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H.Res. 68

ResolutionFederalHouseIn Committee
Supports the establishment of an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Championship playoff system in the interest of fairness and to bring parity to all NCAA teams.
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Committee
Latest Action · March 6, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Congress
111th (2009–2011)
Introduced
January 15, 2009
Cosponsors (6)
2D 4R
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Rejects the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Bowl Championship Series (BCS) football playoff system as an illegal restraint of trade that violates the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Calls for: (1) the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division to investigate and bring appropriate action to have the BCS system declared illegal and to require a playoff to determine a national champion; and (2) establishment of an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Championship playoff system in the interest of fairness and to bring parity to all NCAA teams.

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