The Bowl Championship Series is not always about the games.

The BCS sometimes is a game.

It's not always about the best teams or the teams with the best wins, but sometimes it's about the teams that play this BCS game best.

It's not always as simple as Boise State beat Oregon and Oregon beat USC, but sometimes those things matter.

It's hard to tell how to win at this BCS game.

In recent weeks we've witnessed Boise State slide and climb in human polls and fall in computer rankings.

We've seen TCU leapfrog the Broncos in the BCS standings, but not the Associated Press media or USA Today coaches' polls.

Game results, no matter how large the margin, don't really factor into this game for Boise State.

Boise State used another strong defensive performance and another late string of points by its offense to run away from San Jose State 45-7 on Saturday at Bronco Stadium.

But will this latest blowout victory matter today when the latest national polls and BCS standings are released?

It's hard to tell how to win at this BCS game.

Last week, the Broncos routed Hawaii 54-9 and slid three spots in the BCS standings, from No. 4 to No. 7.

The BCS is obviously not the perfect system, but it is the system in place for Football Bowl Subdivision teams.

This BCS game is not always about the games and their results, but it sometimes is like politics.

It's not always about the results on the final ballots, but sometimes how well the candidate campaign was run and how successful their message was received.

Some of teams play this game, others chose not to.

Boise State coach Chris Petersen has not played this game off the field as well as he coaches it on the Blue.

And he has his reasons.

But throughout his football career, Petersen has been successful calling plays.

He called plays in a huddle as a college quarterback.

He's called plays as an offensive coordinator.

And he's made crucial decisions as a head coach.

But he said he won't call an audible and stump for his team like a politician on, well, Nov. 1.

Petersen said he has thought about piping up and saying something in support of his team and their national standing —but not until Game No. 13.

"If we're still there, I'll probably say that," he said.

Dec. 5 will be too late.

Today might be too late.

He needs to tell the nation why his team belongs, if that is the way he feels. This game does not hand out points to those who don't participate.

And no matter how many points Boise State continues to roll up against unranked teams in the WAC this season, it won't make the impact Petersen would vocally have with voters.

The computers is another thing. No. 10 Oregon's 47-20 win over No. 4 USC on Saturday surely will help Boise State with the computers. It could help with voters, too.

But will it be enough?

TCU keeps winning. The Horned Frogs beat UNLV 41-0 on Saturday and are currently aligned to earn the one automatic bid to a BCS bowl. If that were to happen, Boise State would have to be selected for an at-large bid.

That has never happened.

Petersen has called right plays in his coaching career, but the Broncos won't win this BCS game with the Statue of Liberty play.

Petersen will need to chime in and convince voters that Boise State is deserving of its lofty rankings.

But he won't, not now

"I think if you get caught up in those numbers and you get caught up in the scores of games, you get caught up in how much you should be beating a team by," he said. "It works against you.

"You start paying attention to numbers, you start heading down the wrong path."