Auburn takes over No. 1 spot in BCS standings followed by Oregon

Auburn's 24-17 victory Saturday against LSU vaulted the Tigers to the top of the Bowl Championship Series standings Sunday, even though they are third in the USA TODAY Coaches' Poll, behind Oregon and Boise State.

Auburn (8-0) replaced Oklahoma, which suffered its first loss Saturday at Missouri and dropped to 11th in the poll.

"I can only control how we proceed in this building," coach Gene Chizik said a few hours before the standings were released. "We just had a team meeting and we talked about being very grounded and understanding that every week is another new week and another opportunity."

Oregon (7-0), which demolished UCLA 60-13 Thursday night, is second in the BCS for the second consecutive week, despite being ranked first in the coaches' and Harris Interactive polls, which make up two-thirds of the BCS formula.

Boise State (6-0), which did not play Saturday, is again third in the BCS despite being ranked second in both polls. The Broncos are sixth this week in the BCS' computer ratings, which comprise the other one-third of the standings. That's an improvement of one position from last week but wasn't quite enough to move them past Oregon in the overall standings.

The Broncos play Tuesday against visiting Louisiana Tech. Auburn is at Mississippi next Saturday, and Oregon plays at Southern California.

TCU (8-0) moved up to fourth in the standings this week, and Michigan State (8-0) is fifth.

-- Jack Carey