The BCS Polls are out and with it the controversy begins. Who is the best team in the land? Will a non-BCS team crash the party and earn of BCS bowl bid? Answers to these questions and more follow as the 2nd half of the season unfolds.

Meanwhile, let's examine teams currently ranked in the Top 25 of the current USA Today/Coaches Poll. Listed below as stats, fact and trends surrounding this week's football card. Home team in CAPS. All results are ATS - Against The Spread - unless noted otherwise...

Gators: 1-5-1 off SU W but ATS L... 1-4 favs 24 < bef Georgia... 2-7 conf RF's 12 > pts off SU W

Bulldogs: SERIES: 5-1 L6 / 4-0 SU and ATS L4H... 4-0 dogs off non-conf RG... Bulldog head coach Dan Mullen former Gator OC... last Gator win here in 1985

Volunteers: SERIES: 7-1 L8 A... 5-0 as DD conf dogs... 7-1 A w/ conf rev

Crimson Tide: 2-8 conf favs 17 > pts vs rev... 2-5 H before Lsu... look for low-scoring affair in this matchup of No. 1 vs No. 13 defenses in the land

Longhorns: 10-0 Game Seven... 9-1 at Oklahoma... allowed 29 rushing yards last four games... off ?inside-out' victory (won the game; lost the stats)

Tigers: SERIES: Host 6-2... 5-1 H Game Seven... 4-0 SU home of previous home loss... off ?inside-out' loss (lost the game; won the stats

Beavers: 0-4 after Stanford... stunned Trojans 27-21 as 24-point HD's LY - USC's only loss season... Beavers 1-17 ATS in SU losses against avenging foes

Trojans: SERIES: 3-0 L3H... 9-2 DD favs w/ conf rev... 4-1 bef Oregon... 0-5 after Notre... Trojans were slighted in current BCS Poll (No. 7) and will be out to avenge only loss of the season last year in shocking loss at OSU

Broncos: 5-0 Saturday off Weekday gm... 6-1 before San Jose St... 6-1-1 off SU W but ATS L... 8-2-1 in 2nd of BB RG... 7-2 Game Seven

Warriors: SERIES: 4-0 L4... 4-1 vs conf opp off weekday gm... 4-1 w/ conf rev... 1-4 as DD HD's

Cardinals: SERIES: 8-3 L11 / 5-0 L5 A... 3-0 Game Seven dogs

Bearcats: SERIES: host is 1-7 L8 games... 1-4 H Game Seven... 1-4 conf favs 13 > pts... No. 5 in current BSC Polls

Horned Frogs: 1-4 conf RF's 9 < pts... 3-9 A vs conf rev... allowed season low yard against 3 of 6 foes this season

Cougars: 20-1 SU home last 3-plus seasons (13-0 vs con)... 3-0 after SD State... 9-3 w/ conf rev... gained season high yards on 4 of 7 foes this season

Hawkeyes: SERIES: 6-1 L7... 9-2 in 2nd of BB RG... 4-1 A w/ conf rev... 8-2 RF's 4 < pts

Spartans: 6-2 H vs conf rev...Dantonio: 10-3-1 as dogs 7 or less points

Tigers: SERIES: 2-0 L2... 6-1 A after Wake... 4-1 dogs vs .800 > conf opp

Hurricanes: 1-4 Game Seven... 1-4 H off non-conf road W... Shannon: 3-10 con fav, including 0-5 vs .500 or less opp... BCS No. 10 ranked team

Tigers: SERIES: 3-1 L4... 5-0 after Kentucky... 8-2 before Mississippi

Bengals: 0-12 conf HF 25 < pts... 1-6 after hosting Florida... 1-6 in 2nd of BB HG... 1-4-1 w/ rest... Miles: 1-13-1 con HF w/Tigers

Nittany SERIES: 0-5 SU last 5 here... Lions: 0-5 vs opp w/ rev off SU W... 3-9 vs conf rev... Lion 0-6 off shutout win vs con opp

Wolverines: SERIES: 9-1 SU and 7-3 L10 games (lost, 46-17 last season)... 3-0 dogs off DD SU non-conf W... 5-1 Game Eight... both of the Wolves losses this year have been on the road (4-0 SU at home)

Cowboys: SERIES: 3-0 L3... 7-1 as double-digit conf favs... 8-2-1 conf RF's 3 > pts

Bears: Not the same team with out star QB Robert Griffin (0-3 In The Stats since season ending knee injury)... 1-7 in 1st of BB HG... 3-8 H w/ conf rev... 3-7 Game Seven

Yellow Jackets: 5-0 A w/ conf rev... 7-1-1 Game Eight... 5-1 favs 7 < pts... Ugly Stat of the Week: teams who upset Virginia Tech are 1-12 ATS as favorites vs. 333 or greater opp next game

Cavaliers: SERIES: 5-0 L5 / 5-0 H... 11-2 HD's 7 < pts... 4-1 H Game Seven... 5-2 H vs conf rev... Groh: 14-6 HD... Cavs have upset Jackets each L2Y

Ducks: SERIES: 5-0 SU and ATS L5 - every win 20 or more points... 4-0 before Usc... 7-1 w/ rest

Huskies: 0-5 aft Ariz St... 1-8 before Ucla... 1-7 dogs 5 > pts w/ conf rev... 1-6 Game Eight... 0-6 In The Stats last six games

Mustangs: SERIES: 4-1 L5 / 3-0 L3 here... dog is 5-0 in Mustangs games this season

Cougars: 5-16-1 as double-digit HF's

Bulls: USF has started the last three seasons 5-0, only to finish up 6-9 SU out

Panthers: Wannstedt: 1-6 HF vs. greater than .600 opp tempers enthusiasm

Falcons: SERIES: 4-1 L5 / 6-0 L6 A... 6-0 after Wyoming

Utes: 5-1 H vs conf rev... after last year's 13-0 SU and 8-4 ATS performance, Utes are 2-4 ATS this season

Sooners: SERIES: 3-1 L4 / 5-0 SU this decade - every win 14 or more points... 4-1 A after Texas... 7-2 vs conf rev... Stoops: 16-4 SU if team W-L record is .500 even

Jayhawks: 5-0 aft Colorado... 6-1 before Texas Tech... 8-1 w/ conf rev

Huskies: Edsall: 5-1 dog of 10 or less vs. greater than .800 opp... tragic loss of CB Jasper Howard should prove to be a motivating factor for the Huskies

Mountaineers: SERIES: 5-0 SU and ATS - every win double-digits

Commodores: Series: Visitor 4-1-1... *9-1 conf RD's 9 > pts... Game Eight road dogs off three losses are 68-115-4 ATS

Gamecocks: 12-1 double-digit HF's vs opp off a double-digit loss... revenge from 7-point loss as 9.5-point RF last year in which SC won the stats by 110 yards

Aggies: RD's off SU road favorite loss are 14-7-1 ATS versus foe off SU underdog wins... no love lost here between these two coaches after Leach took a stab at Aggies in their handling of last year's QB Stephen McGee

Red Raiders: SERIES: 7-0 L7 here... from the DATABASE: 20-plus point HF's are 18-3 ATS if they were a double-digit dog in their last game

Razorbacks: SERIES: 5-0 L5... 1-5 after Gators

Rebels: 8-2 after score 35 or more points... with both teams having non-con opp up next look for them to bring everything they have

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