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Alabama 4
LSU 4
Oklahoma 4
Florida State 3
Ohio State 3
Florida 2
Miami (FL) 2
Southern California 2
Texas 2
Auburn 1
Nebraska 1
Oregon 1
Tennessee 1
Virginia Tech 1
Notre Dame 1

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Thanks for visiting the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) official website. The BCS is one of the most successful events in the history of college football, yet it is often misunderstood. We hope the information on this site will help answer your questions and give you an accurate picture of what the BCS is and isn't.

The BCS is a five-game showcase of college football. It is designed to ensure that the two top-rated teams in the country meet in the national championship game, and to create exciting and competitive matchups among eight other highly regarded teams in four other bowl games. For more on the background of the BCS, click here.

It has been undeniably successful in achieving those goals. Thanks to the BCS, the top two teams have played each other 14 times in 14 years by BCS measurements and 11 times in the last 14 according to the AP poll -- including the last eight years in a row. Additionally, it has provided more access to the major bowls for all eleven conferences, more television exposure, and more postseason revenue than ever before.

This site is a resource for college football fans, media and others interested in how the system works. Check here often for news about the BCS and the schools, conferences and bowls.

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  • Fans pick College Football Playoff logo
  • All 31 bowls invited to submit bids
  • Dates for playoff games announced

BCS SCHEDULE

  • Rose Bowl presented by Vizio
    Jan. 1, 2014
    Pasadena
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  • Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
    Jan. 1, 2014
    Glendale, Ariz.
    ESPN
  • Allstate Sugar Bowl
    Jan. 2, 2014
    New Orleans
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  • Discover Orange Bowl
    Jan. 3, 2014
    Miami
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  • Vizio BCS National Championship Game
    Jan. 6, 2014
    Pasadena
    ESPN

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  • Former Arkansas QB Mitchell picks NC State
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  • Running back Richardson will leave Virginia
  • EMU coach to skydive as bathroom fundraiser

BCS PRESS WIRE

  • Chappin to lead Playoff communications
  • Fans select logo for College Football Playoff
  • Hancock statement on the Selection Committee
  • Site named for first Playoff Championship Game
  • "College Football Playoff" will be event name
  • 31 bowl committees invited to submit bids
  • Perlman to chair BCS Presidents' group
  • Sigmon named CFO of college football playoff
  • BCS games rise in attendance and viewership
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