College Football

Bowl Championship Series

The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was established before the 1998 college football season for one reason: to get the two best teams in college football playing for the national championship. The formula used to arrive at these teams is actually quite complimented. It weights human opinion polls of both coaches and the media, as well as 6 statistical based computer polls. Click for further details.

In years past, the final rankings have caused a stir amongst sports fans- but not this year. Without any doubt the two best teams (Texas and Southern California) will face off in The Rose Bowl Game.

While the primary goal of the BCS is to calculate #1 and #2 in the country, it also influences the other three top bowl games- The Sugar, Orange, and Fiesta Bowls. More about these bowls and this year's matchups.

To check out the progress of this season's rankings through the last two months, click here.

Big 10 Conference

The Big 10 Conference is one of the premier NCAA division 1 college football conferences. It is also the oldest D1 athletic conference. It is sending 2 teams to BCS bowls in 2005 and 5 other teams to non-BCS bowl games. The Big 10 Update Blog follows the current news and standings in the Big 10. The Big 10 actually consists of 11 teams since Penn State joined in 1990. The Big 10 is home to several great and storied rivalries including the Michigan Ohio State game, which is one of the oldest rivalries in college sports. For more information about the schools the make up the Big 10 please visit Wikipedia.com. The official site of the Big 10 is bigten.collegesports.com.

University of Michigan Football

The football program at the University of Michigan is, undeniably, an integral part of college football as a whole. Though head coach Lloyd Carr was unable to lead the Wolverines to an impressive winning record this season, the Michigan football team's past speaks for itself. In fact, the Wolverines hold the all-time record for the most wins of any team in American college football history. Though the team has had its ups and downs, it has remained a powerful force on the football scene throughout the decades with 11 National Championship titles, 42 Conference Titles, and an overall 0.737 winning percentage. Thus, it is not surprising that the Wolverines have also attracted an enormous loyal fan-base and hold the all-time record for the highest game attendance (112,118) in an NCAA college football stadium. From the Ohio State rivalry to the breathtaking size of the Big House, there really is no football like Michigan football - so follow the season in my UM Football Blog!

Check the Bentley Historical Library out for more Michigan history and records.

Southeastern Conference (SEC)

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is one of the powerhouse conference in NCAA Divison 1 football. With a national champion representative in 2003 and the undefeated Auburn Tigers in 2004, the SEC has proved to be formidable opponent for other conferences in recent years. The SEC is currently consists of 12 teams and 2 divisions. In the West we have Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi, and Mississippi St. On the other side in the East we have Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt. Typically the champion of the SEC, which happens to be Georgia this year, will represent the conference in the Sugar Bowl unless that is the year the Sugar Bowl is hosting the BCS National Championship game. The SEC as its name suggests is primarily composed of universities located in the Southeastern section of the United States. As most confernces are geographically composed this creates intense rivalries between local competitors. The SEC does occassionally play opponents from the Big 10 in the preseason before league competition begins or during bowl games, where the SEC and Big 10 have tie-ins.

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