BCS Bowl Appearances and Wins By Conference
| Conference | Appearances | At-large bids | W | L | Pct | # Schools | School(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 25 | 11 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 7 | Ohio State (6*-3) Michigan (2–3) Wisconsin (2–2) Penn State(1*–1) Iowa (1–1) Illinois (0–2) Purdue (0–1) |
| SEC | 23 | 9 | 16 | 7 | .696 | 7 | Florida (5–1) LSU (4–1) Alabama (2–2) Georgia (2–1) Auburn (2–0) Tennessee (1–1) Arkansas (0–1) |
| Big 12 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 8 | Oklahoma (3–5) Texas (3–1) Nebraska^ (1–1) Kansas (1–0) Oklahoma State (1–0) Colorado^ (0–1) Kansas State (0–1) Texas A&M^ (0–1) |
| Pac-12 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 7 | USC (6*-1) Oregon (2–2) Stanford (1–2) Oregon State (1–0) Washington (1–0) UCLA (0–1) Washington State (0–1) |
| ACC | 16 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .133 | 6 | Florida State (2–5) Virginia Tech† (1–4) Clemson (0–1) Georgia Tech (0–1) Maryland (0–1) Wake Forest (0–1) |
| Big East | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 8 | Miami (FL)^ (3–1) West Virginia^ (3–0) Virginia Tech† (0–1) Louisville (1–0) Cincinnati (0–2) Connecticut (0–1) Pittsburgh (0–1) Syracuse (0–1) |
| MWC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | Utah^ (2–0) TCU (1–1) |
| WAC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | Boise State (2–0) Hawaiʻi (0–1) |
| Independent | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | Notre Dame (0–3) |
| C-USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| MAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
^While Nebraska has been a member of both the Big 12 and Big Ten, it has only been to a BCS Bowl as a member of the Big 12.
^While Colorado has been a member of both the Big 12 and Pac-12, it has only been to a BCS Bowl as a member of the Big 12.
^While Miami has been a member of both the Big East and ACC, it has only been to a BCS Bowl as a member of the Big East.
^While Utah has been a member of both the Mountain West and Pac-12, it has only been to a BCS Bowl as a member of the Mountain West.
^While Texas A&M has been a member of both the Big 12 and SEC, it has only been to a BCS bowl as a member of the Big 12.
^While West Virginia has been a member of the Big East and Big 12, it has only been to a BCS bowl as a member of the Big East.
†Virginia Tech has been a member of both the Big East and ACC, and played in BCS bowl games for both conferences.
*USC's victory in the 2005 Orange Bowl has been vacated.
*Penn State's victory in the 2006 Orange Bowl has been vacated.
*Ohio State's victory in the 2011 Sugar Bowl victory has been vacated.
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