FBS conference championship weekend
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FBS conference championship weekend is the late-season slate of NCAA Division I FBS title games in which each conference crowns its football champion and helps determine major bowl and College Football Playoff berths.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football event
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sports weekend ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
College Football Playoff
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New Year’s Six bowls NERFINISHED ⓘ conference championship trophies ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
CBS Sports
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ESPN networks NERFINISHED ⓘ FOX Sports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitiveLevel | top tier of college football ⓘ |
| determines |
Group of Five conference champions
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Power Five conference champions ⓘ automatic bids to certain bowl games ⓘ |
| firstIntroduced | 1990s ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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surface form:
NCAA
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| hasFormat |
neutral-site games
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on-campus games ⓘ |
| hasLevel | NCAA Division I FBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact | can eliminate or secure CFP spots for contenders ⓘ |
| includesConference |
American Athletic Conference
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Atlantic Coast Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ Big 12 Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ Big Ten Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ Conference USA NERFINISHED ⓘ Mid-American Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ Mountain West Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ Pac-12 Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeastern Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ Sun Belt Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesEventType | conference championship game ⓘ |
| influences |
Heisman Trophy race
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final CFP rankings ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
matchups between division winners in many conferences
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multiple high-stakes games played over two or three days ⓘ |
| occursIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision season
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college football postseason structure ⓘ |
| purpose |
to determine FBS conference champions
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to determine New Year’s Six bowl berths ⓘ to influence College Football Playoff selection ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
bowl selection Sunday
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regular season rivalry weekend ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | national television broadcasts ⓘ |
| typicalTimeOfYear |
early December
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late November ⓘ |
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