Bowl Alliance
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The Bowl Alliance was a 1990s college football postseason system that attempted to match top-ranked teams in major bowl games before being superseded by the Bowl Championship Series.
Aliases (1)
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bowl coalition
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college football postseason system → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bowl Alliance agreement
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| competitionLevel |
NCAA Division I-A
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| country |
United States
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| dissolved |
1998
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| excludedBowlGame |
Rose Bowl
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| excludedConference |
Big Ten Conference
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Pac-10 Conference → |
| format |
rotating national championship site among member bowls
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| goal |
to create a de facto national championship game
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| historicalContext |
intermediate step between Bowl Coalition and BCS
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| inception |
1995
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| includedBowlGame |
Fiesta Bowl
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Orange Bowl → Sugar Bowl → |
| includedConference |
Atlantic Coast Conference
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Big 12 Conference → Big East Conference → Southeastern Conference → Western Athletic Conference → |
| legacy |
helped pave the way for the Bowl Championship Series structure
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| memberType |
conference agreement
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| notableLimitation |
did not include all major conferences
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national championship game sometimes did not include Big Ten or Pac-10 champions → |
| organizingBody |
member conferences and major bowl committees
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| precededBy |
Bowl Coalition
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| purpose |
to match top-ranked college football teams in major bowl games
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| reasonForReplacement |
inability to guarantee a 1 vs 2 matchup when Big Ten or Pac-10 teams were involved
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| replacedBy |
Bowl Championship Series
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| seasonCoverage |
1995–96 NCAA football bowl season
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1996–97 NCAA football bowl season → 1997–98 NCAA football bowl season → |
| sport |
American football
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| sportSeasonType |
postseason
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| usedRankingSystem |
computer rankings
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poll rankings → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Bowl Coalition
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followedBy |
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BCS
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precededBy |
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Bowl Coalition
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replacedBy |
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Bowl Championship Series
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replaces |
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Bowl Coalition
("bowl alliance")
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typeOfPostseason |