Supports the establishment of an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Championship playoff system in the interest of fairness and to bring parity to all NCAA teams.

Summary

Rejects the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Bowl Championship Series (BCS) football playoff system as an illegal restraint of trade that violates the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Calls for: (1) the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division to investigate and bring appropriate action to have the BCS system declared illegal and to require a playoff to determine a national champion; and (2) establishment of an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Championship playoff system in the interest of fairness and to bring parity to all NCAA teams.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 January 2009

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 January 2009

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 January 2009

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