	Oklahoma vs. UCLA
Music City	Dec. 30	Nashville, Tenn.	ACC No. 6 vs. SEC No. 7	Maryland vs. Ole Miss
Armed Forces	Dec. 30	Fort Worth, Tex.	MWC vs. Navy	San Diego State vs. Navy
Buffalo Wild Wings	Dec. 28	Phoenix, Ariz.	Big 12 No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4/5	Texas Tech vs. Nebraska
Russell Athletic	Dec. 28	Orlando, Fla.	American No. 2 vs. ACC No. 3	Louisville vs. Virginia Tech
Belk	Dec. 28	Charlotte, N.C.	American No. 3 vs. ACC No. 5	Houston vs. Georgia Tech
Pinstripe	Dec. 28	New York, N.Y.	Big 12 No. 7 vs. American No. 4	West Virginia vs. Rutgers
Fight Hunger	Dec. 27	San Francisco, Calif.	Pac-12 No. 6 vs. BYU	USC vs. BYU
Texas	Dec. 27	Houston, Tex.	Big 12 No. 6 vs. Big Ten No. 6	Kansas State vs. Minnesota
Military	Dec. 27	Washington, D.C.	ACC No. 8 vs. C-USA	Syracuse vs. North Texas
Poinsettia	Dec. 26	San Diego, Calif.	MWC No. 2 vs. Army	Boise State vs. Toledo*
Little Caesars	Dec. 26	Detroit, Mich.	MAC vs. Big Ten No. 8	N. Illinois vs. Troy*
Hawaii	Dec. 24	Honolulu, Hawaii	MWC vs. C-USA	Colorado State vs. Middle Tenn.
Beef O'Brady's	Dec. 23	St. Petersburg, Fla.	American No. 6 vs. C-USA	Buffalo* vs. East Carolina
New Orleans	Dec. 21	New Orleans, La.	Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA	La.-Lafayette vs. Tulane
Famous Idaho Potato	Dec. 21	Boise, Idaho	MAC No. 3 vs. MWC	Bowling Green vs. Arkansas State*
Las Vegas	Dec. 21	Las Vegas, Nev.	MWC No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No. 5	Utah State vs. Arizona
New Mexico	Dec. 21	Albuquerque, N.M.	MWC No. 4/5 vs. Pac-12 No. 7	San Jose State vs. Oregon State

* - Replacement team. All games are on ESPN, except for the Sun (CBS), Cotton (FOX), Heart of Dallas (ESPNU) and Gator (ESPN2). If Army is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Poinsettia Bowl. If Navy is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Armed Forces Bowl. If BYU is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.