What's the Difference Between Division I-A, Division I-AA, Division II, And Division III In college football??
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I think Division 1-A are the biggest schools in college football, while the rest are progressively smaller school and hence, smaller budgets for football,and a smaller fanbase from to draw support, and the quality isn't quite as good. The higher the number, the lower the quality of football and smaller the school, in general. 1-A is better than 1-AA in terms of quality of teams.\nD-1" schools are the major collegiate athletic powers, with larger budgets, more elaborate facilities, and higher numbers of athletic scholarships. This level was once called the "University" division of the NCAA in contrast to the "College" division; this terminology was replaced with the current numeric (I, II, III) divisions in 1973. In football only, Division I was further subdivided into Division I-A (the principal football schools) and Division I-AA in 1978. Subsequently the term "Division I-AAA" was added to delineate Division I schools which do not field a football program at all.\n      Unlike other sports, NCAA college football has a Division 1AA division also. A major realignment came in 1979, when the NCAA established a Division I-AA for schools that have strong over-all athletic programs but aren't among the major football powers. Unlike the Division 1A conferences, these conferences playdown for a championship.
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Usually you split it into two divisions with four in each division. Each team plays the other seven teams once or twice (that's good for 7 or 14 weeks) then you start a playoffs. 1st plays 4th, 2nd plays 3rd in both divisions. Then you have a divisional final and then a championship final. You should have consolation rounds as well for the teams that lose out in the first round of the playoffs.
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HERE are the basic rules for football.....\nhttp://www.football.com/rulesabc/
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A student or sports team at certain U.S. universities, typically those with agricultural curricula, and usually qualified with the name of the state. For example, the Texas media commonly refers to teams at Texas A&M University as the Texas Aggies.
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There is no "official" site for the independent teams other than the schools individual websites.  You can visit ncaasports.com.  It has teams listed individually or by conference.  The independent teams in football are Notre Dame, Army, Navy & Temple.
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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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There is no limitation on the number of teams from each conference.  There are 4 BCS bowl games, plus the national championship game, so 10 slots. Each of the 6 BCS conferences automatically sends their conference champion.  #1 and #2 goes to the national championship game.  \nBowl Championship Series Selection Policies and Procedures, 2007-2010 Games:\n\nAutomatic Qualification\n\n1. The top two teams in the final BCS Standings shall play in the National Championship Game.\n\n2. The champions of the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10, and Southeastern conferences will have automatic berths in one of the participating bowls after the 2006 and 2007 regular seasons. \n\n3. The champion of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference, the Sun Belt Conference, or the Western Athletic Conference will earn an automatic berth in a BCS bowl game if either:\n\n\n  A. Such team is ranked in the top 12 of the final BCS Standings, or, \n  B. Such team is ranked in the top 16 of the final BCS Standings and its ranking in the final BCS Standings is higher than that of a champion of a conference that has an annual automatic berth in one of the BCS bowls.\n\nNo more than one such team from Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference, the Sun Belt Conference, and the Western Athletic Conference shall earn an automatic berth in any year. If two or more teams from those conferences satisfy the provisions for an automatic berth, then the team with the highest finish in the final BCS Standings will receive the automatic berth, and the remaining team or teams will be in the pool of teams eligible for selection by the bowls as at-large teams.\n\n4. Notre Dame will have an automatic berth if it is in the top eight of the final BCS Standings.\n\n5. If any of the 10 slots remain open after application of provisions 1 through 4, and an at-large team from a conference with an annual automatic berth for its champion is ranked No. 3 in the final BCS Standings, that team will become an automatic qualifier, provided that no at-large team from the same conference qualifies for the national championship game.\n\n6. If any of the 10 slots remain open after application of provisions 1 through 5, and if no team qualifies under paragraph No. 5 and an at-large team from a conference with an annual automatic berth for its champion is ranked No. 4 in the final BCS Standings, that team will become an automatic qualifier provided that no at-large team from the same conference qualifies for the national championship game.\n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAt-Large Teams\n\n\nIf there are fewer than 10 automatic qualifiers, then the bowls will select at-large participants to fill the remaining berths. At at-large team is any Division I-A team that is bowl-eligible and meets the following requirements:\n\n\n  A. Has won at least nine regular-season games, and \n  B. Is among the top 14 teams in the final BCS Standings.\nNote: in order to participate in a BCS Bowl game, a team (i) must be eligible for post-season play under the rules of the NCAA and, if it not an independent, under the rules of its Conference and (ii) must not have imposed sanctions upon itself prohibiting participation in a post-season game for infractions of the rules of the NCAA or the rules of its Conference. \n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nTeam-Selection Procedures\n\n\nThe bowls will select their participants from two pools: (1) automatic qualifiers, all of which must be selected, and, (2) at-large teams, if fewer than 10 teams qualify automatically. The following sequence will be used when establishing pairings:\n\n1. The top two teams in the final BCS Standings will be placed in the National Championship Game ("NCG").\n\n2. Unless they qualify to play in the NCG, the champions of selected conferences are con
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Im not quite sure what you mean by "find" a 4-3 defensive package. But all it means is to have the defense align with four "down" defensive lineman. Three linebackers, and four defensive backs. Also called the 4-3-4
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First Tie Breaker is division head to head then conference head to head then total points scored, then total points scored in common opponent games.  There is a 1 in 4 Billion chance that it would need to go further than that.
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The order and events can vary from state to state. It's set by the governing body for athletics in your state.
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Division 3 - Kevin McNamara of St. John's University - 7.5 sacks vs. Monmouth\n\nDivision 2 - Elvis Dumervil of Louisville - 6 sacks vs. Kentucky\n\nDivision 1 - Pat Swilling of Georgia Tech - 7 sacks vs. North Carolina State
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It's a rating that indicates the quality of the play.  This is typically a self-assigned rating by a team.  In tournament play, the level goes from B (lowest) to AA (highest.)  This is not only in USAV but is also used in many local leagues.  A team can sign up to play any level but the higher levels are VERY competetive.
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I'd suggest you start by reading these:\n\nThis will explain the rankings and polls:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings\n\nThis explains college football in general:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ncaa_football
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Objective: American football is played by two teams who will have eleven players on the field at any one time. The object of the game is to get the ball to the opponents end of the field, and score more points than the opposing team.\n\nTo start a game, the referee will toss a coin. The visiting captain calls. The winner of the toss can decide whether to start in offense (receive the kick) or defense (deliver the kick). When play restarts in the second half, the captain who lost the toss at the beginning of the game chooses.\n\nIf a game goes into overtime, the first team to score wins, so the captain will almost always choose to go on the offense. Teams change ends at the start of the quarter.\n\nPlaying time lasts for one hour, divided into four fifteen minute quarters. There is a fifteen minute break between the second and third quarters (each half of the game).\n\nThe clock is stopped when the ball is not in play, when a foul has been committed, or when a fair catch has been caught. The clock is also stopped for time outs. Both teams are allowed three time outs, lasting a maximum of two minutes each, in each half.\n\nBoth the clock and the game itself are stopped two minutes from the end of each half by the referee to allow the teams to plan their strategies.\n\nIf the scores are level at the end of the fourth quarter, overtime will be played. In NFL games, only one period of overtime is played, and if the scores are still level, the game is declared a draw. For championship and playoff games, periods are played until a winner is decided (the first team to score).\n\n\n\n\nMORE COMPLEX RULES\n\n\n\nKick off \nTop of page\n\nPlay starts with a kick off at the start of the second half, but when the teams turn around and change ends at the start of the first and third quarters, play is started from the same position on the field as where it finished, but in the opposite half of the field. The same team will keep possession.\n\nThe kick-off is used to restart play after all point-afters and field goals. The kick-offs are always taken from the 35-yard line, unless a penalty has been given. The team making the point after always restarts the game with a kick-off. If the kick is unsuccessful, the defense starts play from their own 25-yard line and so they become the offense.\n\n\n\nScoring \nTop of page\n\nAs with many sports, the object is to score more points than the opponents. There are several different ways of scoring in American football.\n\nThe largest single score comes from a touchdown. This is worth six points. It is scored when an offensive player runs into the opposing end zone while in possession of the ball. A receiver can also make a catch delivered into the same area. The ball does not have to be actually 'touched down' on the ground for the points to be scored.\n\nA successful touchdown is followed by a kick through the goalposts, known as the conversion, or 'point-after'. This is worth one point. For this, the ball is placed on the 2-yard line and snapped (passed backwards through the legs) to the kicker, who tries to kick it over the crossbar and between the upright posts.\n\nA player can touch the ball onto the ground in the end zone without their whole body being in the end zone, and the touchdown still counts. However, the scoring player must not be pushed or helped in any way by other players.\n\nThe next type of scoring is called the field goal. A field goal counts as three points. It is taken from 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage (the line where the last play ended, so the next play is made from there), to give the kicker more time, and some protection from the defense. Again, the ball must be kicked through the posts. The kicker is credited for the kick from whatever distance it was taken from.\n\nThe fourth and final way of scoring is called the safety. Two points are awarded to the offensive team when the defensive team are caught in possession of the ball in their own end zone.\n
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Not sure what you are asking but you can look up the schools by NCAA schools by division at\n\nhttp://web1.ncaa.org/ssLists/sportByInst.do
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Yes, the Pac-10 is known for their offense. But, I have not really seen a difference this year. All of the games are 7-8 touchdowns a game. SEC is still the best defensive conference. Auburn 7 LSU 3.
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It's all rotation. The AFC East played the North in '04, and they just played the West, so next year they get the South. As for inter-conference matchups, it's the same thing. I'm not sure how they determine the other two conference games though.