NCAA proposal would loosen protocol for conferences needing 5-7 teams to fill out bowl agreements
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Division I Football Bowl Subdivisions Oversight Committee has adopted a proposal that would loosen the constraints on conferences needing one or more of its 5-7 teams to play in bowl games. Under the proposal, voted on Thursday, if all teams with at least a 6-6 record have been selected, a conference can pick any team that has a minimum multiyear Academic Progress Rate score of 930 to fill its bowl commitments. The committee's action is not final until the Division I Cabinet reviews it in June.
Currently, if 5-7 teams need to be selected for a bowl, those teams become available in descending order of their multiyear Academic Progress Rate. There was a scramble for 5-7 teams to fill open bowl spots last year when Iowa State , Kansas State and Notre Dame announced on bowl selection day that they would opt out. Mississippi State , Rice and Appalachian State accepted bowl bids with 5-7 records, but at least six 5-7 teams declined bids before matchups were finalized.
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