The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivisions (FBS) an opportunity to compete in a "national championship game". This championship is intended as a surrogate for a playoff system since the NCAA does not formally determine a champion in this category.
The BCS relies on a combination of polls and computer selection methods to determine relative team rankings, and to narrow the field to two teams to play in the BCS National Championship Game held after the other college bowl games. The winner of this game is crowned the BCS national champion, and is guaranteed at least a share of the national championship.
The system also selects matchups for the other prestigious BCS bowl games. The ten teams selected include the conference champion from each of the six BCS conferences plus four others ("at-large" selections). The BCS was created by formal agreement among six conferences, and has evolved to allow other conferences to participate to a lesser degree. It is not formally recognized by the NCAA as a collegiate championship.
BCS Bowl information and facts:
FedEx BCS National Championship Game
Jan. 8, 2009, 8 p.m. ET
Oklahoma Vs. Florida
(FOX)BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Bowl Facts
Field (capacity): Dolphin Stadium (72,230)
2009 Projected Payout Per Conference: $17.5 million
2008 Results: LSU 38, Ohio State 24
2008 Attendance: 79,651
2008 Nielsen Rating: 14.4
Rose Bowl
Jan. 1, 2009, 5:10 p.m. ET
USC Vs. Penn State
(ABC) BCS vs. BCS
Bowl Facts
Field (capacity): The Rose Bowl (91,000)
2009 Projected Payout/Team: $17.5 million
2008 Results: Southern California 49, Illinois 17
2008 Attendance: 93,923 2008
Nielsen Rating: 11.11
FedEx Orange Bowl
Jan. 1, 2009, 8 p.m. ET
Cincinnati Vs. Virginia Tech
(FOX) BCS vs. BCS
Bowl Facts
Field (capacity): Dolphins Stadium (72,230)
2009 Projected Payout/Team: $17.5 million
2008 Results: Kansas 24, Va. Tech 21
2008 Attendance: 74,111 2008
Nielsen Rating: 7.40
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Jan. 2, 2009, 8 p.m. ET
Alabama Vs. Utah
(FOX) BCS vs. BCS
Bowl Facts
Field (capacity): Louisiana Superdome (72,000)
2009 Projected Payout Per Conference: $17.5 million
2008 Result: Georgia 41, Hawaii 10
2008 Attendance: 74,383
2008 Nielsen Rating: 7.0
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Jan. 5, 2009, 8:30 p.m. ET
Texas Vs. Ohio State
(FOX) BCS vs. BCS
Bowl Facts
Field (capacity): University of Phoenix Stadium (73,000)
2009 Projected Payout/Team: $17.5 million
2008 Results: W. Virginia 48, Oklahoma 28
2008 Attendance: 70.016
2008 Nielsen Rating: 7.70
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