Ohio State still 3rd in the BCS standings, Baylor only .001 back

Though there was some worry after seeing the AP Top 25 rank the Buckeyes as 4th behind Baylor off a less than inspiring victory over Illinois over the weekend, Ohio State stands steady at 3rd in the BCS standings heading into Week 13. With just two regular season weeks to go, the Buckeyes, as we've known, still needs help from the opponents remaining on Alabama and Florida State's schedules in order to play for a national title.

For now, that group doesn't include Baylor. The Buckeyes are ahead of the Bears in the Harris Poll Top 25, the USA TODAY Coaches Poll Top 25, though trail 2 spots in the BCS computer rankings. Ohio State's total lead over the Bears? But the slimmest of margins: .001. CBS Sports' BCS expert, Jerry Palm, had speculated prior to the rankings' reveal that short of a loss by the Buckeyes, Baylor simply won't be able to get the quality wins down the stretch of their remaining schedule to catch the Buckeyes, but it wouldn't be out of the question if Ohio State fails to impress in the next two weeks for Baylor (should they continue winning) to at least temporarily leap frog the Buckeyes.

Ohio State plays host to Indiana in their home regular season finale next Saturday in Ohio Stadium at 3:30 p.m. You can tune in to catch the Buckeyes against the team that gave them problems a year ago in Bloomington on ABC (Channel 1006 in Columbus).

Here are the complete Week 13 BCS rankings as a whole: