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The was formed in 1995 to 2) is ranked among the Top 12 bowl the CNN/USA Today Poll if two teams so create a mechanism for providing college eligible teams in either the AP or the ranked are available. All other team football fans with the best possible bowl CNN/USA Today final regular season polls. selections shall come from the pool of teams games, including a game between the two 3) is ranked no lower in either the AP or the specified above and will be at the discretion top-ranked college football teams, when CNN/USA Today Poll than the lowest ranked of the participating bowls. possible, and to maximize the number of team selected by a Bowl from the opportunities for a variety of high quality Conference Champions. The Alliance Bowls matchups. In the event that two or more teams tie The FedEx Orange, Nokia Sugar and Nokia for the championship of the Atlantic Coast Fiesta bowls have joined with the January 2 (8:30 EST) ABC or The Big East Football conferences the Atlantic Coast, The Big East Football, Big 12, conference tie breaking procedures will be Louisiana Superdome (75,000) Big Ten, Pacific 10 and Southeastern followed. 1995 Result: Virginia Tech 28, Texas 10 conferences and the University of Notre The Alliance pairings will be announced on 1995 Attendance 70,283 Dame to form the Alliance. the CBS selection show, December 8, at 5:30 1995 Payout Per Team 8.330 Million The champions of the Atlantic Coast, Big p.m. The selection order shall be as follows: 1996 Projected Payout 8.736 Million East Football, Big 12 and Southeastern conferences will appear in one of the Selections 1 and 2 Nokia Sugar Bowl Tostitos aforementioned bowl games following the Selections 3 and 5 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl January 1 (8:00 EST) CBS 1996 regular season. The remaining two Selections 4 and 6 FedEx (73,656) at-large positions may be filled by 1995 Result: Nebraska 62, Florida 24 the champion of the Western Athletic Mandatory 1 vs. 2 Pairing 1995 Attendance 79,864 Conference or any other Division l-A college The Nokia Sugar Bowl shall select any 1995 Payout Per Team 8.580 Million football teams eligible for postseason team ranked number No. 1 in the AP Poll 1996 Projected Payout 8.486 Million competition including those teams from the and any team ranked number No.1 in the Big Ten and Pacific 10, not committed to CNN/USA Today Poll if the teams so FedEx Orange Bowl the , if they meet one of the ranked are different and two such teams December 31 (7:00 EST) CBS following requirements: are available. In any other case, the Nokia Joe Robbie Stadium (75,192) Sugar Bowl shall select any team ranked 1995 Result: FSU 31, Notre Dame 26 1) has won at least 8 college football games during the most recently completed regular number 1 in either the AP Poll or the 1995 Attendance 72,198 season; not to include wins in either the CNN/USA Today Poll and any team 1995 Payout Per Team 8.330 Million Pigskin and\or Kickoff Classic. ranked number 2 in either the AP Poll or 1996 Projected Payout 8.486 Million

1996 FOOTBALL BOWL LINEUP Date Bowl Participant Participant Kickoff ^"fi"1" TV Dec 19 Las Vegas Mid-American #1 Big West #1 9:30. . .ESPN Dec 25 Jeep Eagle Aloha Pac-10 #4 Big 12 #6 3:30 . ABC Dec 26 Haka Bowl Pac-10 #3 Open 8:00 .ESPN Dec 27 Heritage Bowl Mid-Eastern #1 Southwestern #1 1:00 .ESPN Dec 27 St. Jude Conference USA #1 Big East #4 3:00 .ESPN Dec 27 Carquest Bowl Big East #3 ACC #4 7:30 .TBS Dec 27 Copper Bowl WAC #2 Big 12 #5 8:00 ESPN Dec 28 ACC #3 SEC #4 8:00 ESPN Dec 29 Builder's Square Big 10 #4 Big 12 #4 8:00 ESPN Dec 30 Plymouth WAC #1 or Pac-10 #2 Big 12 #3 8:00 ESPN Dec 31 Norwest Bank Pac-10 #5 Big Ten #5 2:30 CBS Dec 31 Poulan/Weed Eater Independence Open SEC #5 4:00 ESPN Dec 31 Federal Express Orange Bowl Alliance Alliance .7:00 CBS Jan. 1 Big Ten #3 SEC #3 11:00am ESPN Jan. 1 Toyota ACC #2 Big East #2 12:30 NBC Jan. 1 CompUSA Florida Big Ten #2 SEC #2 1:00 ABC Jan. 1 WAC #1 or Pac-10 #2 Big 12 #2 1.30 CBS Jan. 1 Rose Bowl Pac-10 #1 Big Ten #1 5:00 ABC Jan. 1 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Alliance Alliance 8:30 CBS Jan. 2 Nokia Sugar Bowl Alliance Alliance 8:00 ABC Oldsmobile National. !SH Gillette