Enhanced Bowl Season (EBS): College football postseason for FBS (DI-A)

The mission of the Enhanced Bowl Season (EBS) is to create a postseason format in college football's bowl subdivision that addresses the needs of all relevant stakeholders. The EBS is meant to reduce the perceived unfairness that annually clouds the crowning of a national champion, preserve the intensity of college football's regular season, increase the excitement and vitality of existing bowl games, and deepen the great traditions that surround the college football landscape.

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12-team direct elimination tournament Additional non-tournament bowl games	Maintains or increases importance of regular season and conf. play Enhances profile of major and minor bowl games	At least 7 conf champs: 6 BCS & 1 non-BCS Possible auto qualifiers Highest ranked at-large teams	Byes given to highest ranked conf champions Remaining seeds based on rank in polls
1st round at rotating slate of triennial tourney bowls Later rounds played at Rose, Orange, etc	Approx Dec 22 to Jan 15 Less academic disruption than other sports Returns importance to New Year's Day games	Estimate of 3.5 times current revenues National championship team earns over $40m	Mission guiding the development of the EBS Contact information