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class="vector-toc-numb">5.6</span> <span>2003–04 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2003–04_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2004–05_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2004–05_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.7</span> <span>2004–05 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2004–05_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2005–06_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2005–06_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.8</span> <span>2005–06 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2005–06_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2006–07_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2006–07_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.9</span> <span>2006–07 season</span> 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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2010–11_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2010–11_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.13</span> <span>2010–11 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010–11_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2011–12_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2011–12_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.14</span> <span>2011–12 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2011–12_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2012–13_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2012–13_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.15</span> <span>2012–13 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2012–13_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li 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<div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>BCS appearances by team</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-BCS_appearances_by_team-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-BCS_performance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#BCS_performance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>BCS performance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-BCS_performance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-BCS_National_Championship_Game_appearances_by_team" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#BCS_National_Championship_Game_appearances_by_team"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>BCS National Championship Game appearances by team</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-BCS_National_Championship_Game_appearances_by_team-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-BCS_appearances_by_conference" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#BCS_appearances_by_conference"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>BCS appearances by conference</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-BCS_appearances_by_conference-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-BCS_National_Championship_Game_appearances_by_conference" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#BCS_National_Championship_Game_appearances_by_conference"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.5</span> <span>BCS National Championship Game appearances by conference</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-BCS_National_Championship_Game_appearances_by_conference-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Controversies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Controversies"> <div 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/28/Bcs_logo_2010.png/175px-Bcs_logo_2010.png" decoding="async" width="175" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/28/Bcs_logo_2010.png/263px-Bcs_logo_2010.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/28/Bcs_logo_2010.png 2x" data-file-width="341" data-file-height="292" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">BCS logo (2010–2013)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">In operation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1998 NCAA Division I-A football season">1998</a>–<a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2013</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bowl_Alliance" title="Bowl Alliance">Bowl Alliance</a> (<a href="/wiki/1995_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1995 NCAA Division I-A football season">1995</a>–<a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1997 NCAA Division I-A football season">1997</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Bowl_Coalition" title="Bowl Coalition">Bowl Coalition</a> (<a href="/wiki/1992_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1992 NCAA Division I-A football season">1992</a>–<a href="/wiki/1994_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1994 NCAA Division I-A football season">1994</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Succeeded by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Year%27s_Six" title="New Year's Six">New Year's Six</a>/<a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> (2014–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of BCS games</th><td class="infobox-data">5 per season<br />(4 from 1998 to 2006)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Championship trophy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/AFCA_National_Championship_Trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="AFCA National Championship Trophy">AFCA National Championship Trophy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Television partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Sports">ABC</a> (1999–2006)<br /><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(USA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Sports (USA)">FOX</a> (2006–2009)<br /><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> (2009–2014)<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_BCS_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN_BCS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most BCS appearances</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">Ohio State</a> (10)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most BCS wins</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">Ohio State</a>, <a href="/wiki/USC_Trojans_football" title="USC Trojans football">USC</a> (6)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most BCS championships</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football">Alabama</a> (3)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference with most appearances</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a> (28)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference with most game wins</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> (17)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference with most championships</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> (9)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last championship game</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2014_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2014 BCS National Championship Game">2014 BCS National Championship Game</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Executive director</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hancock_(sports_executive)" title="Bill Hancock (sports executive)">Bill Hancock</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2010_BCS_Champ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/2010_BCS_Champ.jpg/300px-2010_BCS_Champ.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/2010_BCS_Champ.jpg/450px-2010_BCS_Champ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/2010_BCS_Champ.jpg/600px-2010_BCS_Champ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/2010_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2010 BCS National Championship Game">BCS Championship game</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Rose Bowl (stadium)">Rose Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena, California</a>, January 7, 2010, <a href="/wiki/2009_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/2009_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2009 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Bowl Championship Series</b> (<b>BCS</b>) was a selection system that created four or five <a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">bowl game</a> match-ups involving eight or ten of the top ranked teams in the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision">NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision</a> (FBS) of American <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a>, including an opportunity for the top two teams to compete in the <a href="/wiki/BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="BCS National Championship Game">BCS National Championship Game</a>. The system was in place for the 1998 through 2013 seasons and in 2014 was replaced by the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> under its original four-team format. </p><p>The BCS relied 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 game rotated among four existing bowl games from the 1998 to 2005 season, and was a separate game from the 2006 to 2013 seasons). The <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Coaches_Association" title="American Football Coaches Association">American Football Coaches Association</a> (AFCA) was contractually bound to vote the winner of this game as the BCS National Champion and the contract signed by each conference required them to recognize the winner of the BCS National Championship game as the official and only champion. The BCS was created to end split championships and for the champion to win the title on the field between the two teams selected by the BCS. </p><p>The system also selected match-ups for four other prestigious BCS bowl games: the <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_Game" title="Rose Bowl Game">Rose Bowl Game</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fiesta_Bowl" title="Fiesta Bowl">Fiesta Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a> and <a href="/wiki/Orange_Bowl" title="Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a>. The ten teams selected included the conference champion from each of the six <a href="/wiki/Automatic_Qualifying_conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Automatic Qualifying conference">Automatic Qualifying conferences</a> plus four others (two others prior to the 2006 season). The BCS was created by formal agreement by those six conferences (the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a> (ACC); <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)" title="Big East Conference (1979–2013)">Big East</a>, now the <a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic Conference</a> (The American); <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a> (Big Ten); <a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12 Conference</a> (Big 12); Pac-10, now the <a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12 Conference</a> (Pac-12); <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> (SEC) conferences); and the three FBS <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">independent schools</a>, and evolved to allow other conferences to participate to a lesser degree. For the 1998 through 2005 seasons, eight teams competed in four BCS bowls. </p><p>It had been in place since the <a href="/wiki/1998_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1998 NCAA Division I-A football season">1998 season</a>. The BCS replaced the <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Alliance" title="Bowl Alliance">Bowl Alliance</a>, in place from 1995 to 1997, which had followed the <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Coalition" title="Bowl Coalition">Bowl Coalition</a>, in place from 1992 to 1994. Prior to the Bowl Coalition's creation in 1992, the <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a>'s number one and two teams had met in a bowl game only 8 times in 56 seasons. The AP's top two teams met 13 out of the 16 seasons when the BCS was in place. </p><p>In the 2014 season, the BCS was discontinued and replaced by the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a>, which organizes a four-team playoff and national championship game.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ten years later, the playoff expanded to 12 teams. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_leading_to_the_creation_and_dissolution_of_the_BCS">History leading to the creation and dissolution of the BCS</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History leading to the creation and dissolution of the BCS"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision">NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision</a> (FBS) is the only NCAA-sponsored sport without an officially organized NCAA tournament to determine its champion.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, the postseason has historically consisted of individual <a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">bowl games</a>. </p><p>The bowl system began in 1902 with the first ever East–West game in Pasadena, California, held at Tournament Park on <a href="/wiki/New_Year%27s_Day" title="New Year's Day">New Year's Day</a> in conjunction with the <a href="/wiki/Tournament_of_Roses" class="mw-redirect" title="Tournament of Roses">Tournament of Roses</a> parade. This game was an exhibition game pitting a highly rated team from the west coast against a team from east of the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a>. This was an ideal time for a postseason game, as fans could take off work or school during this holiday period to travel to the game. In the first game, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">University of Michigan</a> <a href="/wiki/1901_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1901 Michigan Wolverines football team">Wolverines</a> represented the east and easily defeated the west's representative <a href="/wiki/1901_Stanford_football_team" title="1901 Stanford football team">Stanford</a> by a score of 49–0. Due to the lopsided victory the game did not resume until 1916. </p><p>The game was renamed the <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose Bowl (game)">Rose Bowl</a> in the 1920s when play shifted to the <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose Bowl stadium">Rose Bowl stadium</a>, built by the city of Pasadena in conjunction with the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association. By the 1930s, the <a href="/wiki/Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton Bowl Classic</a> in Dallas, Texas, <a href="/wiki/Orange_Bowl" title="Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> in Miami, Florida, and the <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a> in New Orleans, Louisiana were also held on January 1 to showcase teams from other regions of the country. </p><p>By the 1940s, college football conferences began signing contracts that tied their championship team to a particular bowl. In 1947, the <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Conference" title="Pacific Coast Conference">Pacific Coast Conference</a>, a forerunner of today's <a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12 Conference</a>, agreed to commit their champions to play in the Rose Bowl every year, an agreement that continued under the BCS. This system raised the possibility that the two top-ranked teams in the final poll would not play each other in a bowl game, even in situations when there was a clear-cut top two. Indeed, since the AP began releasing its final poll after the bowl games in 1968, the two top-ranked teams in the final regular-season <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> had only played each other in a bowl six times until special bowl arrangements began in 1992. Under these circumstances, it was not uncommon to have the <a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches Poll</a> crown a different national champion than the AP Poll, resulting in a split championship. This situation arose a total of ten different seasons before BCS was formed (1954, 1957, 1965, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1991, 1997). </p><p>For example, in 1991, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Miami" title="University of Miami">University of Miami</a> <a href="/wiki/1991_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1991 Miami Hurricanes football team">Hurricanes</a> and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Washington" title="University of Washington">University of Washington</a> <a href="/wiki/1991_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1991 Washington Huskies football team">Huskies</a> both finished the regular season undefeated and were considered the strongest teams in the nation. Since the Huskies were locked into the Rose Bowl as the Pac-10 Conference champion against Big Ten champion Michigan, they could not play Big East member Miami, who played in the Orange Bowl. Both teams won their bowl games convincingly and shared the national championship, Miami winning the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> poll and Washington earning the top spot in the Coaches Poll. A split national championship has happened on several occasions since then as well (1997, 2003). (See: <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_National_Football_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship">NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship</a> for a compilation of past "national champions" since 1869.) </p><p>Other teams have won the national championship despite playing presumably weaker schedules than other championship contenders. The <a href="/wiki/BYU_Cougars" title="BYU Cougars">BYU Cougars</a> ended the 1984 season as the only undefeated and untied team in the nation, and the nine-time defending champions of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">Western Athletic Conference</a>. The Cougars opened the season with a 20–14 victory over No. 3 Pittsburgh, and won the <a href="/wiki/Holiday_Bowl" title="Holiday Bowl">Holiday Bowl</a> against a 6–5 Michigan team that had been ranked as high as No. 2 that season. As the No. 4 ranked team at the end of the regular season, <a href="/wiki/1984_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1984 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> was offered a slot against BYU in the Holiday Bowl; Washington declined, preferring instead to play in the more lucrative <a href="/wiki/Orange_Bowl" title="Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> where they beat No. 2 Oklahoma to complete a Pac-10 sweep of New Year's Day bowls (with USC winning the Rose Bowl and UCLA winning the Fiesta Bowl). Washington (11–1) was voted No. 2 following the bowl season with their only blemish a late season loss at Pac-10 champion USC. Coupled with winning its last 11 games in 1983, BYU finished the 1984 season with a 24-game winning streak. Several coaches and reporters claimed that BYU had not played a legitimate schedule and should not be recognized as national champion. Not only was Pittsburgh the only ranked team the Cougars faced all season, but at the time BYU played in the mid-major WAC. Nonetheless, BYU was a near-unanimous choice as national champion in final polls. </p><p>To address these problems, five conferences, six bowl games, and leading independent <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish">Notre Dame</a> joined forces to create the <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Coalition" title="Bowl Coalition">Bowl Coalition</a>, which was intended to force a <i>de facto</i> "national championship game" between the top two teams. By entirely excluding all the other conferences, the Bowl Coalition also made it impossible for a non-Bowl Coalition team to win a national championship. This system was in place from the 1992 season through the 1994 season. While traditional tie-ins between conferences and bowls remained, a team would be released to play in another bowl if it was necessary to force a championship game. </p><p>However, this system did not include the <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-10</a> champions, as both were obligated to play in the Rose Bowl. The Coalition made several attempts to get the Tournament of Roses Association, which operates the Rose Bowl, to release the Big Ten and Pac-10 champions if necessary to force a championship game. However, those negotiations came to nothing, in part because the Tournament of Roses Association feared jeopardizing its long-standing contract with ABC if one or both teams were needed to force a title game. In 1994—the last year of the Bowl Coalition—undefeated <a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions" title="Penn State Nittany Lions">Penn State</a>, from the Big Ten, played Oregon in the Rose Bowl while undefeated Nebraska played Miami in the Orange Bowl. In a system that paired top-ranked teams, Penn State would have played Nebraska for the national championship. </p><p>The Bowl Coalition was restructured into the <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Alliance" title="Bowl Alliance">Bowl Alliance</a> for the 1995 season, involving five conferences (reduced to four for the 1996 season) and three bowls (Fiesta, Sugar, and Orange). The championship game rotated among these three bowls. It still did not, however, include the Pac-10 or Big Ten champions, the Rose Bowl, or any non-Bowl Alliance teams. </p><p>After a protracted round of negotiations, the Bowl Alliance was reformed into the <b>Bowl Championship Series</b> for the 1998 season; former <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> commissioner <a href="/wiki/Roy_Kramer" title="Roy Kramer">Roy Kramer</a> is considered to be the "father" of the BCS.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Tournament of Roses Association agreed to release the Big Ten and Pac-10 champions if it was necessary to force a national championship game. In return, the Rose Bowl was added to the yearly national championship rotation, and the game was able to keep its coveted exclusive TV time slot on the afternoon of New Year's Day. However, beginning with the <a href="/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2006 season</a>, the BCS National Championship Game became a separate event played at the same site as a host bowl a week following New Year's Day. The new Bowl Championship Series not only included the Big Ten and the Pac-10 conferences but also teams from mid-major conferences, based on performance. </p><p>No mid-major team, however, or team from any conference outside of the six aligned conferences (with the exception of independent <a href="/wiki/2012_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a>, who played <a href="/wiki/2012_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2013_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2013 BCS National Championship Game">2012</a> title), had ever played in the BCS Championship Game, causing increasing controversy. This controversy had become even more intense in light of the 4–1 record that mid-major teams had against teams from the six automatic qualifying conferences in the BCS Bowl games they <i>had</i> been allowed to play in. The performances and perfect record of <a href="/wiki/Texas_Christian_University_Horned_Frogs" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas Christian University Horned Frogs">Texas Christian</a> in the 2010 season and <a href="/wiki/Boise_State_University_Broncos" class="mw-redirect" title="Boise State University Broncos">Boise State</a> in the season prior to that also fueled the controversy surrounding the perceived inequalities that the BCS seemed to perpetuate (see <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Controversies">BCS Controversies</a> below or in this <a href="/wiki/BCS_controversies" class="mw-redirect" title="BCS controversies">more detailed separate article</a>). However, little headway was made to institute an alternative system like a playoffs tournament, given the entrenched vested economic interests in the various bowls, until after the 2011 season, which saw LSU and Alabama, both members of the SEC West division, play each other in the <a href="/wiki/2012_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2012 BCS National Championship Game">2012 BCS Championship game</a>, where Alabama defeated LSU in a shutout win. Thereafter, acknowledging the many game, polling, and other related controversies, fans' complaints, and declining game viewership, among other factors, the major conferences decided to institute the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a>, which began in the 2014 regular season. </p><p>As a legal entity, the <a href="/wiki/Holding_company" title="Holding company">holding company</a> "BCS Properties, LLC" continues to control the College Football Playoff.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Succession_by_College_Football_Playoff">Succession by College Football Playoff</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Succession by College Football Playoff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> replaced the BCS as the system used to determine the FBS college football champion beginning in the <a href="/wiki/2014_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2014 season</a>. The four-team playoffs consist of two semifinal games, with the winners advancing to the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="College Football Championship Game">College Football Championship Game</a>. The game is hosted by a different city each year, with locations selected by bids, akin to the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> or the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship">Final Four</a>. <a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Stadium" title="AT&T Stadium">AT&T Stadium</a> hosted the first title game in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The system is contracted to be in place through at least the 2023–2024 season per a contract with <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>, which owns the rights to broadcast all games.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_2012112101_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN_2012112101-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike the BCS, the system does not use polls or computer rankings to select participants. A 13-member committee chooses and seeds the teams for the two playoff games and four other top-tier bowl games, using a balloting procedure similar to the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_basketball_tournament_selection_process" title="NCAA basketball tournament selection process">NCAA basketball tournament selection process</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bowl_games">Bowl games</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Bowl games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:452px"><div style="position:relative;width:450px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bowl Championship Series is located in the United States"><img alt="Bowl Championship Series is located in the United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Usa_edcp_location_map.svg/450px-Usa_edcp_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="450" 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style="background-color:#FFFFFF">Rose</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:79.27%;left:61.191%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Sugar"><img alt="Sugar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div style="background-color:#FFFFFF">Sugar</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:89.711%;left:80.956%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Orange"><img alt="Orange" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:#FFFFFF">Orange</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:63.355%;left:20.851%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Fiesta"><img alt="Fiesta" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div style="background-color:#FFFFFF">Fiesta</div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg" title="File:Usa edcp location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Locations of the BCS Bowl games</div></div></div> <p>In the BCS format, four regular bowl games and the National Championship Game were considered "BCS bowl games." The four bowl games were the <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_Game" title="Rose Bowl Game">Rose Bowl Game</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena, California</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Fiesta_Bowl" title="Fiesta Bowl">Fiesta Bowl</a> in <a href="/wiki/Glendale,_Arizona" title="Glendale, Arizona">Glendale, Arizona</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Orange_Bowl" title="Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> in <a href="/wiki/Miami_Gardens,_Florida" title="Miami Gardens, Florida">Miami Gardens, Florida</a>. </p><p>In the first eight seasons of the BCS contract, the championship game was rotated among the four bowls, with each bowl game hosting the national championship once every four years. Starting with the 2007 BCS, the National Championship Games became a separate game played on January 8 at the site of the BCS bowl game that served as the final game on January 1, or January 2 if January 1 was a Sunday. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_football" title="Oklahoma Sooners football">University of Oklahoma</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State University</a> are the only schools to appear in all five BCS Bowls. Oklahoma played in the <a href="/wiki/2007_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2007 Fiesta Bowl">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2008 Fiesta Bowl">2008</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2011_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2011 Fiesta Bowl">2011 Fiesta Bowl</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2004_Sugar_Bowl" title="2004 Sugar Bowl">2004</a> (national championship) and <a href="/wiki/2014_Sugar_Bowl" title="2014 Sugar Bowl">2014 Sugar Bowl</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2001_Orange_Bowl" title="2001 Orange Bowl">2001</a> and <a href="/wiki/2005_Orange_Bowl" title="2005 Orange Bowl">2005 Orange Bowl</a> (both of which were national championships), the <a href="/wiki/2003_Rose_Bowl" title="2003 Rose Bowl">2003 Rose Bowl</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/2009_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2009 BCS National Championship Game">2009 BCS National Championship Game</a>. Oklahoma's record was 4–5 with a 1–3 record in National Title games. Ohio State played in the <a href="/wiki/2003_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2003 Fiesta Bowl">2003</a> (national championship), <a href="/wiki/2004_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2004 Fiesta Bowl">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2006 Fiesta Bowl">2006</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2009_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2009 Fiesta Bowl">2009 Fiesta Bowl</a>, the <a href="/wiki/1999_Sugar_Bowl" title="1999 Sugar Bowl">1999</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011_Sugar_Bowl" title="2011 Sugar Bowl">2011 Sugar Bowl</a>*, the <a href="/wiki/2014_Orange_Bowl_(January)" title="2014 Orange Bowl (January)">2014 Orange Bowl</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2010_Rose_Bowl" title="2010 Rose Bowl">2010 Rose Bowl</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/2007_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2007 BCS National Championship Game">2007</a> and <a href="/wiki/2008_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2008 BCS National Championship Game">2008 BCS National Championship Game</a>. Ohio State's record was 6*-4, with a 1–2 record in National Title Games. The <a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_football" title="Miami Hurricanes football">University of Miami</a> appeared in every BCS bowl except for the standalone National Championship Game, although Miami did appear in the national championship when that designation was assigned to the original four bowls in rotation. Miami played in the <a href="/wiki/2001_Sugar_Bowl" title="2001 Sugar Bowl">2001 Sugar Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/2002_Rose_Bowl" title="2002 Rose Bowl">2002 Rose Bowl</a> (national championship), <a href="/wiki/2003_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2003 Fiesta Bowl">2003 Fiesta Bowl</a> (national championship), and <a href="/wiki/2004_Orange_Bowl" title="2004 Orange Bowl">2004 Orange Bowl</a>. </p><p><sup>*</sup> Ohio State won the <a href="/wiki/2011_Sugar_Bowl" title="2011 Sugar Bowl">2011 Sugar Bowl</a>, but vacated their appearance and victory due to NCAA penalties and sanctions for impermissible acceptance of monetary gifts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Initially, <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> held the rights to all four original BCS games, picking up the Fiesta and Orange Bowls from their former homes at <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>, and continuing their lengthy relationships with the <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_Game" title="Rose Bowl Game">Rose</a> and Sugar Bowls. This relationship continued through the bowl games of January 2006. </p><p>From the 2006–07 season through the 2009–10 season, <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports" title="Fox Sports">Fox Sports</a> held the rights to the BCS games with the exception of the Rose Bowl, as the Tournament of Roses Association elected to continue its association with ABC. Under the terms of the contract, Fox aired three of the four BCS National Championship Games that were played during the time. The only exception was the 2010 contest, which aired on ABC as per its contracts with the Rose Bowl and Tournament of Roses Association. </p><p>After the January 2010 bowl games, the contract to air the BCS moved exclusively to ESPN. The network carried the BCS until its dissolution following the 2013–14 season; after that, the four former BCS bowls became part of the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a>, while ESPN retained their coverage of the contests.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_BCS_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN_BCS-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bbw-espnsugarorange_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbw-espnsugarorange-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wsj-cfprights_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsj-cfprights-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Selection_of_teams">Selection of teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Selection of teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A set of rules was used to determine which teams competed in the BCS bowl games.<sup id="cite_ref-bcsrules_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcsrules-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Certain teams were given automatic berths depending on their BCS ranking and conference, as follows: </p> <ul><li>No more than two teams from any one conference could receive berths in BCS games, unless two non-champions from an AQ conference finished as the top two teams in the final BCS standings, in which case they met in the National Title Game while their conference champion played in their conference's BCS bowl game.</li> <li>The top two teams were given automatic berths in the BCS National Championship Game.</li> <li>The champion of an <a href="/wiki/Automatic_Qualifying_conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Automatic Qualifying conference">AQ Conference</a> (<a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a>, <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)" title="Big East Conference (1979–2013)">Big East</a>/<a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a>, <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-10/Pac-12</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a>) was guaranteed an automatic BCS bowl bid.</li> <li>Due to the "Notre Dame rule",<sup id="cite_ref-mandel20100818_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mandel20100818-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> independent <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">Notre Dame</a> received an automatic berth if it finished in the top eight. Other independents were not covered under this rule.</li> <li>From the 1999 season onwards, the highest ranked non-champion in an AQ conference received an automatic berth, provided it was ranked in the top 4 and its conference did not already receive two automatic berths from the above rules. If the highest ranked non-champion was in the top 2 and thus played in the championship game, this provision extended to the highest ranked non-champion outside the top 2.</li> <li>From the 2006 season onwards, the highest-ranked champion of a non-AQ conference (<a href="/wiki/Big_West_Conference" title="Big West Conference">Big West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">C-USA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mountain_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountain West">Mountain West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a>) received an automatic berth if: <ul><li>It was ranked in the top 12, or</li> <li>It was ranked in the top 16 and higher than at least one AQ conference champion.</li></ul></li></ul> <p>After the automatic berths were granted, the remaining berths, known as "at-large" berths, were filled from a pool of FBS teams who were ranked in the top 14 and had at least nine wins. The actual teams chosen for the at-large berths were determined by the individual bowl committees. Teams from both AQ and non-AQ conferences were eligible for at-large berths. </p><p>If there were not enough teams eligible for at-large selection to fill the BCS bowl games, then the remaining at-large teams would have been any FBS teams that were bowl-eligible, had won at least nine regular-season games, and were among the top 18 teams in the final BCS standings. If there were still not enough teams, the pool for potential at-larges continued to increase by four teams until enough teams were available. </p><p>All AQ conferences except the Big East/The American had contracts for their champions to participate in specific BCS bowl games. Unless their champion was involved in the BCS National Championship game, the conference tie-ins were: </p> <ul><li>Rose Bowl – Big Ten champion and Pac-10/Pac-12 champion</li> <li>Fiesta Bowl – Big 12 champion</li> <li>Orange Bowl – ACC champion</li> <li>Sugar Bowl – SEC champion</li></ul> <p>The Big East/The American champion took one of the remaining spots. </p><p>If the Pac-10/Pac-12 or Big Ten champion was picked for the BCS National Championship Game, then the Rose Bowl was required to choose the highest-ranked school from a non-AQ conference if there was a non-AQ school ranked at least #4 in the final BCS standings. This was the case in 2010, when the #2 <a href="/wiki/Oregon_Ducks" title="Oregon Ducks">Oregon Ducks</a> made it to the national championship, permitting the #3 <a href="/wiki/TCU_Horned_Frogs" title="TCU Horned Frogs">TCU Horned Frogs</a> to attend, and win, the 2011 Rose Bowl. The Rose Bowl was permitted to override this provision if it had been used within the previous four seasons. </p><p>As agreed by all 11 conferences, the results of the 2004–07 regular seasons were evaluated to determine which conferences earned automatic qualification for the BCS games that concluded 2008–11 seasons. Three criteria were used: Rank of the highest-ranked team, rank of all conference teams, and number of teams in the top 25. The six conferences which met that standard were the AQ conferences. The 2008–11 seasons were used to determine if another conference achieved automatic qualification, or a conference that had AQ status lost it, for the BCS games that concluded the 2012 and 2013 seasons. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rankings">Rankings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the portions of the ranking that were determined by polls and computer-generated rankings, the BCS used a series of <a href="/wiki/Borda_count" title="Borda count">Borda counts</a> to arrive at its overall rankings. This was an example of using a <a href="/wiki/Voting_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Voting system">voting system</a> to generate a complete ordered list of winners from both human and computer-constructed votes. Obtaining a fair ranking system was a difficult mathematical problem and numerous algorithms were proposed for <a href="/wiki/Sports_rating_system" title="Sports rating system">ranking college football teams</a> in particular. One example was the "random-walker rankings" studied by applied mathematicians Thomas Callaghan, Peter Mucha, and Mason Porter that employed the science of <a href="/wiki/Complex_Networks" title="Complex Networks">networks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1998–2003"><span id="1998.E2.80.932003"></span>1998–2003</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1998–2003"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The BCS formula calculated the top 25 teams in poll format. After combining a number of factors, a final point total was created and the teams that received the 25 lowest scores were ranked in descending order. The factors were: </p> <ul><li>Poll average: Both the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">AP</a> and ESPN-<i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i> coaches polls were averaged to make a number which is the poll average.</li> <li>Computer average: An average of the rankings of a team in three different <a href="/wiki/Sports_rating_system" title="Sports rating system">computer polls</a> were gathered (<a href="/wiki/Jeff_Sagarin" title="Jeff Sagarin">Jeff Sagarin</a>/<i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Anderson_%26_Hester" title="Anderson & Hester">Anderson & Hester</a>/<i><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle Times">Seattle Times</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>), with a 50% adjusted maximum deviation factor. (For instance, if the computers had ranked a team third, fifth, and twelfth, the poll which ranked the team twelfth would be adjusted to rank the team sixth.)</li> <li>Strength of Schedule: This was the team's NCAA rank in strength of schedule divided by 25. A team's strength of schedule was calculated by win–loss record of opponents (66.6%) and cumulative win–loss record of team's opponents' opponents (33.3%). The team who played the toughest schedule was given .04 points, second toughest .08 points, and so on.</li></ul> <p>Margin of victory was a key component in the decision of the computer rankings to determine the BCS standings. </p> <ul><li>Losses: One point was added for every loss the team has suffered during the season. All games are counted, including Kickoff Classics and conference title games.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Before the 1999–2000 season, five more computer rankings were added to the system: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Billingsley" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Billingsley">Richard Billingsley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dunkel_System" title="Dunkel System">Richard Dunkel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Massey" title="Kenneth Massey">Kenneth Massey</a>, Herman Matthews/<i><a href="/wiki/Scripps_Howard" class="mw-redirect" title="Scripps Howard">Scripps Howard</a></i>, and <a href="/wiki/David_Rothman_(statistician)" title="David Rothman (statistician)">David Rothman</a>. The lowest ranking was dropped and the remainder averaged. </p><p>Beginning in 2001, The Peter Wolfe and Wes Colley/<i><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Journal-Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Journal-Constitution">Atlanta Journal-Constitution</a></i> computer rankings were used in place of the <i>NYT</i> and Dunkel rankings. The change was made because the BCS wanted computer rankings that did not depend heavily on margin of victory.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The highest and lowest rankings were discarded, and the remainder averaged. A team's poll average, computer average, strength of schedule points, and losses were added to create a subtotal. </p><p>Also in 2001, a quality win component was added. If a team beat a team which was in the top 15 in the BCS standings, a range of 1.5 to .1 points was subtracted from their total. Beating the No. 1 ranked team resulted in a subtraction of 1.5-point, beating the No. 2 team resulted in a deduction of 1.4 points, and so on. Beating the No. 15 ranked team would have resulted in a deduction of .1 points. A team would only be awarded for a quality win once if it beat a Top 10 team more than once (such as in the regular season and a conference championship game), and quality wins were determined using a team's current subtotal, not the ranking when the game was played. The subtotal ranks were used to determine quality win deductions to create a team's final score. </p><p>The BCS continued to purge ranking systems which included margin of victory, causing the removal of the Matthews and Rothman ratings before the 2002 season. Sagarin provided a BCS-specific formula that did not include margin of victory, and <i>The New York Times</i> index returned in a form without margin of victory considerations. In addition, a new computer ranking, the Wesley Colley Matrix, was added.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lowest ranking was dropped and the remaining six averaged. Also in 2002, the quality win component was modified such that the deduction for beating the No. 1 team in the BCS would be 1.0, declining by 0.1 increments until beating the 10th ranked team at 0.1. Teams on probation were not included in the BCS standings, but quality win points were given to teams who beat teams on probation as if they were ranked accordingly in the BCS. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2004–2013"><span id="2004.E2.80.932013"></span>2004–2013</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2004–2013"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LSU_-_OSU_1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/LSU_-_OSU_1.JPG/220px-LSU_-_OSU_1.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/LSU_-_OSU_1.JPG/330px-LSU_-_OSU_1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/LSU_-_OSU_1.JPG/440px-LSU_-_OSU_1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3181" data-file-height="2121" /></a><figcaption>LSU vs. Ohio State in the <a href="/wiki/2008_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2008 BCS National Championship Game">2008 BCS National Championship Game</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In response to the controversy created by the voters in the AP poll naming <a href="/wiki/2003_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2003 USC Trojans football team">USC</a> as the No. 1 ranked team at the end of 2003, when the BCS system had selected <a href="/wiki/2003_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2003 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> and <a href="/wiki/2003_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a> to play for the <a href="/wiki/2004_Sugar_Bowl" title="2004 Sugar Bowl">title</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the formula was rewritten. Supporters of USC and the media in general criticized the fact that polls were not weighted more heavily than computer rankings and this criticism led to the new three part formula. </p> <ul><li>AP Poll (2004) / Harris Interactive Poll (2005–2013): A team's score in the poll was divided by the maximum number of points any team would have received if all voting members had ranked that team as Number 1.</li> <li>Coaches' Poll: A team's score in the Coaches' poll was divided by the maximum number of points any team would have received if all voting members had ranked that team as Number 1.</li> <li>Computer Average: The BCS used six ranking systems: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Sagarin" title="Jeff Sagarin">Jeff Sagarin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anderson_%26_Hester" title="Anderson & Hester">Anderson & Hester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Billingsley_Report" title="Billingsley Report">Billingsley Report</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colley_Matrix" title="Colley Matrix">Colley Matrix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Massey" title="Kenneth Massey">Kenneth Massey</a>, and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://prwolfe.bol.ucla.edu/cfootball/home.htm">Dr. Peter Wolfe</a>. Points were assigned in inverse order of ranking from 1 to 25. A team's highest and lowest computer ranking was discarded from figuring a team's computer poll average. The four remaining computer scores were averaged and the total was calculated as a percentage of 100.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>All three components – The Harris Interactive Poll, the USA Today Coaches Poll, and the computer rankings – were added together and averaged for a team's ranking in the BCS standings. The team with the highest average ranked first in the BCS standings. </p><p>This system placed twice as much emphasis on polls than computer rankings (since there were two polls and an average of six computer rankings) and made it highly unlikely that the top team in both polls would be denied a place in the title game, as it happened in the 2003–04 season. </p><p>The BCS formula for the 2005–06 season was the same as 2004–05, except that the <a href="/wiki/Harris_Interactive_College_Football_Poll" title="Harris Interactive College Football Poll">Harris Interactive College Football Poll</a> replaced the AP poll. <sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_BCS1"><a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series#endnote_BCS1">[2]</a></sup> <sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_HIP1"><a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series#endnote_HIP1">[3]</a></sup> The Harris Interactive College Football Poll's maximum point value was 2,825<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and for the Coaches' Poll, it was 1,550. The Harris Interactive College Football Poll was created expressly to replace the AP Poll after the Associated Press refused the use of its poll as a component of the BCS formula following the 2004 season. Before the 2006–07 season, the maximum point value of the Harris Poll was increased to 2,850 and the USA Today/Coaches' Poll was increased to 1,575. </p><p>In April 2009, Bowl Championship Series commissioners met for its annual spring meetings in <a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena, California</a> in conjunction with the <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_Game" title="Rose Bowl Game">Rose Bowl</a>'s staging the <a href="/wiki/2010_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2010 BCS National Championship Game">2010 BCS title game</a>. The commissioners considered a proposal from the <a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference" title="Mountain West Conference">Mountain West Conference</a>, which would have established an eight-team playoff and provided better accesses to the four BCS bowl games for the five conferences that did not have automatic bids.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The proposal also included a motion to replace the BCS rankings with a selection and a motion to change the automatic qualifier criteria to better reflect inter-conference performance. The BCS rejected the proposal in June 2009, citing a "lack of overall support" among the member conferences.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2012, the BCS conference commissioners made the announcement that "we have developed a consensus behind a four-team, seeded playoff."<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This took effect in 2014, as the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee in Washington, D.C. gave its expected final approval a few days later.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_and_schedule">History and schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: History and schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The games are listed in chronological order, the rankings reflecting the final BCS standings, and the win–loss data was prior to the BCS Bowls. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1998–99_season"><span id="1998.E2.80.9399_season"></span>1998–99 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 1998–99 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These BCS bowl games were played following the 1998 regular season: </p> <ul><li>Friday, January 1, 1999 – <a href="/wiki/1999_Rose_Bowl" title="1999 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl Game presented by AT&T</a>: No. 9 <b><a href="/wiki/1998_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a></b> (10–1, Big Ten champion) 38, No. 5 <a href="/wiki/1998_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="1998 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a> (10–1, Pac-10 champion) 31</li> <li>Friday, January 1, 1999 – <a href="/wiki/1999_Sugar_Bowl" title="1999 Sugar Bowl">Nokia Sugar Bowl</a>: No. 4 <b><a href="/wiki/1998_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (10–1, At-large) 24, No. 6 <a href="/wiki/1998_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team">Texas A&M</a> (11–2, Big 12 champion) 14</li> <li>Saturday, January 2, 1999 – <a href="/wiki/1999_Orange_Bowl" title="1999 Orange Bowl">FedEx Orange Bowl</a>: No. 8 <b><a href="/wiki/1998_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1998 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a></b> (9–2, At-large) 31, No. 15 <a href="/wiki/1998_Syracuse_Orangemen_football_team" title="1998 Syracuse Orangemen football team">Syracuse</a> (8–3, Big East champion) 10</li> <li>Monday, January 4, 1999 – <a href="/wiki/1999_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1999 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a>, (<a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I-A_national_football_champions" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I-A national football champions">National Championship</a>): No. 1 <b><a href="/wiki/1998_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a></b> (12–0, BCS No. 1, SEC champion) 23, No. 2 <a href="/wiki/1998_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="1998 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a> (11–1, BCS No. 2, ACC champion) 16</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1999–2000_season"><span id="1999.E2.80.932000_season"></span>1999–2000 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 1999–2000 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These BCS bowl games were played following the 1999 regular season: </p> <ul><li>Saturday, January 1, 2000 – <a href="/wiki/2000_Rose_Bowl" title="2000 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl Game presented by AT&T</a>: No. 7 <b><a href="/wiki/1999_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a></b> (9–2, Big Ten champion) 17, No. 22 <a href="/wiki/1999_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="1999 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a> (8–3, Pac-10 champion) 9</li> <li>Saturday, January 1, 2000 – <a href="/wiki/2000_Orange_Bowl" title="2000 Orange Bowl">FedEx Orange Bowl</a>: No. 8 <b><a href="/wiki/1999_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1999 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> (9–2, At-large) 35, No. 4 <a href="/wiki/1999_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> (10–2, SEC champion) 34 (OT)</li> <li>Sunday, January 2, 2000 – <a href="/wiki/2000_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2000 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a>: No. 3 <b><a href="/wiki/1999_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1999 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a></b> (11–1, Big 12 champion) 31, No. 5 <a href="/wiki/1999_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1999 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a> (9–2, At-large) 21</li> <li>Tuesday, January 4, 2000 – <a href="/wiki/2000_Sugar_Bowl" title="2000 Sugar Bowl">Nokia Sugar Bowl</a> (National Championship): No. 1 <b><a href="/wiki/1999_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="1999 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a></b> (11–0, BCS No. 1, ACC champion) 46, No. 2 <a href="/wiki/1999_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a> (11–0, BCS No. 2, Big East champion) 29</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000–01_season"><span id="2000.E2.80.9301_season"></span>2000–01 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2000–01 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These BCS bowl games were played following the 2000 regular season: </p> <ul><li>Monday, January 1, 2001 – <a href="/wiki/2001_Rose_Bowl" title="2001 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl Game presented by AT&T</a>: No. 4 <b><a href="/wiki/2000_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="2000 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a></b> (10–1, Pac-10 champion) 34, No. 17 <a href="/wiki/2000_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="2000 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> (8–3, Big Ten champion) 24</li> <li>Monday, January 1, 2001 – <a href="/wiki/2001_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2001 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a>: No. 6 <b><a href="/wiki/2000_Oregon_State_Beavers_football_team" title="2000 Oregon State Beavers football team">Oregon State</a></b> (10–1, At-large) 41, No. 11 <a href="/wiki/2000_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> (9–2, At-large) 9</li> <li>Tuesday, January 2, 2001 – <a href="/wiki/2001_Sugar_Bowl" title="2001 Sugar Bowl">Nokia Sugar Bowl</a>: No. 3 <b><a href="/wiki/2000_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2000 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a></b> (10–1, Big East champion) 37, No. 7 <a href="/wiki/2000_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2000 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> (10–2, SEC champion) 20</li> <li>Wednesday, January 3, 2001 – <a href="/wiki/2001_Orange_Bowl" title="2001 Orange Bowl">FedEx Orange Bowl</a> (National Championship): No. 1 <b><a href="/wiki/2000_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a></b> (11–0, BCS No. 1, Big 12 champion) 13, No. 2 <a href="/wiki/2000_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2000 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a> (10–1, BCS No. 2, ACC champion) 2</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2001–02_season"><span id="2001.E2.80.9302_season"></span>2001–02 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2001–02 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2001–02 NCAA football bowl games">2001–02 NCAA football bowl games</a></div> <p>These BCS bowl games were played following the 2001 regular season: </p> <ul><li>Tuesday, January 1, 2002 – <a href="/wiki/2002_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2002 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a>: No. 4 <b><a href="/wiki/2001_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2001 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a></b> (10–1, Pac-10 champion) 38, No. 3 <a href="/wiki/2001_Colorado_Buffaloes_football_team" title="2001 Colorado Buffaloes football team">Colorado</a> (10–2, Big 12 champion) 16</li> <li>Tuesday, January 1, 2002 – <a href="/wiki/2002_Sugar_Bowl" title="2002 Sugar Bowl">Nokia Sugar Bowl</a>: No. 13 <b><a href="/wiki/2001_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2001 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a></b> (9–3, SEC champion) 47, No. 8 <a href="/wiki/2001_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> (10–1, Big Ten champion) 34</li> <li>Wednesday, January 2, 2002 – <a href="/wiki/2002_Orange_Bowl" title="2002 Orange Bowl">FedEx Orange Bowl</a>: No. 5 <b><a href="/wiki/2001_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2001 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a></b> (9–2, At-large) 56, No. 10 <a href="/wiki/2001_Maryland_Terrapins_football_team" title="2001 Maryland Terrapins football team">Maryland</a> (10–1, ACC champion) 23</li> <li>Thursday, January 3, 2002 – <a href="/wiki/2002_Rose_Bowl" title="2002 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl Game presented by AT&T</a> (National Championship): No. 1 <b><a href="/wiki/2001_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2001 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a></b> (11–0, BCS No. 1, Big East champion) 37, No. 2 <a href="/wiki/2001_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a> (11–1, BCS No. 2, Automatic) 14</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2002–03_season"><span id="2002.E2.80.9303_season"></span>2002–03 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 2002–03 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These BCS bowl games were played following the 2002 regular season: </p> <ul><li>Wednesday, January 1, 2003 – <a href="/wiki/2003_Rose_Bowl" title="2003 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl Game presented by PlayStation 2</a>: No. 7 <b><a href="/wiki/2002_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2002 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a></b> (11–2, Big 12 champion) 34, No. 6 <a href="/wiki/2002_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team" title="2002 Washington State Cougars football team">Washington State</a> (10–2, Pac-10 champion) 14</li> <li>Wednesday, January 1, 2003 – <a href="/wiki/2003_Sugar_Bowl" title="2003 Sugar Bowl">Nokia Sugar Bowl</a>: No. 3 <b><a href="/wiki/2002_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a></b> (12–1, SEC champion) 26, No. 14 <a href="/wiki/2002_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2002 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a> (9–4, ACC champion) 13</li> <li>Thursday, January 2, 2003 – <a href="/wiki/2003_Orange_Bowl" title="2003 Orange Bowl">FedEx Orange Bowl</a>: No. 4 <b><a href="/wiki/2002_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2002 USC Trojans football team">Southern California</a></b> (10–2, Automatic "3–4 Rule") 38, No. 5 <a href="/wiki/2002_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> (11–1, At-large) 17</li> <li>Friday, January 3, 2003 – <a href="/wiki/2003_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2003 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a> (National Championship): No. 2 <b><a href="/wiki/2002_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (13–0, BCS No. 2, Big Ten champion) 31, No. 1 <a href="/wiki/2002_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2002 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a> (12–0, BCS No. 1, Big East champion) 24 (2 OT)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2003–04_season"><span id="2003.E2.80.9304_season"></span>2003–04 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2003–04 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2003–04 NCAA football bowl games">2003–04 NCAA football bowl games</a></div> <p>These BCS bowl games were played following the 2003 regular season: </p> <ul><li>Thursday, January 1, 2004 – <a href="/wiki/2004_Rose_Bowl" title="2004 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi</a>: No. 3 <b><a href="/wiki/2003_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2003 USC Trojans football team">Southern California</a></b> (11–1, Pac-10 champion) 28, No. 4 <a href="/wiki/2003_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2003 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (10–2, Big Ten champion) 14</li> <li>Thursday, January 1, 2004 – <a href="/wiki/2004_Orange_Bowl" title="2004 Orange Bowl">FedEx Orange Bowl</a>: No. 9 <b><a href="/wiki/2003_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2003 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a></b> (10–2, Big East champion) 16, No. 7 <a href="/wiki/2003_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2003 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a> (10–2, ACC champion) 14</li> <li>Friday, January 2, 2004 – <a href="/wiki/2004_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2004 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a>: No. 5 <b><a href="/wiki/2003_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (10–2, At-large) 35, No. 10 <a href="/wiki/2003_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="2003 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a> (11–3, Big 12 champion) 28</li> <li>Sunday, January 4, 2004 – <a href="/wiki/2004_Sugar_Bowl" title="2004 Sugar Bowl">Nokia Sugar Bowl</a> (National Championship) No. 2 <b><a href="/wiki/2003_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2003 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a></b> (12–1, BCS No. 2, SEC champion) 21, No. 1 <a href="/wiki/2003_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2003 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a> (12–1, BCS No. 1, Automatic) 14‡</li></ul> <p>‡ Though winning the BCS National Championship, the <a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers" class="mw-redirect" title="LSU Tigers">LSU Tigers</a> were not consensus national champions. The <a href="/wiki/USC_Trojans" title="USC Trojans">USC Trojans</a> ended the regular season ranked No. 3 in the final BCS standings, with three <a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches Poll</a> voting coaches defecting from their agreement with the BCS to vote its designated game winner as champion, instead voting for USC.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> USC was voted No. 1 in the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> poll, and the AP awarded USC their National Championship. The <a href="/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="2003 NCAA Division I-A football season">2003 Season</a> therefore ended with split champions which is what the BCS was organized to prevent. Because of this split championship, significant changes were made to the BCS formula for the 2004–05 season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2004–05_season"><span id="2004.E2.80.9305_season"></span>2004–05 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 2004–05 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2004–05 NCAA football bowl games">2004–05 NCAA football bowl games</a></div> <p>These BCS bowl games were played following the 2004 regular season: </p> <ul><li>Saturday, January 1, 2005 – <a href="/wiki/2005_Rose_Bowl" title="2005 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi</a>: No. 4 <b><a href="/wiki/2004_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2004 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a></b> (10–1, Automatic "3–4 Rule") 38, No. 13 <a href="/wiki/2004_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2004 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (9–2, Big Ten champion) 37</li> <li>Saturday, January 1, 2005 – <a href="/wiki/2005_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2005 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a>: No. 6 <b><a href="/wiki/2004_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2004 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (11–0, MWC champion, Automatic non-AQ) 35, No. 21 <a href="/wiki/2004_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a> (8–3, Big East champion) 7</li> <li>Monday, January 3, 2005 – <a href="/wiki/2005_Sugar_Bowl" title="2005 Sugar Bowl">Nokia Sugar Bowl</a>: No. 3 <b><a href="/wiki/2004_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2004 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a></b> (12–0, SEC champion) 16, No. 8 <a href="/wiki/2004_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="2004 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a> (10–2, ACC champion) 13</li> <li>Tuesday, January 4, 2005 – <a href="/wiki/2005_Orange_Bowl" title="2005 Orange Bowl">FedEx Orange Bowl</a> (National Championship): No. 1 <b><a href="/wiki/2004_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2004 USC Trojans football team">Southern California</a></b><sup>*</sup> (12–0, BCS No. 1, Pac-10 champion) 55, No. 2 <a href="/wiki/2004_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2004 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a> (12–0, BCS No. 2, Big 12 champion) 19</li></ul> <p><sup>*</sup> USC later vacated the win </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2005–06_season"><span id="2005.E2.80.9306_season"></span>2005–06 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 2005–06 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2005–06 NCAA football bowl games">2005–06 NCAA football bowl games</a></div> <p>These BCS bowl games were played following the 2005 regular season: </p> <ul><li>Monday, January 2, 2006 – <a href="/wiki/2006_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2006 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a>: No. 4 <b><a href="/wiki/2005_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (9–2, Automatic "3–4 Rule") 34, No. 6 <a href="/wiki/2005_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> (9–2, Automatic<sup id="cite_ref-ndauto_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ndauto-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) 20</li> <li>Monday, January 2, 2006 – <a href="/wiki/2006_Sugar_Bowl" title="2006 Sugar Bowl">Nokia Sugar Bowl</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No. 11 <b><a href="/wiki/2005_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2005 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a></b> (10–1, Big East champion) 38, No. 7 <a href="/wiki/2005_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> (10–2, SEC champion) 35</li> <li>Tuesday, January 3, 2006 – <a href="/wiki/2006_Orange_Bowl" title="2006 Orange Bowl">FedEx Orange Bowl</a>: No. 3 <b><a href="/wiki/2005_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a></b> (10–1, Big Ten champion) 26, No. 22 <a href="/wiki/2005_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2005 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a> (8–4, ACC champion) 23 (3 OT)</li> <li>Wednesday, January 4, 2006 – <a href="/wiki/2006_Rose_Bowl" title="2006 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi</a> (National Championship): No. 2 <b><a href="/wiki/2005_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2005 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a></b> (12–0, BCS No. 2, Big 12 champion) 41, No. 1 <a href="/wiki/2005_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2005 USC Trojans football team">Southern California</a>* (12–0, BCS No. 1, Pac-10 champion) 38</li></ul> <p><sup>*</sup> USC later vacated the loss </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2006–07_season"><span id="2006.E2.80.9307_season"></span>2006–07 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 2006–07 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2006–07 NCAA football bowl games">2006–07 NCAA football bowl games</a></div> <p>These BCS games were played following the 2006 regular season: </p> <ul><li>Monday, January 1, 2007 – <a href="/wiki/2007_Rose_Bowl" title="2007 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi</a>: No. 5 <b><a href="/wiki/2006_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2006 USC Trojans football team">Southern California</a></b> (10–2, Pac-10 champion) 32, No. 3 <a href="/wiki/2006_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2006 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (11–1, Automatic "3–4 Rule") 18</li> <li>Monday, January 1, 2007 – <a href="/wiki/2007_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2007 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a>: No. 8 <b><a href="/wiki/2006_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2006 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (12–0, WAC champion, Automatic non-AQ) 43, No. 10 <a href="/wiki/2006_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a> (11–2, Big 12 champion) 42 (OT)</li> <li>Tuesday, January 2, 2007 – <a href="/wiki/2007_Orange_Bowl" title="2007 Orange Bowl">FedEx Orange Bowl</a>: No. 6 <b><a href="/wiki/2006_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2006 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a></b> (11–1, Big East champion) 24, No. 14 <a href="/wiki/2006_Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_football_team" title="2006 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team">Wake Forest</a> (11–2, ACC champion) 13</li> <li>Wednesday, January 3, 2007 – <a href="/wiki/2007_Sugar_Bowl" title="2007 Sugar Bowl">Allstate Sugar Bowl</a>: No. 4 <b><a href="/wiki/2006_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2006 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a></b> (10–2, At-large) 41, No. 11 <a href="/wiki/2006_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> (10–2, At-large) 14</li> <li>Monday, January 8, 2007 – <a href="/wiki/2007_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2007 BCS National Championship Game">Tostitos BCS National Championship</a>: No. 2 <b><a href="/wiki/2006_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2006 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a></b> (12–1, BCS No. 2, SEC champion) 41, No. 1 <a href="/wiki/2006_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (12–0, BCS No. 1, Big Ten champion) 14</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007–08_season"><span id="2007.E2.80.9308_season"></span>2007–08 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 2007–08 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2007–08 NCAA football bowl games">2007–08 NCAA football bowl games</a></div> <p>These BCS games were played following the 2007 regular season: </p> <ul><li>Tuesday, January 1, 2008 – <a href="/wiki/2008_Rose_Bowl" title="2008 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi</a>: No. 7 <b><a href="/wiki/2007_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2007 USC Trojans football team">Southern California</a></b> (10–2, Pac-10 champion) 49, No. 13 <a href="/wiki/2007_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> (9–3, At-large) 17</li> <li>Tuesday, January 1, 2008 – <a href="/wiki/2008_Sugar_Bowl" title="2008 Sugar Bowl">Allstate Sugar Bowl</a>: No. 5 <b><a href="/wiki/2007_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a></b> (10–2, At-large) 41, No. 10 <a href="/wiki/2007_Hawaii_Warriors_football_team" title="2007 Hawaii Warriors football team">Hawaii</a> (12–0, WAC champion, Automatic non-AQ) 10</li> <li>Wednesday, January 2, 2008 – <a href="/wiki/2008_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2008 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a>: No. 9 <b><a href="/wiki/2007_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a></b> (10–2, Big East champion) 48, No. 4 <a href="/wiki/2007_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a> (11–2, Big 12 champion) 28</li> <li>Thursday, January 3, 2008 – <a href="/wiki/2008_Orange_Bowl" title="2008 Orange Bowl">FedEx Orange Bowl</a>: No. 8 <b><a href="/wiki/2007_Kansas_Jayhawks_football_team" title="2007 Kansas Jayhawks football team">Kansas</a></b> (11–1, At-large) 24, No. 3 <a href="/wiki/2007_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a> (11–2, ACC champion) 21</li> <li>Monday, January 7, 2008 – <a href="/wiki/2008_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2008 BCS National Championship Game">Allstate BCS National Championship</a>: No. 2 <b><a href="/wiki/2007_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2007 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a></b> (11–2, BCS No. 2, SEC champion), 38, No. 1 <a href="/wiki/2007_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (11–1, BCS No. 1, Big Ten champion) 24</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008–09_season"><span id="2008.E2.80.9309_season"></span>2008–09 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: 2008–09 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2008–09 NCAA football bowl games">2008–09 NCAA football bowl games</a></div> <p>These BCS games were played following the 2008 regular season: </p> <ul><li>Thursday, January 1, 2009 – <a href="/wiki/2009_Rose_Bowl" title="2009 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi</a>: No. 5 <b><a href="/wiki/2008_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2008 USC Trojans football team">Southern California</a></b> (11–1, Pac-10 champion) 38, No. 8 <a href="/wiki/2008_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> (11–1, Big Ten champion) 24</li> <li>Thursday, January 1, 2009 – <a href="/wiki/2009_Orange_Bowl" title="2009 Orange Bowl">FedEx Orange Bowl</a>: No. 19 <b><a href="/wiki/2008_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="2008 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a></b> (9–4, ACC champion) 20, No. 12 <a href="/wiki/2008_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a> (11–2, Big East champion) 7</li> <li>Friday, January 2, 2009 – <a href="/wiki/2009_Sugar_Bowl" title="2009 Sugar Bowl">Allstate Sugar Bowl</a>: No. 6 <b><a href="/wiki/2008_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2008 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a></b> (12–0, MWC champion, Automatic non-AQ) 31, No. 4 <a href="/wiki/2008_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> (12–1, At-large) 17</li> <li>Monday, January 5, 2009 – <a href="/wiki/2009_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2009 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a>: No. 3 <b><a href="/wiki/2008_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2008 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a></b> (11–1, Automatic "3–4 Rule"<sup id="cite_ref-kstrule_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kstrule-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) 24, No. 10 <a href="/wiki/2008_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (10–2, At-large) 21</li> <li>Thursday, January 8, 2009 – <a href="/wiki/2009_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2009 BCS National Championship Game">FedEx BCS National Championship</a>: No. 2 <b><a href="/wiki/2008_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2008 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a></b> (12–1, BCS No. 2, SEC champion) 24, vs. No. 1 <a href="/wiki/2008_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a> (12–1, BCS No. 1, Big 12 champion) 14</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009–10_season"><span id="2009.E2.80.9310_season"></span>2009–10 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: 2009–10 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2009–10 NCAA football bowl games">2009–10 NCAA football bowl games</a></div> <p>These BCS games were played following the 2009 regular season: </p> <ul><li>Friday, January 1, 2010 – <a href="/wiki/2010_Rose_Bowl" title="2010 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi</a>: No. 8 <b><a href="/wiki/2009_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2009 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (10–2, Big Ten champion) 26, No. 7 <a href="/wiki/2009_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2009 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a> (10–2, Pac-10 champion) 17</li> <li>Friday, January 1, 2010 – <a href="/wiki/2010_Sugar_Bowl" title="2010 Sugar Bowl">Allstate Sugar Bowl</a>: No. 5 <b><a href="/wiki/2009_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2009 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a></b> (12–1, At-large) 51, No. 3 <a href="/wiki/2009_Cincinnati_Bearcats_football_team" title="2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team">Cincinnati</a> (12–0, Big East champion) 24</li> <li>Monday, January 4, 2010 – <a href="/wiki/2010_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2010 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a>: No. 6 <b><a href="/wiki/2009_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2009 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a></b> (13–0, WAC champion, At-large) 17, No. 4 <a href="/wiki/2009_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a> (12–0, MWC champion, Automatic non-AQ) 10</li> <li>Tuesday, January 5, 2010 – <a href="/wiki/2010_Orange_Bowl" title="2010 Orange Bowl">FedEx Orange Bowl</a>: No. 10 <b><a href="/wiki/2009_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2009 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a></b> (10–2, At-large) 24 vs No. 9 <a href="/wiki/2009_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="2009 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a> (10–2, ACC champion) 14</li> <li>Thursday, January 7, 2010 – <a href="/wiki/2010_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2010 BCS National Championship Game">Citi BCS National Championship</a>: No. 1 <b><a href="/wiki/2009_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></b> (13–0, BCS No. 1, SEC champion) 37 vs No. 2 <a href="/wiki/2009_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2009 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a> (13–0, BCS No. 2, Big 12 champion) 21</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010–11_season"><span id="2010.E2.80.9311_season"></span>2010–11 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: 2010–11 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2010–11 NCAA football bowl games">2010–11 NCAA football bowl games</a></div> <p>These BCS games were played following the 2010 regular season: </p> <ul><li>Saturday, January 1, 2011 – <a href="/wiki/2011_Rose_Bowl" title="2011 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio</a>: No. 3<b> <a href="/wiki/2010_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2010 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a></b> (12–0, MWC champion, Automatic non-AQ) 21 vs. No. 5 <a href="/wiki/2010_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2010 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (11–1, Big Ten champion) 19</li> <li>Saturday, January 1, 2011 – <a href="/wiki/2011_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2011 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a>: No. 7 <b><a href="/wiki/2010_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2010 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a></b> (11–2, Big 12 champion) 48 vs. <a href="/wiki/2010_Connecticut_Huskies_football_team" title="2010 Connecticut Huskies football team">Connecticut</a> (8–4, Big East champion) 20</li> <li>Monday, January 3, 2011 – <a href="/wiki/2011_Orange_Bowl" title="2011 Orange Bowl">Discover Orange Bowl</a>: No. 4 <b><a href="/wiki/2010_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2010 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a></b> (11–1, Automatic "3–4 Rule"<sup id="cite_ref-kstrule_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kstrule-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) 40 vs. No. 13 <a href="/wiki/2010_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a> (11–2, ACC champion) 12</li> <li>Tuesday, January 4, 2011 – <a href="/wiki/2011_Sugar_Bowl" title="2011 Sugar Bowl">Allstate Sugar Bowl</a>: No. 6 <b><a href="/wiki/2010_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2010 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b><sup>*</sup> (11–1, At-Large) 31 vs. No. 8 <a href="/wiki/2010_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="2010 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a> (10–2, At-Large) 26</li> <li>Monday, January 10, 2011 – <a href="/wiki/2011_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2011 BCS National Championship Game">Tostitos BCS National Championship</a>: No. 1 <b><a href="/wiki/2010_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2010 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a></b> (13–0, BCS No. 1, SEC champion) 22 vs. No. 2 <a href="/wiki/2010_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2010 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a> (12–0, BCS No. 2, Pac-10 champion) 19</li></ul> <p><sup id="cite_ref-bcsfootball.org_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcsfootball.org-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><sup>*</sup> Ohio State later vacated the win </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011–12_season"><span id="2011.E2.80.9312_season"></span>2011–12 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: 2011–12 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2011–12 NCAA football bowl games">2011–12 NCAA football bowl games</a></div> <p>These BCS games were played following the 2011 regular season: </p> <ul><li>Monday, January 2, 2012 – <a href="/wiki/2012_Rose_Bowl" title="2012 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio</a>: No. 5 <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2011 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a></b> (11–2, Pac-12 champion) 45 vs. No. 10 <a href="/wiki/2011_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (11–2, Big Ten champion) 38</li> <li>Monday, January 2, 2012 – <a href="/wiki/2012_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2012 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a>: No. 3 <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team" title="2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team">Oklahoma State</a></b> (11–1, Big 12 champion) 41 vs. No. 4 <a href="/wiki/2011_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2011 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a> (11–1, Automatic "3–4 Rule"<sup id="cite_ref-kstrule_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kstrule-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) 38 (OT)</li> <li>Tuesday, January 3, 2012 – <a href="/wiki/2012_Sugar_Bowl" title="2012 Sugar Bowl">Allstate Sugar Bowl</a>: No. 13 <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2011 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> (10–2, At-Large) 23 vs. No. 11 <a href="/wiki/2011_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football_team" title="2011 Virginia Tech Hokies football team">Virginia Tech</a> (11–2, At-Large) 20 (OT)</li> <li>Wednesday, January 4, 2012 – <a href="/wiki/2012_Orange_Bowl" title="2012 Orange Bowl">Discover Orange Bowl</a>: No. 23 <b><a href="/wiki/2011_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football_team" title="2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team">West Virginia</a></b> (9–3, Big East champion) 70 vs. No. 15 <a href="/wiki/2011_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2011 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> (10–3, ACC champion) 33</li> <li>Monday, January 9, 2012 – <a href="/wiki/2012_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2012 BCS National Championship Game">Allstate BCS National Championship</a>: No. 2 <b><a href="/wiki/2011_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></b> (11–1, BCS No. 2, Automatic) 21 vs. No. 1 <a href="/wiki/2011_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2011 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> (13–0, BCS No. 1, SEC champion) 0</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2012–13_season"><span id="2012.E2.80.9313_season"></span>2012–13 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: 2012–13 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2012–13 NCAA football bowl games">2012–13 NCAA football bowl games</a></div> <p>These BCS games were played following the 2012 regular season: </p> <ul><li>Tuesday, January 1, 2013 – <a href="/wiki/2013_Rose_Bowl" title="2013 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio</a>: No. 6 <b><a href="/wiki/2012_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2012 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a></b> (11–2, Pac-12 champion) 20 vs. <a href="/wiki/2012_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (8–5, Big Ten champion) 14</li> <li>Tuesday, January 1, 2013 – <a href="/wiki/2013_Orange_Bowl" title="2013 Orange Bowl">Discover Orange Bowl</a>: No. 12 <b><a href="/wiki/2012_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2012 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a></b> (11–2, ACC champion) 31 vs. No. 15 <a href="/wiki/2012_Northern_Illinois_Huskies_football_team" title="2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team">Northern Illinois</a> (12–1, MAC champion, Automatic non-AQ) 10</li> <li>Wednesday, January 2, 2013 – <a href="/wiki/2013_Sugar_Bowl" title="2013 Sugar Bowl">Allstate Sugar Bowl</a>: No. 21 <b><a href="/wiki/2012_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2012 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a></b> (10–2, Big East champion) 33 vs. No. 3 <a href="/wiki/2012_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2012 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> (11–1, Automatic "3–4 Rule"<sup id="cite_ref-kstrule_30-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kstrule-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) 23</li> <li>Thursday, January 3, 2013 – <a href="/wiki/2013_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2013 Fiesta Bowl">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a>: No. 4 <b><a href="/wiki/2012_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2012 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a></b> (11–1, At-Large) 35 vs. No. 5 <a href="/wiki/2012_Kansas_State_Wildcats_football_team" title="2012 Kansas State Wildcats football team">Kansas State</a> (11–1, Big 12 champion) 17</li> <li>Monday, January 7, 2013 – <a href="/wiki/2013_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2013 BCS National Championship Game">Discover BCS National Championship</a>: No. 2 <b><a href="/wiki/2012_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></b> (12–1, BCS No. 2, SEC champion) 42 vs. No. 1 <a href="/wiki/2012_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a>* (12–0, BCS No. 1, Automatic<sup id="cite_ref-ndauto_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ndauto-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) 14</li></ul> <p><sup>*</sup> Notre Dame later vacated the loss </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2013–14_season"><span id="2013.E2.80.9314_season"></span>2013–14 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: 2013–14 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2013–14 NCAA football bowl games">2013–14 NCAA football bowl games</a></div> <p>These BCS games were played following the 2013 regular season: </p> <ul><li>Wednesday, January 1, 2014 – <a href="/wiki/2014_Rose_Bowl_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Rose Bowl Game">Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio</a> (Pasadena, California): No. 4 <b><a href="/wiki/2013_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2013 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a></b> (12–1, Big Ten champion) 24 vs. No. 5 <a href="/wiki/2013_Stanford_Cardinal_football_team" title="2013 Stanford Cardinal football team">Stanford</a> (11–2, Pac-12 champion) 20</li> <li>Wednesday, January 1, 2014 – <a href="/wiki/2014_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2014 Fiesta Bowl (January)">Tostitos Fiesta Bowl</a> (Glendale, Arizona): No. 15 <b><a href="/wiki/2013_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="2013 UCF Knights football team">UCF</a></b> (11–1, American Athletic Conference champion) 52 vs. No. 6 <a href="/wiki/2013_Baylor_Bears_football_team" title="2013 Baylor Bears football team">Baylor</a> (11–1, Big 12 champion) 42</li> <li>Thursday, January 2, 2014 – <a href="/wiki/2014_Sugar_Bowl" title="2014 Sugar Bowl">Allstate Sugar Bowl</a> (New Orleans): No. 11 <b><a href="/wiki/2013_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2013 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a></b> (10–2, At-Large) 45 vs. No. 3 <a href="/wiki/2013_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2013 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> (11–1, Automatic "3–4 Rule"<sup id="cite_ref-kstrule_30-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kstrule-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) 31</li> <li>Friday, January 3, 2014 – <a href="/wiki/2014_Orange_Bowl_(January)" title="2014 Orange Bowl (January)">Discover Orange Bowl</a> (Miami Gardens, Florida): No. 12 <b><a href="/wiki/2013_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2013 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a></b> (10–2, At-Large) 40 vs. No. 7 <a href="/wiki/2013_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2013 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (12–1, At-Large) 35</li> <li>Monday, January 6, 2014 – <a href="/wiki/2014_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2014 BCS National Championship Game">Vizio BCS National Championship</a> (Pasadena, California): No. 1 <b><a href="/wiki/2013_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2013 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a></b> (13–0, ACC champion) 34 vs. No. 2 <a href="/wiki/2013_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2013 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> (12–1, SEC champion) 31</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearances">Appearances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="BCS_appearances_by_team">BCS appearances by team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: BCS appearances by team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Appearances</th> <th>School</th> <th>W</th> <th>L</th> <th>Pct </th> <th class="unsortable">Games </th></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td style="background-color:#CE0F3D;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Ohio State</span></a></td> <td>5*</td> <td>4</td> <td>.556</td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/1999_Sugar_Bowl" title="1999 Sugar Bowl">1999 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2003_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2003 Fiesta Bowl">2003 Fiesta Bowl</a>+<br />Won <a href="/wiki/2004_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2004 Fiesta Bowl">2004 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2006_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2006 Fiesta Bowl">2006 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2007_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2007 BCS National Championship Game">2007 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2008_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2008 BCS National Championship Game">2008 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2009_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2009 Fiesta Bowl">2009 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2010_Rose_Bowl" title="2010 Rose Bowl">2010 Rose Bowl</a><br />Won* <a href="/wiki/2011_Sugar_Bowl" title="2011 Sugar Bowl">2011 Sugar Bowl</a> (vacated)<br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2014_Orange_Bowl_(January)" title="2014 Orange Bowl (January)">2014 Orange Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td style="background-color:#841617;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_football" title="Oklahoma Sooners football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Oklahoma</span></a></td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>.444 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2001_Orange_Bowl" title="2001 Orange Bowl">2001 Orange Bowl</a>+<br />Won <a href="/wiki/2003_Rose_Bowl" title="2003 Rose Bowl">2003 Rose Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2004_Sugar_Bowl" title="2004 Sugar Bowl">2004 Sugar Bowl</a>+<br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2005_Orange_Bowl" title="2005 Orange Bowl">2005 Orange Bowl</a>+<br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2007_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2007 Fiesta Bowl">2007 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2008_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2008 Fiesta Bowl">2008 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2009_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2009 BCS National Championship Game">2009 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2011_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2011 Fiesta Bowl">2011 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2014_Sugar_Bowl" title="2014 Sugar Bowl">2014 Sugar Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td style="background-color:#782F40;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Seminoles_football" title="Florida State Seminoles football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Florida State</span></a></td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>.375 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/1999_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1999 Fiesta Bowl">1999 Fiesta Bowl</a>+<br />Won <a href="/wiki/2000_Sugar_Bowl" title="2000 Sugar Bowl">2000 Sugar Bowl</a>+<br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2001_Orange_Bowl" title="2001 Orange Bowl">2001 Orange Bowl</a>+<br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2003_Sugar_Bowl" title="2003 Sugar Bowl">2003 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2004_Orange_Bowl" title="2004 Orange Bowl">2004 Orange Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2006_Orange_Bowl" title="2006 Orange Bowl">2006 Orange Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2013_Orange_Bowl" title="2013 Orange Bowl">2013 Orange Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2014_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2014 BCS National Championship Game">2014 BCS National Championship Game</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td style="background-color:#9D2235;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/USC_Trojans_football" title="USC Trojans football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">USC</span></a></td> <td>5*</td> <td>0*</td> <td>1.000 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2003_Orange_Bowl" title="2003 Orange Bowl">2003 Orange Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2004_Rose_Bowl" title="2004 Rose Bowl">2004 Rose Bowl</a><br />Won* <a href="/wiki/2005_Orange_Bowl" title="2005 Orange Bowl">2005 Orange Bowl</a>+ (vacated)<br />Lost* <a href="/wiki/2006_Rose_Bowl" title="2006 Rose Bowl">2006 Rose Bowl</a>+ (vacated) <br />Won <a href="/wiki/2007_Rose_Bowl" title="2007 Rose Bowl">2007 Rose Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2008_Rose_Bowl" title="2008 Rose Bowl">2008 Rose Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2009_Rose_Bowl" title="2009 Rose Bowl">2009 Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td style="background-color:#003087;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Florida</span></a></td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>.714 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/1999_Orange_Bowl" title="1999 Orange Bowl">1999 Orange Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2001_Sugar_Bowl" title="2001 Sugar Bowl">2001 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2002_Orange_Bowl" title="2002 Orange Bowl">2002 Orange Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2007_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2007 BCS National Championship Game">2007 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2009_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2009 BCS National Championship Game">2009 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2010_Sugar_Bowl" title="2010 Sugar Bowl">2010 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2013_Sugar_Bowl" title="2013 Sugar Bowl">2013 Sugar Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td style="background-color:#B30838;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Alabama</span></a></td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>.500 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2000_Orange_Bowl" title="2000 Orange Bowl">2000 Orange Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2009_Sugar_Bowl" title="2009 Sugar Bowl">2009 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2010_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2010 BCS National Championship Game">2010 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2012_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2012 BCS National Championship Game">2012 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2013_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2013 BCS National Championship Game">2013 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2014_Sugar_Bowl" title="2014 Sugar Bowl">2014 Sugar Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td style="background-color:#861F41;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football" title="Virginia Tech Hokies football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Virginia Tech</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>.167 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2000_Sugar_Bowl" title="2000 Sugar Bowl">2000 Sugar Bowl</a>+<br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2005_Sugar_Bowl" title="2005 Sugar Bowl">2005 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2008_Orange_Bowl" title="2008 Orange Bowl">2008 Orange Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2009_Orange_Bowl" title="2009 Orange Bowl">2009 Orange Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2011_Orange_Bowl" title="2011 Orange Bowl">2011 Orange Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2012_Sugar_Bowl" title="2012 Sugar Bowl">2012 Sugar Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td style="background-color:#461D7C;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_football" title="LSU Tigers football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">LSU</span></a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>.800 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2002_Sugar_Bowl" title="2002 Sugar Bowl">2002 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2004_Sugar_Bowl" title="2004 Sugar Bowl">2004 Sugar Bowl</a>+<br />Won <a href="/wiki/2007_Sugar_Bowl" title="2007 Sugar Bowl">2007 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2008_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2008 BCS National Championship Game">2008 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2012_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2012 BCS National Championship Game">2012 BCS National Championship Game</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td style="background-color:#007030;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Ducks_football" title="Oregon Ducks football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Oregon</span></a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>.600 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2002_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2002 Fiesta Bowl">2002 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2010_Rose_Bowl" title="2010 Rose Bowl">2010 Rose Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2011_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2011 BCS National Championship Game">2011 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2012_Rose_Bowl" title="2012 Rose Bowl">2012 Rose Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2013_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2013 Fiesta Bowl">2013 Fiesta Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td style="background-color:#00274C;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Wolverines_football" title="Michigan Wolverines football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Michigan</span></a></td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>.400 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2000_Orange_Bowl" title="2000 Orange Bowl">2000 Orange Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2004_Rose_Bowl" title="2004 Rose Bowl">2004 Rose Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2005_Rose_Bowl" title="2005 Rose Bowl">2005 Rose Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2007_Rose_Bowl" title="2007 Rose Bowl">2007 Rose Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2012_Sugar_Bowl" title="2012 Sugar Bowl">2012 Sugar Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td style="background-color:#8C1515;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Stanford_Cardinal_football" title="Stanford Cardinal football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Stanford</span></a></td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>.400 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2000_Rose_Bowl" title="2000 Rose Bowl">2000 Rose Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2011_Orange_Bowl" title="2011 Orange Bowl">2011 Orange Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2012_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2012 Fiesta Bowl">2012 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2013_Rose_Bowl" title="2013 Rose Bowl">2013 Rose Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2014_Rose_Bowl" title="2014 Rose Bowl">2014 Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td style="background-color:#C5050C;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Badgers_football" title="Wisconsin Badgers football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Wisconsin</span></a></td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>.400 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/1999_Rose_Bowl" title="1999 Rose Bowl">1999 Rose Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2000_Rose_Bowl" title="2000 Rose Bowl">2000 Rose Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2011_Rose_Bowl" title="2011 Rose Bowl">2011 Rose Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2012_Rose_Bowl" title="2012 Rose Bowl">2012 Rose Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2013_Rose_Bowl" title="2013 Rose Bowl">2013 Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td style="background-color:#005030;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_football" title="Miami Hurricanes football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Miami</span></a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>.750 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2001_Sugar_Bowl" title="2001 Sugar Bowl">2001 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2002_Rose_Bowl" title="2002 Rose Bowl">2002 Rose Bowl</a>+<br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2003_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2003 Fiesta Bowl">2003 Fiesta Bowl</a>+<br />Won <a href="/wiki/2004_Orange_Bowl" title="2004 Orange Bowl">2004 Orange Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td style="background-color:#BF5700;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Longhorns_football" title="Texas Longhorns football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Texas</span></a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>.750 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2005_Rose_Bowl" title="2005 Rose Bowl">2005 Rose Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2006_Rose_Bowl" title="2006 Rose Bowl">2006 Rose Bowl</a>+<br />Won <a href="/wiki/2009_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2009 Fiesta Bowl">2009 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2010_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2010 BCS National Championship Game">2010 BCS National Championship Game</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td style="background-color:#C99700;color:#000000;"><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Notre Dame</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>3*</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2001_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2001 Fiesta Bowl">2001 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2006_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2006 Fiesta Bowl">2006 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2007_Sugar_Bowl" title="2007 Sugar Bowl">2007 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Lost* <a href="/wiki/2013_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2013 BCS National Championship Game">2013 BCS National Championship Game</a> (vacated) </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td style="background-color:#002855;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football" title="West Virginia Mountaineers football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">West Virginia</span></a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2006_Sugar_Bowl" title="2006 Sugar Bowl">2006 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2008_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2008 Fiesta Bowl">2008 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2012_Orange_Bowl" title="2012 Orange Bowl">2012 Orange Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td style="background-color:#F26522;color:#000000;"><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_football" title="Auburn Tigers football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Auburn</span></a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>.667 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2005_Sugar_Bowl" title="2005 Sugar Bowl">2005 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2011_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2011 BCS National Championship Game">2011 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2014_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2014 BCS National Championship Game">2014 BCS National Championship Game</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td style="background-color:#BA0C2F;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs_football" title="Georgia Bulldogs football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Georgia</span></a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>.667 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2003_Sugar_Bowl" title="2003 Sugar Bowl">2003 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2006_Sugar_Bowl" title="2006 Sugar Bowl">2006 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2008_Sugar_Bowl" title="2008 Sugar Bowl">2008 Sugar Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="background-color:#0033A0;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Boise_State_Broncos_football" title="Boise State Broncos football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Boise State</span></a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2007_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2007 Fiesta Bowl">2007 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2010_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2010 Fiesta Bowl">2010 Fiesta Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="background-color:#C9001F;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_football" title="Louisville Cardinals football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Louisville</span></a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2007_Orange_Bowl" title="2007 Orange Bowl">2007 Orange Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2013_Sugar_Bowl" title="2013 Sugar Bowl">2013 Sugar Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="background-color:#BE0000;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Utes_football" title="Utah Utes football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Utah</span></a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2005_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2005 Fiesta Bowl">2005 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2009_Sugar_Bowl" title="2009 Sugar Bowl">2009 Sugar Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="background-color:#F56600;color:#000000;"><a href="/wiki/Clemson_Tigers_football" title="Clemson Tigers football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Clemson</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>.500 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2012_Orange_Bowl" title="2012 Orange Bowl">2012 Orange Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2014_Orange_Bowl_(January)" title="2014 Orange Bowl (January)">2014 Orange Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Hawkeyes_football" title="Iowa Hawkeyes football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Iowa</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>.500 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2003_Orange_Bowl" title="2003 Orange Bowl">2003 Orange Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2010_Orange_Bowl" title="2010 Orange Bowl">2010 Orange Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="background-color:#D00000;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football" title="Nebraska Cornhuskers football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Nebraska</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>.500 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2000_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2000 Fiesta Bowl">2000 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2002_Rose_Bowl" title="2002 Rose Bowl">2002 Rose Bowl</a>+ </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="background-color:#001E44;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football" title="Penn State Nittany Lions football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Penn State</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>.500 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2006_Orange_Bowl" title="2006 Orange Bowl">2006 Orange Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2009_Rose_Bowl" title="2009 Rose Bowl">2009 Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="background-color:#FF8200;color:#000000;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Volunteers_football" title="Tennessee Volunteers football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Tennessee</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>.500 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/1999_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1999 Fiesta Bowl">1999 Fiesta Bowl</a>+<br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2000_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2000 Fiesta Bowl">2000 Fiesta Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="background-color:#4D1979;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/TCU_Horned_Frogs_football" title="TCU Horned Frogs football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">TCU</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>.500 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2010_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2010 Fiesta Bowl">2010 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2011_Rose_Bowl" title="2011 Rose Bowl">2011 Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="background-color:#E00122;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Cincinnati</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2009_Orange_Bowl" title="2009 Orange Bowl">2009 Orange Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2010_Sugar_Bowl" title="2010 Sugar Bowl">2010 Sugar Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="background-color:#13294B;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football" title="Illinois Fighting Illini football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Illinois</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2002_Sugar_Bowl" title="2002 Sugar Bowl">2002 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2008_Rose_Bowl" title="2008 Rose Bowl">2008 Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="background-color:#330A57;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_State_Wildcats_football" title="Kansas State Wildcats football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Kansas State</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2004_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2004 Fiesta Bowl">2004 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2013_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2013 Fiesta Bowl">2013 Fiesta Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#0051BA;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_football" title="Kansas Jayhawks football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Kansas</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2008_Orange_Bowl" title="2008 Orange Bowl">2008 Orange Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#173F35;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_Spartans_football" title="Michigan State Spartans football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Michigan State</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2014_Rose_Bowl" title="2014 Rose Bowl">2014 Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#FE5C00;color:#000000;"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football" title="Oklahoma State Cowboys football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Oklahoma State</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2012_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2012 Fiesta Bowl">2012 Fiesta Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#D73F09;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Beavers_football" title="Oregon State Beavers football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Oregon State</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2001_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2001 Fiesta Bowl">2001 Fiesta Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#33006F;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Washington</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2001_Rose_Bowl" title="2001 Rose Bowl">2001 Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/UCF_Knights_football" title="UCF Knights football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">UCF</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2014_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2014 Fiesta Bowl (January)">2014 Fiesta Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#A41F35;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_football" title="Arkansas Razorbacks football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Arkansas</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2011_Sugar_Bowl" title="2011 Sugar Bowl">2011 Sugar Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#154734;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Baylor_Bears_football" title="Baylor Bears football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Baylor</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2014_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2014 Fiesta Bowl (January)">2014 Fiesta Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Buffaloes_football" title="Colorado Buffaloes football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Colorado</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2002_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2002 Fiesta Bowl">2002 Fiesta Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#000E2F;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies_football" title="UConn Huskies football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">UConn</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2011_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2011 Fiesta Bowl">2011 Fiesta Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#B3A369;color:#000000;"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football" title="Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Georgia Tech</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2010_Orange_Bowl" title="2010 Orange Bowl">2010 Orange Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#005838;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Warriors_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawaii Warriors football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Hawaii</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2008_Sugar_Bowl" title="2008 Sugar Bowl">2008 Sugar Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#E21833;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Terrapins_football" title="Maryland Terrapins football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Maryland</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2002_Orange_Bowl" title="2002 Orange Bowl">2002 Orange Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#BA0C2F;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Illinois_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Illinois football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Northern Illinois</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2013_Orange_Bowl" title="2013 Orange Bowl">2013 Orange Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#003594;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers_football" title="Pittsburgh Panthers football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Pittsburgh</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2005_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2005 Fiesta Bowl">2005 Fiesta Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Purdue_Boilermakers_football" title="Purdue Boilermakers football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Purdue</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2001_Rose_Bowl" title="2001 Rose Bowl">2001 Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#FF431B;color:#000000;"><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_football" title="Syracuse Orange football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Syracuse</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/1999_Orange_Bowl" title="1999 Orange Bowl">1999 Orange Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#500000;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football" title="Texas A&M Aggies football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Texas A&M</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/1999_Sugar_Bowl" title="1999 Sugar Bowl">1999 Sugar Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#2774AE;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_football" title="UCLA Bruins football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">UCLA</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/1999_Rose_Bowl" title="1999 Rose Bowl">1999 Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#2C2A29;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons" title="Wake Forest Demon Deacons"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Wake Forest</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2007_Orange_Bowl" title="2007 Orange Bowl">2007 Orange Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Cougars_football" title="Washington State Cougars football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Washington State</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2003_Rose_Bowl" title="2003 Rose Bowl">2003 Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>+ <i>Denotes <a href="/wiki/BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="BCS National Championship Game">BCS National Championship Game</a> prior to the 2006 season</i><br />* <i>Win(s)/Loss(es) vacated</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="BCS_performance">BCS performance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: BCS performance"><span>edit</span></a><span 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(# of participations)</td> <td>1998</td> <td>1999</td> <td>2000</td> <td>2001</td> <td>2002</td> <td>2003</td> <td>2004</td> <td>2005</td> <td>2006</td> <td>2007</td> <td>2008</td> <td>2009</td> <td>2010</td> <td>2011</td> <td>2012</td> <td>2013 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6"> <td colspan="2" align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">B1G</a> (28)</b> </td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">Ohio State</a> (10) </td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#00ff00"><b>C</b></td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="thistle">F</td> <td bgcolor="thistle">F</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•*</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Wolverines_football" title="Michigan Wolverines football">Michigan</a> (5) </td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Badgers_football" title="Wisconsin Badgers football">Wisconsin</a> (5) </td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football" title="Illinois Fighting Illini football">Illinois</a> (2) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Hawkeyes_football" title="Iowa Hawkeyes football">Iowa</a> (2) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football" title="Penn State Nittany Lions football">Penn State</a> (2) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_Spartans_football" title="Michigan State Spartans football">Michigan State</a> (1) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Purdue_Boilermakers_football" title="Purdue Boilermakers football">Purdue</a> (1) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6"> <td colspan="2" align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> (27)</b> </td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida</a> (7) </td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#00ff00"><b>C</b></td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#00ff00"><b>C</b></td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="Alabama Crimson Tide Football">Alabama</a> (6) </td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#00ff00"><b>C</b></td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#00ff00"><b>C</b></td> <td bgcolor="#00ff00"><b>C</b></td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="LSU Tigers Football">LSU</a> (5) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#00ff00"><b>C</b></td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#00ff00"><b>C</b></td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="thistle">F</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_football" title="Auburn Tigers football">Auburn</a> (3) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#00ff00"><b>C</b></td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="thistle">F </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs_football" title="Georgia Bulldogs football">Georgia</a> (3) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Volunteers_football" title="Tennessee Volunteers football">Tennessee</a> (2) </td> <td bgcolor="#00ff00"><b>C</b></td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_football" title="Arkansas Razorbacks football">Arkansas</a> (1) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6"> <td colspan="2" align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a> (22)</b> </td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_football" title="Oklahoma Sooners football">Oklahoma</a> (9) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#00ff00"><b>C</b></td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="thistle">F</td> <td bgcolor="thistle">F</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="thistle">F</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Longhorns_football" title="Texas Longhorns football">Texas</a> (4) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#00ff00"><b>C</b></td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="thistle">F</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_State_Wildcats_football" title="Kansas State Wildcats football">Kansas State</a> (2) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football" title="Nebraska Cornhuskers football">Nebraska</a> (2) </td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="thistle">F</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td colspan="3"><i>Big Ten</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Baylor_Bears_football" title="Baylor Bears football">Baylor</a> (1) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Buffaloes_football" title="Colorado Buffaloes football">Colorado</a> (1) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td colspan="3"><i>Pac-12</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_football" title="Kansas Jayhawks football">Kansas</a> (1) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football" title="Oklahoma State Cowboys football">Oklahoma State</a> (1) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football" title="Texas A&M Aggies football">Texas A&M</a> (1) </td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td colspan="2"><i>SEC</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6"> <td colspan="2" align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12</a> (21)</b> </td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/USC_Trojans_football" title="USC Trojans football">USC</a> (7) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#00ff00"><b>C</b></td> <td bgcolor="thistle">F</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Ducks_football" title="Oregon Ducks football">Oregon</a> (5) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="thistle">F</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Stanford_Cardinal_football" title="Stanford Cardinal football">Stanford</a> (5) </td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Beavers_football" title="Oregon State Beavers football">Oregon State</a> (1) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_football" title="UCLA Bruins football">UCLA</a> (1) </td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington</a> (1) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Cougars_football" title="Washington State Cougars football">Washington State</a> (1) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6"> <td colspan="2" align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> (18)</b> </td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(2)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Seminoles_football" title="Florida State Seminoles football">Florida State</a> (8) </td> <td bgcolor="thistle">F</td> <td bgcolor="#00ff00"><b>C</b></td> <td bgcolor="thistle">F</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#00ff00"><b>C</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football" title="Virginia Tech Hokies football">Virginia Tech</a> (5) </td> <td colspan="6"><i>Big East</i></td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Clemson_Tigers_football" title="Clemson Tigers football">Clemson</a> (2) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football" title="Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football">Georgia Tech</a> (1) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Terrapins_football" title="Maryland Terrapins football">Maryland</a> (1) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_football" title="Wake Forest Demon Deacons football">Wake Forest</a> (1) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6"> <td colspan="2" align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference" title="Big East Conference">Big East/American</a> (16)</b> </td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_football" title="Miami Hurricanes football">Miami (FL)</a> (4) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#00ff00"><b>C</b></td> <td bgcolor="thistle">F</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td colspan="10"><i>ACC</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football" title="West Virginia Mountaineers football">West Virginia</a> (3) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td colspan="2"><i>Big 12</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bearcats_football" title="Cincinnati Bearcats football">Cincinnati</a> (2) </td> <td colspan="6"><i>C-USA</i></td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_football" title="Louisville Cardinals football">Louisville</a> (2) </td> <td colspan="6"><i>C-USA</i></td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Huskies_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut Huskies football">Connecticut</a> (1) </td> <td colspan="2"><i>A-10</i></td> <td colspan="4"><i>Independent</i></td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers_football" title="Pittsburgh Panthers football">Pittsburgh</a> (1) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td><i>ACC</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_football" title="Syracuse Orange football">Syracuse</a> (1) </td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td><i>ACC</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/UCF_Knights_football" title="UCF Knights football">UCF</a> (1) </td> <td colspan="4"><i>Independent</i></td> <td colspan="3"><i>MAC</i></td> <td colspan="8"><i>C-USA</i></td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football" title="Virginia Tech Hokies football">Virginia Tech</a> (1) </td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="thistle">F</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td colspan="10"><i>ACC</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6"> <td colspan="2" align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference" title="Mountain West Conference">Mountain West</a> (4)</b> </td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/TCU_Horned_Frogs_football" title="TCU Horned Frogs football">TCU</a> (2) </td> <td colspan="3"><i>WAC</i></td> <td colspan="4"><i>C-USA</i></td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td colspan="2"><i>Big 12</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Utes_football" title="Utah Utes football">Utah</a> (2) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td colspan="3"><i>PAC-12</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6"> <td colspan="2" align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">FBS Independents</a> (4)</b> </td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> (4) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="thistle">F</td> <td>• </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6"> <td colspan="2" align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">Western Athletic</a> (3)</b> </td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Boise_State_Broncos_football" title="Boise State Broncos football">Boise State</a> (2) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td colspan="3"><i>MWC</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football" title="Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football">Hawaii</a> (1) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td colspan="2"><i>MWC</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6e6"> <td colspan="2" align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">Mid-American</a> (1)</b> </td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b></td> <td><b>(1)</b></td> <td><b>(0)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Illinois_Huskies_football" title="Northern Illinois Huskies football">Northern Illinois</a> (1) </td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td>•</td> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG</td> <td>• </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <p>Key </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#00ff00"><b>C</b> </td> <td align="left">Champion </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="thistle">F </td> <td align="left">Runner-up </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffebcd">BG </td> <td align="left">BCS Game </td></tr> <tr> <td>• </td> <td align="left">Did not participate </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <ul><li>*Ohio State went 12–0 in <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I FBS football season">2012</a>, but was not eligible for a bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="BCS_National_Championship_Game_appearances_by_team">BCS National Championship Game appearances by team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: BCS National Championship Game appearances by team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Appearances</th> <th>School</th> <th>W</th> <th>L</th> <th>Pct </th> <th class="unsortable">Games </th></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td style="background-color:#782F40;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Seminoles_football" title="Florida State Seminoles football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Florida State</span></a></td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>.500 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/1999_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1999 Fiesta Bowl">1999 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2000_Sugar_Bowl" title="2000 Sugar Bowl">2000 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2001_Orange_Bowl" title="2001 Orange Bowl">2001 Orange Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2014_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2014 BCS National Championship Game">2014 BCS National Championship Game</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td style="background-color:#841617;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_football" title="Oklahoma Sooners football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Oklahoma</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>.250 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2001_BCS_National_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 BCS National Championship Game">2001 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2004_Sugar_Bowl" title="2004 Sugar Bowl">2004 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2005_Orange_Bowl" title="2005 Orange Bowl">2005 Orange Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2009_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2009 BCS National Championship Game">2009 BCS National Championship Game</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td style="background-color:#B30838;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Alabama</span></a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2010_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2010 BCS National Championship Game">2010 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2012_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2012 BCS National Championship Game">2012 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2013_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2013 BCS National Championship Game">2013 BCS National Championship Game</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td style="background-color:#461D7C;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_football" title="LSU Tigers football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">LSU</span></a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>.667 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2004_Sugar_Bowl" title="2004 Sugar Bowl">2004 Sugar Bowl</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2008_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2008 BCS National Championship Game">2008 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2012_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2012 BCS National Championship Game">2012 BCS National Championship Game</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td style="background-color:#CE0F3D;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Ohio State</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>.333 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2003_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2003 Fiesta Bowl">2003 Fiesta Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2007_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2007 BCS National Championship Game">2007 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2008_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2008 BCS National Championship Game">2008 BCS National Championship Game</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="background-color:#003087;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Florida</span></a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2007_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2007 BCS National Championship Game">2007 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Won <a href="/wiki/2009_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2009 BCS National Championship Game">2009 BCS National Championship Game</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="background-color:#F26522;color:#000000;"><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_football" title="Auburn Tigers football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Auburn</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>.500 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2011_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2011 BCS National Championship Game">2011 BCS National Championship Game</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2014_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2014 BCS National Championship Game">2014 BCS National Championship Game</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="background-color:#005030;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_football" title="Miami Hurricanes football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Miami</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>.500 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2002_Rose_Bowl" title="2002 Rose Bowl">2002 Rose Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2003_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2003 Fiesta Bowl">2003 Fiesta Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="background-color:#BF5700;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Longhorns_football" title="Texas Longhorns football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Texas</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>.500 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/2006_Rose_Bowl" title="2006 Rose Bowl">2006 Rose Bowl</a><br />Lost <a href="/wiki/2010_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2010 BCS National Championship Game">2010 BCS National Championship Game</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="background-color:#9D2235;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/USC_Trojans_football" title="USC Trojans football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">USC</span></a></td> <td>0*</td> <td>0*</td> <td>– </td> <td>Won* <a href="/wiki/2005_Orange_Bowl" title="2005 Orange Bowl">2005 Orange Bowl</a><br />Lost* <a href="/wiki/2006_Rose_Bowl" title="2006 Rose Bowl">2006 Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#FF8200;color:#000000;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Volunteers_football" title="Tennessee Volunteers football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Tennessee</span></a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.000 </td> <td>Won <a href="/wiki/1999_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1999 Fiesta Bowl">1999 Fiesta Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#D00000;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football" title="Nebraska Cornhuskers football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Nebraska</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2002_Rose_Bowl" title="2002 Rose Bowl">2002 Rose Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#C99700;color:#000000;"><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Notre Dame</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0*</td> <td>– </td> <td>Lost* <a href="/wiki/2013_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2013 BCS National Championship Game">2013 BCS National Championship Game</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#007030;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Ducks_football" title="Oregon Ducks football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Oregon</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2011_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2011 BCS National Championship Game">2011 BCS National Championship Game</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td style="background-color:#861F41;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football" title="Virginia Tech Hokies football"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Virginia Tech</span></a></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>.000 </td> <td>Lost <a href="/wiki/2000_Sugar_Bowl" title="2000 Sugar Bowl">2000 Sugar Bowl</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>* <i>Win(s)/Loss(es) vacated</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="BCS_appearances_by_conference">BCS appearances by conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: BCS appearances by conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Conference </th> <th>Appearances </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>Pct </th> <th># Schools </th> <th class="unsortable">School(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a> </td> <td>28 </td> <td>12* </td> <td>15 </td> <td>.464 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>Ohio State (5*–4)<br />Michigan (2–3)<br />Wisconsin (2–3)<br />Penn State (1–1)<br />Iowa (1–1)<br />Illinois (0–2)<br />Michigan State (1–0)<br />Purdue (0–1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> </td> <td>27 </td> <td>17 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>.630 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>Florida (5–2)<br />LSU (4–1)<br />Alabama (3–3)<br />Auburn (2–1)<br />Georgia (2–1)<br />Tennessee (1–1)<br />Arkansas (0–1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a> </td> <td>22 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>.455 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>Oklahoma (4–5)<br />Texas (3–1)<br />Nebraska (1–1)<br />Kansas State (0–2)<br />Kansas (1–0)<br />Oklahoma State (1–0)<br />Baylor (0–1)<br />Colorado (0–1)<br />Texas A&M (0–1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12</a> </td> <td>21 </td> <td>12* </td> <td>7* </td> <td>.632 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>USC (5*–0*)<br />Oregon (3–2)<br />Stanford (2–3)<br />Oregon State (1–0)<br />Washington (1–0)<br />UCLA (0–1)<br />Washington State (0–1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td> <td>18 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>.278 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>Florida State (3–5)<br />Virginia Tech (1–4)<br />Clemson (1–1)<br />Georgia Tech (0–1)<br />Maryland (0–1)<br />Wake Forest (0–1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)" title="Big East Conference (1979–2013)">Big East</a>/<a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a> </td> <td>16 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>.563 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>Miami (FL) (3–1)<br />West Virginia (3–0)<br />Louisville (2–0)<br />Cincinnati (0–2)<br />UCF (1–0)<br />Connecticut (0–1)<br />Pittsburgh (0–1)<br />Syracuse (0–1)<br />Virginia Tech (0–1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference" title="Mountain West Conference">MWC</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.750 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>Utah (2–0)<br />TCU (1–1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I-A_Independent_Schools" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I-A Independent Schools">Independent</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3* </td> <td>.000 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>Notre Dame (0–3*) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.667 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>Boise State (2–0)<br />Hawaii (0–1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.000 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>Northern Illinois (0–1) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>* <i>USC's victory in the <a href="/wiki/2005_Orange_Bowl" title="2005 Orange Bowl">2005 Orange Bowl</a> was vacated</i><br />* <i>USC's loss in the <a href="/wiki/2006_Rose_Bowl" title="2006 Rose Bowl">2006 Rose Bowl</a> was vacated</i><br />* <i>Ohio State's victory in the <a href="/wiki/2011_Sugar_Bowl" title="2011 Sugar Bowl">2011 Sugar Bowl</a> was vacated</i><br />* <i>Notre Dame’s loss in the <a href="/wiki/2013_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2013 BCS National Championship Game">2013 BCS National Championship Game</a> was vacated</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="BCS_National_Championship_Game_appearances_by_conference">BCS National Championship Game appearances by conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: BCS National Championship Game appearances by conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Conference </th> <th>Appearances </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>Pct </th> <th># Schools </th> <th class="unsortable">School(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>2<sup>†</sup> </td> <td>.818 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>Alabama (3–0)<br />LSU (2–1)<br />Florida (2–0)<br />Auburn (1–1)<br />Tennessee (1–0) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>.286 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>Oklahoma (1–3)<br />Texas (1–1)<br />Nebraska (0–1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>Florida State (2–2) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)" title="Big East Conference (1979–2013)">Big East</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.333 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>Miami (1–1)<br />Virginia Tech (0–1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.333 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>Ohio State (1–2) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1* </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.333 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>USC (1*–1)<br />Oregon (0–1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">Independent</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.000 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>Notre Dame (0–1) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>† <i>Both teams in the <a href="/wiki/2012_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2012 BCS National Championship Game">2012 BCS National Championship Game</a> were from the SEC</i><br /> * <i>USC's victory in the <a href="/wiki/2005_Orange_Bowl" title="2005 Orange Bowl">2005 Orange Bowl</a> was vacated</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/BCS_controversies" class="mw-redirect" title="BCS controversies">BCS controversies</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Criticism">Criticism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The primary criticism of the BCS centered around the validity of the annual BCS national championship pairings and its designated <i>National Champions</i>. Many critics focused on the BCS methodology itself, which employed subjective voting assessments, while others noted the ability for undefeated teams to finish seasons without an opportunity to play in the <i>national championship</i> game. In fact, in the last 6 seasons of Division I FBS football, there had been more undefeated non-BCS champions than undefeated BCS champions. Other criticisms involved discrepancies in the allocation of monetary resources from BCS games, as well as the determination of non-championship BCS game participants, which did not have to comply with the BCS rankings themselves.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 2010–2011 bowl season, for example, the six automatic-qualifier (AQ) conferences were given $145.2 million in revenue from the BCS while the five non-AQ conferences received only $24.7 million.<sup id="cite_ref-Murphy,_Austin_2011,_p._23_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murphy,_Austin_2011,_p._23-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A 2012 survey conducted at the <a href="/wiki/Quinnipiac_University_Polling_Institute" title="Quinnipiac University Polling Institute">Quinnipiac University Polling Institute</a> found that 63% of individuals interested in college football preferred a playoff system to the BCS, while only 26% favored the status quo.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> had been vocal about his opposition to the BCS. During an appearance on <a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">Monday Night Football</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election" title="2008 United States presidential election">2008 presidential campaign</a> season, ESPN's <a href="/wiki/Chris_Berman" title="Chris Berman">Chris Berman</a> asked Obama to name one thing about sports he would like to change.<sup id="cite_ref-obama1_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obama1-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Obama responded that he did not like using computer rankings to determine bowl games, and he supported having a college football playoffs for the top eight teams.<sup id="cite_ref-obama1_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-obama1-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When <a href="/wiki/Steve_Kroft" title="Steve Kroft">Steve Kroft</a> asked then-President-elect Obama about the subject during an interview on <a href="/wiki/60_Minutes" title="60 Minutes">60 Minutes</a>, Obama reiterated his support of eight-team playoffs; although he said it was not a legislative priority, he was considering an <a href="/wiki/Executive_order" title="Executive order">executive order</a> to address the issue.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Longtime college football announcer <a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a> also voiced his support for playoffs in college football in an interview with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Sun-Times" title="Chicago Sun-Times">Chicago Sun-Times</a>. "My dream scenario – and it's not going to happen – would be to take eight conference champions, and only conference champions, and play the quarterfinals of a tournament on campuses in mid-December", Musburger said. "The four losers would remain bowl-eligible. The four winners would advance to semifinals on New Year's Day with exclusive TV windows. Then, like now, one week later, there would be the national championship game."<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Antitrust_lawsuits">Antitrust lawsuits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Antitrust lawsuits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2008, a lawsuit was threatened due to the exclusion of teams from the non-automatic qualifying conferences in the BCS system.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following Utah's win over Alabama in the <a href="/wiki/2009_Sugar_Bowl" title="2009 Sugar Bowl">2009 Sugar Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/State_Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="State Attorney General">Utah Attorney General</a> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Shurtleff" title="Mark Shurtleff">Mark Shurtleff</a> announced an inquiry into whether the BCS system violates <a href="/wiki/Sherman_Antitrust_Act" title="Sherman Antitrust Act">federal antitrust laws</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009, senior Utah senator <a href="/wiki/Orrin_Hatch" title="Orrin Hatch">Orrin Hatch</a> announced that he was exploring the possibility of a lawsuit against the BCS as an anti-competitive trust under the <a href="/wiki/Sherman_Antitrust_Act" title="Sherman Antitrust Act">Sherman Antitrust Act</a>. On November 27, 2009, the <i>Fort Worth Star-Telegram</i> ran a story that said that Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), ranking member of the <a href="/wiki/House_Committee_on_Energy_and_Commerce" class="mw-redirect" title="House Committee on Energy and Commerce">House Committee on Energy and Commerce</a>, announced that he would hold antitrust hearings on the BCS, again based on the Sherman Antitrust Act and its provisions outlawing non-competitive trusts, beginning in May 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, various organizations, including the BCS, spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to lobby the federal government both in support and in opposition to a college football playoffs system.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/CBSSports.com" title="CBSSports.com">CBSSports.com</a> wire reports and information obtained by the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>, Senator Orrin Hatch received a letter from the Justice Department concerning the possibility of a legal review of the BCS. The letter, received on January 29, 2010, stated that the Obama administration would explore options to establish a college football playoffs including (a) an antitrust lawsuit against the BCS, (b) legal action under <a href="/wiki/Federal_Trade_Commission" title="Federal Trade Commission">Federal Trade Commission</a> consumer protection laws, (c) encouragement of the NCAA to take control of the college football postseason, (d) the establishment of an agency to review the costs and benefits of adopting a playoff system, and (e) continued legislation in favor of a playoff system. Assistant Attorney General <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Weich" title="Ronald Weich">Ronald Weich</a> wrote, "The administration shares your belief that the lack of a college football national championship playoff ...raises important questions affecting millions...." BCS Executive Director <a href="/wiki/Bill_Hancock_(sports_executive)" title="Bill Hancock (sports executive)">Bill Hancock</a> responded to the letter that the BCS complied with all laws and was supported by the participating Division I universities.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2011, Utah attorney general <a href="/wiki/Mark_Shurtleff" title="Mark Shurtleff">Mark Shurtleff</a> announced he would file an antitrust lawsuit against the BCS for, "serious antitrust violations that are harming taxpayer-funded institutions to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars." The announcement followed the April 12, 2011 delivery of a letter to the US Department of Justice signed by 21 "high-profile" economists and antitrust experts asking for an investigation into the BCS' anticompetitive practices.<sup id="cite_ref-Murphy,_Austin_2011,_p._23_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murphy,_Austin_2011,_p._23-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Allegations_of_corruption_and_financial_impropriety">Allegations of corruption and financial impropriety</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Allegations of corruption and financial impropriety"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The BCS bowls had been accused of promoting the BCS system because they and their executive officers greatly benefited financially from the system. Bowl executives, such as John Junker of the <a href="/wiki/Fiesta_Bowl" title="Fiesta Bowl">Fiesta Bowl</a>, were often paid unusually high salaries for employees of non-profit organizations. To promote support for their bowls and the BCS system, these highly paid executives allegedly gave lavish gifts to politicians, collegiate sports executives, and university athletic directors.<sup id="cite_ref-Murphy,_Austin_2011,_pp._20_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murphy,_Austin_2011,_pp._20-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In response, a pro-playoff organization, called Playoff PAC, in September 2010 filed a complaint with the <a href="/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Service" title="Internal Revenue Service">Internal Revenue Service</a>. The complaint alleged that the top BCS bowls, with the exception of the <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_Game" title="Rose Bowl Game">Rose Bowl</a>, routinely abused favorable tax status by using charitable donations to give gifts and compensation to college athletic officials. In one example detailed in the complaint, the <a href="/wiki/Orange_Bowl" title="Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> treated its executive staff and invited college athletic directors to a four-day <a href="/wiki/Royal_Caribbean_International" title="Royal Caribbean International">Royal Caribbean</a> cruise in which no business meetings were held.<sup id="cite_ref-Murphy,_Austin_2011,_pp._20_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murphy,_Austin_2011,_pp._20-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vacated_wins">Vacated wins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Vacated wins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There were several occasions where a team's victory in a BCS bowl game was subsequently vacated by NCAA sanctions. </p> <ul><li>USC's final appeals were exhausted in the <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Bush" title="Reggie Bush">Reggie Bush</a> situation, with all penalties standing, including a two-year bowl ban and vacation of 14 wins, including a national championship in the Orange Bowl and the entire 2005 season. As a result, the BCS, in a first-time action, vacated the <i>participation</i> of USC in their 2004–2005 National Championship Game win and the 2005–2006 National Championship Game loss to Texas. The 2004–2005 BCS National Championship will remain permanently vacant.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This issue was further compounded by the Associated Press, whose writers vote on their own National Championship. That title was retained, with the AP staying consistent with similar policies with teams on postseason bans. (Teams being penalized with postseason bans are still eligible for the AP National Championship title.)</li> <li>In December 2010, five Ohio State University players were implicated in an illegal-benefits scandal preceding the 2011 Sugar Bowl. Though the five players were suspended for five games apiece, they were allowed to play in the Sugar Bowl. After defeating Arkansas, the scandal grew, including open deception by Ohio State coach Jim Tressel. As a result, the school fined Tressel $250,000 and then forced him out as coach on July 11, 2011, Ohio State vacated all of its wins in an effort to reduce their penalties.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NCAA gave Ohio State 3 years probation and reduced their football scholarships by 3 per year for three years. The BCS banned Ohio State from participating in any post season games for the 2012 season.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Support">Support</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Support"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While there was substantial criticism aimed at the BCS system from coaches, media, and fans alike, there was is also support for the system. <a href="/wiki/Tim_Cowlishaw" title="Tim Cowlishaw">Tim Cowlishaw</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dallas_Morning_News" title="The Dallas Morning News">The Dallas Morning News</a></i> cited several advantages that the BCS has over a <a href="/wiki/Playoff" class="mw-redirect" title="Playoff">playoff</a> system. Under the BCS, a single defeat was extremely detrimental to a team's prospects for a national championship,<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although critics pointed out regularly that history shows non-AQ conference teams were hurt far more than AQ conference teams when they lost a game. Supporters contended that this created a substantial incentive for teams to do their best to win every game. Under a proposed playoffs system, front-running teams could be in a position of safety at the end of the regular season and could pull or greatly reduce their use of top players in order to protect them from injuries or give them recovery time (this happens frequently in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This may have been less likely to happen under the BCS system where a team in the running for a No. 1 or No. 2 ranking at the end of the year would likely have been punished in the polls for a loss, potentially eliminating them from contention. </p><p>While the BCS routinely involved controversy about which two teams are the top teams, in rare instances there was a clear-cut top two; the BCS ensured these top two would play each other for the championship. For example, USC and Texas in 2005 were the only undefeated teams; both teams were only tested a couple of times all season and mauled every other opponent they faced by large margins. Had this scenario occurred before the inception of the BCS, the teams would have been unable to play each other due to contractual obligations with the major bowls and there would have been dual national champions. Under the BCS system however, these two teams got to play for the championship.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NCAA, the governing organization of most collegiate sports, had no official process for determining its FBS (Div. 1-A) champion. Instead, FBS champions were chosen by what the NCAA called in its official list of champions "selecting organizations".<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to its website, the BCS: "...[wa]s managed by the commissioners of the 11 NCAA Division I-A conferences, the director of athletics at the University of Notre Dame, and representatives of the bowl organizations. "...[wa]s a five-game arrangement for post-season college football that [wa]s designed to match the two top-rated teams in a national championship game and to create exciting and competitive match-ups between eight other highly regarded teams in four other games".<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="BCS_Buster">BCS Buster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bowl_Championship_Series&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: BCS Buster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:UteFansRush.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/UteFansRush.JPG/220px-UteFansRush.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/UteFansRush.JPG/330px-UteFansRush.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/UteFansRush.JPG/440px-UteFansRush.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Utah_Utes" title="Utah Utes">Utah Utes</a> fans rush the field and carry the goalpost after defeating rival <a href="/wiki/2004_Utah_Utes_football_team#BYU" title="2004 Utah Utes football team">BYU</a> in November 2004, completing a perfect <a href="/wiki/2004_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2004 Utah Utes football team">regular season</a>, and becoming the first BCS Buster by clinching a spot in the <a href="/wiki/2005_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2005 Fiesta Bowl">2005 Fiesta Bowl</a> (hence the <a href="/wiki/Sombrero" title="Sombrero">sombrero</a>).</figcaption></figure> <p>The term "BCS Buster" referred to any team not from an AQ conference (other than <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">Notre Dame</a>) that managed to earn a spot in a BCS bowl game.<sup id="cite_ref-BCSbusterUtah_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BCSbusterUtah-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These teams were often referred to as non-AQ when discussed outside of the post-season structure. Three teams had been BCS Busters twice: the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Utah" title="University of Utah">University of Utah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boise_State_University" title="Boise State University">Boise State University</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Texas_Christian_University" title="Texas Christian University">Texas Christian University</a>. As of the 2013 season, two of those teams had joined Conferences with an automatic bid to a BCS Bowl (Utah to the <a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12 Conference</a> and Texas Christian to the <a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12 Conference</a>). </p><p>The record of non-Automatic Qualifying conference teams in BCS Bowls was one primary statistic used by those who challenged the assumption that BCS AQ conference teams were inherently superior to non-AQ teams, as non-AQ teams had only lost two BCS Bowl games to a BCS AQ team (Hawaii lost the <a href="/wiki/2008_Sugar_Bowl" title="2008 Sugar Bowl">2008 Sugar Bowl</a> 41–10 to the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Georgia" title="University of Georgia">University of Georgia</a> and Northern Illinois lost the <a href="/wiki/2013_Orange_Bowl" title="2013 Orange Bowl">2013 Orange Bowl</a> to <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_University" title="Florida State University">Florida State University</a>) while winning four. Boise State defeated TCU 17–10 in the highly controversial <a href="/wiki/2010_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2010 Fiesta Bowl">2010 Fiesta Bowl</a> which was the only BCS Bowl pitting two non-AQ teams against each other rather than against a team from a BCS AQ Conference, making the complete record 5–3. This pairing was cited by critics as the BCS' attempt to prevent a loss (or potentially even two losses) to AQ teams in the same year, and as TCU defeated <a href="/wiki/The_University_of_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="The University of Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> 21–19 in the 2011 Rose Bowl the next year those fears seemed to have been at least partly justified. The experience and results of the non-AQ teams in BCS bowl games had been cited as a strong objective example of a much closer parity between the AQ and non-AQ teams than most AQ teams and fans would have admitted. </p><p>With the exception of Notre Dame, it was generally extremely difficult for a non-AQ conference team to reach a BCS bowl, while it was much easier for an AQ conference team (see rules above) to do so due to the inherent bias built into the rules of the BCS system which guaranteed a spot to the winner of each of the AQ Conferences. All AQ Conference teams had to do was simply win their respective conference title and they were automatically invited to a BCS Bowl. This made becoming a BCS Buster very noteworthy. Despite the fact that there had been a number of eligible non-AQ conference teams, only eight teams (from only five schools – Utah, TCU, Boise State, Hawaii, and Northern Illinois) had succeeded in becoming BCS Busters. No team from a non-AQ conference had ever been in the BCS Championship, while a team from the SEC had been in—and won—the Championship game every year from 2006 to 2012. This consistent selection of one conference's teams (despite their success) had been one area of intense criticism of the BCS system and its exclusionary tendencies. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Utah_Utes_football" title="Utah Utes football">University of Utah</a> became the first BCS Buster in 2004 after an undefeated season, despite stricter limits in place before the addition of a 5th bowl in 2006 made BCS Busters more commonplace. The <a href="/wiki/2004_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2004 Utah Utes football team">Utes</a> played in the 2005 Tostitos <a href="/wiki/Fiesta_Bowl" title="Fiesta Bowl">Fiesta Bowl</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-BCSbusterUtah_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BCSbusterUtah-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and beat their opponent, the <a href="/wiki/2004_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh Panthers</a>, 35–7. Utah also became the first non-AQ program to make a second BCS appearance. During the 2008 season, the <a href="/wiki/2008_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2008 Utah Utes football team">Utes</a> finished their regular season schedule undefeated (8–0 in the Mountain West Conference and 12–0 overall) and earned a berth in the <a href="/wiki/2009_Sugar_Bowl" title="2009 Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a> against <a href="/wiki/2008_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a>, winning 31–17. The Utes finished 2nd in the <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> and received 16 first place votes. In the 2011 season, the Utes began competing as members of the <a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12 Conference</a>, one of the six conferences with an automatic BCS tie in. </p><p>In 2006, <a href="/wiki/2006_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2006 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> became the second BCS Buster after a 12–0 regular season and subsequent Fiesta Bowl berth against the <a href="/wiki/2006_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma Sooners</a>. The Broncos <a href="/wiki/2007_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2007 Fiesta Bowl">won 43–42 in overtime</a> in what many fans, pundits, and others consider to be one of the best Bowl games in history. </p><p>In 2007, <a href="/wiki/2007_Hawaii_Warriors_football_team" title="2007 Hawaii Warriors football team">Hawaii</a> also finished the regular season at 12–0, but were defeated by the <a href="/wiki/2007_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia Bulldogs</a> 41–10 in the <a href="/wiki/2008_Sugar_Bowl" title="2008 Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a>. This was the first loss by a BCS Buster. </p><p>The 2009 season was the first in which two teams from non–AQ conferences earned BCS bowl berths. <a href="/wiki/2009_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a>, which finished the regular season 12–0 as champions of the Mountain West, earned the automatic BCS berth with a No. 4 finish in the final BCS rankings. Two slots behind the Horned Frogs were WAC champions <a href="/wiki/2009_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2009 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a>, which finished at 13–0 for its second consecutive unbeaten regular season and fourth in six years. Boise State became the first and (so far) only BCS Buster to reach a BCS bowl game with an at-large selection. The Broncos defeated the Frogs 17–10 in the <a href="/wiki/2010_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2010 Fiesta Bowl">2010 Fiesta Bowl</a>, which marked the first BCS matchup between non-AQ schools, and the first time in BCS history that two unbeaten teams met in a BCS game other than the title match. This pairing created considerable controversy as the AQ conferences and the selection committees were accused of cowardice, pairing the two BCS Busters against each other so that the risk of AQ conference teams losing was eliminated. </p><p>In 2010, <a href="/wiki/2010_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2010 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a> was the only non–AQ conference team to get a BCS bowl berth. <a href="/wiki/2010_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2010 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> was ranked in the top five for most of the season, but a late-season overtime loss to <a href="/wiki/2010_Nevada_Wolf_Pack_football_team" title="2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team">Nevada</a> knocked the Broncos out of serious contention for a BCS bowl bid, despite their continuing eligibility. TCU would defeat Wisconsin 21–19 in the <a href="/wiki/2011_Rose_Bowl" title="2011 Rose Bowl">2011 Rose Bowl</a>, once again calling into question the claim of AQ conference superiority. There was a movement to lobby those voting in the AP poll, which is not bound to vote for the BCS Championship winner as the Coaches Poll is, to vote TCU first and split the National Championship. While TCU got a few first place votes, this effort did not change the outcome of the AP poll, and TCU ended up in the No. 2 spot in all of the final major polls. As <a href="/wiki/Utah_Utes_football" title="Utah Utes football">Utah</a> had already done, <a href="/wiki/TCU_Horned_Frogs_football" title="TCU Horned Frogs football">TCU</a> soon joined a conference with an automatic BCS tie, namely the <a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12 Conference</a> (home of several other former members of the <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Conference" title="Southwest Conference">Southwest Conference</a>, which TCU competed in for over 70 years) beginning with the 2012 season. </p><p>In 2012, <a href="/wiki/2012_Northern_Illinois_Huskies_football_team" title="2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team">Northern Illinois</a> (NIU) became the first BCS Buster with a regular-season loss. NIU was also the first BCS Buster to qualify automatically with a ranking between 13 and 16 (and higher ranked than at least one AQ-Conference Champion); NIU was ranked higher than two AQ-Conference Champions (Big Ten and Big East). They were selected for the <a href="/wiki/2013_Orange_Bowl" title="2013 Orange Bowl">2013 Orange Bowl</a>, where they were defeated by the <a href="/wiki/2012_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2012 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State Seminoles</a>, 31–10. NIU is the first BCS Buster team from a conference other than the <a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference" title="Mountain West Conference">Mountain West</a> or <a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">Western Athletic</a> Conferences to play in a BCS Bowl game. </p><p>BCS Busters were 5–3 in BCS bowls, and 4–2 in BCS bowls against opponents from AQ conferences. Utah and TCU joined AQ conferences after their repeated appearances as BCS Busters; Boise State, Hawaii, and NIU had not (as of January 2014). </p><p>The following table shows all 18 teams that were eligible to become BCS Busters, including the eight that succeeded. (The entries are ordered by year and sorted according to the BCS Rank within each year.) </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Key </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center; background-color:orange"> </th> <td>BCS Buster qualified automatically as a highly ranked non-AQ Conference Champion </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center; background-color:violet">‡ </th> <td>BCS Buster team earned at-large selection </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center; background-color:linen">* </th> <td>Team eligible for at-large selection. Would have qualified automatically as a highly ranked non-AQ Conference Champion under the post-2005 criterion </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center; background-color:lavender">** </th> <td>Team eligible for at-large selection </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center; background-color:grey">^ </th> <td>Highest ranked team in years where there are zero non-AQ eligible teams </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;"> <td rowspan="2"><b>Season</b></td> <td rowspan="2"><b>Team</b></td> <td rowspan="2"><b>Conference</b></td> <td rowspan="2"><b>Regular Season<br />Record</b></td> <td rowspan="2"><b>BCS Rank</b></td> <td rowspan="2"><b>BCS Bowl</b></td> <td rowspan="2" colspan="5"><b>Result</b></td> <td colspan="2"><b>Final Ranking</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;"> <td><b>AP</b></td> <td><b>Coaches</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:linen;"> <td style="background: #f8f9fa;">1998</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team" title="1998 Tulane Green Wave football team">Tulane</a>*</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">C-USA</a></td> <td>11–0</td> <td>10</td> <td colspan="6"><i>not chosen for a BCS bowl game</i></td> <td>7</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:linen;"> <td style="background: #f8f9fa;">1999</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Marshall_Thundering_Herd_football_team" title="1999 Marshall Thundering Herd football team">Marshall</a>*</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a></td> <td>12–0</td> <td>12</td> <td colspan="6"><i>not chosen for a BCS bowl game</i></td> <td>10</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:grey;"> <td style="background: #f8f9fa;">2000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a>^</td> <td>WAC</td> <td>10–1</td> <td>14</td> <td colspan="6"><i>not chosen for a BCS bowl game</i></td> <td>21</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:grey;"> <td style="background: #f8f9fa;">2001</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2001 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a>^</td> <td>MWC</td> <td>12–1</td> <td>- <sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td colspan="6"><i>not chosen for a BCS bowl game</i></td> <td>25</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:grey;"> <td style="background: #f8f9fa;">2002</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2002 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a>^</td> <td>WAC</td> <td>11–1</td> <td>- <sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td colspan="6"><i>not chosen for a BCS bowl game</i></td> <td>15</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:linen;"> <td style="background: #f8f9fa;">2003</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Miami_RedHawks_football_team" title="2003 Miami RedHawks football team">Miami (OH)</a>*</td> <td>MAC</td> <td>11–1</td> <td>11</td> <td colspan="6"><i>not chosen for a BCS bowl game</i></td> <td>10</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:orange"> <td rowspan="3" style="background: #f8f9fa;">2004</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2004 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference" title="Mountain West Conference">MWC</a></td> <td>11–0</td> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2005 Fiesta Bowl">Fiesta Bowl</a></td> <td><b>W</b></td> <td>Utah</td> <td>35</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>4</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:lavender;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2004 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a>**</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a></td> <td>11–0</td> <td>9</td> <td colspan="6"><i>not chosen for a BCS bowl game</i></td> <td>12</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:lavender;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2004 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a>**</td> <td>C-USA</td> <td>10–1</td> <td>10</td> <td colspan="6"><i>not chosen for a BCS bowl game</i></td> <td>6</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:grey;"> <td style="background: #f8f9fa;">2005</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2005 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a>^</td> <td>MWC</td> <td>10–1</td> <td>14</td> <td colspan="6"><i>not chosen for a BCS bowl game</i></td> <td>11</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:orange;"> <td style="background: #f8f9fa;">2006</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2006 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a></td> <td>WAC</td> <td>12–0</td> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2007 Fiesta Bowl">Fiesta Bowl</a></td> <td><b>W</b></td> <td>Boise State</td> <td>43</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>5</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:orange;"> <td style="background: #f8f9fa;">2007</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Hawaii_Warriors_football_team" title="2007 Hawaii Warriors football team">Hawai'i</a></td> <td>WAC</td> <td>12–0</td> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Sugar_Bowl" title="2008 Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a></td> <td><b>L</b></td> <td>Hawai'i</td> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a></td> <td>41</td> <td>19</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:orange;"> <td rowspan="3" style="background: #f8f9fa;">2008</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2008 Utah Utes football team">Utah</a></td> <td>MWC</td> <td>12–0</td> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_Sugar_Bowl" title="2009 Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a></td> <td><b>W</b></td> <td>Utah</td> <td>31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></td> <td>17</td> <td>2</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:lavender;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2008 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a>**</td> <td>WAC</td> <td>12–0</td> <td>9</td> <td colspan="6"><i>not chosen for a BCS bowl game</i></td> <td>11</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:lavender;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a>**</td> <td>MWC</td> <td>10–2</td> <td>11</td> <td colspan="6"><i>not chosen for a BCS bowl game</i></td> <td>7</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:orange;"> <td rowspan="3" style="background: #f8f9fa;">2009</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a></td> <td>MWC</td> <td>12–0</td> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2010 Fiesta Bowl">Fiesta Bowl</a></td> <td><b>L</b></td> <td>TCU</td> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2009 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a></td> <td>17</td> <td>6</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:violet;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2009 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a>‡</td> <td>WAC</td> <td>13–0</td> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2010 Fiesta Bowl">Fiesta Bowl</a></td> <td><b>W</b></td> <td>Boise State</td> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>4</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:lavender;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="2009 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a>**</td> <td>MWC</td> <td>10–2</td> <td>14</td> <td colspan="6"><i>not chosen for a BCS bowl game</i></td> <td>12</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:orange;"> <td rowspan="3" style="background: #f8f9fa;">2010</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team" title="2010 TCU Horned Frogs football team">TCU</a></td> <td>MWC</td> <td>12–0</td> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Rose_Bowl" title="2011 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a></td> <td><b>W</b></td> <td>TCU</td> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2010 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a></td> <td>19</td> <td>2</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:lavender;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2010 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a>**</td> <td>WAC</td> <td>11–1</td> <td>10</td> <td colspan="6"><i>not chosen for a BCS bowl game</i></td> <td>9</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:lavender;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_Nevada_Wolf_Pack_football_team" title="2010 Nevada Wolf Pack football team">Nevada</a>**</td> <td>WAC</td> <td>12–1</td> <td>15</td> <td colspan="6"><i>not chosen for a BCS bowl game</i></td> <td>11</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:lavender;"> <td style="background: #f8f9fa;">2011</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2011 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a>**</td> <td>MWC</td> <td>11–1</td> <td>7</td> <td colspan="6"><i>not chosen for a BCS bowl game</i></td> <td>8</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:orange;"> <td style="background: #f8f9fa;">2012</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Northern_Illinois_Huskies_football_team" title="2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team">Northern Illinois</a></td> <td>MAC</td> <td>12–1</td> <td>15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Orange_Bowl" title="2013 Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a></td> <td><b>L</b></td> <td>Northern Illinois</td> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2012 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a></td> <td>31</td> <td>22</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background-color:grey;"> <td 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Badger Herald. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://badgerherald.com/sports/2005/01/17/ap_removes_poll_from.php">the original</a> on September 28, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved 2011-08-11.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://msn.foxsports.com/id/7894701_37_1.pdf">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061107175042/http://msn.foxsports.com/id/7894701_37_1.pdf">Archived</a> November 7, 2006, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Chris Dufresne, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dufresne-bcs22-2009apr22,0,2691585.column">Mountain West Conference takes a radical tack</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090423061821/http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dufresne-bcs22-2009apr22,0,2691585.column">Archived</a> 2009-04-23 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <i>Los Angeles Times</i>, April 22, 2009</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=4285164">Bowl Championship Series rejects Mountain West's playoff proposal – ESPN</a> . Sports.espn.go.com (June 24, 2009). Retrieved on 2011-12-05.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/15585812">BCS to reject Mountain West playoff proposal</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130308042615/http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/15585812">Archived</a> 2013-03-08 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. CBSSports.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-05.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sltrib.com/columnists/ci_12682797">Utah News – Salt Lake City News, Sports, Entertainment, Business – The Salt Lake Tribune</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091215093719/http://www.sltrib.com/columnists/ci_12682797">Archived</a> 2009-12-15 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Sltrib.com (June 24, 2009). Retrieved on 2011-12-05.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120622141641/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/stewart_mandel/06/20/bcs-four-team-playoff-system/index.html?hpt=hp_t2">"Commissioners take significant step by reaching consensus on playoff"</a>. SI.com. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/stewart_mandel/06/20/bcs-four-team-playoff-system/index.html?hpt=hp_t2">the original</a> on June 22, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 21,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Commissioners+take+significant+step+by+reaching+consensus+on+playoff&rft.pub=SI.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2F2012%2Fwriters%2Fstewart_mandel%2F06%2F20%2Fbcs-four-team-playoff-system%2Findex.html%3Fhpt%3Dhp_t2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABowl+Championship+Series" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/2003_final_polls.htm">"2003 FINAL POLLS"</a>. Nationalchanps.net. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110723220248/http://nationalchamps.net/NCAA/2003_final_polls.htm">Archived</a> from the original on July 23, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 8,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=2003+FINAL+POLLS&rft.pub=Nationalchanps.net&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalchamps.net%2FNCAA%2F2003_final_polls.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABowl+Championship+Series" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Utah was an automatic selection as it was ranked No. 6 in the final BCS standings.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ndauto-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ndauto_26-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ndauto_26-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">For the 2005–2006 season, Notre Dame received an automatic bid to a BCS game after finishing in the top ten of the final BCS Standings. Beginning with the 2006 season, Notre Dame must finish in the top eight to receive an automatic bid.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.uhnd.com/articles/football/bcs-knocks-notre-dame-off-14-million-perch/">"BCS Knocks Notre Dame Off $14 Million Perch" 02 May 2005</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110717143655/http://www.uhnd.com/articles/football/bcs-knocks-notre-dame-off-14-million-perch/">Archived</a> 17 July 2011 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Uhnd.com (May 2, 2005). Retrieved on 2011-12-05.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Due to damage to the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Superdome">Louisiana Superdome</a> because of <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a>, the Sugar Bowl was played at the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a> in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Boise State was an automatic selection as it was champion of the Western Athletic Conference and ranked No. 8 in the final BCS standings.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-kstrule-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-kstrule_30-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kstrule_30-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kstrule_30-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kstrule_30-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kstrule_30-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">The BCS adopted a rule after the 1998–99 season, nicknamed the "Kansas State Rule", which stated that any team ranked in the top four in the final BCS poll is ensured of an invitation to a BCS bowl game.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bcsfootball.org-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-bcsfootball.org_31-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bcsfootball.org/news/story?id=4809833">Future BCS schedules</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101014023858/http://www.bcsfootball.org/news/story?id=4809833">Archived</a> 2010-10-14 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. 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#FFDE00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFDE00;;;width:1%">History & conference tie-ins</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fiesta_Bowl#History" title="Fiesta Bowl">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_America_Stadium" title="Mountain America Stadium">Mountain America Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Farm_Stadium" title="State Farm Stadium">State Farm Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a></li> <li>College football playoff at-large</li> <li>Group of Five</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#D91A32;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFDE00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFDE00;;;width:1%">Games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1971_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1971 Fiesta Bowl">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1972 Fiesta Bowl">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1973 Fiesta Bowl">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1974 Fiesta Bowl">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1975 Fiesta Bowl">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1976 Fiesta Bowl">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1977 Fiesta Bowl">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1978 Fiesta Bowl">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1979 Fiesta Bowl">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1980 Fiesta Bowl">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1982 Fiesta Bowl">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1983 Fiesta Bowl">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1984 Fiesta Bowl">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1985 Fiesta Bowl">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1986 Fiesta Bowl">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1987 Fiesta Bowl">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1988 Fiesta Bowl">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1989 Fiesta Bowl">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1990 Fiesta Bowl">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1991 Fiesta Bowl">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1992 Fiesta Bowl">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1993 Fiesta Bowl">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1994 Fiesta Bowl">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1995 Fiesta Bowl">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1996 Fiesta Bowl">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="1997 Fiesta Bowl (January)">1997 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title="2010 Fiesta Bowl">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2011 Fiesta Bowl">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2012 Fiesta Bowl">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2013 Fiesta Bowl">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2014 Fiesta Bowl (January)">2014 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)" title="2014 Fiesta Bowl (December)">2014 (December)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2016 Fiesta Bowl (January)">2016 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)" title="2016 Fiesta Bowl (December)"><b>2016 (December)</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2017 Fiesta Bowl">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2019 Fiesta Bowl (January)">2019 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)" title="2019 Fiesta Bowl (December)"><b>2019 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href="/wiki/Bowl_Alliance" title="Bowl Alliance">Bowl Alliance</a>, or <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bowl Championship Series</a> in 1996, 1999, and 2003.</li> <li>There was a Fiesta Bowl in January and December in 1997, 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2022.</li> <li>Bold indicates <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> semifinals.</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Orange_Bowl" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" 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title="Orange Bowl"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#000000">Orange Bowl</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#F47B2A;color:black;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003764, inset -2px -2px 0 #003764;;width:1%">History & conference tie-ins</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Orange_Bowl#History" title="Orange Bowl">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami_Orange_Bowl" title="Miami Orange Bowl">Miami Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hard_Rock_Stadium" title="Hard Rock Stadium">Hard Rock Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Orange_Bowl_broadcasters" title="List of Orange Bowl broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish football">Notre Dame</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#F47B2A;color:black;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003764, inset -2px -2px 0 #003764;;width:1%">Games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1935_Orange_Bowl" title="1935 Orange Bowl">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Orange_Bowl" title="1936 Orange Bowl">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Orange_Bowl" title="1937 Orange Bowl">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Orange_Bowl" title="1938 Orange Bowl">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Orange_Bowl" title="1939 Orange Bowl">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Orange_Bowl" title="1940 Orange Bowl">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Orange_Bowl" title="1941 Orange Bowl">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Orange_Bowl" title="1942 Orange Bowl">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Orange_Bowl" title="1943 Orange Bowl">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Orange_Bowl" title="1944 Orange Bowl">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Orange_Bowl" title="1945 Orange Bowl">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Orange_Bowl" title="1946 Orange Bowl">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Orange_Bowl" title="1947 Orange Bowl">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Orange_Bowl" title="1948 Orange Bowl">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Orange_Bowl" title="1949 Orange Bowl">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Orange_Bowl" title="1950 Orange Bowl">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Orange_Bowl" title="1951 Orange Bowl">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Orange_Bowl" title="1952 Orange Bowl">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Orange_Bowl" title="1953 Orange Bowl">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Orange_Bowl" title="1954 Orange Bowl">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Orange_Bowl" title="1955 Orange Bowl">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Orange_Bowl" title="1956 Orange Bowl">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Orange_Bowl" title="1957 Orange Bowl">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Orange_Bowl" title="1958 Orange Bowl">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Orange_Bowl" title="1959 Orange Bowl">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Orange_Bowl" title="1960 Orange Bowl">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Orange_Bowl" title="1961 Orange Bowl">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Orange_Bowl" title="1962 Orange Bowl">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Orange_Bowl" title="1963 Orange Bowl">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Orange_Bowl" title="1964 Orange Bowl">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Orange_Bowl" title="1965 Orange Bowl">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Orange_Bowl" title="1966 Orange Bowl">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Orange_Bowl" title="1967 Orange Bowl">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Orange_Bowl" title="1968 Orange Bowl">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Orange_Bowl" title="1969 Orange Bowl">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Orange_Bowl" title="1970 Orange Bowl">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Orange_Bowl" title="1971 Orange Bowl">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Orange_Bowl" title="1972 Orange Bowl">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Orange_Bowl" title="1973 Orange Bowl">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Orange_Bowl" title="1974 Orange Bowl">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Orange_Bowl" title="1975 Orange Bowl">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Orange_Bowl" title="1976 Orange Bowl">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Orange_Bowl" title="1977 Orange Bowl">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Orange_Bowl" title="1978 Orange Bowl">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Orange_Bowl" title="1979 Orange Bowl">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Orange_Bowl" title="1980 Orange Bowl">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Orange_Bowl" title="1981 Orange Bowl">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Orange_Bowl" title="1982 Orange Bowl">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Orange_Bowl" title="1983 Orange Bowl">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Orange_Bowl" title="1984 Orange Bowl">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Orange_Bowl" title="1985 Orange Bowl">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Orange_Bowl" title="1986 Orange Bowl">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Orange_Bowl" title="1987 Orange Bowl">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Orange_Bowl" title="1988 Orange Bowl">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Orange_Bowl" title="1989 Orange Bowl">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Orange_Bowl" title="1990 Orange Bowl">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Orange_Bowl" title="1991 Orange Bowl">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Orange_Bowl" title="1992 Orange Bowl">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Orange_Bowl" title="1993 Orange Bowl">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Orange_Bowl" title="1994 Orange Bowl">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Orange_Bowl" title="1995 Orange Bowl">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Orange_Bowl_(January)" title="1996 Orange Bowl (January)">1996 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Orange_Bowl_(December)" title="1996 Orange Bowl (December)">1996 (December)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Orange_Bowl" title="1998 Orange Bowl">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Orange_Bowl" title="1999 Orange Bowl">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Orange_Bowl" title="2000 Orange Bowl">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Orange_Bowl" title="2001 Orange Bowl">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Orange_Bowl" title="2002 Orange Bowl">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Orange_Bowl" title="2003 Orange Bowl">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Orange_Bowl" title="2004 Orange Bowl">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Orange_Bowl" title="2005 Orange Bowl">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Orange_Bowl" title="2006 Orange Bowl">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Orange_Bowl" title="2007 Orange Bowl">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Orange_Bowl" title="2008 Orange Bowl">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Orange_Bowl" title="2009 Orange Bowl">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Orange_Bowl" title="2010 Orange Bowl">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Orange_Bowl" title="2011 Orange Bowl">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Orange_Bowl" title="2012 Orange Bowl">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Orange_Bowl" title="2013 Orange Bowl">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Orange_Bowl_(January)" title="2014 Orange Bowl (January)">2014 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Orange_Bowl_(December)" title="2014 Orange Bowl (December)">2014 (December)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Orange_Bowl" title="2015 Orange Bowl">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Orange_Bowl" title="2016 Orange Bowl">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Orange_Bowl" title="2017 Orange Bowl">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Orange_Bowl" title="2018 Orange Bowl">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Orange_Bowl" title="2019 Orange Bowl">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Orange_Bowl_(January)" title="2021 Orange Bowl (January)">2021 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Orange_Bowl_(December)" title="2021 Orange Bowl (December)">2021 (December)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Orange_Bowl" title="2022 Orange Bowl">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Orange_Bowl" title="2023 Orange Bowl">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#F47B2A;color:black;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003764, inset -2px -2px 0 #003764;;width:1%">Notes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>The game was also the national title game (<a href="/wiki/Bowl_Coalition" title="Bowl Coalition">Bowl Coalition</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Alliance" title="Bowl Alliance">Bowl Alliance</a>, or <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bowl Championship Series</a>) in 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2005.</li> <li>There was an Orange Bowl in January and December in 1996, 2014, and 2021.</li> <li>The 2015, 2018, and 2021 (December) editions were <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> semifinals.</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Rose_Bowl_Game" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible 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title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12 Conference</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#E2231A;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #007934, inset -2px -2px 0 #007934;;;width:1%">Games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1902_Rose_Bowl" title="1902 Rose Bowl">1902</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1903–1915</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Rose_Bowl" title="1916 Rose Bowl">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Rose_Bowl" title="1917 Rose Bowl">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Rose_Bowl" title="1918 Rose Bowl">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Rose_Bowl" title="1919 Rose Bowl">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Rose_Bowl" title="1920 Rose Bowl">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Rose_Bowl" title="1921 Rose Bowl">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Rose_Bowl" title="1922 Rose Bowl">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Rose_Bowl" title="1923 Rose Bowl">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Rose_Bowl" title="1924 Rose Bowl">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Rose_Bowl" title="1925 Rose Bowl">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Rose_Bowl" title="1926 Rose Bowl">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Rose_Bowl" title="1927 Rose Bowl">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Rose_Bowl" title="1928 Rose Bowl">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Rose_Bowl" title="1929 Rose Bowl">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Rose_Bowl" title="1930 Rose Bowl">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Rose_Bowl" title="1931 Rose Bowl">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Rose_Bowl" title="1932 Rose Bowl">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Rose_Bowl" title="1933 Rose Bowl">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Rose_Bowl" title="1934 Rose Bowl">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Rose_Bowl" title="1935 Rose Bowl">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Rose_Bowl" title="1936 Rose Bowl">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Rose_Bowl" title="1937 Rose Bowl">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Rose_Bowl" title="1938 Rose Bowl">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Rose_Bowl" title="1939 Rose Bowl">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Rose_Bowl" title="1940 Rose Bowl">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Rose_Bowl" title="1941 Rose Bowl">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Rose_Bowl" title="1942 Rose Bowl">1942</a><sup>DUR</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Rose_Bowl" title="1943 Rose Bowl">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Rose_Bowl" title="1944 Rose Bowl">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Rose_Bowl" title="1945 Rose Bowl">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Rose_Bowl" title="1946 Rose Bowl">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Rose_Bowl" title="1947 Rose Bowl">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Rose_Bowl" title="1948 Rose Bowl">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Rose_Bowl" title="1949 Rose Bowl">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Rose_Bowl" title="1950 Rose Bowl">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Rose_Bowl" title="1951 Rose Bowl">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Rose_Bowl" title="1952 Rose Bowl">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Rose_Bowl" title="1953 Rose Bowl">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Rose_Bowl" title="1954 Rose Bowl">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Rose_Bowl" title="1955 Rose Bowl">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Rose_Bowl" title="1956 Rose Bowl">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Rose_Bowl" title="1957 Rose Bowl">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Rose_Bowl" title="1958 Rose Bowl">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Rose_Bowl" title="1959 Rose Bowl">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Rose_Bowl" title="1960 Rose Bowl">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Rose_Bowl" title="1961 Rose Bowl">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Rose_Bowl" title="1962 Rose Bowl">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Rose_Bowl" title="1963 Rose Bowl">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Rose_Bowl" title="1964 Rose Bowl">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Rose_Bowl" title="1965 Rose Bowl">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Rose_Bowl" title="1966 Rose Bowl">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Rose_Bowl" title="1967 Rose Bowl">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Rose_Bowl" title="1968 Rose Bowl">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Rose_Bowl" title="1969 Rose Bowl">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Rose_Bowl" title="1970 Rose Bowl">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Rose_Bowl" title="1971 Rose Bowl">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Rose_Bowl" title="1972 Rose Bowl">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Rose_Bowl" title="1973 Rose Bowl">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Rose_Bowl" title="1974 Rose Bowl">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Rose_Bowl" title="1975 Rose Bowl">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Rose_Bowl" title="1976 Rose Bowl">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Rose_Bowl" title="1977 Rose Bowl">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Rose_Bowl" title="1978 Rose Bowl">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Rose_Bowl" title="1979 Rose Bowl">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Rose_Bowl" title="1980 Rose Bowl">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Rose_Bowl" title="1981 Rose Bowl">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Rose_Bowl" title="1982 Rose Bowl">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Rose_Bowl" title="1983 Rose Bowl">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Rose_Bowl" title="1984 Rose Bowl">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Rose_Bowl" title="1985 Rose Bowl">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Rose_Bowl" title="1986 Rose Bowl">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Rose_Bowl" title="1987 Rose Bowl">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Rose_Bowl" title="1988 Rose Bowl">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Rose_Bowl" title="1989 Rose Bowl">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Rose_Bowl" title="1990 Rose Bowl">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Rose_Bowl" title="1991 Rose Bowl">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Rose_Bowl" title="1992 Rose Bowl">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Rose_Bowl" title="1993 Rose Bowl">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Rose_Bowl" title="1994 Rose Bowl">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Rose_Bowl" title="1995 Rose Bowl">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Rose_Bowl" title="1996 Rose Bowl">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Rose_Bowl" title="1997 Rose Bowl">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Rose_Bowl" title="1998 Rose Bowl">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Rose_Bowl" title="1999 Rose Bowl">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Rose_Bowl" title="2000 Rose Bowl">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Rose_Bowl" title="2001 Rose Bowl">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Rose_Bowl" title="2002 Rose Bowl">2002</a><sup>BCS</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Rose_Bowl" title="2003 Rose Bowl">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Rose_Bowl" title="2004 Rose Bowl">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Rose_Bowl" title="2005 Rose Bowl">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Rose_Bowl" title="2006 Rose Bowl">2006</a><sup>BCS</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Rose_Bowl" title="2007 Rose Bowl">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Rose_Bowl" title="2008 Rose Bowl">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Rose_Bowl" title="2009 Rose Bowl">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Rose_Bowl" title="2010 Rose Bowl">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Rose_Bowl" title="2011 Rose Bowl">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Rose_Bowl" title="2012 Rose Bowl">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Rose_Bowl" title="2013 Rose Bowl">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Rose_Bowl" title="2014 Rose Bowl">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Rose_Bowl" title="2015 Rose Bowl">2015</a><sup>CFS</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Rose_Bowl" title="2016 Rose Bowl">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Rose_Bowl" title="2017 Rose Bowl">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Rose_Bowl" title="2018 Rose Bowl">2018</a><sup>CFS</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Rose_Bowl" title="2019 Rose Bowl">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Rose_Bowl" title="2020 Rose Bowl">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Rose_Bowl" title="2021 Rose Bowl">2021</a><sup>CFS, DAL</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Rose_Bowl" title="2022 Rose Bowl">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Rose_Bowl" title="2023 Rose Bowl">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Rose_Bowl" title="2024 Rose Bowl">2024</a><sup>CFS</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Rose_Bowl" title="2025 Rose Bowl">2025</a><sup>CFQ</sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2026_Rose_Bowl&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2026 Rose Bowl (page does not exist)">2026</a><sup>CFQ</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#E2231A;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #007934, inset -2px -2px 0 #007934;;"><div> <ul><li><sup>BCS</sup> denotes <a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span style="color:white">Bowl Championship Series</span></a> Championship Game</li> <li><sup>DAL</sup> denotes the game was played in <a href="/wiki/Dallas-Fort_Worth_metroplex" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex"><span style="color:white">Arlington, Texas</span></a>.</li> <li><sup>DUR</sup> denotes the game was played in <a href="/wiki/Research_Triangle" title="Research Triangle"><span style="color:white">Durham, North Carolina</span></a>.</li> <li><sup>CFS</sup> denotes <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff"><span style="color:white">College Football Playoff</span></a> Semifinal Game</li> <li><sup>CFQ</sup> denotes <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff"><span style="color:white">College Football Playoff</span></a> Quarterfinal Game</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link 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title="1937 Sugar Bowl">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Sugar_Bowl" title="1938 Sugar Bowl">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Sugar_Bowl" title="1939 Sugar Bowl">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Sugar_Bowl" title="1940 Sugar Bowl">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Sugar_Bowl" title="1941 Sugar Bowl">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Sugar_Bowl" title="1942 Sugar Bowl">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Sugar_Bowl" title="1943 Sugar Bowl">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Sugar_Bowl" title="1944 Sugar Bowl">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Sugar_Bowl" title="1945 Sugar Bowl">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Sugar_Bowl" title="1946 Sugar Bowl">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Sugar_Bowl" title="1947 Sugar Bowl">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Sugar_Bowl" title="1948 Sugar Bowl">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Sugar_Bowl" title="1949 Sugar Bowl">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Sugar_Bowl" title="1950 Sugar Bowl">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Sugar_Bowl" title="1951 Sugar Bowl">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Sugar_Bowl" title="1952 Sugar Bowl">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Sugar_Bowl" title="1953 Sugar Bowl">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Sugar_Bowl" title="1954 Sugar Bowl">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Sugar_Bowl" title="1955 Sugar Bowl">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Sugar_Bowl" title="1956 Sugar Bowl">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Sugar_Bowl" title="1957 Sugar Bowl">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Sugar_Bowl" title="1958 Sugar Bowl">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Sugar_Bowl" title="1959 Sugar Bowl">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Sugar_Bowl" title="1960 Sugar Bowl">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Sugar_Bowl" title="1961 Sugar Bowl">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Sugar_Bowl" title="1962 Sugar Bowl">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Sugar_Bowl" title="1963 Sugar Bowl">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Sugar_Bowl" title="1964 Sugar Bowl">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Sugar_Bowl" title="1965 Sugar Bowl">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Sugar_Bowl" title="1966 Sugar Bowl">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Sugar_Bowl" title="1967 Sugar Bowl">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Sugar_Bowl" title="1968 Sugar Bowl">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Sugar_Bowl" title="1969 Sugar Bowl">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Sugar_Bowl" title="1970 Sugar Bowl">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Sugar_Bowl" title="1971 Sugar Bowl">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Sugar_Bowl_(January)" title="1972 Sugar Bowl (January)">1972 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Sugar_Bowl_(December)" title="1972 Sugar Bowl (December)">1972 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Sugar_Bowl" title="1973 Sugar Bowl">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Sugar_Bowl" title="1974 Sugar Bowl">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Sugar_Bowl" title="1975 Sugar Bowl">1975</a></li> <li><a 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title="1990 Sugar Bowl">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Sugar_Bowl" title="1991 Sugar Bowl">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Sugar_Bowl" title="1992 Sugar Bowl">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Sugar_Bowl" title="1993 Sugar Bowl">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Sugar_Bowl" title="1994 Sugar Bowl">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Sugar_Bowl_(January)" title="1995 Sugar Bowl (January)">1995 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Sugar_Bowl_(December)" title="1995 Sugar Bowl (December)">1995 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Sugar_Bowl" title="1997 Sugar Bowl">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Sugar_Bowl" title="1998 Sugar Bowl">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Sugar_Bowl" title="1999 Sugar Bowl">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Sugar_Bowl" title="2000 Sugar Bowl">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Sugar_Bowl" title="2001 Sugar Bowl">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Sugar_Bowl" title="2002 Sugar Bowl">2002</a></li> <li><a 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title="2016 Sugar Bowl">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Sugar_Bowl" title="2017 Sugar Bowl">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Sugar_Bowl" title="2018 Sugar Bowl">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Sugar_Bowl" title="2019 Sugar Bowl">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Sugar_Bowl" title="2020 Sugar Bowl">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Sugar_Bowl" title="2021 Sugar Bowl">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sugar_Bowl_(January)" title="2022 Sugar Bowl (January)">2022 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sugar_Bowl_(December)" title="2022 Sugar Bowl (December)">2022 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Sugar_Bowl" title="2024 Sugar Bowl">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Sugar_Bowl" title="2025 Sugar Bowl">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0E1941;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #CE0E2D, inset -2px -2px 0 #CE0E2D;;width:1%">Notes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>The 2006 game took place in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta, Georgia</a> due to <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a>.</li> <li>The game was also the national title game for either the <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Coalition" title="Bowl Coalition">Bowl Coalition</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Alliance" title="Bowl Alliance">Bowl Alliance</a>, or <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bowl Championship Series</a> in 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2004.</li> <li>There was a Sugar Bowl in January and December in 1972, 1995 and 2022.</li> <li>The game was a <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> semifinal in its 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2024 editions.</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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title="List of NCAA college football rivalry games">Rivalries</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_most-played_college_football_series_in_NCAA_Division_I" title="List of most-played college football series in NCAA Division I">Most-played</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision">FCS</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship">Championship</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_playoff_appearances_by_team" title="List of NCAA Division I FCS playoff appearances by team">Playoff appearances</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FCS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FCS independent schools">Independent schools</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Division II</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II_football_championship" title="NCAA Division II football championship">Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Division III</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III_football_championship" title="NCAA Division III football championship">Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_college_football_national_championship" title="Black college football national championship">Black college championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I-A/FBS_football_seasons" title="List of NCAA Division I-A/FBS football seasons">Division I-A (FBS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I-AA/FCS_football_seasons" title="List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons">Division I-AA (FCS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_II_football_seasons" title="List of NCAA Division II football seasons">Division II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_III_football_seasons" title="List of NCAA Division III football seasons">Division III</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_programs" title="List of NCAA Division I FBS football programs">Div I (FBS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_programs" title="List of NCAA Division I FCS football programs">Div I (FCS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_II_football_programs" title="List of NCAA Division II football programs">Div II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_III_football_programs" title="List of NCAA Division III football programs">Div III</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Conferences <sup>1</sup></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Big_South%E2%80%93OVC_Football_Association" title="Big South–OVC Football Association">Big South–OVC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Athletic_Association_Football_Conference" title="Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference">CAA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Collegiate_Football_Conference" title="Eastern Collegiate Football Conference">Eastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Football_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Football Conference">Missouri Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pioneer_Football_League" title="Pioneer Football League">Pioneer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Athletic_Conference" title="United Athletic Conference"> The United</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Stadiums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_stadiums" title="List of NCAA Division I FBS football stadiums">FBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_stadiums" title="List of NCAA Division I FCS football stadiums">FCS</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Records</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_football_records" title="List of NCAA football records">Overview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_football_teams_by_wins" title="List of NCAA football teams by wins">Teams by wins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_win%E2%80%93loss_records" title="NCAA Division I FBS football win–loss records">Win-loss records (FBS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_win%E2%80%93loss_records" title="NCAA Division I FCS football win–loss records">Win-loss records (FCS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II_football_win%E2%80%93loss_records" title="NCAA Division II football win–loss records">Win-loss records (DII)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III_football_win%E2%80%93loss_records" title="NCAA Division III football win–loss records">Win-loss records (DIII)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Heisman_Trophy" title="Heisman Trophy">Heisman Trophy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Heisman_Trophy_winners" title="List of Heisman Trophy winners">Winners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heisman_curse" title="Heisman curse">Curse</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_non-football_programs" title="List of NCAA Division I non-football programs">Non-football programs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_schools_that_have_never_sponsored_football" title="List of NCAA Division I schools that have never sponsored football">Never sponsored football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_football_retired_numbers" title="List of NCAA football retired numbers">Retired numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision_alignment_history" title="NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision alignment history">Teams alignment history</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6em"><a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">NAIA</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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