BCS Championship

Location: New Orleans, LA
Venue: Louisiana Superdome
Date: Monday, January 9, 2012

The 2012 National Championship Game is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series that will determine the national champion of NCAA Division I Football.

New Orleans Package

Includes deluxe hotel accommodations in New Orleans, a game ticket, event transfers, gifts and more.

Metairie Package

Includes deluxe hotel accommodations in Metairie, a game ticket, event transfers, gifts and more.

Local Package

Includes a game ticket, event transfers, gifts and more.

Event History

The BCS National Championship Game is the final bowl game of the annual Bowl Championship Series and is intended by the organizers of the BCS to determine the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.

The participants are the two highest-ranked teams in the BCS standings at the end of the regular college football season, currently determined by averaging the results of the final weekly USA Today Coaches' Poll, Harris Interactive Poll of media, former players and coaches, and the average of six participating Computer rankings.

The game was first played at the conclusion of the 1998 college football season in accordance with the agreement reached by the Big Ten and Pac-10 conferences and the Rose Bowl Game to join the members of the former "Bowl Alliance" to create the Bowl Championship Series. The Bowl Alliance and its predecessor, the Bowl Coalition, featured championship games from 1992 through 1997. However, these were hindered by the lack of potential participation by the champions of the Big Ten or Pac-10.

The game was initially rotated among the four participating bowl games, the (Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and Sugar Bowl). However, beginning with the 2006 season, the BCS National Championship Game became a separate event played at the same site as a host bowl a week following New Year's Day.