ENCOURAGING COMPETITION

REWARDING MAJOR CONFERENCES AND ENCOURAGING OTHER CONFERENCES TO COMPETE

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• Conferences’ collective strength is measured at the end of each season using a cumulative Conference BCS score

  • The Conference BCS score is calculated by adding the BCS points earned by a Conference’s teams that are in the BCS Top 25 at the end of the regular season

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• The Conference Champions from the top 6 Ranked BCS Conferences will be given an automatic slot in the Quarterfinals of the playoff system in the following year, with the exception that if Notre Dame is ranked as one of the Top 4 BCS teams in the final regular season poll, then Notre Dame automatically qualifies for the Quarterfinals instead of the First Round, and the lowest ranked Top 6 BCS Conference Champion moves to the First Round

  • Use of Conference BCS scores to rank conferences makes it possible for any conference to qualify as a Top 6 Ranked BCS Conference if it should increase its level of play to have one of the Top 6 Conference BCS scores 

  • Encourages all conferences to continue maintaining and pursuing the highest level of play and competition

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• Maintaining Season Length ...

  • The number of pre-season non-conference games are reduced by 1 for all college football teams

  • Pre-Season Classics are not allowed to invite BCS Playoff System participants from the previous year to play in the following year’s Pre-Season Classics