All that matters is that we keep going 1-0, but I am certain I am not the only one wondering where the BCS gets the computer component of their rankings...  So I looked around a bit.  Here is what I found:

Highest and lowest rating dropped from the following 6 computers, leaving each team with 4 rankings that are put together.  If you are very interested, there is a fair amount of data out there about how the computers calculate their rankings.

All except Massey updated through bye week

Sagarin: Specifically the ELO Chess Factor (in red)  

Ohio-18
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt12.htm


Anderson and Hester
Ohio-20
http://andersonsports.com/football/ACF_frnk.html


Billingsley
Ohio-32
http://www.cfrc.com/Ratings_2012/WK_8.htm


Colley Matrix
Ohio-27
http://www.colleyrankings.com/


Massey Not Updated
Ohio-39
http://www.masseyratings.com/rate.php?lg=cf&mid=6


Wolfe
Ohio-14
http://prwolfe.bol.ucla.edu/cfootball/home.htm

That is the Wrong Massey.  That's like the composite Sagarin.  He also has a Predictor and no victory margin ranking.  The no victory margin is used by the BCS.

http://www.masseyratings.com/rate.php?lg=cf&mid=6

Anyone know why the USAToday sagarin (EloChess 35, with a value of 78.87) is different than the sagarin.com sagarin (EloChess 22, with a value of 81.78)? Both have us at 6-0, so its not like one is an old chart.

It seems to me that the one on Sagarin.com has a different ELO algorithm only.  The predictor is the same.  Some parameter has been changed.  It seems that teams with one good win and a bunch of bad ones improve the most on the Sagarin.com one and teams with one bad loss and a bunch of OK losses to good teams got hurt the most.  Of course everone's changed because everyone is rated off their opponents ratings.

I'd be curious to hear the answer.  And, yes, he does have the reputation of answering but being arrogant about it.  In fairness to him, he probably gets many emails like that every day and many, many more of the form:

Hey stupid,
Do you not even watch the games?  [My school who is 4-7] just beat the #@!$ out of the @#%$ [My schools rival who is 7-4].  How can a #%$ like you rank those $%!% higher?  You are an $%# and a !$@%!

No response....but he did change his webpage to match USAToday.

ELO_Chess is what is used in the BCS. Predictor uses margin of victory and is therefore not allowed, though Sagarin says it's a better system.

I think many of them are embargoed until after the BCS Countdown show at 8 on ESPN, so tune in! [/ShamelessSelfPromotion]

Interesting changes.  Colley dropped from 17 to 25 while we went from 35 to 25 in the Saragin.  Wolfe that was previously unreleased really helped.

Edit: To be clear, the highest rating is dropped (along with the lowest), so the Wolfe actually didn't help at all.  

Sagarin is the only one updated.... Up from 25 to 18!!!