Boise State up to No. 2 in Coaches and AP, debuts at No. 3 in first BCS standings

If you've just come out of your San-Jose-State-football-induced nap, I have good news for you: You're a fan of the No. 2 football team in the country.

Boise State earned its highest ranking in school history as the No. 2 team in both the AP poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll. Thanks, overrated Ohio State. Also, the first BCS standings are out and the Broncos are No. 3 in those, behind Oklahoma and Oregon.

How do you feel about the Broncos' No. 2 ranking? What do you expect to happen with the BCS standings? Polls and more after the jump.

OBNUG reader ShrewdOne is keeping tabs on all the computer rankings from this week over in a FanShot. 

 

Coach Pete doesn't mean to throw water on this, but actually yes he does

I need not remind you that Coach Pete (and by extension many Broncon fans) finds no real importance in these rankings until they are final in December.

BCS expert Brad Edwards's prediction

Edwards has Oklahoma No. 1 and Boise State No. 3. Edwards also probably has a Microsoft Excel fetish because you have to have some serious formula jones to have any idea what's going on.

Onto the polls

AP poll

1. Oregon (39) 6-0 1471 2
2. Boise State (15) 6-0 1433 3
3. Oklahoma (3) 6-0 1355 6
4. TCU (3) 7-0 1340 4
5. Auburn 7-0 1279 7
6. LSU 7-0 1132 9
7. Alabama 6-1 1121 8
8. Michigan State 7-0 1062 13
9. Utah 6-0 1019 11
10. Wisconsin 6-1 920 18
11. Ohio State 6-1 895 1
12. Stanford 5-1 828 14
13. Iowa 5-1 768 15
14. Nebraska 5-1 684 5
15. Arizona 5-1 619 17
16. Florida State 6-1 615 16
17. Oklahoma State 6-0 575 20
18. Missouri 6-0 552 21
19. South Carolina 4-2 372 10
20. West Virginia 5-1 346 25
21. Arkansas 4-2 343 12
22. Texas 4-2 267 30
23. Virginia Tech 5-2 122 29
24. Mississippi State 5-2 111 0
25. Miami (Fla.) 4-2 85 27

Others Receiving Votes: Southern California(5-2) 80; Kansas State(5-1) 40; Nevada(6-1) 19; North Carolina(4-2) 8; Northwestern(5-1) 8; Hawaii(5-2) 8; Michigan(5-2) 7; Georgia Tech(5-2) 5; Oregon State(3-3) 3; North Carolina State(5-2) 2; Baylor(5-2) 2; Washington(3-3) 1; Kentucky(4-3) 1; Air Force(5-2) 1; East Carolina(4-2) 1

Coaches Poll

1. Oregon (42) 6-0 1,452 2
2. Boise State (11) 6-0 1,385 3
3. Oklahoma (4) 6-0 1,334 6
4. TCU (1) 7-0 1,300 5
5. Auburn (1) 7-0 1,238 7
6. LSU 7-0 1,132 9
7. Alabama 6-1 1,085 8
8. Michigan State 7-0 1,037 11
9. Utah 6-0 1,004 10
10. Ohio State 6-1 936 1
11. Wisconsin 6-1 867 16
12. Iowa 5-1 785 14
13. Nebraska 5-1 768 4
14. Stanford 5-1 689 15
15. Oklahoma State 6-0 659 18
16. Missouri 6-0 640 19
17. Florida State 6-1 608 17
18. Arizona 5-1 494 20
19. West Virginia 5-1 323 25
20. South Carolina 4-2 284 12
21. Arkansas 4-2 274 13
22. Texas 4-2 256 NR
23. Virginia Tech 5-2 165 NR
24. Mississippi State 5-2 133 NR
25. Miami (Fla.) 4-2 127 NR

Dropped out
No. 21 Nevada (6-1, lost to Hawaii 27-21), No. 22 Florida (4-3, lost to then-unranked Mississippi State 10-7), No. 23 Air Force (5-2, lost to San Diego State 27-25), No. 24 Michigan (5-2, lost to then-No. 14 Iowa 38-28).

Others receiving votes
Northwestern (5-1) 60; Kansas State (5-1) 53; Nevada (6-1) 28; Michigan (5-2) 23; Hawaii (5-2) 9; North Carolina (5-2) 8; Georgia Tech (5-2) 6; Air Force (5-2) 5; East Carolina (4-2) 4; Baylor (5-2) 3; Navy (4-2) 1.

BCS rankings