Thirdplace Oregon plays Stanford Thursday night and a win is likely to push the Ducks back into second. The Seminoles and Ducks have exchanged positions in the BCS standings the last two weeks.
The top two in the final standings play in the BCS championship game.
Florida State (.9525 BCS average) is third in both the USA Today coaches’ poll and Harris poll, though the Seminoles gained ground on the Ducks after a 4114 victory over Miami on Saturday night. Florida State is No. 1 in the computer ratings.
Oregon is second in the polls and third in the computers.
Alabama is first in the polls by a hefty margin and second in the computers with five weeks left in the regular season. The Crimson Tide remains on course for a fourth trip to the BCS title game in five seasons. Alabama was won three of the last four national championships, including the last two.
Though it’s a big week coming up for the Tide, with LSU coming to Tuscaloosa on Saturday.
Unbeaten Ohio State is fourth in the standings, followed by Stanford and unbeaten Baylor. The rest of the top 10 is Clemson, Missouri, Auburn and Oklahoma.
Baylor hosts Oklahoma on Thursday night, in the other huge game of the week. Pat McAfee Jersey
Of the potential BCS busters, teams from nonautomatic qualifying conferences looking to earn an automatic bid, Fresno State from the Mountain West is in 16th place and Northern Illinois from the MidAmerican Conference is 18th. Both the Bulldogs and Huskies are unbeaten. The highestrated team from the nonAQ conferences earns an automatic bid by finishing in the top 12 of the final BCS standings or by finishing in the top 16 ahead of a champion from an automatic qualifying conference.
Louisville (20th) and Central Florida (21st) are the highestranked teams from the American Athletic Conference, which gets an automatic bid.
James Wilder Jr., Cameron ErvingFlorida State running back James Wilder Jr. (32) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Miami during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, in Tallahassee, Fla. At right is offensive linesman Cameron Erving (75). (AP Photo/Phil Sears)
Andrew BunchSouth Carolina wide receiver Andrew Bunch (21) leads his team on to the field for an NCAA college football game against Mississippi State, Saturday, Nov. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
Northern Illinois v MassachusettsFOXBORO, MA NOVEMBER 2: Jordan Lynch 6 of the Northern Illinois Huskies dives into the end zone for a touchdown in the 1st quarter during a game with the Massachusetts Minutemen at Gillette Stadium on November 2, 2013 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
Allen Hurns, Telvin Smith, Jalen RamseyMiami wide receiver Allen Hurns (1) pulls in a 14yard touchdown reception after getting past Florida State defensive back Jalen Ramsey (13) and linebacker Telvin Smith (22) during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)
Georgia cornerback Shaq Wiggins, left, breaks up a third down pass in the end zone to Florida wide receiver Solomon Patton during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in Jacksonville, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Atlanta JournalConstitution, Curtis Compton) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIATV OUT; WGCLTV OUT
Michigan v Michigan StateEAST LANSING, MI NOVEMBER 02: Devin Gardner 98 of the Michigan Wolverines is sacked by Shilique Calhoun 89 of the Michigan State Spartans as teammates Micajah Reynolds 60 and Denicos Allen 28 celebrate in the first quarter at Spartan Stadium on November 2, 2013 in East Lansing, Michigan. Highsmith (30) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Georgia running back Todd Gurley (3) gets by Florida defensive back Marcus Roberson (5) for a 73yard touchdown catch from quarterback Aaron Murray during the first half of an NCAA football game, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013 at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Atlanta JournalConstitution, Jason Getz) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIATV OUT; WGCLTV OUT
James Wilder Jr., Bryan StorkFlorida State running back James Wilder Jr. (32) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Miami during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, in Tallahassee, Fla. At left is lineman Bryan Stork (52). (AP Photo/Phil Sears)
Massachusetts quarterback Mike Wegzyn (11) is pressured by Northern Illinois defensive end George Rainey (46) during the first half of an NCAA football game in Foxborough, Mass., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013. 2, 2013. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
Bennie Fowler, Jourdan LewisMichigan State receiver Bennie Fowler (13) can’t hang on to a pass in the end zone against Michigan defensive back Jourdan Lewis (26) during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Jonathan Anderson, Clint TrickettTCU linebacker Jonathan Anderson (41) sacks West Virginia quarterback Clint Trickett (9) during the first half of an NCAA football game, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Jim Cowsert) Authentic Ahmad Bradshaw Jersey
Christian HackenbergPenn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg (14) scores on a 9yard run in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Illinois in State College, Pa., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/John Beale)
Rantavious Wooten, Vernon Hargreaves IIIGeorgia wide receiver Rantavious Wooten (17) goes up for a pass in the end zone in front of Florida defensive back Vernon Hargreaves III during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Jacksonville, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013. The ruling was he did not have possession before he went out of bounds.(AP Photo/John Raoux)