Are exempt games included in the BCS Standings? Are conference championship games?
A. Exempt and conference championship games will be included in all elements of the BCS standings. However, wins in exempt games and conference championship games will not be counted towards the nine-game victory total needed to qualify for the BCS At-Large selection pool. Further, if a team A defeats team B twice during the season (including exempt and conference championships), team A will receive quality points for only one victory. Q. Why the concern over excessive margin of victory? A. There was a perception by the general public, the media and the coaches that the computer poll calculations contained an excessive margin of victory, thus encouraging coaches to run up the score on their opponents. The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) requested the BCS study this area. The BCS has decided that though the margin of victory calculations in the computer polls were a small part of the overall formula, it would be best to eliminate the perception of excessive margin of victor
