Re: College Football / BCS question
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bah i'm retarded, nd's bid wasn't automatic, ergo they are out
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There are 2 "at-large" berths which can be granted either to teams in those conferences who did not win their championship or to teams belonging to other conferences. The procedure for selecting at-large berths is, in this order:
A team finishing first or second in the final BCS rankings as an at-large receives an automatic bid
A team finishing in the top six of the final BCS rankings from an independent school or from a non-BCS conference receives an automatic bid; if a team qualifies in this manner, then Notre Dame would also qualify by winning at least 9 games or finishing in the top 10 in the BCS standings
A team finishing either third or fourth in the final BCS rankings and finishes higher than any other at-large team receives an automatic bid
If at any step, the 2 berths are filled, the process stops. If there are not 2 teams by this point, any other team from the top 12 of the final BCS rankings with at least 9 wins is eligible.
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