BCS Standings are shakin'



  J.J. Watt shows excitement after winning a
trip to the 2010 Rose Bowl. Picture by Morry Gash, ESPN

The college football season is getting late into there schedule with final regular season games finishing last night (November 27th) and now looking forward to conference championship games this next weekend.



College football has seen many upsets and thrilling games throughout the season. This week alone had one major upset with a top five ranked team going down and nearly had two top five teams fall. Number four ranked Boise State Broncos went into their Friday night contest against the number nineteen ranked Nevada Wolf Pack with an undefeated 10-0 record and needed a win to keep there national championship hopes alive. The Broncos came out to a hot start, taking a 17-0 lead half way through the second quarter, things were looking good for Boise, the Broncos went into halftime with a 24-7 lead. The second half was then dominated by the Wolf Pack, but with a big first half the Broncos were still ok and gave themselves a chance to win with seconds to go. With a game winning field goal opportunity Kyle Brotzman missed which sent the game to overtime. In overtime Nevada hit a 34 yard field goal to win and upset the number four ranked team in the nation.



Auburn, the number two ranked team in the country also had a scare saturday in the Iron Bowl between Auburn and former number one, now ranked eleventh Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama took a fast lead with a twenty-one point first quarter and a 24-7 halftime lead. The number two ranked team looked to be in trouble but with the leadership of quarterback Cam Newton, Auburn came back to win the second half 21-3 which gave them the slim 28-27 victory. The win keeps Auburn's National Championship hopes alive. Auburn now goes on to play University of South Carolina in the SEC (Southeastern Conference) Championship game. With a victory, Auburn will take part in the National Championship game.



Home state Wisconsin Badgers, ranked seventh, put on another show for the home crowd. The Badgers played Big Ten rival Northwestern. With a win, the seventh ranked Badgers would win a share of the Big Ten with Ohio State and Michigan State and would also win themselves a trip to the Rose Bowl. The Badgers put up 70 points to knock of Northwestern with a final score of 70-23. Wisconsin has put up a total of 153 points in there last two home games combined.



The official BCS (Bowl Championship Series) ranking's will be released sunday night, with Boise State being predicted to drop in the standings and with conference championship games still to be played. Bowl games are not secured by any teams yet. The match ups will be released next sunday after all games are finished.