From the 1998 Season until the 2005 Season , four BCS bowls have determined the national champion on a rotating basis. The other three games consisted of major conference champions not playing in the championship game, as well as two at-large teams.
However, a change implemented before the beginning 2006 Season allowed for the creation of a fifth BCS bowl, the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game . The BCS National Championship Game is now a separate event from the host bowl, but is played at the same site one week after New Year's Day. (For example, in January 2007 Glendale hosted first the Fiesta Bowl, then the BCS National Championship Game a week later.) The game's location will rotate between the four main bowl sites of Glendale, New Orleans, Miami Gardens and Pasadena. To differentiate the sites the sponsor of that game's normal bowl will also sponsor the BCS National Championship Game (e.g., Tostitos will sponsor the game when in Glendale, Allstate will sponsor the game when in New Orleans, and so on). Allstate press release, March 22, 2006
Besides BCS games, there are a number of other postseason invitationals. Generally, two conferences will agree to send teams of a particular standing to a game beforehand. For instance, the Rose Bowl traditionally features the Big Ten and Pac Ten conference champions. Generally, the payout to the participating teams in a Bowl Game is closely correlated to its prestige. For comparison, each of the BCS bowls (including the National Championship) has a payout of $17 million.
- East-West Shrine Game - Houston, Texas (1926-)
- Blue-Grey Classic - Montgomery, Alabama (1939-2003)
- Hula Bowl - Honolulu, Hawaii (1946-)
- Japan Bowl - Yokohama, Japan (1976-1993)
- Las Vegas All-American Classic - Las Vegas, Nevada (2002-)
- Magnolia Gridiron All-Star Classic - Jackson, Mississippi (2005-)
- Senior Bowl - Mobile, Alabama (1950-)
- Texas Vs. The Nation Game - El Paso, Texas ( 2006 - First game: Feb. 2, 2007)
- North-South All-Star Classic - Houston, Texas (2007-)
- NCAA Division III National Football Championship , aka Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl - Salem, Virginia (played 1969-present, in Salem 1993-present)
- Aztec Bowl - Toluca, Mexico (1950-53, 1955, 1957, 1964-66, 1970-71, 1971-80, 1984, 1986-present)
- Knute Rockne Bowl - Atlantic City, New Jersey (1969-1972)
- All-American Bowl - Birmingham, Alabama , (1977-1990)
- ---There were two separate games played in Birmingham during this time. The original game, the Hall of Fame Bowl, moved to Tampa, Florida effective with the 1986 game, and several years later changed its name to the Outback Bowl . A second game known as the All-American Bowl was then organized, and was played from 1986 to 1990.
- Alamo Bowl - San Antonio, Texas , (1947)
- Aloha Bowl - Honolulu, Hawaii , (1982-2000)
- Aluminum Bowl - Little Rock, Arkansas , (1956)
- Aviation Bowl - Dayton, Ohio , (1961)
- Bacardi Bowl - Havana, Cuba , (1937)
- Blue-Gray Football Classic - Montgomery, Alabama , (1938-2001, 2003)
- Bluebonnet Bowl - Houston, Texas , (1959-1987)
- Bluegrass Bowl - Louisville, Kentucky , (1958)
- Boardwalk Bowl - Atlantic City, New Jersey , (1961-1973)
- California Bowl - Fresno, California , (1981-1991)
- Camellia Bowl - Lafayette, Louisiana , (1948)
- Cigar Bowl - Tampa, Florida , (1947-1956)
- College All-Star Game - (1934-1976)
- Cherry Bowl - Pontiac, Michigan , (1984-1985)
- Delta Bowl - Memphis, Tennessee , (1948-1949)
- Dixie Bowl - Birmingham, Alabama , (1948-1949)
- Dixie Classic - Dallas, Texas , (1922, 1925, 1934)
- Festival Of Palms Bowl - Miami, Florida , (1932-1934) - renamed in 1935 the Orange Bowl {Link without Title}
- Fort Worth Classic - Fort Worth, Texas , (1921)
- Freedom Bowl - Anaheim, California , (1984-1994)
- Garden State Bowl - East Rutherford, New Jersey , (1978-1981)
- Glass Bowl - Toledo, Ohio , (1946-1949)
- Gotham Bowl - New York, New York , (1961-1962)
- Great Lakes Bowl - Cleveland, Ohio , (1947)
- Gridiron Classic - Orlando, Florida , (1999-2005)
- Harbor Bowl - San Diego, California , (1947-1949)
- Haka Bowl - Auckland, New Zealand , was to start in 1996, but NCAA revoked certification before first game
- Heritage Bowl - Atlanta, Georgia , (1991-1999)
- Houston Bowl - Houston, Texas , (2000-2005) - originally called the galleryfurniture.com Bowl
- Los Angeles Christmas Festival - Los Angeles, California , (1924)
- Mirage Bowl - Tokyo, Japan (1976-1993) - A regular season matchup at the Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
- Mercy Bowl - Los Angeles, California , (1961, 1971)
- Oahu Bowl - Honolulu, Hawaii , (1998-2000)
- Oil Bowl - Houston, Texas , (1946-1947)
- Pasadena Bowl - Pasadena, California , (1967-1971)
- Presidential Cup Bowl - College Park, Maryland , (1950)
- Raisin Bowl - Fresno, California , (1946-1949)
- Salad Bowl - Phoenix, Arizona , (1948-1952)
- San Diego East-West Christmas Classic - San Diego, California , (1921-1922)
- Seattle Bowl - Seattle, Washington , (2001-2002)
- Shrine Bowl - Little Rock, Arkansas , (1948)
- Silicon Valley Football Classic - San Jose, California , (2000-2004)
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