A Look at the BCS National Championship Game

Written by Ben Pogany

--The BCS National Championship Game rotates among the sites of the BCS bowls. The title sponsor of the BCS National Championship Game each year will be the same as that of the bowl game in that year's host location.
--The game was first played at the conclusion of the 1998 college football season in accordance with the agreement reached by the Big Ten and Pac-10 conferences and the Rose Bowl Game to join the members of the former "Bowl Alliance" to create the Bowl Championship Series. The Bowl Alliance and its predecessor, the Bowl Coalition, featured championship games from 1992 through 1997. However, these were hindered by the lack of potential participation by the champions of the Big Ten or Pac-10.
--The game was initially rotated among the four participating bowl games, the (Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and Sugar Bowl). However, beginning with the 2006 season, the BCS National Championship Game became a separate event played at the same site as a host bowl a week following New Year's Day.
--Results:
January 4, 1999 Tennessee (SEC) 23 Florida State (ACC) 16
January 4, 2000 Florida State (ACC) 46 Virginia Tech (Big East) 29
January 3, 2001 Oklahoma (Big 12) 13 Florida State (ACC) 2
January 3, 2002 Miami (Big East) 37 Nebraska (Big 12) 14
January 3, 2003 Ohio State (Big Ten) 31 Miami (Big East) 24
January 4, 2004 LSU (SEC) 21 Oklahoma (Big 12) 14
January 4, 2005 USC (Pac-10) 55 Oklahoma (Big 12) 19
January 8, 2007 Florida (SEC) 41 Ohio State (Big Ten) 14
January 7, 2008 LSU (SEC) 38 Ohio State (Big Ten) 24
January 8, 2009 Florida (SEC) 24 Oklahoma (Big 12) 14
January 7, 2010 Alabama (SEC) vs. Texas (Big 12)