Who is the BCS?

BCS Governance
The BCS is managed by the commissioners of the 11 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision conferences and the director of athletics at the University of Notre Dame. The conferences are Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, Sun Belt, Pacific 10, Southeastern and Western Athletic.

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 presidential oversight committee whose members represent all 120 Football Bowl Subdivision programs.

Presidential Oversight Committee
Scott Cowen - President, Tulane University
Judy Genshaft - President, University of South Florida
Rev. John Jenkins - President, University of Notre Dame
Max Nikias - President, University of Southern California
Duane Nellis - President, University of Idaho
John G. Peters - President, Northern Illinois University
Bill Powers - President, University of Texas
Gary Ransdell - President, Western Kentucky University
David Schmidly - President, University of New Mexico
Charles W. Steger - President, Virginia Tech
Robert Witt - President, University of Alabama
*Big Ten representative to be determined

Conference Commissioners and Notre Dame Athletics Director
Coordinator - John Swofford (ACC) Phone: 336-854-8787
Britton Banowsky (C-USA)
Chuck Neinas - Interim Commissioner (Big 12) Phone: 469-524-1000
Karl Benson (WAC)
Rick Chryst (MAC)
Jim Delany (Big Ten) - Phone: +1-847-696-1010; Fax: +1-847-696-1110
Larry Scott (Pac-12) Phone: 925-932-4411; Fax: 925-932-4601
Mike Slive (SEC) Phone: 205-458-3000; Fax: 205-458-3031
Craig Thompson (MWC)
John M. Marinatto (Big East) Phone: 401-244-3278; Phone: 401-453-0660; Fax: 401-274-5967; Email: commissioner@bigeast.org Full Conference Staff email addresses and Conference Contact INFO
Wright Waters (Sun Belt)
Jack Swarbrick (Notre Dame)

AD Advisory Group
Tom Bowen (San Jose State - WAC)
Joe Castiglione (Oklahoma - Big 12)
Gene DeFilippo (Boston College - ACC)
Jeremy Foley (Florida - SEC)
Jim Livengood (UNLV - MWC)
Tom Jurich (Louisville - Big East)
Dean Lee (Arkansas State - Sun Belt)
Dan Guerrero (UCLA - Pac-12)
Mike O’Brien (Toledo - MAC)
*Big Ten representative to be determined
*C-USA representative to be determined

Official BCS Website
Write to the BCS at contact@bcs-football.com.