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Alabama, Florida St. Ranked #1 & #2 in BCS, Ohio St. Slightly Over Baylor

Posted byBy ABS Contributor | Published on: | Updated on March 25, 2016 CommentsComments (0)

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Alabama and Florida State still hold  the top two spots on this week’s BCS Poll. Baylor moved up to the No. 4 slot barely being edged out by No. 3 Ohio State.

Baylor beat Texas Tech Saturday to remain undefeated at 9-0. The Texas team only sits a microscopic .0013 behind the Buckeyes in the BCS standings. In last week’s poll, the gap was .0308 between the teams.

No. 2 Florida State is also getting closer to No. 1 Alabama, gaining 25 percent. Both teams, Alabama and Florida St. are comfortably ahead of the other contenders, which may be a clear indication of who will play in the VIZIO BCS National Championship, if they can win the rest of their games.

This past week, Florida State routed Syracuse 59-3, while Alabama beat Mississippi State 20-7.

Florida State and Ohio State are both undefeated at 10-0, but the Seminoles are ahead of the Buckeyes by .0792, which pretty much solidifies the two front-runners for the national title.

Oregon is No. 5 with one loss, followed closely by No. 6 Auburn, No. 7 Clemson and No. 8 Missouri.

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