• $260 million in annual payouts to NCAA schools. More than $1.8 billion has been paid out in just the past ten years and the bowls will conservatively pay out more than $2.6 billion over the next decade.
• Most bowl games are non-profit organizations.
• The excitement and visibility created by participating in a bowl game can generate increases in donations, applications, licensing revenues, TV contracts, season ticket sales and other long term revenue streams.
• 28 communities provide funding and an unparalleled commitment to a quality experience to the teams and their fans.
• 35 schools will end the season as Bowl Champions

"I can assure you there is no support among the college presidents in this country for a BCS playoff system. Furthermore, if anything there is a move back to (further embracing) the bowl system." — Gordon Gee, President, The Ohio State University

"I like the bowl system. I like the opportunity for a lot of teams to have a successful season and to get a chance to go to a bowl game. We don't need to limit that to whatever the playoff deal is. ... The system we have now is as close as we can get to a national championship." — Mike Riley, Oregon State Head Coach