The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, November 11, 1998, Image 6

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Page 6 • Wednesday, November 11,1998
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A Sporting Chance
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Chance for a national title in Aggie trophy case kept alive
Tennessee, UCLA schedules offer glimmer of hope for tern
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F ollowing the Texas A&M Foot
ball Team feels like sitting in
the dugout with a pitcher
who is taking a
no-hitter into the
bottom of the
seventh inning.
There is an
awkward si
lence. No one
wants to say
anything be
cause everyone
knows there is a
JEFF
WEBB
Winning out
Obviously, the Aggies cannot
lose any more games. The Aggies
will face No. 13 University of Mis
souri, No. 18 University of Texas
and No. 2 Kansas State University
in the Big 12 Championship game
in St. Louis.
The strength of its schedule
should help A&M tremendously in
the Bowl Championship Rankings.
Southern California and the Uni
versity of Miami.
Florida State and the University
of Florida play each other, making
the winner the Aggies' probable
opponent in the Fiesta Bowl.
Bowl Watch '91
long way to go, even though the
chance exists.
The Aggies have a realistic
shot at the national title.
However, more than a few
things have to happen.
A&M needs help
The University of Tennessee
will face the University of
Arkansas, and possibly again in
the SEC Championship game.
UCLA faces a tough stretch
when it plays the University of
Washington, the University of
The Wisconsin Factor
The Aggies must hope no team
below them jumps ahead of them
in the rankings. The University of
Wisconsin rose above A&M in one
poll after the Badgers trounced the
University of Minnesota last week.
With a little luck and help, the
Aggies could take a trip back to
the glory days of 1939.
The Texas
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BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERI^M Founda
•Tostitos Fiesta Bowl >hip will be c
Sun., Jan. 4 Tempe,Ariz.B lte dg rou P
National Championship Gar*id student:
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•FedEx Orange Bowl aiu * ha
Fri., Jan. 2 Miami, Ra. ■Thomas s.
Bowl Championship SelectiC'lfM 0 PP° rtu
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• Rose Bowl sponso
Thurs., Jan. 1 Pasadena,CaF lin .^ ation u
Bowl Championship Selectioi i? ottei lina n
Jeff Webb is a senior
journalism major.
• Nokia Sugar Bowl
Thurs, Jan. 1 New Orleans]
Bowl Championship Selections!
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BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RANKINGS
Team
AP
ESPN
AVG1
ST
SAG
NYT
AVG2
SCH
Q-Rank
L
Tot
TENN
1
1
1.0
2
2
2
2.00
23
0.92
0
3.92
UCLA
3
3
3.0
1
3
3
2.33
10
0.40
0
5.73
KSU
2
1
1.5
3
1
3
2.33
79
3.16
0
6.99
FSU
5
5
5.0
5
5
1
3.67
5
0.20
1
9.87
FLA
4
4
4.0
5
4
4
4.33
16
0.64
1
9.97
A&M
6
8
7.0
7
8
6
7.00
25
1.00
1
16.00
ARK
10
9
9.5
3
13
8
6.42
67
2.68
0
18.60
OSU
7
7
7.0
10
12
7
9.67
27
1.08
1
18.70
wise
8
6
7.0
9
11
9
9.67
89
3.56
0
20.20
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9
10
9.5
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6
10
8.00
53
2.12
1
20.60
Poll Average (AVG1)
The average of The Associated
Press Poll and the USA Today-ESPN
coaches poll. Others receiving votes are
calculated in order received.
In order to prevent differences in
individual formulas, a maximum ad
justed deviation of no greater than
50 percent of the average of the two
lowest computer rankings is utilized.
vided by 25. This is calculated by de
termining the won/loss records of a
team’s opponent (66.6 percent) and
the won/loss records of the team’s op
ponents’ opponents (33.3 percent).
Computer Average (AVG2)
Average of The Seattle Times, Jeff
Sagarin’s and NewYorkTimes rankings.
Quartile Rank (Q-Rank)
Rank of schedule strength com
pared to other Division l-A teams di-
Losses (L)
One point per loss during the season.
Source: ESPN SportsZone
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• Builders Square Alamo Bowl
Mon., Dec. 29 San Antonio.
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Editor
THE BATTALION
Spring 1999
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The Spring ’99 editor will serve from Jan. I I through May 7, 1999.
Qualifications for editor in chief of The Battalion are:
Be a Texas A&M student with a minimum 2.0 overall and major GRR at the
time of appointment and during the term of office;
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The Battalion or comparable daily college newspaper,
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