The champion team from each AQ-conference will automatically earn a trip to one of the five BCS bowl games -- at least until , when their contract ends.
The AQ conferences have contracts with bowl organizers and T. The biasness of the BCS system creates an enormous challenge for any team in the seven non-AQ conferences to reach a championship game. These standings are an intricate portion of the BCS. Each computer ranking uses different algorithms in its formula. Out of the six computer rankings, the highest and lowest rankings for each team are dropped and then divided by the remaining total by the maximum points. The average of all three parts totals is than taken to produce the BCS standings.
Even if Boise State and TCU go undefeated this season there is no absolute guarantee that either will go to the national championship if Auburn and Oregon go undefeated. Or even if Alabama bounces back Why?
People complain that these teams don't have the right or have't earned the right to be ranked in the top five. In reality there is not much these teams can do about who they play. This allows more BCS conference teams to move higher in the polls, whilst non-conference teams have only two or three games in their schedule that can help them advance in the polls.
But why not let the stats speak for themselves? TCU, ranked third, leads the country in scoring defense, allowing nine points per game, and have surrendered only 10 points combined in their last four games, Boise State, ranked fourth, is the number one defense team in the nation, and Utah, ranked fifth, is third overall in points for and sixth overall for points against. No team is more cognizant of that right now than Alabama after its loss to Auburn.
Under the College Football Playoff system, it is entirely possible that Florida State and Ohio State could both lose their conference championship games this year and still play for the national title.
If either or both of those teams lose on Saturday, though, it is essentially guaranteed that they will be surpassed by the winner of the SEC Championship Game as well as Alabama. Some may call that unfair, but it's exciting if nothing else. Conversely, the College Football Playoff will take some of the drama out of late-season games in all likelihood. If a team is in the same position next year as Alabama is this year, they'll be able to sit at home knowing that they'll still have a chance to play for the national championship.
That isn't particularly fair since Alabama or a comparable team will have had to compete in one less game than most of its competitors.
Also, if an undefeated team loses its conference championship game, it won't be the end of the world. With four spots available rather than just two, there will be far more margin for error. That may be attractive to some college football fans, but for those who enjoy the chaos of the BCS system, it will be a negative shock to the system.
Most would probably agree that the biggest argument in favor of the College Football Playoff is the fact that it will allow the very best teams in college football to do battle on the field rather than through formulas. Essentially every major American sport has a playoff system of some kind, and there is no question that FBS college football is just as big as any of them besides perhaps the NFL.
Also, the FCS has had a playoff system in place for quite some time, and by all accounts it has been a major success. It seems like there is at least a team or two left out of the national title picture on a yearly basis that could potentially win it all if given the chance. With the College Football Playoff, those teams will finally receive the opportunity they so richly deserve.
There is no doubt that computers have a place in sports. With advanced statistics and metrics taking the sporting world by storm, computers are playing a bigger role in sports now than they ever have.
With that said, they shouldn't be used to determine whether or not one team is better than another. The BCS system would never fly in a professional league like the NFL, and even though collegiate players don't get paid, college football is a professional sport in every other way.
Even though the computers usually seem to match the consensus in terms of the rankings, there is something inherently unfair about a formula saying that one undefeated team is more deserving of a national title shot than another undefeated team. Notre Dame also receives an automatic bid if it finishes in the top eight of the BCS polls. If fewer than 10 automatic qualifiers exist, the BCS will select some at-large teams to participate. These teams must have at least nine regular season wins and finish in the top 14 of the BCS standings.
Each conference can have a maximum of two teams in the BCS. If not enough teams with those qualifications exist, the BCS expands its criteria to include teams ranked between 15th and 18th. The top two teams play in the BCS National Championship, but conferences also have contractual obligations to certain bowls.
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