The ACC with 4. They have Duke, Wake Forest, Boston College, and Miami.
The Pac-10 has 2, Stanford and Southern California.
The other four conferences have one each: Syracuse in the Big East, Vanderbilt in the SEC, Northwestern in the Big 10, and Baylor in the Big 12.
The SEC (South Eastern Conference)
SEC
SEC
it would depend on what you mean by "major". There are several big universities in the state of Illinois with great academic programs. The most well known state universities are: University of Illinois, Northern Illinois, Southern Illinois, Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois, and Illinois State. You then have private universities such as DePaul, Northwestern, Bradley, and many others. To say which ones are "major" is a difficult task. If you use athletic conference affiliation: 1. Illinois - Big Ten 2. Northwestern - Big Ten 3. DePaul - Big East those would be the three BCS Conference university in Illinois
Wake Forest
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was a postseason tournament system used in NCAA Division I FBS football from 1998 to 2013. It included the top conferences such as the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, Pac-12 Conference, and the Southeastern Conference (SEC), along with several other teams from non-BCS conferences that were ranked highly. The BCS was replaced by the College Football Playoff system starting in the 2014 season.
no
MAC teams do not receive automatic bids unless they are ranked in the top 15 of the BCS standings.
Theoretically yes although it is extremely unlikely
BCS stands for Bowl Championship Series. The BCS is the system that selects the Division 1-A college football teams to play in the BCS bowl games at the conclusion of each football season. There are 5 BCS Bowl Games:1. Rose Bowl: Pac 10 champ vs. Big Ten champ2. Sugar Bowl: SEC champ vs. BCS selection3. Fiesta Bowl: Big 12 champ vs. BCS selection4. Orange Bowl: ACC champ vs. BCS selection5. BCS National Championship Game: BCS #1 vs. BCS #2 If the champion of one of the 5 major conferences with BCS ties (bold above) is ranked #1 or #2 in the BCS and goes to the BCS NC game, then the bowl that has the tie to that conference may select another team, based on BCS ranking. For example, if USC wins the Pac 10 and is ranked #1 at the end of the regular season, then the Rose Bowl can select another team to play against the Big Ten champion. Otherwise, the specific Bowl must take the champion of the respective conference. In addition, Notre Dame gets an automatic berth if it finishes in the top 8 in the BCS ranking; the Big East champion gets an automatic berth to one of the games; and a non-BCS-conference team ranked in the top 12 (or in the top 16 and ranked higher than at least one BCS conference champion) gets an automatic berth, but only one non-BCS conference team can get a berth each year.
BCS stands for Bowl Championship Series. The BCS is the system that selects the Division 1-A College Football teams to play in the BCS bowl games at the conclusion of each football season. There are 5 BCS Bowl Games:1. Rose Bowl: Pac 10 champ vs. Big Ten champ2. Sugar Bowl: SEC champ vs. BCS selection3. Fiesta Bowl: Big 12 champ vs. BCS selection4. Orange Bowl: ACC champ vs. BCS selection5. BCS National Championship Game: BCS #1 vs. BCS #2 If the champion of one of the 5 major conferences with BCS ties (bold above) is ranked #1 or #2 in the BCS and goes to the BCS NC game, then the bowl that has the tie to that conference may select another team, based on BCS ranking. For example, if USC wins the Pac 10 and is ranked #1 at the end of the regular season, then the Rose Bowl can select another team to play against the Big Ten champion. Otherwise, the specific Bowl must take the champion of the respective conference. In addition, Notre Dame gets an automatic berth if it finishes in the top 8 in the BCS ranking; the Big East champion gets an automatic berth to one of the games; and a non-BCS-conference team ranked in the top 12 (or in the top 16 and ranked higher than at least one BCS conference champion) gets an automatic berth, but only one non-BCS conference team can get a berth each year.
VANDY