Football: BCS Rankings Announced; Magee Honored
October 17, 2005 03:13 PM | General
October 17, 2005
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University Mountaineers are ranked 17th in the initial 2005 Bowl Championship Series Standings, released today.
West Virginia is the only Big East team among the Top 25 after knocking off Louisville, 46-44 in triple overtime last Saturday in Morgantown. The Mountaineers have earned a BCS average of 0.3562 to rank them ahead of Auburn, Tennessee and Florida in the Top 20.
The BCS average is comprised of the Harris Interactive and USA Today Coaches Poll, as well as a computer ranking. West Virginia is ranked 20th in both the Harris Interactive and USA Today polls. These rankings will determine the 2005 national championship football game.
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Meanwhile, West Virginia offensive coordinator Calvin Magee was presented a “game ball” by the Master Coaches Survey for his involvement in the Mountaineers’ 46-44 win over the Cardinals. Each week during the 2005 season, the 16 Master Coaches award a game ball to the offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week. The Master Coaches also present game balls to the offensive and defensive coordinators whose game plans made the biggest impacts in their respective teams’ victory.
The Master Coaches Survey is an advisory poll comprised of 16 former college football coaches, including 10 College Football Hall of Fame members representing five national titles and nearly 3,000 combined victories. Former WVU coach Don Nehlen is among those involved in the weekly selection process.
