1.   Even so, the alliance bowls have no obligation to pick the highest-ranked available team.

2.   Notre Dame is two victories away from claiming a spot in an alliance bowl.

3.   One compromise would involve conditional tie-ins between conferences and alliance bowls.

4.   The three current alliance bowls rotate each year as host for the top two ranked teams in the alliance.

5.   The Volunteers are left with nothing but a possible alliance bowl while the Gators are still in place to defend their national championship.

6.   The three alliance bowls are the Fiesta, Sugar and Orange.

7.   Washington accepted a conditional bid to the Aloha Bowl, with the assumption that UCLA goes to the Cotton Bowl and not one of the major alliance bowls.