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Mathematics of Politics
November 12, 2006

Bowl Championship Series
Since it's installation in the 1998 season the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) has suffered criticism, has succeeded, and has undergone many changes. The BCS is a ranking system used in NCAA football to determine the best teams based on a compilation of different ranking methods. It has replaced the previous ranking systems based on their inabilities to match up the two best teams at the end of the year to play in the national championship. Despite ongoing criticism the BCS has had success in recent years and with the beneficial changes that have been made it looks as though it will continue to serve as the accepted national ranking system for college football.
The rankings are based on four components which are subjective polls (AP poll and Coaches' Poll), computer rankings, strength of a team's schedule, and number of losses. The controversial issue with this rating system is the accuracy of the computer......

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