Proposals
Several proposals for change to the current BCS have been presented. Recently, the Bowl Championship Series commissioners contemplated replacing the current BCS with a Plus-one format, which would create a national championship game at the conclusion of the traditional bowl season with the two participants selected among BCS Bowl winners. Ultimately, the Bowl Championship Series commissioners rejected any immediate action and tabled the discussion on whether to establish a Plus-one format.
Other proposed formats include bracket-style playoff championships with 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 32, and 64 teams. Although popular among college football fans, these formats have gained little momentum within the circle of BCS commissioners. The official response from the BCS to these formats is: "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
Another proposal to change the structure of the postseason came from the Mountain West Conference at the Bowl Championship Series commissioners' annual spring meetings in Pasadena, California in conjunction with the Rose Bowl's staging the 2010 BCS title game. The Mountain West Conference commissioner argued for a selection committee to replace the BCS ranking system, the establishment of an eight-team playoff, and a revision to the automatic qualifier rules.
The latest proposal was announced on June 26, 2012 and will adopt a four-team playoff system. The system is to go into affect starting after the 2014 season and continuing to 2025. A new selection committee will determined which four teams will be playing for the championship.
United States Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has indicated that he would hold congressional hearings on the BCS in the future after the 2008 Utah Utes football team didn't get to play in the national championship game after finishing the regular season undefeated (they were in the Mountain West at the time, they have since left for a BCS AQ conference, the Pacific-12 Conference).
The sports simulation website WhatIfSports.com has demonstrated how a 16-team playoff could work. The site's annual college football playoff simulation, December Madness, "plays" a mythical tournament using 11 conference champions and five at-large selections based on BCS rank.
Read more about this topic: College Football Playoff Debate
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