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BCS Championship Game History |
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) began in 1999 and its championship game pits the top two teams in the country according to its computer rankings. Teams from the SEC have won each of the last seven titles, including three by Alabama. Following a 3-6 ATS run by the favorites from 1998 through 2007, the 'chalk' has risen by cashing in five of the last six title games.
Florida State appeared in the first three BCS championships, winning just once (2000) against Virginia Tech at the Louisiana Superdome. The Seminoles failed to cover in the favorite role in losses to Tennessee (1999) and Oklahoma (2001), while combining to score just 18 points in those defeats. The University of Miami dominated Nebraska at the Rose Bowl in 2002 in an easy 23-point triumph, but the Canes were tripped up the following season against Ohio State in double-overtime as 12-point favorites (the highest number a team has laid in BCS championship history).
Favorites have won and cashed in five of the last six title games, including three dominating efforts by Alabama. The Crimson Tide beat all three opponents by double-digits, while cruising past previously unbeaten Notre Dame, 42-14 as 9 ½-point 'chalk' in January 2013. The 2014 BCS championship takes place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, as favorites own a 2-1 SU/ATS record and the 'over' has hit twice.
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2014 |
Pasadena, California |
Florida State vs. Auburn |
Florida State -10.5 (68) |
Florida State 34 Auburn 31 |
Underdog-Under |
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2013 |
Miami, Florida |
Alabama vs. Notre Dame |
Alabama -9.5 (40.5) |
Alabama 42 Notre Dame 14 |
Favorite-Over |
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2012 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Alabama vs. LSU |
Alabama -2.5 (41) |
Alabama 21 LSU 0 |
Favorite-Under |
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2011 |
Glendale, Arizona |
Auburn vs. Oregon |
Oregon -1 (73) |
Auburn 22 Oregon 19 |
Underdog-Under |
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2010 |
Pasadena, California |
Alabama vs. Texas |
Alabama -3.5 (44.5) |
Alabama 37 Texas 21 |
Favorite-Over |
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2009 |
Miami, Florida |
Florida vs. Oklahoma |
Florida -5.5 (69) |
Florida 24 Oklahoma 14 |
Favorite-Under |
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2008 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
LSU vs. Ohio State |
LSU -4 (46) |
LSU 38 Ohio State 24 |
Favorite-Over |
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2007 |
Glendale, Arizona |
Florida vs. Ohio State |
Ohio State -7 (47) |
Florida 41 Ohio State 14 |
Underdog-Over |
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2006 |
Pasadena, California |
Texas vs. USC |
USC -7 (69) |
Texas 41 USC 38 |
Underdog-Over |
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2005 |
Miami, Florida |
Oklahoma vs. USC |
USC -3 (54) |
USC 55 Oklahoma 19 |
Favorite-Over |
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2004 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
LSU vs. Oklahoma |
Oklahoma -6 (47) |
LSU 21 Oklahoma 14 |
Underdog-Under |
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2003 |
Tempe, Arizona |
Miami, Fl. vs. Ohio State |
Miami, Fl. -12 (48) |
Ohio State 31 Miami, Fl. 24 (2OT) |
Underdog-Over |
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2002 |
Pasadena, California |
Miami, Fl. vs. Nebraska |
Miami, Fl. -8.5 (54) |
Miami, Fl. 37 Nebraska 14 |
Favorite-Under |
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2001 |
Miami, Florida |
Florida State vs. Oklahoma |
Florida State -11.5 (56) |
Oklahoma 13 Florida State 2 |
Underdog-Under |
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2000 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Florida State vs. Virginia Tech |
Florida State -6 (49) |
Florida State 46 Virginia Tech 29 |
Favorite-Over |
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1999 |
Tempe, Arizona |
Florida State vs. Tennessee |
Florida State -5.5 (41.5) |
Tennessee 23 Florida State 16 |
Underdog-Under |
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