Future BCS Structure

[TyBull]

http://www.bcsfootball.org/index2.cfm?page=structure

Future BCS Structure  

The 2005 regular season marks the eighth and final year of ABC Sport's exclusive rights to telecast the four BCS bowls. Beginning with the post-season following the 2006 campaign, FOX Sports will telecast the FedEx Orange, Nokia Sugar and Tostitos Fiesta Bowls. Fox will also telecast the National Championship games in January 2007, January 2008, and January 2009.  

ABC will continue to telecast the Rose Bowl through January 2014. It will also telecast the National Championship game when it is played in Pasadena in January 2010. The BCS will use a "double hosting" format beginning with the games played after the 2006 regular season. Under this model there will be five (5) BCS games annually, including the National Championship game. The four BCS bowl games (Orange, Fiesta, Sugar, Rose) will be held annually, in addition to a National Championship game that will rotate among those four bowl sites each year. Once every four years, one of the aforementioned bowls will host two BCS games: its traditional bowl game and the National Championship game.

Under the double hosting format, the champions of the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pacific-10 and Southeastern Conferences will continue to play annually in one of the BCS bowls through the post-season following the 2007 regular season. In addition, one conference champion from among Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, Sun Belt, and Western Athletic Conferences will automatically qualify to play in a BCS bowl if it is: (1) ranked among the top 12 teams in the final BCS Standings; or (2) ranked among the top 16 teams in the final BCS Standings and ranked higher than the champion of one of the conferences whose champion has an annual automatic berth in a BCS bowl.

Under the new BCS arrangement Notre Dame will be guaranteed one of the at-large slots in a BCS bowl if it is ranked No. 8 or better in the final BCS Standings. It is also guaranteed annual payment for its participation in the BCS. In those seasons in which the Irish play in a BCS game, the school will receive $4.5 million (an amount equivalent that received by a conference that places a second team in a BCS bowl). In those seasons in which Notre Dame does not play in a BCS game, it is projected to be paid $1.3 million for its participation in the BCS arrangement.

As in the current BCS arrangement, no more than two teams from the same conference may play in the BCS bowls in any particular year.

After the 2007 season, automatic qualification standards will be applied to all 11 Division I-A conferences to determine the number of conferences whose champion will automatically qualify for a BCS game for the next two seasons ('08 and '09). Each conference will be evaluated on each of the previous four seasons ('04, '05, '06, '07), based on membership during the '07 season. The champions of no fewer than five conferences and no more than seven conferences will have annual automatic berths in the BCS bowl games played following the 2008 and 2009 regular season.

It is anticipated that payments to those conferences whose champions have an annual automatic berth in a BCS bowl game will be approximately $17 million following the 2006 regular season and increase to $18.5 million for the BCS bowl games played following the 2009 regular season. Any conference placing a second team in one of the BCS bowls will continue to receive a payment of $4.5 million for such team.  

Future BCS Schedules

Following 2006 Regular Season:

Jan. 1, 2007 - Fiesta Bowl

Jan. 1, 2007 - Rose Bowl

Jan. 2, 2007 - Orange Bowl

Jan. 3, 2007 - Sugar Bowl

Jan. 8, 2007 - National Championship Game (Phoenix)

Following 2007 Regular Season:

Jan. 1, 2008: Sugar Bowl

Jan. 1, 2008: Rose Bowl

Jan. 2, 2008: Fiesta Bowl

Jan. 3, 2008: Orange Bowl

Jan. 8, 2008: National Championship Game (New Orleans)

Following 2008 Regular Season:

Jan. 1, 2009: Orange Bowl

Jan. 1, 2009: Rose Bowl

Jan. 2, 2009: Sugar Bowl

Jan. 5, 2009: Fiesta Bowl

Jan. 8, 2009: National Championship Game (Miami)

Following 2009 Regular Season:

Jan. 1, 2010: Sugar Bowl

Jan. 1, 2010: Rose Bowl

Jan. 4, 2010: Fiesta Bowl

Jan. 5, 2010: Orange Bowl

Jan. 8, 2010: National Championship Game (Pasadena

[BULLfreak]

it is sick that the BCS is so PRO ND

[Joe]

The new format is MUCH LESS pro ND than the previous version. This year ND got 14 Mil for going to the Fiesta Bowl. Next year it will be the average of auto bids for each conference.

[BULLfreak]

yeah but still what other IND gets the same special rules as they do. What ND needs to do is join a conf. and if not the BE then some conference

[MavTechKNIGHT2]

So, ND is guaranteed 1.3M PLUS what another bowl would potentially pay out?

That is sick.  I hope they get back to their losing ways although I don't see that happening.

[Sitting_BULL]

It's nice that the NCAA (who "stresses" that education is the main goal) sets such a good and fair example for the student athletes.

[Apis Bull]

Lost in this is, this is an opportunity for the automatic BCS conferences to get another team in since only one spot is semi-guarenteed to a non-BCS conferences.

[USFootball]

One really good thing I see out of this is, HOPEFULLY the NC game will not be on a WED night...

[Joe]

While that is true SC, 6 of the 8 years of the BCS a non guarenteed team would have gotten a shot.

I think it will be rare that a non guarenteed team doesn't get in considering 3 of the 6 years 2 non guarenteed teams would have Qualified (only one will go unless both are in the top 8)

[Apis Bull]

Yes, but there is one more game, meaning two more teams, one of which will most likely be a non-BCS school.  The other will assuredly be a BCS school.