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Division I Proposal - 2015-81-1
PLAYING AND PRACTICE SEASONS -- FOOTBALL -- ANNUAL EXEMPTIONS -- CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BETWEEN DIVISION CHAMPIONS OR TOP TWO TEAMS -- FBS
Status: Adopted Final
Intent: To amend Proposal No. 2015-81, to specify that to be exempted from the limit on the number of contests, a conference championship game shall be either (1) Between division champions of a conference that is divided into two divisions (as equally balanced in number as possible) and conducts round-robin, regular-season competition in each division; or (2) Between the top two teams in the conference standings following full round-robin regular-season competition among all members of the conference.
Bylaws: Amend Proposal No. 2015-81, 17.10.5.2, as follows:
[Federated provision, FBS only]
17.10.5.2 Annual Exemptions.
17.10.5.2.1 Bowl Subdivision. In bowl subdivision football, the maximum number of football contests shall exclude the following:
[17.10.5.2.1-(a) unchanged.]
(b) Conference Championship Game. One conference championship game either:
(1) Between division champions of a conference that is divided into two divisions (as equally balanced in number as possible) and conducts round-robin, regular-season competition in each division; or
(2) Between the top two teams in the conference standings following full round-robin regular-season competition among all members of the conference.
[17.10.5.2.1-(c) through 17.10.5.2.1-(h) unchanged.]
[Remainder of 17.10.5.2 unchanged.]
Source: Big Ten Conference
Effective Date:August 1, 2016
Proposal Category: Amendment-to-Amendment
Topical Area: Playing and Practice Seasons
Rationale: Each member conference participating in the Football Bowl Subdivision should have the same opportunity to determine whether it conducts a conference championship game. For that to happen, the provision requiring 12 or more members in order to exempt a conference championship game needs to be removed. However, in order for the additional game to be exempted as a conference championship, it is appropriate for the match-up to be reflective of the participating teams' success within the conference. Both of the methods provided in this amendment would achieve that objective, and permitting two options would provide appropriate flexibility in determining how a championship game is conducted.
Estimated Budget Impact: None.
Impact on Student-Athlete's Time (Academic and/or Athletics): None.
History
| Oct 31, 2015: | Submit; Submitted for consideration as an amendment to Proposal No. 2015-81. |
| Dec 1, 2015: | Comment Period; End of Comment Period |
| Jan 13, 2016: | Proposal amended by the Council to to provide an additional option for a conference championship game to be exempted from the limit on the number of contests: a game between the top two teams in the conference standings following full round-robin regular-season competition among all members of the conference. |
| Jan 13, 2016: | Council Review -- Adopted |
| Jan 14, 2016: | Adopted, No Action Taken by the Board of Directors |
| Jan 14, 2016: | Adopted; Final |
Legislative References
| Division | Number | Title |
|---|---|---|
| I | 17.10.5.2 | Annual Exemptions. |
| I | 17.10.5.2.1 | Bowl Subdivision. |