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Does the CFP National Championship count as a bowl game?
Posted on 2/10/21 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 2/10/21 at 12:27 pm
Obviously the BCS National Championship Game did but that was before we played a semi-final game in a pre-established bowl.
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Posted on 2/10/21 at 12:41 pm to RollTide1987
I think it should not.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 12:41 pm to RollTide1987
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Does the CFP National Championship count as a bowl game?
It should IMO. But officially, I don't know.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 12:53 pm to RollTide1987
I see it used interchangeably, but the CFPNCG isn’t officially a bowl game. For simplicity, I think everyone counts them all the same because it’s awkward as Hell to say Alabama is 7-3 in bowl games and 6-2 in BCS/CFP NCGs.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 2:00 pm to RollTide1987
CFB Reference counts them as bowl games, and includes them in our bowl appearances record. I think they try to follow NCAA rules. The only thing I could find on NCAA.com was the NCG being included under the "bowl game" tab.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 2:25 pm to RollTide1987
No, the bowl games are used in the semifinals, the College Football Playoff National Championship Game isn't a bowl game.
They do include the win or loss in a conferences postseason record.
Saban has a 11-3 bowl record at Alabama.
Wins
2007- Independence Bowl
2009- BCS National Championship Game
2010- Capital One Bowl
2011- BCS National Championship Game
2012- BCS National Championship Game
2015- Cotton Bowl
2016- Peach Bowl
2017- Sugar Bowl
2018- Orange Bowl
2019- Citrus Bowl
2020- Rose Bowl
Losses
2008- Sugar Bowl
2013- Sugar Bowl
2014- Sugar Bowl
They do include the win or loss in a conferences postseason record.
Saban has a 11-3 bowl record at Alabama.
Wins
2007- Independence Bowl
2009- BCS National Championship Game
2010- Capital One Bowl
2011- BCS National Championship Game
2012- BCS National Championship Game
2015- Cotton Bowl
2016- Peach Bowl
2017- Sugar Bowl
2018- Orange Bowl
2019- Citrus Bowl
2020- Rose Bowl
Losses
2008- Sugar Bowl
2013- Sugar Bowl
2014- Sugar Bowl
This post was edited on 2/10/21 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 2/10/21 at 2:37 pm to RollTide1987
FWIW, the University claims them as bowl wins in the media guide, so I say print the shirts!
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