Week 15 NCAA Football Power Rankings

NCAA Football Power Rankings: Week 15

(as of December 4, 2011)

1.)  – Louisiana State Tigers (13-0)  LW: 1 (–)

2.)  – Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1)  LW: 2 (–)

3.) – Oklahoma State Cowboys (11-1)  LW: 4 (+1)

4.)  – Stanford Cardinal (11-1)  LW: 3 (-1)

5.)  – Oregon Ducks (11-2)  LW: 7 (+2)

6.)  – Arkansas Razorbacks (10-2)  LW: 9 (+3)

7.)  – Boise State Broncos (11-1)  LW: 8 (+1)

8.)  – Wisconsin Badgers (11-2)  LW: 14 (+6)

9.)  – South Carolina Gamecocks (10-2)  LW: 13 (+4)

10.)  – Kansas State Wildcats (10-2)  LW: 15 (+5)

11.)  – Michigan Wolverines (10-2)  LW: 16 (+5)

12.)  – Michigan State Spartans (10-3)  LW: 10 (-2)

13.)  – Virginia Tech Hokies (11-2)  LW: 5 (-8)

14.)  – Clemson Tigers (10-3)  LW: 21 (+7)

15.)  – Texas Christian Horned Frogs (10-2)  LW: 18 (+3)

16.)  – Baylor Bears (9-3)  LW: 19 (+3)

17.)  – Southern California Trojans (10-2)  LW: 17 (–)

18.)  – Georgia Bulldogs (10-3)  LW: 12 (-6)

19.)  – Houston Cougars (12-1)  LW: 6 (-13)

20.)  – Oklahoma Sooners (9-3)  LW:11 (-9)

21.)  – Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-3)  LW: 20 (-1)

22.)  – Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (11-2)  LW: 24 (+2)

23.)  – West Virginia Mountaineers (9-3)  LW: 22 (-1)

24.)  – Penn State Nittany Lions (9-3)  LW: 23 (-1)

25.)  – Florida State Seminoles (8-4) LW: 25  (–)

26.)  – Cincinnati Bearcats (9-3)  LW: 28 (+2)

27.)  – BYU Cougars (8-3) LW: 30  (+3)

28.)  – Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-4) LW: 27  (-1)

29.)  – Arkansas State Red Wolves (10-2) LW: 31 (+2)

30.)  – Northern Illinois Huskies (10-3) LW: 33 (+3)

31.)  – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-4)  LW: 29 (-2)

32.)  – Missouri Tigers (7-5) LW: 32  (–)

33.)  – Virginia Cavaliers (8-4) LW: 34 (+1)

34.)  – Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8-4) LW: 36 (+2)

35.)  – Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8-4) LW: 38 (+3)

36.)  – Louisville Cardinal (7-5)  LW: 39 (+3)

37.)  – Texas Longhorns (7-5)  LW: 26 (-11)

38.)  – Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-4)  LW: 37 (-1)

39.)  – Auburn Tigers (7-5)  LW: 40 (+1)

40.)  – Ohio Bobcats (9-4)  LW: 35 (-5)

– Steve

Week 14 NCAA Football Power Rankings

NCAA Football Power Rankings: Week 14

(as of November 27, 2011)

1.)  – Louisiana State Tigers (12-0)  LW: 1 (–)

2.)  – Alabama Crimson Tide (10-1)  LW: 2 (–)

3.)  – Stanford Cardinal (11-1)  LW: 4 (+1)

4.) – Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-1)  LW: 6 (+2)

5.)  – Virginia Tech Hokies (11-1)  LW: 5 (–)

6.)  – Houston Cougars (12-0)  LW: 7 (+1)

7.)  – Oregon Ducks (10-2)  LW: 9 (+2)

8.)  – Boise State Broncos (10-1)  LW: 8 (–)

9.)  – Arkansas Razorbacks (10-2)  LW: 3 (-6)

10.)  – Michigan State Spartans (10-2)  LW: 10 (–)

11.)  – Oklahoma Sooners (9-2)  LW:11 (–)

12.)  – Georgia Bulldogs (10-2)  LW: 12 (–)

13.)  – South Carolina Gamecocks (10-2)  LW: 13 (–)

14.)  – Wisconsin Badgers (10-2)  LW: 14 (–)

15.)  – Kansas State Wildcats (9-2)  LW: 15 (–)

16.)  – Michigan Wolverines (10-2)  LW: 16 (–)

17.)  – Southern California Trojans (10-2)  LW: 18 (+1)

18.)  – Texas Christian Horned Frogs (9-2)  LW: 19 (+1)

19.)  – Baylor Bears (8-3)  LW: 21 (+2)

20.)  – Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-3)  LW: 22 (+2)

21.)  – Clemson Tigers (9-3)  LW: 17 (-4)

22.)  – West Virginia Mountaineers (8-3)  LW: 26 (+4)

23.)  – Penn State Nittany Lions (9-3)  LW: 20 (-3)

24.)  – Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (10-2)  LW: 30 (+6)

25.)  – Florida State Seminoles (8-4) LW: 40  (+15)

26.)  – Texas Longhorns (7-4)  LW: 39 (+13)

27.)  – Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-4) LW: 23  (-4)

28.)  – Cincinnati Bearcats (8-3)  LW: 38 (+10)

29.)  – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-4)  LW: 25 (-4)

30.)  – BYU Cougars (8-3) LW: 31  (+1)

31.)  – Arkansas State Red Wolves (9-2) LW: 32 (+1)

32.)  – Missouri Tigers (7-5) LW: 34  (+2)

33.)  – Northern Illinois Huskies (9-3) LW: 33 (–)

34.)  – Virginia Cavaliers (8-4) LW: 24 (-10)

35.)  – Ohio Bobcats (9-3)  LW: NR (–)

36.)  – Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8-4) LW: 29 (-7)

37.)  – Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-4)  LW: 28 (-9)

38.)  – Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (8-4) LW: NR (–)

39.)  – Louisville Cardinal (7-5)  LW: NR (–)

40.)  – Auburn Tigers (7-5)  LW: 27 (-13)

– Steve

Week 13 NCAA Football Power Rankings

NCAA Football Power Rankings: Week 13

(as of November 20, 2011)

1.)  – Louisiana State Tigers (10-0)  LW: 1 (–)

2.)  – Alabama Crimson Tide (10-1)  LW: 3 (+1)

3.)  – Arkansas Razorbacks (10-1)  LW: 6 (+3)

4.)  – Stanford Cardinal (9-1)  LW: 8 (+4)

5.)  – Virginia Tech Hokies (10-1)  LW: 9 (+4)

6.) – Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-1)  LW: 2 (-4)

7.)  – Houston Cougars (11-0)  LW: 10 (+3)

8.)  – Boise State Broncos (9-1)  LW: 11 (+3)

9.)  – Oregon Ducks (9-2)  LW: 4 (-5)

10.)  – Michigan State Spartans (9-2)  LW: 12 (+2)

11.)  – Oklahoma Sooners (8-2)  LW: 5 (-6)

12.)  – Georgia Bulldogs (9-2)  LW: 13 (+1)

13.)  – South Carolina Gamecocks (9-2)  LW: 14 (+1)

14.)  – Wisconsin Badgers (9-2)  LW: 15 (+1)

 15.)  – Kansas State Wildcats (9-2)  LW: 17 (+2)

16.)  – Michigan Wolverines (9-2)  LW: 18 (+2)

17.)  – Clemson Tigers (9-2)  LW: 7 (-10)

18.)  – Southern California Trojans (9-2)  LW: 22 (+4)

19.)  – Texas Christian Horned Frogs (9-2)  LW: 19 (–)

20.)  – Penn State Nittany Lions (9-2)  LW: 20 (–)

21.)  – Baylor Bears (7-3)  LW: 27 (+6)

22.)  – Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-3)  LW: 16 (-6)

23.)  – Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-3) LW: 24  (+1)

24.)  – Virginia Cavaliers (8-3) LW: 29 (+5)

25.)  – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-3)  LW: 25 (–)

26.)  – West Virginia Mountaineers (7-3)  LW: 26 (–)

27.)  – Auburn Tigers (7-4)  LW: 33 (+6)

28.)  – Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-3)  LW: 32 (+4)

29.)  – Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8-3) LW: 31 (+2)

30.)  – Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (9-2)  LW: 21 (-9)

31.)  – BYU Cougars (7-3) LW: 39  (+8)

32.)  – Arkansas State Red Wolves (9-2) LW: 37 (+5)

33.)  – Northern Illinois Huskies (8-3) LW: NR (–)

34.)  – Missouri Tigers (6-5) LW: 38  (+4)

35.)  – Iowa State Cyclones (6-4) LW: NR (–)

36.)  – Texas A&M Aggies (6-5)  LW: 36 (–)

37.)  – Utah Utes (7-4) LW: 40  (+3)

38.)  – Cincinnati Bearcats (7-3)  LW: 28 (+10)

39.)  – Texas Longhorns (6-4)  LW: 30 (-9)

40.)  – Florida State Seminoles (7-4) LW: 23  (-17)

– Steve

Week 12 NCAA Football Power Rankings

NCAA Football Power Rankings: Week 12

(as of November 13, 2011)

1.) – Louisiana State Tigers (10-0)  LW: 1 (–)

2.) – Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-0)  LW: 2 (–)

3.) – Alabama Crimson Tide (9-1)  LW: 4 (+1)

4.) – Oregon Ducks (9-1)  LW: 6 (+2)

5.) – Oklahoma Sooners (8-1)  LW: 7 (+2)

6.) – Arkansas Razorbacks (9-1)  LW: 8 (+2)

7.) – Clemson Tigers (9-1)  LW: 9 (+2)

8.) – Stanford Cardinal (9-1)  LW: 3 (-5)

9.) – Virginia Tech Hokies (9-1)  LW: 10 (+1)

10.) – Houston Cougars (10-0)  LW: 11 (+1)

11.) – Boise State Broncos (8-1)  LW: 5 (-6)

12.) – Michigan State Spartans (8-2)  LW: 13 (+1)

13.) – Georgia Bulldogs (8-2)  LW: 16 (+3)

14.) – South Carolina Gamecocks (8-2)  LW: 14 (–)

15.) – Wisconsin Badgers (8-2)  LW: 15 (–)

16.) – Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-2)  LW: 17 (+1)

17.) – Kansas State Wildcats (8-2)  LW: 18 (+1)

18.) – Michigan Wolverines (8-2)  LW: 21 (+3)

19.) – Texas Christian Horned Frogs (8-2)  LW: 27 (+6)

20.) – Penn State Nittany Lions (8-2)  LW: 12 (-8)

21.) – Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (9-1)  LW: 24 (+3)

22.) – Southern California Trojans (8-2)  LW: 23 (+1)

23.) – Florida State Seminoles (7-3) LW: 29  (+6)

24.) – Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-3) LW: 30  (+6)

25.) – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-3)  LW: 19 (-6)

26.) – West Virginia Mountaineers (7-3)  LW: 33 (+7)

27.) – Baylor Bears (6-3)  LW: 35 (+8)

28.) – Cincinnati Bearcats (7-2)  LW: 22 (-6)

29.) – Virginia Cavaliers (7-3) LW: 37 (+8)

30.) – Texas Longhorns (6-3)  LW: 20 (-10)

31.) – Tulsa Golden Hurricane (7-3) LW: 39 (+8)

32.) – Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-3)  LW: 36 (+4)

33.) – Auburn Tigers (6-4)  LW: 25 (-8)

34.) – Arizona State Sun Devils (6-4)  LW: 28 (-6)

35.) – Washington Huskies (6-4)  LW: 31 (-4)

36.) – Texas A&M Aggies (5-5)  LW: 34 (-2)

37.) – Arkansas State Red Wolves (8-2) LW: 40 (+3)

38.) – Missouri Tigers (5-5) LW: NR  (–)

39.) – BYU Cougars (7-3) LW: NR  (–)

40.) – Utah Utes (6-4) LW: NR  (–)

– Steve

Week 11 NCAA Football Power Rankings

NCAA Football Power Rankings: Week 11

(as of October 30, 2011)

1.) – Louisiana State Tigers (9-0)  LW: 1 (–)

2.) – Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-0)  LW: 4 (+2)

3.) – Stanford Cardinal (9-0)  LW: 3 (+3)

4.) – Alabama Crimson Tide (8-1)  LW: 2 (-2)

5.) – Boise State Broncos (8-0)  LW: 5 (–)

6.) – Oregon Ducks (8-1)  LW: 7 (+1)

7.) – Oklahoma Sooners (8-1)  LW: 10 (+3)

8.) – Arkansas Razorbacks (8-1)  LW: 8 (–)

9.) – Clemson Tigers (8-1)  LW: 8 (-3)

10.) – Virginia Tech Hokies (8-1)  LW: 15 (+5)

11.) – Houston Cougars (9-0)  LW: 18 (+7)

12.) – Penn State Nittany Lions (8-1)  LW: 19 (+7)

13.) – Michigan State Spartans (7-2)  LW: 9 (-4)

14.) – South Carolina Gamecocks (7-2)  LW: 14 (–)

15.) – Wisconsin Badgers (7-2)  LW: 12 (-3)

16.) – Georgia Bulldogs (7-2)  LW: 22 (+6)

17.) – Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-2)  LW: 13 (-4)

18.) – Kansas State Wildcats (7-2)  LW: 11 (-7)

19.) – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-2)  LW: 29 (+10)

20.) – Texas Longhorns (6-2)  LW: 28 (+8)

21.) – Michigan Wolverines (7-2)  LW: 17 (-4)

22.) – Cincinnati Bearcats (7-1)  LW: 24 (+2)

23.) – Southern California Trojans (7-2)  LW: 23 (–)

24.) – Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (8-1)  LW: 26 (+2)

25.) – Auburn Tigers (6-3)  LW: 30 (+5)

26.) – Texas Christian Horned Frogs (7-2)  LW: 32 (+6)

27.) – Ohio State Buckeyes (6-3)  LW: NR (–)

28.) – Arizona State Sun Devils (6-3)  LW: 20 (-8)

29.) – Florida State Seminoles (6-3) LW: NR  (–)

30.) – Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-3) LW: NR  (–)

31.) – Washington Huskies (6-3)  LW: 31 (–)

32.) – Iowa Hawkeyes (6-3) LW: 35  (+3)

33.) – West Virginia Mountaineers (6-3)  LW: 25 (-8)

34.) – Texas A&M Aggies (5-4)  LW: 16 (-18)

35.) – Baylor Bears (5-3)  LW: 27 (-8)

36.) – Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-3)  LW: 40 (+4)

37.) – Virginia Cavaliers (6-3) LW: NR (–)

38.) – Miami (FL) Hurricanes (5-4) LW: 38  (–)

39.) – Tulsa Golden Hurricane (6-3) LW: NR (–)

40.) – Arkansas State Red Wolves (7-2) LW: NR (–) 

– Steve

Week 9 NCAA Football Power Rankings

NCAA Football Power Rankings: Week 9

(as of October 16, 2011)

1.) – Louisiana State Tigers (8-0)  LW: 1 (–)

2.) – Alabama Crimson Tide (8-0)  LW: 2 (–)

3.) – Stanford Cardinal (7-0)  LW: 6 (+3)

4.) – Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-0)  LW: 7 (+3)

5.) – Boise State Broncos (7-0)  LW: 5 (–)

6.) – Clemson Tigers (8-0)  LW: 8 (+2)

7.) – Oregon Ducks (6-1)  LW: 9 (+2)

8.) – Arkansas Razorbacks (6-1)  LW: 10 (+2)

9.) – Michigan State Spartans (6-1)  LW: 15 (+6)

10.) – Oklahoma Sooners (6-1)  LW: 3 (-7)

11.) – Kansas State Wildcats (7-0)  LW: 14 (+3)

12.) – Wisconsin Badgers (6-1)  LW: 4 (-8)

13.) – Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-1)  LW: 11 (-2)

14.) – South Carolina Gamecocks (6-1)  LW: 13 (-1)

15.) – Virginia Tech Hokies (7-1)  LW: 16 (+1)

16.) – Texas A&M Aggies (5-2)  LW: 18 (+2)

17.) – Michigan Wolverines (6-1)  LW: 17 (–)

18.) – Houston Cougars (7-0)  LW: 20 (+2)

19.) – Penn State Nittany Lions (7-1)  LW: 24 (+5)

20.) – Arizona State Sun Devils (5-2)  LW: 25 (+5)

21.) – Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-2) LW: NR (–)

22.) – Georgia Bulldogs (5-2)  LW: 26 (+4)

23.) – Southern California Trojans (6-1)  LW: 28 (+5)

24.) – Cincinnati Bearcats (6-1)  LW: 34 (+10)

25.) – West Virginia Mountaineers (5-2)  LW: 12 (-13)

26.) – Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (6-1)  LW: 33 (+7)

27.) – Baylor Bears (4-2)  LW: 32 (+5)

28.) – Texas Longhorns (4-2)  LW: 30 (+2)

29.) – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-2)  LW: 19 (-10)

30.) – Auburn Tigers (5-3)  LW: 21 (-9)

31.) – Washington Huskies (5-2)  LW: 22 (-8)

32.) – Texas Christian Horned Frogs (5-2)  LW: 39 (+7)

33.) – Syracuse Orange (5-2) LW: NR (–)

34.) – Illinois Fighting Illini (6-2)  LW: 22 (-12)

35.) – Iowa Hawkeyes (5-2) LW: NR  (–)

36.) – Brigham Young Cougars (6-2) LW: NR  (–)

37.) – Southern Methodist Mustangs (5-2)  LW: 29 (-8)

38.) – Miami (FL) Hurricanes (4-3) LW: NR  (–)

39.) – Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-2)  LW: 38 (-1)

40.) – Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-2)  LW: 31 (-9)

– Steve

Week 8 NCAA Football Power Rankings

(as of October 16, 2011)

1.) – Louisiana State Tigers (7-0)  LW: (–)

2.) – Alabama Crimson Tide (7-0)  LW: 3 (+1)

3.) – Oklahoma Sooners (6-0)  LW: 2 (-1)

4.) – Wisconsin Badgers (6-0)  LW: 4 (–)

5.) – Boise State Broncos (6-0)  LW: 6 (+1)

6.) – Stanford Cardinal (6-0)  LW: 5 (-1)

7.) – Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-0)  LW: 7 (–)

8.) – Clemson Tigers (7-0)  LW: 8 (–)

9.) – Oregon Ducks (5-1)  LW: 9 (–)

10.) – Arkansas Razorbacks (5-1)  LW: 10 (–)

11.) – Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1)  LW: 13 (+2)

12.) – West Virginia Mountaineers (5-1)  LW: 16 (+4)

13.) – South Carolina Gamecocks (6-1)  LW: 14 (+1)

14.) – Kansas State Wildcats (6-0)  LW: 17 (+3)

15.) – Michigan State Spartans (5-1)  LW: 20 (+5)

16.) – Virginia Tech Hokies (6-1)  LW: 18 (+2)

17.) – Michigan Wolverines (6-1)  LW: 11 (-6)

18.) – Texas A&M Aggies (4-2)  LW: 23 (+5)

19.) – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-1)  LW: 12 (-7)

20.) – Houston Cougars (6-0)  LW: 24 (+4)

21.) – Auburn Tigers (5-2)  LW: 25 (+4)

22.) – Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1)  LW: 15 (-7)

23.) – Washington Huskies (5-1)  LW: 27 (+4)

24.) – Penn State Nittany Lions (6-1)  LW: 28 (+4)

25.) – Arizona State Sun Devils (5-2)  LW: 19 (-6)

26.) – Georgia Bulldogs (4-2)  LW: 30 (+4)

27.) – Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-2)  LW: 29 (+2)

28.) – Southern California Trojans (5-1)  LW: 34 (+6)

29.) – Southern Methodist Mustangs (5-1)  LW: 35 (+6)

30.) – Texas Longhorns (4-2)  LW: 22 (-8)

31.) – Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-1)  LW: 38 (+7)

32.) – Baylor Bears (4-2)  LW: 21 (-11)

33.) – Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (5-1)  LW: 37 (+4)

34.) – Cincinnati Bearcats (4-1)  LW: 40 (+6)

35.) – North Carolina Tar Heels (5-2)  LW: 31 (-4)

36.) – Virginia Cavaliers (4-2)  LW: NR (–)

37.) – Temple Owls (5-2)  LW: NR (–)

38.) – Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-2)  LW: 33 (-5)

39.) – Texas Christian Horned Frogs (4-2)  LW: 39 (–)

40.) – Ohio State Buckeyes (4-3)  LW: NR (–)

– Steve

Jared Crick out for season with torn pectoral

Nebraska Cornhuskers defensive tackle Jared Crick will miss the remainder of the season with a torn pectoral muscle, head coach Bo Pelini announced Wednesday.

Crick played in five games for Cornhuskers (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) this year. He did not participate in a September 24th victory over Wyoming after suffering an undisclosed injury against Washington a week prior.

“I feel extremely bad for Jared,” said Pelini. “He made an unselfish decision to come back to Nebraska for his senior year and earn his degree, which he did this summer. Jared has a bright future in front of him on the field at the professional level.”

Crick ranks seventh on the Cornhuskers with 22 tackles this season. He ranks eighth on the Nebraska career sacks list with 20, including 9 1/2 in both 2009 and 2010.

– Steve

Arizona fires head coach Mike Stoops

The University of Arizona has fired head football coach Mike Stoops following a 1-5 start to the season.

Defensive coordinator Tim Kish will serve as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

– Steve

TCU and the Big 12 make it official

TCU is on the move, announcing Monday that it has accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 Conference.

The school, which had previously agreed to leave the Mountain West for the Big East, will instead fill one of the Big 12 vacancies created by the defections of Nebraska and Colorado and the future departure of Texas A&M. The Horned Frogs will begin competing in all sports in the Big 12 with the 2012-13 academic season.

“We’re excited to be there,” said TCU chancellor Victor Boschini Jr.

The board of trustees unanimously accepted the invitation that was offered by the Big 12 last week, derailing what athletic director Chris Del Conte said were “full-speed ahead” plans to join the Big East.

It wasn’t easy to back out of that deal, Del Conte said, but it wasn’t anything like the famous middle-of-the-night NFL exodus of one team.

“It was a very difficult conversation (but) it was never like backing up at midnight like the Colts, nothing like that,” said Del Conte.

“We were pretty much heading down the path of the Big East the past week,” he added.

Since TCU had agreed to join the Big East, leaving the conference is expected to cost the Horned Frogs a $5 million exit fee. However, it won’t have to wait more than two years to depart.

The Big East has said it will hold Syracuse and Pittsburgh to its 27-month departure notification.

This past weekend, the Big East presidents gave commissioner John Marinatto the go-ahead to begin expansion plans. If TCU never makes it to the league, the conference would eventually be left with just six football-playing members, leaving its status as an automatic qualifier for the BCS bowl package in serious jeopardy.

Boschini said joining the Big 12 meant TCU would be in a conference where there were already a lot of natural football rivalries. After Texas A&M leaves next year, there will be 10 teams.

Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech are also in the central time zone, the school pointed out in its news release.

“Joining the Big 12 connects us not only to schools with whom we share a rich tradition in sports, but also to schools committed to academic excellence,” Boschini said in a statement.

“Participating in this conference allows us to strengthen the core of the TCU experience, which includes providing students with major opportunities in a personalized environment. It is very much in line with our overall goal to create a world-class university.”

The Horned Frog football team has made back-to-back BCS appearances and won last season’s Rose Bowl. It’s the only school in the country to be ranked in the top-10 each of the last three years in the season-ending AP and USA Today polls.

– Steve