With the ACC Champ sporting a 1-7 record, it would be in their best interest to start winning a BCS game or two.
Bowl Championship Series
A Year-by-Year Review
2005
The Conference Champions
Atlantic Coast: Florida State (8-4)
Big East: West Virginia (10-1)
Big Ten: Penn State (10-1)
Big 12: Texas (12-0)
Pac-10: Southern California (12-0)
Southeastern: Georgia (10-2)
Other Participants
Ohio State (9-2)
Notre Dame (9-2)
The Matchups
Rose Bowl: (2) Texas 41, (1) Southern California 38
Orange Bowl: (3) Penn State 26, (22) Florida State 23, 3 OT
Sugar Bowl: (11) West Virginia 38, (7) Georgia 35
Fiesta Bowl: (4) Ohio State 34, (6) Notre Dame 20
The Result
Texas is the unanimous national champion.
2004
The Conference Champions
Atlantic Coast: Virginia Tech (10-2)
Big East: Pittsburgh (8-3)
Big Ten: Michigan (9-2)
Big 12: Oklahoma (12-0)
Pac-10: Southern California (12-0)
Southeastern: Auburn (12-0)
Other Participants
Texas (10-1)
Utah (11-0)
The Matchups
Orange Bowl: (1) Southern California 55, (2) Oklahoma 19
Sugar Bowl: (3) Auburn 16, (8) Virginia Tech 13
Rose Bowl: (4) Texas 38, (13) Michigan 37
Fiesta Bowl: (6) Utah 35, (21) Pittsburgh 7
The Result
Southern California is the unanimous national champion.
2003
The Conference Champions
Atlantic Coast: Florida State (10-2)
Big East: Miami (10-2)
Big Ten: Michigan (10-2)
Big 12: Kansas State (11-3)
Pac-10: USC (11-1)
Southeastern: LSU (12-1)
Other Participants
Oklahoma (12-1)
Ohio State (10-2)
The Matchups
Sugar: (2) LSU 21, (1) Oklahoma 14
Orange: (9) Miami 16, (7) Florida State 14
Rose: (3) USC 28, (4) Michigan 14
Fiesta: (5) Ohio State 35, (10) Kansas State 28
The Result
A split decision: LSU finishes atop the coaches’ poll; USC is No. 1 in the Associated Press poll.
2002
The Conference Champions
Atlantic Coast: Florida State (9-4)
Big East: Miami (12-0)
Big Ten: Ohio State (13-0)
Big 12: Oklahoma (11-2)
Pac-10: Washington State (10-2)
Southeastern: Georgia (12-1)
Other Participants
Iowa (11-1)
USC (10-2)
The Matchups
Fiesta: (2) Ohio State 31, (1) Miami 24, 2 OT
Sugar: (3) Georgia 26, (14) Florida State 13
Orange: (4) USC 38, (5) Iowa 17
Rose: (7) Oklahoma 34, (6) Washington State 14
The Result
Ohio State’s win against defending champion and top-ranked Miami gives the Buckeyes a consensus national championship.
2001
The Conference Champions
Atlantic Coast: Maryland (10-1)
Big East: Miami (11-0)
Big Ten: Illinois (10-1)
Big 12: Colorado (10-2)
Pac-10: Oregon (10-1)
Southeastern: LSU (9-3)
Other Participants
Nebraska (11-1)
Florida (9-2)
The Matchups
Rose: (1) Miami 37, (2) Nebraska 14
Fiesta: (4) Oregon 38, (3) Colorado 16
Sugar: (13) LSU 47, (8) Illinois 34
Orange: (5) Florida 56, (10) Maryland 23
The Result
Miami unanimously wins the national championship.
2000
The Conference Champions
Atlantic Coast: Florida State (11-1)
Big East: Miami (10-1)
Big Ten: Purdue (8-3)
Big 12: Oklahoma (12-0)
Pac-10: Washington (10-1)
Southeastern: Florida (10-2)
Other Participants
Notre Dame (9-2)
Oregon State (10-1)
The Matchups
Orange: (1) Oklahoma 13, (2) Florida State 2
Sugar: (3) Miami 37, (7) Florida 20
Rose: (4) Washington 34, (14) Purdue 24
Fiesta: (6) Oregon State 41, (11) Notre Dame 9
The Result
Oklahoma unanimously wins the national championship by beating Florida State in the Orange Bowl.
1999
The Conference Champions
Atlantic Coast: Florida State (11-0)
Big East: Virginia Tech (11-0)
Big Ten: Wisconsin (9-2)
Big 12: Nebraska (11-1)
Pac-10: Stanford (8-3)
Southeastern: Alabama (10-2)
Other Participants
Michigan (9-2)
Tennessee (9-2)
The Matchups
Sugar: (1) Florida State 46, (2) Virginia Tech 29
Fiesta: (3) Nebraska 31, (5) Tennessee 21
Orange: (8) Michigan 35, (4) Alabama 34
Rose: (7) Wisconsin 17, (22) Stanford 9
The Result
Florida State unanimously wins the national champion after beating No. 2 Virginia Tech.
1998
The Conference Champions
Atlantic Coast: Florida State (11-1)
Big East: Syracuse (8-3)
Big Ten: Wisconsin (10-1)
Big 12: Texas A&M (11-2)
Pac-10: UCLA (10-1)
Southeastern: Tennessee (12-0)
Other Participants
Florida (9-2)
Ohio State (10-1)
The Matchups
Fiesta: (1) Tennessee 23, (2) Florida State 16
Orange: (8) Florida 31, (15) Syracuse 10
Sugar: (4) Ohio State 24, (6) Texas A&M 14
Rose: (9) Wisconsin 38, (5) UCLA 31
The Result
The BCS crowns a consensus national champion, as top-ranked Tennessee beats No. 2 Florida State in the Fiesta Bowl.