The Oregon Ducks saw their BCS stock take a big hit this week when Oregon fell to the USC Trojans in Autzen. Their loss was reflected in the latest BCS standings, as they fell from fourth to tenth in the latest rankings released earlier tonight.
It really does have to hurt for Oregon, who were probably a victory over USC away from potentially controlling their own destiny in the BCS title race (or coming very, very close to it). Oregon is out of the national title hunt, and pretty much faces a one-case scenario for getting back to the BCS. Oregon must win out to get back to the Rose Bowl for the second time in three years. The Ducks can't afford a loss to Oregon State because Stanford would then clinch the Pac-12 North bid to the conference championship game. And a loss in the conference title game to the South team will probably mean they lose their conference at-large bid to Stanford (who would definitely be ranked higher than a three-loss Oregon team).
Here are the BCS standings released below. Click here for a further discussion of the entire rankings from SB Nation.
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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