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College football is an ever-changing landscape, and this year will arguably see the most change in one season as the playoffs expand to 12 teams. The implications of this can be seen far and wide, including here for the Valley’s two bowls, the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Rate Bowl.
The Fiesta Bowl is part of the new College Football Playoff and will serve as the first quarterfinal game on Dec. 31.
To help understand these changes to the college bowl system’s expanded playoff and conference realignment, the Fiesta Bowl held a media day session on Tuesday afternoon in Scottsdale. Local media members were asked to fill out a projected 12-team playoff bracket that was then used in a mock demonstration to walk through the seeding process.
The selection parameters were also revealed for the Rate Bowl, which was first played in 1989 and is the only Big Ten versus Big 12 Conference matchup of the bowl season. Here’s what you need to know about the Rate Bowl.
How will the Rate Bowl settle on its matchup?
After the teams from the conference who qualify for the College Football Playoff are off the board, the Rate Bowl receives the sixth selection from the Big 10 and the fifth selection from the Big 12.
The Rate Bowl will decide the best matchup with the teams left available in the selection pool that also meet the criteria. There are a number of bowls, including Pop Tarts, Duke’s Mayo, Valero Alamo and Music City, that get to select before the Rate Bowl.
This does not mean the sixth and fifth-place teams from either conference will be selected. The selection refers to the pool of teams available after the College Football Playoff teams are taken.
What is it contingent on?
There must be a two-game difference in the win-loss record.
Must have not played each other in the regular season.
No repeat participants.
Big Ten must have five…
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Author : AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Publish date : 2024-10-29 23:37:03
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