The fourth installment of the 2013 BCS rankings are out, and after Oregon fell to Stanford on Thursday night, Ohio State took over the No. 3 position in the standings, just like the BCS Guru projections from last week said it would.
All that stands between the Buckeyes and a return to the BCS National Championship game is one loss from Alabama or Florida State.
The gap between the Buckeyes and the top two is significant enough that Ohio State can’t catch an undefeated Florida State or Alabama at this point.
OSU trails Florida State by .069 for the second spot in the rankings, which is a huge gap in a ranking that has been decided by much smaller margins in the past.
Yet, after the results of this past weekend, at least one person at ESPN is beginning to make the case that Ohio State should have a better shot than they are being given right now:
As nice as it is to dream of moving up, the reality of the situation is that the Buckeyes can’t just look forward to the Tide and the Seminoles. They can’t forget to give the rear-view mirror a glance from time to time, as well.
That’s because the Baylor Bears, at No. 5 this week, are not far off the pace of the Buckeyes.
Ohio State’s BCS average stands at .893 this week, while Baylor comes in at .862.
The glance in the rear-view mirror may become a more pronounced stare in the coming weeks thanks to the teams’ respective schedules.
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