The BCS conferences are the six major NCAA Division I FBS football conferences whose champions receive an automatic bid into the Bowl Championship Series every year. All of these conferences besides the Big East have strong ties to certain BCS bowls (called "affiliations"). The six conferences and their bowl affiliations are:
There are other conferences and independent schools who can participate in BCS bowls, but they do not receive automatic bids for their champions. The Fiesta Bowl has twice taken such schools—no other bowl has been able (or willing) to. These schools are often called "mid-major" schools.
These conferences include:
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