Still the one: Alabama leads FSU, Oregon in first BCS standings

By David Paschall October 21, 2013 4 min read

Alabama holds the top spot in the BCS rankings that were released for the first time this season on Sunday.

BCS STANDINGS1. ALABAMA2. FLORIDA STATE3. OREGON4. OHIO STATE5. MISSOURI6. STANFORD7. MIAMI8. BAYLOR9. CLEMSON10. TEXAS TECH

Florida State edged out Oregon for the No. 2 spot in Sunday night’s inaugural installment of the Bowl Championship Series standings.

There was no doubt about the top spot.

Alabama, which is seeking to make college football history this season by winning a third consecutive national championship, is a solid No. 1 after racing to a 7-0 record. The Crimson Tide were challenged in their 49-42 victory at Texas A&M on Sept. 14, but they have won every other game by at least 25 points and have held those six foes to 10 points or less.

In the past two weeks, Alabama has throttled Kentucky and Arkansas by a combined score of 100-7 and has racked up 1,200 yards in the process. The Tide slaughtered the Razorbacks 52-0 this past Saturday night and will host improving Tennessee this week.

David Paschall

David Paschall has covered sports at the Chattanooga Times Free Press since 1999 and wrote for the Chattanooga Free Press in the nine years before that. David has mostly covered college athletics, with a focus on the University of Georgia from 2000 to 2019 and the University of Tennessee since 2020. He grew up in Chattanooga and is a graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received multiple writing awards and has served as a Heisman Trophy voter since 2003. He has also worked in radio in Chattanooga and has been on the SEC Network's "Classic Rewind" series since 2014. David and his wife, Kelly, have three children — Conner, Emily and Spencer.

Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.