Alabama and LSU held their positions in the second BCS standings, released Sunday night, with the defending national champion Crimson Tide remaining first and LSU staying sixth. The only change in the top six was that Kansas State and Oregon switched positions

Poll Average-- The average of the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll and AP media polls. Others receiving votes are calculated in order received. Computer Average-- Average of Richard Billingsley, Dunkel Index, Kenneth Massey, New York Times, David Rothman, Jeff Sagarin's USA Today, Matthews/Scripps-Howard and The Anderson & Hester/Seattle Times rankings. the computer component will be determined by averaging the seven highest computer rankings. The lowest computer rankings will be disregarded. Schedule Rank-- Rank of schedule strength compared to other Division I-A teams divided by 25. This component is calculated by determining the cumulative won/loss records of the team's opponent (66.6 percent) and the cumulative won/loss records of the team's opponents opponents (33.3 percent). Losses-- One point for each loss during the season. Notes-- BCS Rankings each week will list the top 15 teams. Table header -- AP (Associated Press poll): ESPN (ESPN/USA Today coaches poll): AVG. (Average of two polls); BILL. (Richard Billingsley); DUNK (Dunkel Index); MASS. (Kenneth Massey); NYT (New York Times); ROTH. (David Rothman); SAG. (Jeff Sagarin); S.H. (Scripps-Howard); S.T. (Seattle Times); C.AVG. (Computer services average, disregarding the worst ranking in each); S.SCHED (Schedule strength); S.RANK (Schedule rank); L (Losses).

Changes were made at the top of the latest College Football Playoff Top 25, but how would the BCS rankings compare heading into Week 12? The CFP selection committee uses a process "that distinguishes among otherwise comparable teams by considering ...