College Football Playoffs Bowl Games

Determining a Champion College Football Playoff present BCS1998 – 2013 Bowl Alliance1995 – 1997 Bowl Coalition1992 – 1994 National Polls1869 – 2013

National Polls Source of rankings YearsSources National Championship Foundation Helms Athletic Foundation (H) The Dickinson System (D) 1936-presentAssociated Press (AP) United Press International (UPI) CNN/USA Today (Coaches) ESPN/USA Today (Coaches) 2005-presentUSA Today (Coaches) 2005-presentHarris Interactive

National Polls National Champions YearNational ChampionYearNational ChampionYearNational Champion 2013Florida State2003LSU/USC1993Florida State 2012Alabama2002Ohio State1992Alabama 2011Alabama2001Miami1991Miami/Washington 2010Auburn2000Oklahoma1990Colorado/Georgia Tech 2009Alabama1999Florida State1989Miami 2008Florida1998Tennessee1988Notre Dame 2007LUS1997Michigan/Nebraska1987Miami 2006Florida1996Florida1986Penn State 2005Texas1995Nebraska1985Oklahoma 2004USC1994Nebraska1984Bringham Young

College Football Playoff Bracket competition Established in season NCAA Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Four teams play in two semifinal games #1 vs. #4#2 vs. #3 Winners advance to the College Football Playoff National Championship

College Football Playoff Six Bowl Games rotate as hosts for the semifinal bowl games 3-Year cycle – Rose Bowl- Orange Bowl- Fiesta Bowl – Sugar Bowl- Cotton Bowl- Peach Bowl “New Year’s Six”

College Football Playoff In years when the bowls are not part of the playoff bracket, the highest-ranked non-playoff teams will play: – Rose Bowl Big 10 #1 vs. Pac 12 #1 – Sugar BowlSEC #1 vs. Big 12 #1 – Orange BowlACC vs. SEC #2, Big 10 #2, or Notre Dame – Cotton Bowlat-large or “Group of 5” (committee selection) – Fiesta Bowlat-large or “Group of 5” (committee selection) – Peach Bowlat-large or “Group of 5” (committee selection)

College Football Playoff Championship game played 1 st Monday that is six or more days after semifinals Venue selected based on bids submitted by cities – 2015AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX – 2016University of PhoenixGlendale, AZ – 2017Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL

College Football Playoff Rankings/Selection – 13-member committee selects/seeds the teams 1 current Athletic Director from each of the 5 “major” conferences (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 12, SEC) Former coaches, players, ADs, and administrators

College Football Playoff Selection Committee MemberPositionConference Affiliation Jeff LongArkansas ADSEC Barry AlvarezWisconsin ADBig Ten Michael GouldFormer Air Force Academy SuperintendentN/A Pat HadenUSC ADPac 12 Tom JernstedtFormer NCAA Exec. VPN/A Oliver LuckWest Virginia ADBig 12 Archie ManningFormer NFL and Ole Miss QBSEC Tom OsborneFormer Nebraska coach/ADBig 10/Big 12 Dan RadakovichClemson ADACC Condoleezza RiceFormer US Secretary of State/ Stanford ProvostN/A Mike TrangheseFormer Big East CommissonerAmerican Steve WiebergFormer USA Today reporterN/A Tyrone WillinghamFormer Stanford/ Notre Dame/ Washington coachN/A

College Football Playoff Rankings based on: – Strength of schedule – Conference Championships – Team records – Head-to-head results – Injuries, weather No computer rankings will be used

College Football Playoff Playoff system contracted through at least 2025 ESPN owns the rights to broadcast all games – Paid $7.3 Billion for the 12-year TV rights

College Football Playoff Average Revenues$500 million/year Average Expenses$ million “Power Five” conferences will split 75% of the remaining money – $50 million per league “Group of Five” conferences will get 25% – $18 million per league Notre Dame will get 1%$3.5-4 million Other FBS Independents will get 0.5%

College Football Playoff Revenues continued: – Conferences will receive an additional $6 million each year for each team in the semifinals, and – $4 million for a team in one of the three at-large bowls – These figures do not include broadcast fees! Rose/Sugar Bowls$80 million split b/w teams Orange Bowl$55 million split b/w teams