From: mm42@prism.gatech.EDU (Mark Mitchell)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: Summary of New Bowl Arrangements (long)
Date: 11 Sep 92 22:47:59 GMT
Organization: Ramblin' Wrecks from Georgia Tech

I put together a quick primer (in 5 parts) for the new bowl game
arrangements over the summer and posted it.  A few things have
changed since then, and I suspect some new readers have come aboard.
Therefore, here it the revised summary.  Note:

Bowl Coalition I or BCI     =   Sugar, Cotton, Orange, or Fiesta Bowl
Bowl Coalition II or BCII   =   Gator, Blockbuster, or Hancock Bowl

Part I:  Which teams form the Bowl Coalition pools?

The Bowl Coalition I (BCI) pool is composed of Notre Dame (provided
they win 7 games), the ACC champ, the Big East champ, and the two
highest ranked runners-up from the ACC, Big East, Big 8, PAC-10 and
SWC.  The Bowl Coalition II (BCII) pool is composed of the remaining
three conference runners-up.

Part II:  Where do the teams go?

ACC Champ             --> Bowl Coalition I
ACC Runner-up         --> Bowl Coalition I or II
ACC 3rd place         --> Peach Bowl

Big East Champ        --> Bowl Coalition I
Big East Runner-up    --> Bowl Coalition I or II

Big 8 Champ           --> Orange Bowl
Big 8 Runner-up       --> Bowl Coalition I or II
Big 8 3rd place       --> Aloha Bowl

Big Ten Champ         --> Rose Bowl
Big Ten Runner-up     --> Citrus Bowl
Big Ten 3rd Place     --> Holiday Bowl

Big West Champ        --> Las Vegas Silver Bowl

MAC Champ             --> Las Vegas Silver Bowl

Notre Dame            --> Bowl Coalition I

PAC-10 Champ          --> Rose Bowl
PAC-10 Runner-up      --> Bowl Coalition I or II
PAC-10 3rd place      --> Freedom Bowl

SEC Champ             --> Sugar Bowl
SEC Runner-up         --> Citrus Bowl
SEC 3rd place         --> Gator Bowl

Service Academy Champ --> Liberty Bowl

SWC Champ             --> Cotton Bowl
SWC Runner-up         --> Bowl Coalition I or II

WAC Champ             --> Holiday Bowl
WAC 2nd               --> Aloha Bowl
WAC 3rd               --> Copper Bowl

Part III:  Where do the teams come from?

Aloha Bowl:         WAC 2nd vs. Big 8 3rd
Blockbuster Bowl:   BCII #2 vs. At Large                       (1)
Citrus Bowl:        SEC Runner-up vs. Big Ten Runner-up
Copper Bowl:        WAC 3rd vs. At Large
Cotton Bowl:        SWC Champ vs. BCI member
Fiesta Bowl:        BCI member vs. BCI member
Freedom Bowl:       PAC-10 3rd place vs. At Large
Gator Bowl:         BCII #1 vs. SEC 3rd Place
Hall of Fame Bowl:  At Large vs. At Large
Hancock Bowl:       BCII #3 vs. At Large
Holiday Bowl:       WAC Champ vs. Big Ten 3rd Place
Independence Bowl:  At Large vs. At Large                      (2)
Las Vegas Bowl:     MAC Champ vs. Big West Champ       
Liberty Bowl:       Service Academy Champ vs. At Large
Orange Bowl:        Big 8 Champ vs. BCI member
Peach Bowl:         ACC 3rd place vs. At large    
Rose Bowl :         PAC-10 Champ vs. Big Ten Champ
Sugar Bowl:         SEC Champ vs. BCI member

(1)  1992 Blockbuster At-Large selection: Penn State
(2)  Rumored to be seeking IFA champion

Part IV:  How are the Bowl Coalition members divided among the bowls?

There are two possible cases:

Case I:  The #1 and #2 teams are among the ACC champ, the Big East
	 champ, and Notre Dame.

	 In this case, the #1 and #2 teams play in the Fiesta Bowl.
	 Then the Cotton, Orange, and Sugar Bowls choose from the
	 remaining BCI teams.  The order of selection is determined
	 by the rank of the team already locked into each bowl.  
	 (Bowl with highest-ranked team first, etc.)

Case II: The #1 and #2 teams are not both among the ACC champ, the
	 Big East champ, and Notre Dame.

	 In this case, the Cotton, Orange, and Sugar Bowls choose 
	 from the BCI pool based on ranking of locked-in teams as
	 above.  However, the ACC champ and Big East champ are 
	 guaranteed a spot in one of these three bowls.  The remaining
	 two BCI teams then go to the Fiesta Bowl.

In either case, the BCII teams are chosen by the BCII bowls in the
following order: Gator, Blockbuster, and Hancock.

Part V:  Examples from 2 recent seasons. 

1990:

ACC Champ:          #2 Georgia Tech               --> BCI
ACC 2nd:            #6 Florida State (projected)  --> BCI
ACC 3rd:            #14 Clemson                   --> Peach Bowl

Big East Champ:     #4 Miami (FL) (projected)     --> BCI
Big East 2nd:       UN Syracuse (projected)       --> BCII

Big 8 Champ:        #1 Colorado                   --> Orange Bowl
Big 8 2nd:          #13 Nebraska                  --> BCI
Big 8 3rd:          UN Oklahoma                   --> Aloha Bowl     (*)

Big Ten Champ:      #15 Iowa                      --> Rose Bowl
Big Ten 2nd:        #12 Michigan                  --> Citrus Bowl
Big Ten 3rd:        #17 Illinois                  --> Holiday Bowl

Big West Champ:     UN San Jose State             --> Las Vegas Silver Bowl

MAC Champ:          UN Central Michigan           --> Las Vegas Silver Bowl

Notre Dame:         #5 Notre Dame                 --> BCI

PAC-10 Champ:       #7 Washington                 --> Rose Bowl
PAC-10 2nd:         #18 Southern Cal              --> BCII
PAC-10 3rd:         UN Oregon                     --> Freedom Bowl

SEC Champ:          #10 Tennessee                 --> Sugar Bowl
SEC 2nd:            #15 Ole Miss                  --> Citrus Bowl
SEC 3rd:            #25 Alabama                   --> Gator Bowl

Svc. Acad. Champ:   UN Air Force                  --> Liberty Bowl

SWC Champ:          #3 Texas                      --> Cotton Bowl
SWC 2nd:            UN Texas A&M                  --> BCII

WAC Champ:          #13 Brigham Young             --> Holiday Bowl
WAC 2nd:            UN Colorado State             --> Aloha Bowl
WAC 3rd:            UN Wyoming                    --> Copper Bowl

(*)  Team would not have actually attended bowl, due to probation.

Bowl Coalition I:
Orange Bowl:      #1 Colorado vs. #2 Georgia Tech
Cotton Bowl:      #3 Texas vs. #4 Miami (FL)
Sugar Bowl:       #10 Tennessee vs. #5 Notre Dame
Fiesta Bowl:      #6 Florida State vs. #13 Nebraska

Bowl Coalition II:
Gator Bowl:       #25 Alabama vs. #18 Southern Cal
Blockbuster Bowl: UN Syracuse vs. At Large 
Hancock Bowl:     UN Texas A&M vs. At Large

Citrus Bowl:      #12 Michigan vs. #15 Ole Miss

Holiday Bowl:     #13 Brigham Young vs. #17 Illinois

Las Vegas Bowl:   UN San Jose State vs. UN Central Michigan

Liberty Bowl:     UN Air Force vs. At Large

Peach Bowl:       #14 Clemson vs. At Large

Freedom Bowl:     UN Oregon vs. At Large

Aloha Bowl:       UN Colorado State vs. UN Oklahoma (*)

Copper Bowl:      UN Wyoming vs. At Large


1991:

ACC Champ:          #5 Florida State (projected)  --> BCI
ACC 2nd:            #13 Clemson (projected)       --> BCI
ACC 3rd:            #21 NC State (projected)      --> Peach Bowl

Big East Champ:     #1 Miami (FL) (projected)     --> BCI
Big East 2nd:       #16 Syracuse (projected)      --> BCII

Big 8 Champ:        #11 Nebraska                  --> Orange Bowl
Big 8 2nd:          #15 Colorado                  --> BCI
Big 8 3rd:          #20 Oklahoma                  --> Aloha Bowl

Big Ten Champ:      #4  Michigan                  --> Rose Bowl
Big Ten 2nd:        #6  Penn State (projected)    --> Citrus Bowl
Big Ten 3rd:        #7  Iowa (projected)          --> Holiday Bowl

Big West Champ:     UN Fresno State               --> Las Vegas Silver Bowl

MAC Champ:          UN Bowling Green              --> Las Vegas Silver Bowl

Notre Dame:         #18 Notre Dame                --> BCI

PAC-10 Champ:       #2 Washington                 --> Rose Bowl
PAC-10 2nd:         #14 California                --> BCII
PAC-10 3rd:         #17 Stanford                  --> Freedom Bowl

SEC Champ:          #3  Florida                   --> Sugar Bowl
SEC 2nd:            #8  Alabama                   --> Citrus Bowl
SEC 3rd:            #10 Tennessee                 --> Gator Bowl

Svc. Acad. Champ:   UN Air Force                  --> Liberty Bowl

SWC Champ:          #9  Texas A&M                 --> Cotton Bowl
SWC 2nd:            UN  Baylor                    --> BCII

WAC Champ:          UN  Brigham Young             --> Holiday Bowl
WAC 2nd:            UN  San Diego State           --> Aloha Bowl
WAC 3rd:            UN  Utah                      --> Copper Bowl


Rose Bowl:        #2 Washington vs. #4 Michigan

Bowl Coalition I:
Sugar Bowl:       #1 Miami vs. #3 Florida
Cotton Bowl:      #9 Texas A&M vs. #5 Florida State
Orange Bowl:      #11 Nebraska vs. #13 Clemson
Fiesta Bowl:      #14 California vs. #18 Notre Dame

[Note:  Pairings here are idealized based on ranking.  However, since there
	is no #1 vs. #2 matchup, all bowls are free to pick any opponent.
	The Sugar Bowl could therefore select Notre Dame over Miami.
	Similarly, the teams are not bound to accept any invitation if
	they can get a higher payout elsewhere, so Miami could pass up
	the supposed Sugar Bowl invitation - and all others - in order
	to play in the Orange Bowl.  The likelihood of either of these
	scenarios is left for the reader to ponder. :-) ]

Bowl Coalition II:
Gator Bowl:       #10 Tennessee vs. #15 Colorado
Blockbuster Bowl: #16 Syracuse vs. At Large
Hancock Bowl:     UN Baylor vs. At Large

Citrus Bowl:      #8 Alabama vs. #6 Penn State

Holiday Bowl:     UN Brigham Young vs. #7 Iowa

Las Vegas Bowl:   UN Fresno State vs. UN Bowling Green

Liberty Bowl:     UN Air Force vs. At Large

Peach Bowl:       #21 NC State vs. At Large

Freedom Bowl:     #17 Stanford vs. At Large

Aloha Bowl:       UN San Diego State vs. #20 Oklahoma

Copper Bowl:      UN Utah vs. At Large

-- 
Mark Mitchell           Georgia Tech            mm42@prism.gatech.edu
 "There was such speed in her little body, and such lightness in her
    footfall, it is no wonder her brown study astonishes us all."