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Friday, January 8, 2010
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BCS governance


The BCS is managed by the commissioners of the 10 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision conferences and the director of athletics at the University of Notre Dame. The conferences are American Athletic, Atlantic Coast, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, Sun Belt, Pac-12 and Southeastern.

The conference commissioners and the Notre Dame athletics director make decisions regarding all BCS issues, in consultation with an athletics directors advisory group and subject to the approval of a board of managers whose members represent all 124 Football Bowl Subdivision programs.

Board of Managers
Anthony Frank - President, Colorado State University (MWC)
Judy Genshaft - President, University of South Florida (American Athletic)
Rev. John Jenkins - President, University of Notre Dame (Independent)
Bernie Machen - President, University of Florida (SEC)
Max Nikias - President, University of Southern California (Pac-12)
Harvey Perlman - Chancellor, University of Nebraska (Big 10)
John G. Peters - President, Northern Illinois University (MAC)
Bill Powers - President, University of Texas (Big 12)
Gary Ransdell - President, Western Kentucky University (Sun Belt)
Charles W. Steger (chair) - President, Virginia Tech (ACC)
(Conference USA - TBD)

Conference Commissioners and Notre Dame athletics director
Mike Aresco (American Athletic)
Britton Banowsky (C-USA)
Karl Benson (Sun Belt)
Bob Bowlsby (Big 12)
Jim Delany (Big Ten)
Larry Scott (Pac-12)
Mike Slive (SEC)
Jon Steinbrecher (MAC)
Jack Swarbrick (Notre Dame)
John Swofford (ACC)
Craig Thompson (MWC)

AD Advisory Group
Barry Alvarez (Wisconsin - Big Ten)
Tom Bowen (University of Memphis - Big East)
Joe Castiglione (Oklahoma - Big 12)
Jeremy Foley (Florida - SEC)
Pat Haden (USC - Pac-12)
Jim Livengood (UNLV - MWC)
Terry Mohajir (Arkansas State - Sun Belt)
Mike O'Brien (Toledo - MAC)
Dan Radakovich (Clemson - ACC)
(Conference USA - TBD)

BCS executive director
Bill Hancock