Can somebody tell me the meaning of all the divisions and conferences in college football?
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There are conferences like say the BIG-10.\nThey make up a lot of the schools in the midwest.  There are many rivalry games and they play each other pretty much once a year.  Then, there are conference championships.  These decide the best team in the conference.  Ohio State won since it had the best record in conference play and since well...it was the only undefeated team in football.
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ACC-Atlantic Coast Conference\nSEC-South Eastern Conference\n\nAll conferences are in both sports.
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All you need to do after answering your question is scroll back up to the top of the page, where there is a series of links that look something like this:\n\nHome>Sports>Football (American)\n\nClick on the "Football(American)" part of the link and it will take you straight to the category.\n\nHope this helps.
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The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. The league was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, which adopted the name "National Football League" in 1922. The NFL is one of the major professional sports leagues of North America.\n\nPrior to the 1960s, the most popular version of American football was played collegiately. After the 1958 NFL Championship Game (which went into overtime), the NFL's greatest spurt in popularity came in the 1960s and 1970s with the merger of the rival American Football League, or AFL (1960-1969).\n\nCurrently, the league's 32 teams are divided into two conferences: the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). Each conference is then further divided into four divisions consisting of four teams each.
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both are important.  the more points a team has in their conference the better they are in the standings. there are 30 teams in two conferences(East and West) and three divisions in both conferences with five teams in them.  out of the fifteen teams the teams with the eight best records are determined by their points they earn.  the team that has the most points out of the fifteen teams in the conference is seeded 1st in the conference.  then the second seed goes to the best team in the second division.  and the third seed is given to the best record in the third division. seeds four through eight are determined by the amount of points the remaining teams in the three divisions have.  as far as playoffs go, the 1st seed plays the 8th seed, 2nd plays the 7th seed, 3rd seed plays the 6th seed and 4th seed plays the 5th seed. then the winner between the 1st seed and the 8th seed plays the winner of the third seed and sixth seed . the winner of the fourth seed and fifth seed plays the winner of the 2nd seed and 7th seed match.  then the two winners of those matchups face each other in the conference finals and the remaining team in the conference plays against the winner of the other conference.  the winner wins the stanley cup.
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There are two confrences. East and West. There are 3 divisions in each conference. Eight teams from each conference advance to the playoffs.  The three teams that win there division get the top three seeds (1,2,&3 are based on who has the better record of the 3)the remaing 5 seeds are based on record within the 3 divisions within there respective conference.  Any tiebreakers that determine seeding or even qualifying for the playoffs are  determined by head to head matchups or conference records.
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According to the NCAA, here are the differences between Division I II and III:\n\nDivision I\nDivision I member institutions have to sponsor at least seven sports for men and seven for women (or six for men and eight for women) with two team sports for each gender. Each playing season has to be represented by each gender as well. There are contest and participant minimums for each sport, as well as scheduling criteria. For sports other than football and basketball, Division I schools must play 100 percent of the minimum number of contests against Division I opponents -- anything over the minimum number of games has to be 50 percent Division I. Men's and women's basketball teams have to play all but two games against Division I teams; for men, they must play one-third of all their contests in the home arena. Schools that have football are classified as Division I-A or I-AA. I-A football schools are usually fairly elaborate programs. Division I-A teams have to meet minimum attendance requirements (average 15,000 people in actual or paid attendance per home game), which must be met once in a rolling two-year period. Division I-AA teams do not need to meet minimum attendance requirements. Division I schools must meet minimum financial aid awards for their athletics program, and there are maximum financial aid awards for each sport that a Division I school cannot exceed. \n\nDivision II\nDivision II institutions have to sponsor at least four sports for men and four for women, with two team sports for each gender, and each playing season represented by each gender. There are contest and participant minimums for each sport, as well as scheduling criteria -- football and men's and women's basketball teams must play at least 50% of their games against Div. II or I-A or I-AA opponents. For sports other than football and basketball there are no scheduling requirements. There are not attendance requirements for football, or arena game requirements for basketball. There are maximum financial aid awards for each sport that a Div. II school must not exceed. Division II teams usually feature a number of local or in-state student-athletes. Many Division II student-athletes pay for school through a combination of scholarship money, grants, student loans and employment earnings. Division II athletics programs are financed in the institution's budget like other academic departments on campus. Traditional rivalries with regional institutions dominate schedules of many Division II athletics programs. \n\nDivision III\nDivision III institutions have to sponsor at least five sports for men and five for women, with two team sports for each gender, and each playing season represented by each gender. There are minimum contest and participant minimums for each sport. Division III athletics features student-athletes who receive no financial aid related to their athletic ability and athletic departments are staffed and funded like any other department in the university. Division III athletics departments place special importance on the impact of athletics on the participants rather than on the spectators. The student-athlete's experience is of paramount concern. Division III athletics encourages participation by maximizing the number and variety of athletics opportunities available to students, placing primary emphasis on regional in-season and conference competition.
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Tulane - college team\n\nCal Poly - college team\n\nBoise State - college coach\n\nDenver Broncos - pro coach
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16 teams are selected by the ncaa 1AA committee; I believe they are ranked 1-4 in four regions. Not all conference champs go to the playoffs. Some of the major conferences get one or even two automatic bids.
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I AM ASSUMING YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE NCAA TOURNY...\n\nTHE SEEDINGS ARE THE RANKINGS, BY CONFERENCE, GIVEN TO EACH TEAM IN IT.\n\nTHERE ARE 16 SEED IN EACH OF 4 BRACKETS OF CONFERENCES. THEY REPRESENT THE SUPPOSED ORDER OF STRENGTH OF EACH TEAM.\n\nTHE 1 SEED PLAYS AGAINST THE 16 SEED, THE 2 AGAINST THE 15 AND SO ON.\n\nIT MAKES IT THEORETICALLY EASIEST FOR THE BEST TEAM TO GET TO THE FINAL, WHERE AS THE "WORST" TEAM WOULD HAVE A MORE DIFFICULT SCHEDULE.\n\nOF COURSE, IN THE HISTORY OF THE NCAA TOURNY, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A YEAR IN WHICH THE FINAL 4 TEAMS WERE ALL PICKED AS THE 1 SEEDS IN THEIR BRACKETS...
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They didnt come out with any type of ranking system until about week 4 of the season.  Teams that played non D1 schools werent allowed to be ranked until week 6 and had to start at the bottom of the polls.  Ranking was determined by SOS, and Wins vs Losses instead of by name and history of the school or conference.  Teams that havent played a top 25 opponent outside of conference during the season were penalized.  Conference champions had to open the season at another conference champion from the previous season.  Teams that ended the season ranked in the top 25 for 3 consecutive years had to try and schedule a home and home with a 2 schools out of conference with the same stats.  Just really scheduling.
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you play every team in your division twice, once at home and once on the road.  Then you play every team in another division once, so does everyone else in your division.  Then the remaining games go by your record the previous years.
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PROGRESSION OF SCORING VALUES\n\nGoalsGoals\n              FromAfter\n              Field TDs\nSeasonSafetyTDs<FG><PAT> Length of the Game+\n 1883  1 2 2  4  2-45 <A>\n 1884  2 4 5  2  2-45 <B>*\n 1897  2 4 5  2  2-35 <C>*\n 1904  2 5 4  1  2-35 <D>\n 1909  2 5 3  1  2-30 <E>\n 1912  2 6 3  1  4-15 <F>\n 1958 1-2 6 31-2-2# 1-2-2 <G>\n 1988 2-1 6 31-2-2@ 1-2-2 <H>\n\nLength of the games: Halves 1883-1908; quarters since 1909\n\n*In 1885, teams could receive points by being deliberately drawn offside…\nwith an additional point being awarded for each subsequent offense.\nIn addition, points could be awarded for slugging, members of the opposing team.\n\n#Teams scoring touchdowns, were given the option--on the conversion--of kicking\nfor a single point or running the ball across the goal line or completing a\npassing for two points.\n\n@Defensive units were now awarded two points with the return of a fumble\nor a blocked PAT kick.
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Yes, but fewer than NCAA Division I.  That's actually the primary way the divisions are defined.  Also, partial scholarships become more common in the lower divisions.\n\nExample:  Football.  NCAA Division I-A teams get 85 scholarships, I-AA teams get 63, Div. II teams get 36.\n\nEDIT:  Correction, Division III schools are NOT allowed to offer scholarships for athletic ability, though will often find other ways to offer financial aid to their athletes.
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119 in Division 1 NCAA Football, i do not know how many in D1-D4 total.
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No.  It is a game to decide the SEC championship between the the west and east division.  After-wards then the bowls select from SEC teams based predetermined criteria among the bowl committees.
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(i)      “NFL Rules” means the Constitution and By‑Laws, rules, and regulations of the NFL and/or the Management Council.\n\nThis was taken from the first source listed.  The "NFL Rules" can be found at NFL.com.