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 Only 15 percent of college football fans approve of the Bowl Championship Series.[1]
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Boise State, Florida, Oklahoma, Penn State, Texas, USC, Texas Tech, Alabama, and Utah all had either one or no losses after the 2008 regular season. Florida and Oklahoma were arbitrarily selected to play in the 2009 BCS title game. Five of the past six seasons have ended in substantial controversy over the BCS title game participants.
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Major collegiate football is the only principal NCAA-sponsored team championship without a tournament-style post-season championship. Football Championship Series (f.k.a. Div. I-AA), Division II, and Division III football teams compete in a tournament-style post-season championship.
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The BCS has spent $710,000 lobbying Congress. The Mountain West Conference—the only group to fund a pro-reform lobbying effort—has spent only $200,000.[2]
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In 2008-2009, each automatic qualifying conference (ACC, Big East, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-10, and SEC) received $18.3 million.[3]
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In 2008-2009, the five non-automatic qualifying conferences (Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, Sun Belt Conference, and WAC) shared $18.3 million. Had the University of Utah not played in the 2009 Sugar Bowl, the five conferences would have shared $9.6 million.[4]
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The six automatic qualifying conferences have received 87.4 percent of BCS revenue over the past four years. By comparison, during the past five years, these six conferences have received only 61 percent of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament revenue.[5]
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In 2008-2009, 6-loss Notre Dame earned $1.3 million from the BCS. Undefeated University of Utah netted $1.5 million.[6]
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