Bowl Coalition
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The Bowl Coalition was a 1990s college football postseason alliance among major conferences and bowl games designed to better determine a national champion before it was succeeded by the Bowl Championship Series.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football postseason alliance
ⓘ
sports organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Coalition ⓘ |
| championshipGameSite | host bowl rotated among coalition bowls ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1994 ⓘ |
| excludedConference |
Big Ten Conference
ⓘ
Pacific-8 Conference ⓘ
surface form:
Pac-10 Conference
|
| followedBy | Bowl Alliance ⓘ |
| geographicScope | national ⓘ |
| governedBy | agreements among member conferences and bowls ⓘ |
| historicalRole | intermediate step between traditional bowls and the Bowl Championship Series ⓘ |
| impact | increased likelihood of No. 1 vs. No. 2 postseason matchups ⓘ |
| inception | 1992 ⓘ |
| includedBowlGame |
Cotton Bowl Classic
ⓘ
Fiesta Bowl ⓘ Orange Bowl ⓘ Sugar Bowl ⓘ |
| levelOfCompetition |
Football Bowl Subdivision
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Division I-A
|
| limitation | could not match Big Ten and Pac-10 champions due to Rose Bowl tie-ins ⓘ |
| memberConference |
Atlantic Coast Conference
ⓘ
Big East Conference ⓘ Big Eight Conference ⓘ University of Notre Dame ⓘ
surface form:
Notre Dame
Southeastern Conference ⓘ Southwest Conference ⓘ |
| notableCriticism | exclusion of Big Ten and Pac-10 champions from coalition championship structure ⓘ |
| notableSeason |
1992 NCAA Division I-A football season
ⓘ
1993 NCAA Division I-A football season ⓘ 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season ⓘ |
| organizingPrinciple | contracts between major conferences and major bowls ⓘ |
| predecessor | traditional bowl tie-in system ⓘ |
| purpose | to better determine a national champion in Division I-A college football ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | inability to guarantee a true No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup every season ⓘ |
| relatedCompetitionFormat |
Bowl Championship Series
ⓘ
College Football Playoff ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Bowl Alliance ⓘ |
| replacedSystem | independent bowl selection and conference tie-ins ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | bowl-hosted national championship matchup when possible ⓘ |
| sport | American college football ⓘ |
| successor | Bowl Championship Series ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| typeOfPostseason |
Bowl Alliance
ⓘ
surface form:
bowl alliance
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.