Stanford jumped from 13th to sixth in the latest BCS standings, its highest ranking in school history, after its 41-17 win over Arizona. The Wildcats fell from 15th to 18th. Oregon and Auburn remain first and second, respectively, while fellow unbeatens TCU and Boise State are third and fourth. LSU is the only one-loss team ranked ahead of Stanford.
A few other notes from ESPN's BCS Countdown show:
- Craig James ranked Stanford fifth.
- Robert Smith ranked Stanford sixth and TCU first.
- Kirk Herbstreit ranked Stanford fifth.