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The Bowl Coalition was a former arrangement in American college football that aimed to determine a national champion. Established in 1992, it involved four major bowl games (Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, and Sugar), five major conferences, and Notre Dame. Its goal was to match the top two-ranked teams in a championship game that rotated among the participating bowls.1

This system evolved over time. In 1995, it was replaced by the Bowl Alliance, and in 1998, it became the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). The BCS used a ranking system to select teams for a national championship game. However, controversies persisted, leading to its replacement by the College Football Playoff (CFP) in 2014, which uses a selection committee to determine the top four teams for a playoff tournament.23

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  1. American football - Bowl games and the national championship
  2. BCS
  3. College Football Playoff: Top Questions
  4. American football - Bowl games

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