Just a bit confused about BCS rules

[miztigers118]

So when I was playing my Mizzou dynasty and it was week 9. I was #1 playing #2 nebraska. I lost the game, so i fell to #4 and Nebraska was the new #1. In conference champs week, the #1 huskers took on #10 Indiana. Indiana won 34-31 getting a bcs bid. After that, i was at #3, and Nebraska was #4. Nebraska, however, did not play in the bcs. I know that only 2 teams from a conf. can go to the bcs, in this case it was Indiana and Mizzou. But isnt there also a rule saying the top 4 automatically get a bcs bid? Does one rule override the other?

[mercalnd]

Quote: Originally Posted by miztigers118

So when I was playing my Mizzou dynasty and it was week 9. I was #1 playing #2 nebraska. I lost the game, so i fell to #4 and Nebraska was the new #1. In conference champs week, the #1 huskers took on #10 Indiana. Indiana won 34-31 getting a bcs bid. After that, i was at #3, and Nebraska was #4. Nebraska, however, did not play in the bcs. I know that only 2 teams from a conf. can go to the bcs, in this case it was Indiana and Mizzou. But isnt there also a rule saying the top 4 automatically get a bcs bid? Does one rule override the other?

Yes. The 2 team limit overrides the top 4 rule. I believe they have made a tweak to that rule recently though.

[miztigers118]

Thanks for the clarification. It just doesnt really seem fair that a team like Nebraska who is ranked #4 has to settle for the capital one bowl.

[BrandH]

Quote: Originally Posted by miztigers118

Thanks for the clarification. It just doesnt really seem fair that a team like Nebraska who is ranked #4 has to settle for the capital one bowl.

But you are in bizzaro world with Indiana getting a BCS bid, lol. So it seems about right.

[miztigers118]

Quote: Originally Posted by BrandH

But you are in bizzaro world with Indiana getting a BCS bid, lol. So it seems about right.

yea lol indiana actually played in 2 national titles, I (mizzou) beat them both times. The latest national title was Rice beating North Carolina, and Utah State won the Rose Bowl to finish #2 in the country. Crazy.

[IlluminatusUIUC]

Did you put Mizzou in the Big 10? Otherwise, your story doesn't make sense.

[Ramminyou]

Quote: Originally Posted by IlluminatusUIUC

Did you put Mizzou in the Big 10? Otherwise, your story doesn't make sense.

Sounds that way. I guess he hasn't gotten on board the SEC train with the rest of us yet.

[Kcordloh]

I am confused how you beat Indiana in the NT game twice in the same conference.


Anyway, it is a 2 team limit. The only way around it is for the conference champion to be ranked #3 or lower, and #1 and #2 be from the same conference.

I saw it a few times in 2011. Once with Wisconsin/tOSU/Michigan and twice with Boise State/TCU/Missouri (MWC dynasty, back when it looked like the Big XII was going to fail).