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PROFITABLE NUMBER! 845-0569 The Battalion Classified Advertising SPORTS 7 THE BATTALION Tuesday, November 11, 2003 TCU finds itself in position for possible BCS bowl bid By Josh Dubow THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TCU moved a big step closer to busting up the BCS. The Homed Frogs jumped up to sixth place in the Bowl Championship Series standings Monday, the highest ranking ever for an outsider to the system. “We understand those things are in the hands of other people,” TCU coach Gary Patterson said. “We feel privi leged to be where we’re at. We really appreciate the respect around the country.” TCU needs to remain in the top six to guarantee a bid to one of the four most lucrative bowls. Oklahoma remained the run away leader in the standings that will determine which two teams will play for the national cham pionship in the Sugar Bowl. The Sooners (10-0) are No. 1 in both polls and the seven com puters used in the BCS. Southern California leads the three one-loss teams hoping to challenge Oklahoma for the title, followed by Ohio State and LSU. The formula uses the AP media and USA Today/ESPN coaches’ polls, seven computer rankings, strength of schedule, losses and a bonus-point system for quality wins. The Sooners have a 1.0 for poll average, 1.0 for computer- rank average, 0.28 for strength of schedule, zero for losses and 0.6 bonus points for beating fifth- place Texas for a 1.68. USC was second with 6.27 points, followed by Ohio State at 7.73 and LSU at 13.17. “With all this BCS and rank ing stuff I really don’t even know how they figure it out or how they come up with it,” LSU defensive end Marcus Spears said. “For us it’s just beat Alabama, Ole Miss and Arkansas and that’s what we’re focused on.” The Buckeyes could pass the Trojans for the No. 2 spot even if neither team loses because of their tougher sched ule down the stretch. Ohio State finishes the season against No. 11 Purdue and No. 5 Michigan, while USC has games left against Arizona, UCLA and Oregon State — who have a combined record of 14-15. The BCS was started five years ago to create a national title game without playoffs. Champions of six conferences — the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC — qualify for a BCS game, and two at-large teams are selected to fill out the field. No team from the five other Division I-A conferences — Conference USA, the Mid American, Mountain West, Sun Belt and Western Athletic — has earned that berth. The Horned Frogs will be eli gible if they finish in the top 12 and will clinch a spot by being in the top six. “A lot of teams have won all their ballgames, a lot of teams win their conference. But very few times are you able to do something to make history,” Patterson said. “We have a chance to do that.” However, even if they win out they could drop because of their weak schedule, ranked 87th among the 117 teams. There has been pressure from schools outside the big six con ferences to improve access to the BCS bowls — Orange, Sugar, Fiesta and Rose. TCU, a member of Conference USA, hopes that helps its cause. “The story stands on its own,” Conference USA com missioner Britton Banowsky said. “They have a great football team. If they remain undefeated they will be an unbelievably strong candidate. I will do any thing I possibly can to assure they get maximum consideration for BCS participation.” BC^tandings#-— 1 LPJS 2 USC 6.27 3 Ohio State 7.73 4 LSU 13.17 5 Texas 17.05 6 TCU 17.65 7 Tennessee 18.32 8 Michigan 19.29 9 Georgia 20.27 10 Washington State 20.49 11 Purdue 24.64 12 Miami (Fla.) 27.93 13 Florida State 28.95 14 Florida 32.10 15 Virginia Tech 34.13 Ruben DeLuna • THE BAIT ALIGN In the other noteworthy development, Tennessee moved past Georgia into seventh place. The Bulldogs are ninth and Florida was 14th. If the three teams finished tied for first in the SEC East, the highest-ranked team in the BCS would play in the conference title game. However, if the sec ond-place team is within five places and won the head-to-head matchup, it would get the bid. That puts Georgia in the best position because of its win at Tennessee earlier this year. The other teams in the top 10 are eighth-place Michigan and lOth-place Washington State. The BCS standings will be released each week for the remainder of the season. The seven computer rank ings are operated by Anderson & Hester, Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, The New York Times, Jeff Sagarin’s USA Today and Peter Wolfe. ORIGINAL WATERCOLORS ‘Marie J. Lindsay SHOW & SALE Nov 14 & 15 9airu5pm Oz/e artfor home, office £ special (jifts 3500 SPRING LANE at BROADMOOR - BRYAN PROFITABLE NUMBER! 845-0569 The Battalion Classified Advertising AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION Meeting Tonight! “A Guy’s Perspective - Women in the Workplace” 7:30 p.m. in Wehner 160 Dress is Casual K J SENIORS. Back by popular demand. Graduation portraits for the 2004 Aggieland Yearbook will be taken Monday, Nov. 17, through Friday Nov. 21, 2003, in Room 027 of the MSC. There is no sitting fee required to be photographed for the yearbook. To make an appointment, call Thornton Studio at 1-800-883-9449. Aggieland 2004 Texas A&M University Yearbook SPORTS IN BRIEF Aggie soccer team to host first two rounds of NCAA’s The Texas A&M women’s soc cer team will be one of 16 hosts for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Championship Tournament to be played this Friday and Sunday. The Aggies enter the tourna ment as an at-large selection from the Big 12 Conference with a record of 12-5-1. “We are excited about playing at home in front of our great fans," said A&M coach G Guerrieri. “We know that our bracket is difficult, but we are thankful to have the opportunity to play for a national championship." The Aggies face Western Athletic Conference Tournament Champion SMU (17-3-1) in the first round. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Aggie Soccer Complex. Duke (13-6-1), an at-large selection from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the tourna ment's No. 12 seed, will face Southland Conference Tournament Champion Stephen F. Austin in the other first round game at 5 p.m. The winners of first-round action will play on Sunday with kickoff scheduled for 1:30 p.m. The Aggies are one of eight Big 12 teams to advance to the NCAA Tournament. This will be the Aggies’ ninth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Women’s Cup. Last season, the Aggies advanced to the Elite Eight before falling to eventual national champion, North Carolina. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2003 Game 1: Stephen F. Austin vs. Duke * 5:00 p.m. Game 2: Southern Methodist vs. Texas A&M * 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2003 Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 * 1:30 p.m. TICKET INFORMATION: Student / Senior Citizen General Admission - $2 . Volleyball team moves up to No. 18 in new rankings Texas A&M jumped three spots to No. 18 in the USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll, released Monday by the AVCA. The ranking is the Aggies’ high est since a No. 17 showing on Sept. 16, 2002. The Aggies (18-6, 10-4 Big 12), who had been ranked No. 21 for the past three weeks, made the jump after going 1-1 last week, falling to No. 10 Nebraska and then defeating Oklahoma. The top five remained unchanged with defending nation al champion USC ranked No. 1, followed by Hawaii, Florida, Pepperdine and Kansas State. In addition to A&M and Kansas State, the Big 12 Conference also is represented by No. 10 Nebraska. Missouri, which was ranked No. 25 last week, dropped out of the poll after los ing its fourth consecutive match but is receiving points and is list ed 33rd. A&M, which is in third place in the Big 12 standings, returns to action Wednesday as the Aggies face Colorado in Boulder. Match time is 8 p.m. (CST) at the Coors Events Center. A&M defeated the Buffaloes in five games earlier this season. It marked the third time in the last four meetings that the match has gone five games. 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