BCS
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BCS is the abbreviation for the Bowl Championship Series, the former system used to determine matchups and the national champion in top-tier U.S. college football.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| BCS rankings | 0 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football postseason system
→
sports championship determination system → |
| abbreviationFor | Bowl Championship Series → |
| alsoKnownAs | Bowl Championship Series → |
| appliesTo | regular-season rankings for postseason placement → |
| automaticQualifierConference |
Atlantic Coast Conference
→
Big 12 Conference → Big East Conference → Big Ten Conference → Pac-12 Conference →
surface form:
Pac-10 / Pac-12 Conference
Southeastern Conference → |
| competitionLevel |
Football Bowl Subdivision
→
surface form:
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
|
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor |
controversial national championship selections
→
lack of a playoff format → perceived bias toward major conferences → |
| determined |
automatic berths for champions of certain conferences
→
participants in the BCS National Championship Game → |
| endYear | 2013 → |
| era | pre–College Football Playoff era → |
| finalChampionshipGameSeason | 2013 → |
| finalSeason | 2013 → |
| formatFeature |
ranking formula combining polls and computers
→
rotating host bowls for the national championship game → |
| fullName | Bowl Championship Series → |
| governingBody | Bowl Championship Series Presidential Oversight Committee → |
| humanPoll |
Harris Interactive Poll
→
USA Today Coaches Poll → |
| includedBowl |
BCS National Championship Game
→
Fiesta Bowl → Orange Bowl → Rose Bowl → Sugar Bowl → |
| notableControversySeason |
2003
→
2004 → 2011 → |
| organizedBy |
Football Bowl Subdivision
→
surface form:
NCAA Division I FBS conferences
|
| preceded |
College Football Playoff
→
surface form:
College Football Playoff era
|
| precededBy |
Bowl Alliance
→
Bowl Coalition → |
| purpose |
create matchups for major college football bowl games
→
determine the NCAA Division I FBS national champion → |
| replacedBy | College Football Playoff → |
| scope | postseason only → |
| selectionMethod | combination of human polls and computer rankings → |
| sport | American football → |
| startYear | 1998 → |
| usedBy |
Football Bowl Subdivision
→
surface form:
NCAA Division I FBS
|
| usedComputerRankings | multiple computer ranking systems → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
BCS rankings