Bowl Challenge Cup
Competition among college football conferences
The Bowl Challenge Cup is a competition among NCAA college football conferences in the Football Bowl Subdivision , formerly called Division I-A, based on win–loss records in the bowl games that take place annually during December and January. The winner is the conference that has the highest winning percentage , among conferences with a minimum of three teams appearing in bowl games.
The Challenge was created in 2002 by ESPN ,[1] who also occasionally refers to it as the "Bowl Cup Challenge" when promoting it.[2] Originally sponsored by Cooper Tire ,[3] ESPN went several years without a sponsor; since the 2015–16 bowl season , Progressive has been the sponsor.
Participants
The ten Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) conferences that compete in the Bowl Challenge Cup are:
Former conferences that competed in the Bowl Challenge Cup were:
Results
Number of Bowl Challenge Cup championships
Conference
Times
Championships
Mountain West
5
2004–05 , 2007–08 , 2009–10 , 2010–11 , 2021–22
Conference USA (C-USA)
3+ 1 ⁄2
2011–12 , 2012–13 , 2014–15 , 2018–19
Big Ten
3
2002–03 , 2017–18 , 2023–24
Southeastern (SEC)
3
2013–14 , 2015–16 , 2019–20
Atlantic Coast (ACC)
2+ 1 ⁄2
2003–04 , 2005–06 , 2016–17
Big 12
1+ 1 ⁄2
2005–06 , 2020–21
Mid-American (MAC)
1+ 1 ⁄2
2011–12 , 2022–23
American (Big East to 2013)
1
2006–07
Pac-12 (Pacific-10 to 2010)
1
2008–09
Sun Belt
0
Italics designate a shared title (tie).
References
^ a b "Mountain West Posts Top Bowl Win Percentage Among FBS Subdivision Conferences" . KSL.com . Mountain West Conference. January 10, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2022 . The Mountain West earned its first Bowl Challenge Cup after registering a 2-1 record in bowl competition during the 2004 season
^ Katz, Sharon (December 13, 2016). "Which conference will win bowl season?" . ESPN.com .
^ "Cooper Tire's Ultimate Bowl Tour Invites Football Fans to Go for the Big Score" (Press release). PR Newswire. August 1, 2004. Retrieved December 30, 2013 .
^ "Bowl Challenge Cup standings" . ESPN.com . January 5, 2003. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "2007 Bowl Challenge Cup standings" . ESPN.com . January 8, 2008. Archived from the original on January 21, 2008 – via Wayback Machine .
^ "Bowl Challenge Cup" . ESPN.com . January 2009. Archived from the original on January 6, 2011 – via Wayback Machine .
^ Adelson, Andrea (January 7, 2010). "Mountain West wins Bowl Challenge Cup" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on February 27, 2011 – via Wayback Machine .
^ Found, Gregg (January 7, 2011). "Mountain West crowned top conference" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ Overend, Riley (January 29, 2017). "In College Sports, It's The ACC And Everyone Else" . bcheights.com . Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Conference Bowl Challenge Standings - FINAL" . collegefootballpoll.com . January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ Newton, Matt (January 2022). "College Football Bowl Challenge Cup Standings" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Track which conferences are winning the 2022-23 bowl season" . NCAA.com . January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023 .
^ Newton, Matt (January 2, 2024). "College Football Bowl Challenge Cup Standings 2023-2024" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved January 2, 2024 .
^ "Track which conferences are winning the 2023-24 college football bowl season" . NCAA.org . January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024 .
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