A Crash Course on the BCS and Other Stuff
There are 28 bowl games played in late December and early January: 4 BCS bowls (Sugar, Rose, Fiesta and Orange) and 24 other bowls. Basically, a team is bowl-eligible if it finishes at least .500 for the regular season, or gets 6 wins.
The BCS is designed to see which teams play for the National Championship. It was made because a play-off system makes too much sense. The team's ranking in the BCS is determined by a great many important factors, such as the USA Today polls, popular opinion, and number of bribes offered the commissioners. The top two teams play for the national championship. The other six spots are determined by 1.) Conference champions of the six major conferences (Big 10, Big 12, SEC, Pac-10, ACC, and Big East) 2.) Placement in the BCS rankings. Also, no more than two teams from each conference can play in BCS bowls. Notre Dame plays in a BCS bowl if it finishes in the top 6 in the BCS.
Now, after the BCS bowl makes its picks, then the other bowls pick out their teams. Most of the bowls have conference "tie in's." For instance, the Cotton Bowl has first pick among the remaining Big 12 teams after the BCS, and second pick among the SEC teams. Each conference has a certain number of tie-ins, including the BCS bowl. They also could concieveably gain another tie-in, if they have an at-large BCS selection. The Big 12 has 8 tie-ins.
If there are more tie-ins than bowl-eligible teams in a conference, then some of the bowls can become at-large bowls.
Confused? Yeah, me too. Wikipedia.org probably has a better explanation.
The BCS is designed to see which teams play for the National Championship. It was made because a play-off system makes too much sense. The team's ranking in the BCS is determined by a great many important factors, such as the USA Today polls, popular opinion, and number of bribes offered the commissioners. The top two teams play for the national championship. The other six spots are determined by 1.) Conference champions of the six major conferences (Big 10, Big 12, SEC, Pac-10, ACC, and Big East) 2.) Placement in the BCS rankings. Also, no more than two teams from each conference can play in BCS bowls. Notre Dame plays in a BCS bowl if it finishes in the top 6 in the BCS.
Now, after the BCS bowl makes its picks, then the other bowls pick out their teams. Most of the bowls have conference "tie in's." For instance, the Cotton Bowl has first pick among the remaining Big 12 teams after the BCS, and second pick among the SEC teams. Each conference has a certain number of tie-ins, including the BCS bowl. They also could concieveably gain another tie-in, if they have an at-large BCS selection. The Big 12 has 8 tie-ins.
If there are more tie-ins than bowl-eligible teams in a conference, then some of the bowls can become at-large bowls.
Confused? Yeah, me too. Wikipedia.org probably has a better explanation.
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home