2011-12 Bowls

[ArizonaHawkeye88]

I was wondering how the Big Ten was going to determine which played in the Bowl games.
I know the winner of the Championship games goes to the NCG or Rose.
2nd place goes to a BCS game or Capital One.
Now how are going to pick 3rd, 4th, and etc.
Head to head?
Total winning percentage?
BCS standing?

 

[hawkeyescott]

I was wondering how the Big Ten was going to determine which played in the Bowl games.
I know the winner of the Championship games goes to the NCG or Rose.
2nd place goes to a BCS game or Capital One.
Now how are going to pick 3rd, 4th, and etc.
Head to head?
Total winning percentage?
BCS standing?

Same way they always have, and there is no guarantee the loser of the championship game will go to a BCS game or the Cap One either.

When you see bowl lineups that say Big Ten #3 v. SEC #4 it doesn't mean the 3rd and 4th place teams, it means that bowl gets the 3rd pick from the Big Ten and 4th pick from the SEC.

Edit: Just look at the Big 12 this year, there is a chance Nebraska could lose the title game and fall all the way to the Insight Bowl.