Bowl Championship Series
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The Bowl Championship Series was a former system used in NCAA Division I FBS college football to determine national championship matchups and major bowl game participants through a combination of polls and computer rankings.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Bowl Championship Series Context triple: [College Football Playoff, replaced, Bowl Championship Series]
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A.
College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff is the postseason system that determines the national champion of top-tier U.S. college football through a bracket-style tournament of elite teams.
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B.
National Championship Game
The National Championship Game is the final, winner-take-all matchup that determines the NCAA Division I men’s basketball national champion.
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C.
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is an annual single-elimination college basketball championship held each March in the United States, widely known as “March Madness” and one of the most popular sporting events in the country.
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D.
NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament is the annual national championship playoff for top-tier U.S. college baseball teams, culminating in the College World Series.
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E.
NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament is the annual single-elimination championship that determines the top women’s college basketball team in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bowl Championship Series Target entity description: The Bowl Championship Series was a former system used in NCAA Division I FBS college football to determine national championship matchups and major bowl game participants through a combination of polls and computer rankings.
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A.
College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff is the postseason system that determines the national champion of top-tier U.S. college football through a bracket-style tournament of elite teams.
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B.
National Championship Game
The National Championship Game is the final, winner-take-all matchup that determines the NCAA Division I men’s basketball national champion.
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C.
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is an annual single-elimination college basketball championship held each March in the United States, widely known as “March Madness” and one of the most popular sporting events in the country.
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D.
NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament is the annual national championship playoff for top-tier U.S. college baseball teams, culminating in the College World Series.
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E.
NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament is the annual single-elimination championship that determines the top women’s college basketball team in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football postseason system
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sports ranking system ⓘ |
| competitionLevel |
NCAA Division I
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surface form:
NCAA Division I FBS
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| controversy |
complex and opaque computer formulas
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exclusion of undefeated or highly ranked teams from title game ⓘ lack of playoff format ⓘ perceived bias toward power conferences ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 2014 ⓘ |
| endTime | 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season ⓘ |
| formatChange | BCS National Championship Game separated from traditional bowls starting with 2006 season ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Football Bowl Subdivision
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surface form:
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
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| hasPart |
BCS National Championship Game
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Bowl Championship Series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
BCS standings
Fiesta Bowl ⓘ Orange Bowl ⓘ Rose Bowl ⓘ Sugar Bowl ⓘ |
| inception | 1998 ⓘ |
| includesConference |
Atlantic Coast Conference
ⓘ
Big 12 Conference ⓘ Big East Conference ⓘ Big Ten Conference ⓘ Notre Dame Fighting Irish football ⓘ
surface form:
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program
Pacific-8 Conference ⓘ
surface form:
Pac-10 Conference
Southeastern Conference ⓘ |
| notableSeason |
2003 BCS controversy involving LSU, USC, and Oklahoma
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2004 exclusion of undefeated Auburn from title game ⓘ 2007 season with multiple upsets affecting BCS standings ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsInStandings | 25 ⓘ |
| organizer |
BCS Presidential Oversight Committee
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conference commissioners of participating conferences ⓘ |
| purpose |
determine participants in major bowl games
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determine participants in the national championship game ⓘ |
| replacedBy | College Football Playoff ⓘ |
| replaces |
Bowl Alliance
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Bowl Coalition ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | top two teams in final BCS standings play for national championship ⓘ |
| shortName | BCS ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| startTime | 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season ⓘ |
| televisionPartner |
ABC Sports (historical brand)
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surface form:
ABC Sports
ESPN ⓘ Fox Sports ⓘ |
| uses |
computer rankings
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human polls ⓘ quality win component ⓘ strength of schedule ⓘ win–loss records ⓘ |
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Subject: Bowl Championship Series Description of subject: The Bowl Championship Series was a former system used in NCAA Division I FBS college football to determine national championship matchups and major bowl game participants through a combination of polls and computer rankings.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
College Football Playoff
this entity surface form:
BCS standings
this entity surface form:
Bowl Championship Series era
2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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championshipDeterminationSystem
→
Bowl Championship Series
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Bowl Championship Series Presidential Oversight Committee
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operatedOnCompetition
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Bowl Championship Series
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this entity surface form:
Bowl Championship Series national championship system
Bowl Championship Series Presidential Oversight Committee
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operatedOnCompetition
→
Bowl Championship Series
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this entity surface form:
Bowl Championship Series bowl selection system
this entity surface form:
NCAA Division I FBS national championship
this entity surface form:
BCS bowl games