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- 1 2 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
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All "major selectors" not otherwise listed also selected the BCS champion as its highest ranked team in those seasons
