National Sports Advisors FBS College Football Power Top 25 Week 15 Rankings: The FBS College Football regular season has come to an end and the BCS has what it feels is a clear No. 1 versus No. 2 BCS National Championship game. The No. 2 Auburn Tigers defeated the No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks 56-17 to win the SEC Championship and remain unbeaten to play in the big game and No. 1 Oregon Ducks also finished perfect with a 37-20 victory over in state rival Oregon State Beavers to join the Tigers in the Tostitos BCS National Championship game on January 10th in Glendale at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN. The odd man out in this case is the No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs who finished 12-0 but do not get to compete for the BCS National Championship but will take on No. 5 Wisconsin Badgers in the Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio on New Year’s Day at 5:00 PM ET on ESPN. The Badgers represent the Big Ten due to their BCS ranking braking a 3 way tie while Oregon would have represented the PAC 10 but made it to the Championship Game so the highest ranked BCS team, in this case TCU will replace them. Vegas odds makers have the TCU Horned Frogs a -2 1/2 point favorite at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio against the Wisconsin Badgers.
After reviewing this week’s games, the team’s performances, strength of opponent and outcomes here is this week FBS College Football Power Top 25 Week 15 Rankings:
1- Oregon Ducks
2- Auburn Tigers
3- TCU Horned Frogs
4- Stanford Cardinals
5- Wisconsin Badgers
6- Ohio State Buckeyes
7- Michigan State Spartans
8- Arkansas Razorbacks
9- Oklahoma Sooners
10- Boise State Broncos
11- Virginia Tech Hokies
12- Missouri Tigers
13- LSU Tigers
14- Alabama Crimson Tide
15- Texas A&M Aggies
16- Nevada Wolf Pack
17- Nebraska Cornhuskers
18- Oklahoma State Cowboys
19- South Carolina Gamecocks
20- Florida State Seminoles
21- Utah Utes
22- Mississippi State Bulldogs
23- West Virginia Mountaineers
24- Hawaii Warriors
25- UCF Knights
The No. 11 Virginia Tech Hokies ended a fantastic run of 11 straight wins with a victory over No. 20 Florida State Seminoles 44-33 to win the ACC and an automatic bid to the Discover Orange Bowl against No. 4 Stanford Cardinals in Miami on January 3rd at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN. The No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners spoiled the No. 17 Nebraska Cornhuskers goodbye to the Big 12 by winning 23-20 for the Big 12 Championship and heading to the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Glendale on January 1st at 8:30 PM ET against Big East Champion the unranked Connecticut Huskies.