To derive a team's poll percentages in the
Harris Interactive and the USA Today polls, each team's point
total is divided by a maximum 2825 possible points in the Harris
Interactive Poll and 1525 possible points in the USA Today poll.
Six computer rankings calculated in inverse
points order (25 for #1, 24 for #2, etc.) are used to determine
the overall computer component. The best and worst ranking for
each team is dropped, and the remaining four are added and divided
by 100 (the maximum possible points) to produce a Computer
Rankings Percentage. The six computer ranking providers are
Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth
Massey, Jeff Sagarin, and Peter Wolfe. Each computer ranking
accounts for schedule strength in its formula.
The BCS Average is calculated by averaging the
percent totals of the Harris Interactive and USA Today polls, and
computer rankings.
