Rutgers University made some noise among Top 25 pollsters, getting some support but falling short. The 8-3 Scarlet Knights also got left out of the BCS Rankings for Week 13, as did all of the other Big East Conference schools.
Rutgers is No. 33 overall in the BCS Standings. West Virginia (No. 26) just missed cracking the BCS Top 25.
The BCS Rankings:
1. LSU
2. Alabama
3. Arkansas
4. Oklahoma State
5. Virginia Tech
6. Stanford
7. Boise State
8. Houston
9. Oklahoma
10. Oregon
11. Kansas State
12. South Carolina
13. Georgia
14. Michigan State
15. Michigan
16. Wisconsin
17. Clemson
18. Baylor
19. Penn State
20. TCU
21. Nebraska
22. Notre Dame
23. Georgia Tech
24. Auburn
25. Texas
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Rutgers, though, can still win the Big East Title and earn the Big East’s automatic BCS bowl berth, which would be to the Orange Bowl.