No AQ conference can be represented by more than two teams at the BCS level.
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Is that because the AQ conferences garner higher television ratings or boast higher attendance?
So, whilst AQ Khan will be celebrating his release, Washington will be watching very closely.
Did this help them in their quest to move from a non-AQ conference to an AQ conference?
Being in a conference is the way to go, particularly an AQ conference like the Big 12.
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Say, some group of nutters allied with AQ make up some guns and use them in some terrorist activity.
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The Big Ten is the only AQ conference not represented on our list, but it did not miss by much.
We feel that the Automatic Qualifying (AQ) conferences are on a relatively even playing field, and are therefore more readily comparable.
Playoff PAC points out that twice in the past three post-seasons a bowl game featuring a non-AQ conference team posted the second highest ratings.
One such example involves the 2009 Washington Huskies, who were playing in an AQ conference, and the Utah Utes, who played in a non-AQ conference.
The non-AQ schools, through their conferences, agreed to the BCS system and willingly continue to participte in it, which would be a problem under this test.
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And the pleasant kicker is that t he Canadian dollar may just remain more stable and attractive aq currency to own if t he dollar keeps descending.
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Playoff PAC notes that between 91 and 86 percent of BCS revenues are split between the six automatic qualifying (AQ) conferences and Notre Dame in a typical postseason.
And as it so happens, the weakest football AQ conference.
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But equally clear is the fact that, given the financial landscape of college sports these days and the glass ceiling often confronted by non-AQ schools and conferences, one cannot fault TCU for chasing the money.
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