Courtesy of our friends at TT and SI's Ivan Maisel: “1. A conference must have its champions average a final BCS standing of 12th over four years to secure its automatic bid. What I didn't know is that the BCS leagues decided to throw out the standings before the ACC raided the Big East. The four-year average begins with the 2004 season. Nothing before that season counts. 2. Why bring that up? With Florida State finishing this season at No. 22, the ACC's four year average from 2002-2005 is 12.75. The ACC has been saved from embarrassment by a technicality. With Virginia Tech at No. 8 in 2004, The next two champs' final ranking can't add up to more than 18.” http://www.theterritory.org/forums/forum4/384894.html