Article: UNDERSTANDING THE BOWL CONFUSION SERIES

Bowl Championship Series (BCS) officials won't officially announce the pairings for the four major bowl games until Sunday, Dec. 4, after all regular-season and conference title games are played

The champions of the six BCS conferences Atlantic Coast (ACC), Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pacific-10 and Southeastern (SEC) receive automatic berths. The teams for the two at-large berths will be selected by the bowls from a preapproved list from the BCS. If Notre Dame has nine wins and is ranked in the Top 10, it automatically receives one of the at-large bids.

For the 2005 season, the Rose Bowl hosts the BCS title game on Jan. 4 between the teams ranked first and second in the final BCS rankings. ...

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