College Football Playoffs

Bowl Games

Determining a Champion

• College Football Playoff 2014 - present• BCS 1998 – 2013• Bowl Alliance 1995 – 1997• Bowl Coalition 1992 – 1994• National Polls 1869 – 2013

National Polls

• Source of rankingsYears Sources

1869-1882 National Championship Foundation

1883-1935 Helms Athletic Foundation (H)

1924-1940 The Dickinson System (D)

1936-present Associated Press (AP)

1958-1990 United Press International (UPI)

1991-1996 CNN/USA Today (Coaches)

1997-2004 ESPN/USA Today (Coaches)

2005-present USA Today (Coaches)

2005-present Harris Interactive

National Polls

• National Champions Year National Champion Year National Champion Year National Champion

2013 Florida State 2003 LSU/USC 1993 Florida State

2012 Alabama 2002 Ohio State 1992 Alabama

2011 Alabama 2001 Miami 1991 Miami/Washington

2010 Auburn 2000 Oklahoma 1990 Colorado/Georgia Tech

2009 Alabama 1999 Florida State 1989 Miami

2008 Florida 1998 Tennessee 1988 Notre Dame

2007 LUS 1997 Michigan/Nebraska 1987 Miami

2006 Florida 1996 Florida 1986 Penn State

2005 Texas 1995 Nebraska 1985 Oklahoma

2004 USC 1994 Nebraska 1984 Bringham Young

College Football Playoff

• Bracket competition• Established in 2014-2015 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 Bowl SEC #1 vs. Big 12 #1– Orange Bowl ACC vs. SEC #2, Big 10 #2, or Notre Dame– Cotton Bowl at-large or “Group of 5” (committee selection)– Fiesta Bowl at-large or “Group of 5” (committee selection)– Peach Bowl at-large or “Group of 5” (committee selection)

College Football Playoff

• Championship game played 1st Monday that is six or more days after semifinals

• Venue selected based on bids submitted by cities– 2015 AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX– 2016 University of Phoenix Glendale, AZ – 2017 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, 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 PlayoffSelection Committee

Member Position Conference Affiliation

Jeff Long Arkansas AD SEC

Barry Alvarez Wisconsin AD Big Ten

Michael Gould Former Air Force Academy Superintendent N/A

Pat Haden USC AD Pac 12

Tom Jernstedt Former NCAA Exec. VP N/A

Oliver Luck West Virginia AD Big 12

Archie Manning Former NFL and Ole Miss QB SEC

Tom Osborne Former Nebraska coach/AD Big 10/Big 12

Dan Radakovich Clemson AD ACC

Condoleezza Rice Former US Secretary of State/ Stanford Provost N/A

Mike Tranghese Former Big East Commissoner American

Steve Wieberg Former USA Today reporter N/A

Tyrone Willingham Former Stanford/ Notre Dame/ Washington coach N/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 $125-150 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