An Automatic Qualifying conference (AQ conference) is an athletic conference in NCAA Division I FBS (highest level of collegiate athletics in the United States) whose champion receives an automatic berth in one of the five Bowl Championship Series bowl games. While the number of AQ conferences is variable and not permanently set, the BCS has always had six AQ conferences since its inception in 1998. AQ conferences are sometimes called BCS conferences but that usage is not technically correct according to the BCS. These conferences are often referred to as power conferences especially for sports other than football.
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