Sportsbook Website – Auburn #1 in AP Poll Tips to Handicap. Auburn will be playing in the BCS national championship game against Oregon and although they are slight underdogs at the sportsbook website, the Tigers did finish the regular season ranked #1 in the AP poll. Auburn routed South Carolina in the SEC title game to easily cover the spread at the online sportsbook and voters rewarded the Tigers as they jumped Oregon in the AP poll.
Auburn vs. Oregon
The AP poll put Auburn at #1 and Oregon at #2 but it really doesn’t matter since the two teams will be playing in the BCS national championship game on Monday, January 10th and odds will be up at Sbgglobal. The Tigers finished the regular season at 13-0 and they went to #1 in the AP poll for the first time since 1985. Auburn got 36 first place votes in the poll.
Ducks #2
The Ducks had led the AP poll for much of the season but they fell to #2, even though they beat Oregon State in their final regular season game and covered the spread at the sportsbook. Oregon was still impressive but voters preferred to go with Auburn and Cam Newton who is set to win the Heisman Trophy.
The rest of the top ten behind Auburn and Oregon are TCU, Wisconsin, Stanford, Ohio State, Michigan State, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Boise State. The second ten begins with LSU and they are followed by Virginia Tech, Nevada, Missouri and Alabama. Oklahoma State is 16th while Nebraska is 17th. Texas A&M is 18th. South Carolina fell to No. 19 and Utah is No. 20. The last five teams are Mississippi State, West Virginia, Florida State, Hawaii and Connecticut.
Connecticut Moves into Rankings
The Huskies moved into the rankings for the first time since 2008 as they are ranked #25 at the online sportsbook. The Huskies won the Big East and surprised many at the sportsbook website and they will play in a BCS bowl game for the first time ever.
AP Top 25
- Auburn
- Oregon
- TCU
- Wisconsin
- Stanford
- Ohio State
- Michigan State
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Boise State
- LSU
- Virginia Tech
- Nevada
- Missouri
- Alabama
- Oklahoma State
- Nebraska
- Texas A&M
- South Carolina
- Utah
- Mississippi State
- West Virginia
- Florida State
- Hawaii
- Connecticut