Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.
Read More at Wikipedia ›With little regard for tradition that in some cases has taken decades to fortify, the landscape of major college football has undergone significant changes over the past few years.
Conferences that were once the benchmark for excellence, must now re-brand themselves in an attempt to make amends to a disillusioned and somewhat confused fan base. Despite boasting some pretty talented players, including two of the last four Heisman Trophy winners (Baylor's Robert Griffin III in 2011, Oklahoma's Sam Bradford in 2008), the Big 12 Conference is clearly one of those leagues.Having lost Nebraska (Big Ten) and Colorado (Pac-12) previously, the defections of both Missouri and Texas A&M to the SEC this season leaves a pair of tradition-rich programs in Texas and Oklahoma to lead the Big 12 into this next chapter in its history. Both the Longhorns and Sooners have enjoyed a tremendous amount of success over the years, with the two combining for 11 national titles, including a pair since the incepti...Before they leave the beach, the guys who run the Bowl Championship Series want to narrow the postseason options to a few detailed plans.The 11 conference commission...
When Bowl Championship Series officials leave the beachside hotel where they've gathered to hammer out the future of college football's postseason, they want to have...
College football is on the verge of finally having a playoff, its own version of the final four.For the first time, all the power brokers who run the highest level o...
The Bowl Championship Series ' two-team per conference limit could be up for discussion as the BCS nears another round of television negotiations.Southeastern Confer...
As he stood before his team ready to address goals and expectations in preparation for Boise State's season, Chris Petersen grabbed the attention of his players and ...
An overwhelming majority of college football fans agree that the Bowl Championship Series is a poor way to run a postseason.Forget about the possible antitrust lawsu...
Boise State President Bob Kustra is taking another swing at the Bowl Championship Series , this time condemning the system that determines the national championship ...
If you like sequels, the BCS has a championship game for you: Alabama-LSU II.The Crimson Tide edged Oklahoma State in the final round of voting Sunday and will play ...
The decision to keep the Fiesta Bowl in the Bowl Championship Series came at a price — a $1 million donation to the kids of Arizona.Put in terms Fiesta Bowl accounta...
College football's new path to crowning a national champion should become a lot clearer in south Florida on Wednesday and Thursday.The conference commissioners in ch...
The Bowl Championship Series stripped Southern California of its 2004 title on Monday, leaving that season without a BCS champion.The announcement was no surprise. B...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Bowl Championship Series released its formula for determining how conferences, such as the Mountain West, can earn an automatic bid to t...
College football conferences will get a record take of about $170 million from this year's Bowl Championship Series games, including a new high of $24.7 million for ...
To Bowl Championship Series officials, the Fiesta Bowl appears "dead serious" about reform. And the BCS is "miles away" from considering whether to replace the Arizo...
College football conferences will get a record take of about $170 million from this year's Bowl Championship Series games, including a new high of $24.7 million for ...
SEC Commissioner Mike Slive came here four years ago with a plan to remake the Bowl Championship Series by creating two national semifinals to determine which teams ...
The Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences have announced a five-year agreement for their football champions to meet in a postseason bowl game following the 2014 season...
The Bowl Championship Series stripped Southern California of its 2004 title on Monday, leaving that season without a BCS champion.The announcement was no surprise. B...
Oklahoma State was denied a trip to the BCS National Championship Game, but the Cowboys still earned a bid to the Fiesta Bowl on January 5 opposite Stanford.Oklahoma...
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