The teams that participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision earn the right to compete in a series of post-season games called bowl games. For all 34 bowl games in the 2009-10 NCAA college football bowl season, bowl games are contractually obligated to offer bids to specific conferences, a situation known as a "tie-in". The top five bowl games in the nation select their teams as part of a coalition known as the Bowl Championship Series. The remaining 29 bowl games have individual contracts with the conferences to offer preferential bids to teams from those conferences. As long as teams are bowl eligible, they may be selected by these bowls to meet these contracts. [edit] 2009-10 BCS games The Bowl Championship Series consists of 5 games, the Rose, Fiesta, Orange, and Sugar bowls, as well as the BCS Championship Game. A composite system of computer rankings and human polls is used to rank the teams in the Division I–Football Bowl Subdivision. At the end of the season, the top two ranked teams meet in the championship game; the remaining eight slots are filled by the champions of six conferences (the Big Ten, Pac-10, ACC, Southeastern Conference, Big 12, and Big East) and up to four "at-large" selections who finished the season ranked in the top 14 in the BCS rankings. These at-large selections can be granted to any FBS team, even those that aren't members of the six BCS conferences, though no conference may have more than two BCS teams in any given year with the sole exception being if two at-large teams from a BCS Conference finish No. 1 and No. 2 in the BCS Poll, they will qualify for the National Title Game while their Conference Champion will play in another BCS Game. Even in the five BCS bowls, consideration is given to historic associations between the conferences and the bowl games themselves. Tie-ins still apply, unless a team obligated to a certain bowl game is selected for the BCS Championship Game. In that case, their slot is filled by an at-large school. Any bowl which loses a contracted team to the Championship Game gets first pick of the eligible at-large schools. [edit] 2009-10 Non-BCS bowl games The 29 bowls that are not part of the BCS have contractual ties to specific conferences. For the 2009-10 bowl season, all 29 bowls have at least 2 tie-ins, meaning that there are no at-large spots open in these bowls, assuming that all conferences produce enough bowl eligible teams. Many bowls also have contingency contracts to offer spots to other specific conferences should their first choice not be eligible. If any slot cannot be filled by a contracted conference at all, then the spot becomes open, and the bowl can offer the slot to any eligible team. In order to be eligible, a team must not have a losing record in the FBS. If a school plays 12 games, they must have at least six wins to qualify. If a school plays 13 games, they must then have at least seven wins to qualify. Additionally, bowls may not tender a bid to any team with a 6-6 record as long as there are eligible seven-win teams to choose. The contracts specify that the bowl receives a certain choice of teams, and this choice is typically not predicated on end-of-season rankings. For example, the Holiday Bowl has the third choice of Big 12 schools. That means that they may choose any eligible team after the first two bowls (in this case the BCS and the Cotton Bowl Classic) have chosen their teams from the Big 12. However, some conferences have special selection parameters written into their contracts with specific bowls—for example, the Capital One Bowl is contractually obligated to select the winningest Big Ten and SEC teams that do not make a BCS game, or a team within one win of the winningest in its conference, and the MAC's bowl contracts require that both division champions, if eligible, receive bids to one of its three contracted bowls. [edit] Order of selection Teams must be bowl eligible in order to be selected for a bowl game. Should a conference not have enough eligible teams to meet their obligations, the bowls at the end of the selection process are free to choose a replacement team from among any remaining bowl eligible teams that are not already committed to bowl game. Bowls must select from teams with winning records when choosing a replacement team, unless there are no such teams left, then they may choose a 6-6 team. Should less than 68 teams be bowl eligible, all bowl eligible teams must be placed in bowls before non-eligible teams may be selected. If a conference provides an "at-large" selection to the BCS, the remaining bowls still select in the same order. Should a conference like the Big 12 receive an "at-large" bid from the BCS, their remaining bowl tie-ins would be affected. The Cotton Bowl Classic would then have the third (and not second) selection from the Big 12, and all remaining bowls would be shifted accordingly. This increases the likelihood that the last bowls will have eligible teams to choose from. [edit] Atlantic Coast Conference 2009:[1] - #1 Bowl Championship Series. The winner of the ACC Championship Game receives an automatic berth to a BCS bowl game, almost always to the FedEx Orange Bowl.
- #2 The Chick-fil-A Bowl receives the second choice of ACC teams.
- #3 The Gator Bowl receives the third choice of ACC teams.
- #4 The Champs Sports Bowl receives the fourth choice of ACC teams.
- #5-7 The Music City Bowl, Meineke Car Care Bowl, and Emerald Bowl reach mutual agreement on which teams each will take with the fifth, sixth, and seventh selections. If mutual agreement cannot be reached, they receive the selection preference in the order given. The loser of the ACC Championship game is guaranteed to fall no lower than the Music City Bowl.
- #8 The EagleBank Bowl receives the eighth choice of ACC teams. This slot will be an at-large slot and not an ACC team because the ACC only produced seven bowl-eligible teams in 2009. It will most likely go to a MAC team because that conference has a contingency contract for this slot, and has more 7-win teams (5) than regular bowl slots (3).
- #9 The GMAC Bowl receives the ninth choice of ACC teams. This slot is an at-large slot for the same reason as the EagleBank Bowl; however, the GMAC Bowl has no contingency contract for this slot.
2010-2013:[2] [edit] Big 12 Conference 2009: The Big 12 has nine bowl tie-ins, eight of which will choose a Big 12 school in any given year.[3] - #1 Bowl Championship Series. The winner of the Big 12 Championship Game receives an automatic berth to a BCS bowl game, preferentially the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
- #2 The Cotton Bowl Classic receives the second choice of Big 12 teams.
- #3 The Holiday Bowl receives the third choice of Big 12 teams.
- #4-5 The Gator Bowl, Alamo Bowl and Sun Bowl receive the fourth and fifth selections on a rotating basis. The Gator Bowl gets the first pick between the second Big East team and the fourth Big 12 team. If they choose a Big East team, the Alamo Bowl gets the fourth Big 12 selection and the Sun Bowl gets the fifth Big 12 selection. If the Gator Bowl chooses the fourth Big 12 team, the Alamo Bowl receives the fifth Big 12 selection. The Gator and Sun Bowls also have the option of selecting Notre Dame, as long as Notre Dame is bowl eligible and not playing in a BCS bowl.
- #6 The Insight Bowl receives the sixth choice of Big 12 teams.
- #7 The Independence Bowl receives the seventh choice of Big 12 teams.
- #8 The Texas Bowl receives the eighth choice of Big 12 teams.
2010-2013:[4] - #1 Bowl Championship Series. The winner of the Big 12 Championship Game receives an automatic berth to a BCS bowl game, preferentially the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
- #2 The Cotton Bowl Classic receives the second choice of Big 12 teams.
- #3 The Alamo Bowl receives the third choice of Big 12 teams.
- #4 The Insight Bowl receives the fourth choice of Big 12 teams.
- #5 The Holiday Bowl receive the fifth choice of Big 12 teams.
- #6 The Texas Bowl receives the sixth choice of Big 12 teams.
- #7 If plans are approved, Yankee Stadium will host the Yankee Bowl starting in 2010 that would receive the seventh choice of Big 12 teams.
- #8 The Dallas Football Classic would receive the eighth choice of Big 12 teams following the 2010 and 2012 seasons should the NCAA Football Issues Committee approve the game, while the EagleBank Bowl receives the eighth choice of Big 12 teams following the 2013 season. In addition the Dallas Football Classic or the EagleBank Bowl will have the eighth choice of Big 12 teams if the bowl's primary partners are not available following the 2011 season.
[edit] Big East Conference The Big East Conference has seven bowl tie ins, up to six of which will choose a Big East school in any given year.[5] - #1 Bowl Championship Series. The Big East champion receives an automatic berth to a BCS bowl game. Unlike other conferences with automatic BCS qualifiers, the Big East champion is not tied to any specific BCS bowl, but is available to be selected by any BCS bowl game as the top-ranked "at-large" selection.
- #2 The Gator Bowl and the Sun Bowl each have the right to the second selection from the Big East. The Gator Bowl has first choice between the second Big East selection and the fourth Big 12 selection. Should the Gator Bowl choose a Big 12 team, the second selection from the Big East falls to the Sun Bowl. The Gator and Sun Bowls also have the option of selecting Notre Dame, as long as Notre Dame is bowl eligible and not playing in a BCS bowl. (While the Fighting Irish is independent in this sport only, they are in this conference for other major sports.)
- #3 The Meineke Car Care Bowl receives the third choice of Big East teams.
- #4 The International Bowl receives the fourth choice of Big East teams.
- #5 The PapaJohns.com Bowl receives the fifth choice of Big East teams. In years where the Big East does not have five bowl eligible teams, the Papajohns.com Bowl will select from the Sun Belt Conference instead.
- #6 The St. Petersburg Bowl receives the sixth choice of Big East teams. In years where the Big East does not have six bowl eligible teams, the St. Petersburg Bowl will select from the Sun Belt Conference instead.
[edit] Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference has seven bowl tie-ins.[6] - #1 Bowl Championship Series. The Big Ten champion gains an automatic berth to a BCS bowl game, preferentially the Rose Bowl.
- #2 The Capital One Bowl receives the second choice from the Big Ten, but must choose from remaining teams with the best overall record, or within one win of the best overall record.
- #3 The Outback Bowl receives the third choice of Big Ten teams.
- #4 The Champs Sports Bowl receives the fourth choice of Big Ten teams.
- #5 The Alamo Bowl receives the fifth choice from the Big Ten, but must choose from remaining teams with the best overall record, or within one win of the best overall record.
- #6 The Insight Bowl receives the sixth choice of Big Ten teams.
- #7 The Little Caesars Pizza Bowl receives the seventh choice from the Big Ten, but must choose from remaining teams with the best overall record, or within one win of the best overall record.
[edit] Conference USA Conference USA has five regular bowl tie-ins, with a contingency to fill a spot in two more games.[7] - #1 The Liberty Bowl receives the first choice of C-USA teams, though it is not required to take the C-USA champion.
- #2 The Hawaiʻi Bowl will have the second choice of C-USA teams for the 2009-10 bowl season.[8][9]
- #3 The Armed Forces Bowl receives the third choice of C-USA teams.
- #4 The St. Petersburg Bowl receives the fourth choice of C-USA teams.[10]
- #5 The New Orleans Bowl receives the fifth choice of C-USA teams.
- #6 The EagleBank Bowl will receive the sixth choice of C-USA teams if Army is not bowl-eligible.
- #7 The Texas Bowl will receive the seventh choice of C-USA teams if the Big 12 is unable to provide a bowl-eligible team, or if Navy is not bowl-eligible. Navy secured bowl eligibility and accepted invitation on November 7, 2009 [11]
[edit] Mid-American Conference The Mid-American Conference has three regular bowl tie-ins, with a contingency to fill a spot in a fourth game. The champions of the two MAC divisions are guaranteed to go to one of the three bowl games.[12] - #1 The Little Caesars Pizza Bowl receives the first choice of MAC teams, though it is not required to take the MAC champion.
- #2 The GMAC Bowl receives the second choice of MAC teams.
- #3 The International Bowl receives the third choice of MAC teams.
- #4 The EagleBank Bowl normally has the eighth choice from the ACC, however in years where there are not eight eligible ACC teams, they may select a MAC team.
[edit] Mountain West Conference The Mountain West Conference has five bowl tie-ins.[13] [edit] Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference has six bowl tie-ins.[14] - #1 Bowl Championship Series. The Pac-10 champion gains an automatic berth to a BCS bowl game, preferentially the Rose Bowl
- #2 The Holiday Bowl receives the second choice of Pac-10 teams.
- #3 The Sun Bowl receives the third choice of Pac-10 teams.
- #4-5 The Maaco Bowl Las Vegas and the Emerald Bowl coordinate their selections of the fourth and fifth teams to provide geographically favorable match-ups.
- #6 The Poinsettia Bowl receives the sixth choice of Pac-10 teams. In years where the Pac-10 does not have six bowl eligible teams, the Poinsettia Bowl will select from the WAC instead.
[edit] Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference has nine bowl tie-ins.[15] - #1 Bowl Championship Series. The winner of the SEC Championship Game gains an automatic berth to a BCS bowl game, preferentially the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
- #2 The Capital One Bowl must select the team with the best overall record among non-BCS playing SEC teams, or a team within one game of the best record.
- #3-5 The Cotton Bowl Classic has first pick of remaining teams from the Western Division, and the Outback Bowl typically picks a remaining team from the Eastern Division. The Chick-fil-A Bowl selects after those two bowls.
- #6-7 The Music City Bowl and the Liberty Bowl work with the SEC office to determine the sixth and seventh picks.
- #8 The Independence Bowl receives the eighth choice of SEC teams. In years where the SEC does not have eight bowl eligible teams, the Independence Bowl will select from the Sun Belt Conference instead.
- #9 The PapaJohns.com Bowl receives the ninth choice of SEC teams. In years where the SEC does not have nine bowl eligible teams, the PapaJohns.com Bowl will select from the Sun Belt Conference instead.
[edit] Sun Belt Conference The Sun Belt Conference has only one guaranteed bowl tie-in, with a contingency to fill up to three additional bowl slots.[16] - #1 The New Orleans Bowl plays host to the champion of the Sun Belt conference.
- #2-4 The St. Petersburg Bowl, Papajohns.com Bowl, and Independence Bowl have agreed to give precedence to a Sun Belt Conference team should the conferences that normally send teams to those bowl games not have enough bowl eligible teams. In years where more than one of these bowls has available slots, they may select teams from the Sun Belt conference in the order given.
[edit] Western Athletic Conference The Western Athletic Conference has three regular bowl tie-ins, with a contingency to fill a spot in a fourth game.[17] - #1 The Humanitarian Bowl will host the WAC champion, unless that team is selected by the Bowl Championship Series. In that case, the bowl will get the first selection among the remaining WAC teams.
- #2 The New Mexico Bowl receives the second choice of WAC teams.
- #3 The Hawaiʻi Bowl will host the University of Hawaiʻi team if it has at least seven wins, and is not selected by the BCS (which happened in the 2007 season). In years where Hawaiʻi does not qualify, the bowl will receive the third choice of the remaining eligible WAC teams.
- #4 The Poinsettia Bowl normally hosts the sixth selection from the Pac-10, but in years when the Pac-10 does not have six eligible teams, they will select an eligible WAC team instead.
[edit] Division I FBS Independents Of the three independent Football Bowl Subdivision teams, there are contractual agreements to play in certain bowl games should they become bowl eligible. All three of these teams remain eligible for selection as a replacement team when the conferences do not have enough eligible teams to meet their obligations. - Is eligible for selection by the BCS if they finish in the top 14 of the final BCS standings, and automatically qualifies as an at-large selection in the BCS in years where it finishes in the top 8 of the BCS rankings.[5][18]
- Additionally, Notre Dame may be selected by either the Gator Bowl or the Sun Bowl instead of their normal conference tie-ins.
[edit] Deviations for the 2008-09 season Because several conferences were unable to meet their contracted obligations as they did not have enough bowl eligible teams, several bowl games selected "at-large" replacements for the 2008-09 season. These were: - The Hawaiʻi Bowl was contracted to take either the sixth selection from the Pac-10 or the seventh selection from C-USA. Neither conference was able to meet their obligation, so the bowl selected Notre Dame instead.
- The Motor City Bowl was contracted to take the seventh selection from the Big Ten. However, as Ohio State was chosen as an at-large BCS selection, the conference was not able to provide a team. The bowl selected Florida Atlantic out of the Sun Belt instead.
- The Independence Bowl was contracted to take the seventh selection from the Big 12 and the eighth selection from the SEC. However, as Texas and Alabama were both chosen as at-large BCS selections, neither conference was able to provide a team. Though an agreement had been reached to choose an eligible team from the Sun Belt conference,[16] they selected Louisiana Tech out of the WAC and Northern Illinois out of the MAC as replacements instead. Louisiana Tech, which ended the regular season 7–5, was selected because NCAA rules prohibit the use of contingency agreements to give a 6–6 team access to a bowl over an otherwise eligible team with 7 or more wins. No additional 7-win teams were available by the time the Independence Bowl filled its second slot.
- The PapaJohns.com Bowl was contracted to take the ninth selection from the SEC, however they did not have enough bowl eligible teams. Though an agreement had been reached to choose an eligible team from the Sun Belt conference,[16] they selected NC State out of the ACC instead. In this case, there were no 7-win teams available to that bowl.
- The Texas Bowl was contracted to take the eighth selection from the Big 12. As the Big 12 did not have enough bowl eligible teams, the bowl selected Western Michigan out of the MAC instead.
[edit] Changes for the 2010-11 season Several bowls and conferences are negotiating new bowl contracts which will take effect beginning with the 2010-11 bowl season: - The Alamo Bowl and the Pacific 10 Conference finalized a four-year deal for the Pac-10 #2 selection, which previously competed at the Holiday Bowl, in an apparent replacement of the Big Ten selection. The Alamo Bowl's payout will increase to $3 million per year.[25]
- The Champs Sports Bowl finalized a four-year deal with the Big East Conference, which will see the bowl have the #2 selection of Big East teams. The Champs Sports Bowl will be able to select Notre Dame once during the four-year agreement, so long as Notre Dame has at least a 7-5 record and is within two wins of an eligible Big East team.[26] The bowl also agreed to bring back the Atlantic Coast Conference, and will get the #3 pick of ACC teams.[27]
- The Emerald Bowl reached an agreement with the Western Athletic Conference, Navy, Army, and the Pacific 10 Conference. The Pac-10 will give its #6 selection to the Emerald Bowl in each of the four years. Army will play in the game in 2011 if it is eligible, and Navy will play in 2012 if it is eligible. The WAC will send its #1, #2 or #3 team in 2010 and 2013, and will provide alternate selections in 2011 and 2012.[28]
- The Gator Bowl finalized an agreement with the Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten Conference. The Gator Bowl will alternate with the Insight Bowl for the Big Ten's #4 and #5 picks, while the bowl will have no lower than the #6 pick of SEC teams.[29]
- The Independence Bowl agreed to a deal with the Mountain West Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Independence Bowl will have the #3 selection of Mountain West teams and the #7 selection of ACC teams.[30]
- The Poinsettia Bowl reached an agreement with the Western Athletic Conference, Navy, Army, and the Mountain West Conference. The MWC will continue to send its #2 team to San Diego. The other tie-in will be shared by the WAC, Navy, and Army, mirroring the Emerald Bowl deal. Navy will participate in 2010 if they are eligible, and Army will participate in 2013 if they are eligible. The WAC will send its #1, #2 or #3 team in 2011 and 2012, and will provide alternate selections in 2010 and 2013.[31]
- The Sun Bowl reached an agreement with the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Pacific 10 Conference. The Sun Bowl will have the fifth selection of ACC teams and the fourth selection of Pac-10 teams.[32]
- The Texas Bowl finalized agreements with the Big 12 Conference and the Big Ten Conference. The Texas Bowl will continue its relationship with the Big 12 and will now have the Big 12 #6 selection[33], and will also have the Big Ten #6 selection.[34]
- A new bowl game tentatively called the Yankee Bowl was announced on September 30, 2009. The Yankee Bowl will pit the Big East Conference against the Big 12 Conference at Yankee Stadium in New York City. The Yankee Bowl will have the third or fourth selection of Big East teams and the seventh selection of Big 12 teams.[35]
- Another new bowl game tentatively called the Dallas Football Classic was announced on October 14, 2009. It will give the Big Ten Conference and the Conference USA a shot at another bowl. It will be played in the Cotton Bowl Stadium, as the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic will be played in the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium as of 2010. This game is tentatively scheduled for January 1, 2011.
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