This supposedly fair system makes it clear that only automatic qualifiers get a shot at playing for the big money and the big trophy.

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We feel that the Automatic Qualifying (AQ) conferences are on a relatively even playing field, and are therefore more readily comparable.

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Currently, TCU, playing in the non-Bowl Championship Series Mountain West Conference, does not have an automatic bid but has a guaranteed at-large selection based on its No. 3 ranking.

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