BCS National Champions by conference (1998–present)
| Conference | Championships | Schools | BCS Championship Game Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 6 | Tennessee (1998), LSU (2003, 2007), Florida (2006, 2008), Alabama (2009) | 6–0 (1.000) |
| Big 12 | 2 | Oklahoma (2000), Texas (2005) | 2–5 (0.286) |
| Pac-10 | 1 | USC (2004) | 1–1 (0.500) |
| Big Ten | 1 | Ohio State (2002) | 1–2 (0.333) |
| ACC | 1 | Florida State (1999) | 1–2 (0.333)[91] (2–4 current alignment) |
| Big East | 1 | Miami (2001) | 1–2 (0.333)[91] (0–0 current alignment) |
What doesn’t matter? Wrestling? I didn’t say it did. Wrestling matters to me. And since all Big 10 schools have wrestling I am hopeful that a new member without it would add it.
As for Texas, they are a huge team surrounded by big markets, it would be bad news for the Big XII to lose them.
The operative factor is “revenue earned per school.” The “common revenue pool model” with equal shares pushes the weak sisters to excel or risk being dumped.
That will be a huge incentive with a Big Ten TV channel and lots of other sports other than football. ESPN alone is up to what—6 channels? This is about $$$ and not academics...trust me.
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Agree that the SEC is the premier football conference bar none.
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