1. Westminster vs. West Liberty State (NAIA Division II), September 7, 1996.

2. Moorpark College vs. Bakersfield (Junior College), September 21, 1996.

3. Texas vs. Texas A&M, November 26, 2004.

4. Oregon vs. Kansas State (Fiesta Bowl), January 3, 2013

Source: Quirky Research

1. QB Johnny Manziel Texas A&M 166 (32)
2. LB Manti Te'o Notre Dame 139 (20)
3. QB Collin Klein Kansas State 82 (4)
4. QB Braxton Miller Ohio State 57 (4)
5. WR Marqise Lee USC 39 (1)
6. QB Tajh Boyd Clemson 12 (1)
7. RB Kenjon Barner Oregon 6
8. QB Jordan Lynch Northern Illinois 3
9. LB Jarvis Jones Georgia 2
10. RB Ka'Deem Carey Arizona 1
11. RB Stepfan Taylor Stanford 1
Number one votes in parentheses.

Overall Record: 10-0 
Record vs BCS Top 25: 3-0
Total yards: 2,768
Total touchdowns: 31
Interceptions: 3

Overall record: 8-2
Record vs BCS Top 25: 2-2
Total yards: 3,794
Total touchdowns: 33
Interceptions: 6

1. QB Collin Klein Kansas State 206 (53)
2. QB Johnny Manziel Texas A&M 102 (5)
3. LB Manti Te’o Notre Dame 70 (2)
4. RB Kenjon Barner Oregon 63
5. QB Braxton Miller Ohio State 34
6. WR Marqise Lee USC 23 (2)
7. QB Marcus Mariota Oregon 8
8. QB Colby Cameron Louisiana Tech 3
9. RB Giovani Bernard North Carolina 2
10. RB Montee Ball Wisconsin 1
10. QB Tajh Boyd Clemson 1
Number one votes in parentheses.

Collin Klein:
Sat Nov 17, at Baylor
Sat Dec 1, vs Texas

Johnny Manziel:
Sat Nov 17, vs Sam Houston St
Sat Nov 24, vs Missouri

Manti Te'o:
Sat Nov 17, vs Wake Forest
Sat Nov 24, at USC

Kenjon Barner:
Sat Nov 17, vs Stanford
Sat Nov 24, at Oregon State
Sat Dec 1, Pac-12 Championship

1. Collin Klein 26 (6)
2. Johnny Manziel 18 (3)
3. Marqise Lee 10 (2)

Projections for rankings beginning week 12:

Projected BCS Top Five

1. Kansas State
2. Oregon
3. Notre Dame
4. Georgia
5. Texas A&M*

*On the BCS and Coaches Poll top five bubble: Texas A&M, Alabama, Florida, and LSU.

Projected USA Today Coaches Poll Top Four

1. Oregon
2. Kansas State
3. Notre Dame
4. Georgia

Projected AP Top Five

1. Oregon
2. Kansas State
3. Notre Dame
4. Georgia
5. Ohio State

There are unlikely to be any changes in the BCS top five beginning week 12 unless there are some unexpected upsets this weekend. Four out of the top five BCS teams are playing on the road, but mostly against weak competition. Week 11 opponents of Georgia, Notre Dame, and Oregon have a combined record of 7-21. 

Kansas State is the most likely of the top five to lose this weekend due to the uncertainty of QB Collin Klein and they are favored by the smallest point spread of the top five teams. 

If Texas A&M was to upset Alabama, then they would jump into the top ten of the BCS Standings and possibly the top five. But it would be a tall order for Johnny “Football” and the Aggies since they are 15.5 point underdogs playing in Tuscaloosa.  

Oregon jumping Kansas State has a real chance of happening in the long run, but is definitely not a sure thing. The computers and voters will have to keep amping up support for the Ducks over the Wildcats. 

The Ducks may be number two in the human polls, but are not a consensus two so they still have points to gain. The BCS averages goes by points computed to a decimal. The “eye test” may ultimately decide which team will be ranked second if all the top teams stay undefeated. 

“As long as they’re No. 2 in the polls, you have to like Oregon,” CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm said. “That’s what drives this thing.” (USA Today)

As far as the computers, the opponents of Oregon and Kansas State, already played and future, will play an important factor. Especially for Oregon since they currently have the strongest opponents left, but if any of them fall further in rank, it will be even closer. For week 11, the Sagarin BCS Ratings had Oregon at number seven, the lowest of the top five teams in the BCS Standings. 

Kansas State’s remaining opponents win-loss record is 17-9, but Oregon’s remaining owl is almost identical at 17-10. The Ducks do have an extra game due to the Pac-12 Championship, but the Wildcats have Texas scheduled on the same date so voters will not be swayed. 

If Notre Dame defeats USC in a couple weeks, it will hurt Oregon. The Irish would probably still not jump the Ducks. But it would make it more difficult for Oregon to overtake Kansas State at number two since it would lower the value of USC as a past opponent for the Ducks. As for the Irish, they are caught in a rankings stalemate unless a team ahead of them loses. 

The decline of USC has hurt the strength of schedule of both Notre Dame and Oregon. As far as AP Polls, no preseason number one has ended their season outside the top 20 since 1964 according to collegepollarchive.com (WSJ). The Trojans are definitely on the verge of doing so with three losses already while currently ranked 21st in the AP and 19th in the BCS. Their final three opponents have a combined record of 21-6 with two in the top 25.

If Northwestern and TCU lose this week, Northern Illinois will break the BCS Standings. BCS No. 25 Toledo already lost this week. Northwestern is ranked at 24 for the week 11 BCS Standings and TCU is just outside of the Harris Poll. Both are projected underdogs in this week’s games according to oddsmakers. Northern Illinois is off this week so it would open a spot for them to break the top 25. 

Depending on weekend results, I may post updates of projections before the official BCS Standings come out and sometime after the Coaches Poll noon release time. Updates will be listed below in this post.

***Update Nov 11 Sunday 1:25 AM ET*** Projected BCS Top Five: 1 Kansas State, 2 Oregon, 3 Notre Dame, 4 Georgia, and 5 Texas A&M*. *On the BCS and Coaches Poll top five bubble: Texas A&M, Alabama, Florida, and LSU. Here is the full updated post with more information. 

***Update Nov 11 Sunday 3:30 AM ET*** ESPN Brad Edwards' Projected BCS Top Five: 1 Kansas State, 2 Oregon, 3 Notre Dame, 4 Georgia, and 5 Alabama. Basically, all four -Texas A&M, Alabama, Florida, and LSU- have a chance of being ranked in the BCS top five. Alabama is always a voter favorite so it would be no surprise to see them stay in the top five or higher. Here is the full updated post with more information.

***Update Nov 11 Sunday 4:15 PM ET*** Official USA Today Coaches Top Five: 1 Oregon, 2 Kansas State, 3 Notre Dame, 4 Georgia, and 5 Alabama. Official AP Top Five: 1 Oregon, 2 Kansas State, 3 Notre Dame, 4 Alabama, and 5 Georgia. Texas A&M did not get much love in the Coaches Poll which is astonishing since they beat the number one team on the road. In the Coaches Poll, the Aggies went from 16 to 14 after defeating Mississippi St, but only went from 14 to 10 after the Alabama win! Kansas State should still be the BCS number one, but the Aggies will probably be somewhere inbetween 5 and 10 in the BCS. CBS Sports Jerry Palm's Projected BCS Top Five: 1 Kansas State, 2 Oregon, 3 Notre Dame, 4 Alabama, and 5 Georgia. The next three ranked in his projections are Florida, LSU, and Texas A&M. Here is the full updated post with more information.

***Update Nov 11 Sunday 8:44 PM ET*** Official BCS Top 10: 1 Kansas State .967, 2 Oregon .950, 3 Notre Dame .940, 4 Alabama .853, 5 Georgia .833, 6 Florida .796, 7 LSU .733, 8 Texas A&M .662, 9 South Carolina .635, and 10 Florida State .607. Aggies did not get much respect from voters for the win in Tuscaloosa. I wonder how the computers ranked them. Top three are very tight. Notre Dame and Oregon are only .010 apart! Here is the full updated post with more information.


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Here is a list of the 12 most dynamic Heisman Trophy contenders through week four of the 2012 college football season. It is based on the contenders that along with having gaudy numbers also make dynamic and meaningful plays on the field. This is not a predictor, but there is useful information given on the Heisman race. The watch will be updated near season's end and reduced to around four to six contenders. 

The Dynamic Dozen includes a variety of position players with quarterbacks leading the way at five listed. After just four weeks, there are no definitive front-runners, but Heisman hype is beginning to pick up for some. However, there are a few players from the preseason list that have risen while there are many newcomers in addition. 

Many of the favorites from my preseason Dynamic Dozen Heisman Trophy contenders have fallen out including all of the top five and eight total. USC quarterback Matt Barkley may be the biggest disappointment of the preseason favorites early on; he has had four interceptions with only two touchdowns in his last two games. Wisconsin running back Montee Ball has been a huge surprise to everyone as well with dismal numbers this season (3.9 yards per carry). 

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o recently had his name thrown into Heisman consideration. He is a picture perfect tackler that is morphing into a good all around linebacker as exemplified by his two interceptions against Michigan last Saturday. Te'o is possibly the most valuable defensive player in the country along with Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones which is also in the Dynamic Dozen. Of course as everyone knows, a defensive player winning the Heisman Trophy is a longshot, but if Te'o maintains his current pace, it will be hard to keep him out of New York. 

I have another player included, offensive lineman Barrett Jones from Alabama, that is an even farther stretch than the linebackers listed. I highly doubt he will win the trophy, but he is one of the best college football players in the nation and is worth mentioning. There has been some rumbling about Jones as a Heisman candidate. 

As previously stated, the list is quarterback heavy as usual for a Heisman race. Four of the top five are QBs with Kansas State's Collin Klein coming in at number one. "Optimus" Klein is also number two on Heisman Pundit and ranked third on ESPN Heisman Watch. Kansas State's victory over Oklahoma helped the talented athlete garner some national attention. I had Klein on preseason watch despite him going under the radar on many others and he was not even included on the preseason Walter Camp Player of the Year watch list. 

West Virginia QB Geno Smith has some of the most impressive numbers in the nation early on, but the Mountaineers' schedule gets more difficult so it will be interesting to see if he can maintain his output. Florida State's EJ Manuel jumped into the Heisman conversation after the Seminoles' win over the Tigers in which he had a stellar outing (482 total yards vs Clemson). Smith is number one and Manuel number two in the Heisman race according to ESPN. 
 

"The Heisman Memorial Trophy annually recognizes the outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity. Winners epitomize great ability combined with diligence, perseverance, and hard work..." (Heisman.com) 

Kansas State QB Collin Klein is no. 1 in the Dozen.

K-State Coach Bill Snyder on Klein, "The growth has been across the board. It is not just focused in one area. I think he has grown in every aspect of the game..."

RB/WR De'Anthony Thomas is no. 4 in the Dozen.