TCU tops Boise State in BCS standings

Boise State got bumped, and Texas Christian is in position to be this season's BCS buster -- for now.

The Horned Frogs passed the Broncos on Sunday in the Bowl Championship Series standings, with TCU jumping two spots from last week and Boise State falling three.

Florida (.9726), Alabama (.9450) and Texas (.8927) held onto the top three spots. All are on course to reach the national championship game if they remain undefeated. The Gators and Crimson Tide, Nos. 1 and 2 in the AP poll, could meet in the Southeastern Conference title game.

Unbeaten Iowa (.8249) moved up two spots to fourth place. Fifth-place Southern California (.7944) also moved up two spots. TCU (.7890) is sixth, a spot ahead of Boise State (.7752).

Cincinnati was eighth, the lowest of the unbeaten teams, with Louisiana State and Oregon rounding out the top 10.

The big swing between the undefeated Broncos and Horned Frogs came after TCU won 38-7 at Mountain West Conference rival Brigham Young (6-2) and Boise State won 54-9 at Hawaii (2-5).

Neither the WAC nor the MWC has an automatic BCS bid for its champion, but in each of the last three seasons, a team from one of those leagues has earned automatic entry by finishing in the top 12 of the final BCS standings.

• AP RANKINGS -- Florida regained the top spot in the AP poll from Alabama, which was ranked No. 1 for a week ahead of the Gators.

The Crimson Tide needed a blocked field goal on the final play to beat Tennessee 12-10 on Saturday, and Florida pulled away from Mississippi State in the fourth quarter for a 29-19 victory. The Gators received 30 first-place votes to Alabama's 23.

No. 3 Texas got seven first-place votes after its 41-7 victory at Missouri.

The last time two teams flip-flopped in the top two spots of the AP Top 25 from one week to the next was 1992, when Miami and Washington did it.

Like Texas, No. 4 Southern California, No. 5 Cincinnati, No. 6 Boise State and No. 7 Iowa held their places in the latest media rankings. TCU jumped two spots to No. 8.