Bowl championship of college football
Clemson was then unable to take advantage of their possession, and punted for the first time since the first quarter; the punt was downed at Alabama's yard-line. Sagarin provided a BCS-specific formula that did not include margin of victory, and The New York Times index returned in a form without margin of victory considerations.
If the highest ranked non-champion was in the top 2 and thus played in the championship game, this provision extended to the highest ranked non-champion outside the top 2.
After an incomplete pass and a six-yard rush, Alabama head coach Nick Saban elected to let the clock expire and head to halftime trailing by fifteen. The six conferences which met that standard were the AQ conferences.
On what would be their last drive of the half, Alabama punted on 4th-and, giving Clemson the ball on their own yard-line. If there were still not enough teams, the pool for potential at-larges continued to increase by four teams until enough teams were available.
One example was the "random-walker rankings" studied by applied mathematicians Thomas Callaghan, Peter Mucha, and Mason Porter that employed the science of networks.
The Rose Bowl was permitted to override this provision if it had been used within the previous four seasons.
Bowl championship of college football
Congress , which determined that the BCS was not in violation of any laws or constitutional amendments, although this has since been reconsidered and the BCS is currently under renewed federal anti-trust scrutiny from the Justice Department. Clemson is recognized historical national champion as confetti falls after the game. Margin of victory was a key component in the decision of the computer rankings to determine the BCS standings. In , Oregon , ranked second in the AP poll , was bypassed in favor of Nebraska despite Nebraska's blowout to Colorado in its final regular season game. The Season therefore ended with split champions which is what the BCS was organized to prevent. The team who played the toughest schedule was given. Losses: One point was added for every loss the team has suffered during the season. The proposal also included a motion to replace the BCS rankings with a selection and a motion to change the automatic qualifier criteria to better reflect inter-conference performance. The Tigers' opening drive resulted in a three-and-out , and Alabama took over on their own yard-line following a punt.Teams on probation were not included in the BCS standings, but quality win points were given to teams who beat teams on probation as if they were ranked accordingly in the BCS. LSU vs.
