The bowl championship series was established in 1998 to guarantee a true national champion by matching up the no.

Don't think for one minute that it was an easy task, or that there was a quick solution.

Over those 16 years, we witnessed numerous programs rise and fall.

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The 2004 usc trojans come in at no.

Webย โ€” as the bcs era draws to a close, brian fremeau ranks all 32 participants in the bcs title games.

Webbcs championship game at the rose bowl, pasadena, california, january 7, 2010, alabama vs.

Webthe history of the bcs kramer's mission was to bring college football what it had lacked for over a century, a bonafide national champion.

Webthe bcs has changed the way college football is viewed and operated since its start in 1998.

Webย โ€” about the bcs.

Webย โ€” the bcs era was defined by college football fans getting mad at a set of computer formulas.

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1 and 2 teams in the country, while preserving the bowl system.

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