BCS National Championship Game
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The BCS National Championship Game was the postseason college football matchup that determined the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision during the Bowl Championship Series era.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BCS national championship game | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football bowl game
ⓘ
national championship game ⓘ postseason game ⓘ |
| controversies |
exclusion of some undefeated teams
ⓘ
selection of teams based on computer and poll formulas ⓘ split national titles in some seasons ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determined |
Football Bowl Subdivision
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Division I FBS national champion
|
| eligibility | top two teams in final BCS standings ⓘ |
| endCause | adoption of College Football Playoff system ⓘ |
| finalSeasonDetermined | 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season ⓘ |
| firstGamePlayed | 1999 ⓘ |
| firstSeasonDetermined | 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season ⓘ |
| format | bowl rotation ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody |
BCS Presidential Oversight Committee
ⓘ
surface form:
BCS Commissioners
BCS Presidential Oversight Committee ⓘ |
| inception | 1998 ⓘ |
| lastGamePlayed | 2014 ⓘ |
| levelOfCompetition |
Football Bowl Subdivision
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
|
| locationType | neutral site ⓘ |
| notableChange | separation of national championship from traditional bowl tie-ins ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 2 ⓘ |
| organizer | Bowl Championship Series ⓘ |
| partOf | Bowl Championship Series ⓘ |
| playedInMonth |
January
ⓘ
occasionally early January following season ⓘ |
| precededBy |
College Football Playoff
ⓘ
surface form:
College Football Playoff era
|
| purpose | to match the top two ranked FBS teams in a single title game ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
College Football Playoff
ⓘ
surface form:
College Football Playoff National Championship
|
| replacedSystem | poll-based national championship determination ⓘ |
| rotatingHostBowls |
BCS National Championship Game standalone site
ⓘ
Fiesta Bowl ⓘ Orange Bowl ⓘ Rose Bowl ⓘ
surface form:
Rose Bowl Game
Allstate Sugar Bowl ⓘ
surface form:
Sugar Bowl
|
| selectionMethod |
BCS
ⓘ
surface form:
BCS rankings
computer rankings ⓘ human polls ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| succeeded | Bowl Alliance national championship structure ⓘ |
| televisionPartner |
ABC
ⓘ
ESPN ⓘ Fox ⓘ |
| timePeriod | BCS era ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
BCS national championship game