The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was a selection method that produced five bowl game match-ups featuring 10 of the best rated teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of American college football, with the top two teams competing in the BCS National Championship Game. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Getty Images for Entertainment The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is a system in which the top teams in the NCAA compete against each other throughout the playoffs. The national championship game features the best two teams in the country, with the remaining teams competing in other prominent bowl games. The College Football Playoff replaced the BCS as the method for determining the FBS college football champion beginning with the 2014 season. The two semifinal games in the four-team playoffs determine who advances to the College Football Championship Game. The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was a selection method that produced five bowl game match-ups featuring 10 of the best rated teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of American college football, with the top two teams competing in the BCS National Championship Game.