Related National Championship Selections
See also: College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBSSince there is no NCAA Division I FBS playoff, the BCS National Championship game is one of several national championship selection processes in existence.
The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) participate in a weekly Coaches' Poll published by USA Today; for its final poll of the season, the AFCA is contractually bound to select the BCS National Champion as the national champion Thus, the winner of the game is awarded the AFCA National Championship Trophy in a postgame ceremony.
The BCS National Champion is also automatically awarded the National Football Foundation's MacArthur Trophy.
The Associated Press and the Football Writers Association of America are independent and may award their national championship trophies to a school other than the BCS National Championship Game winner.
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