There are six ways to earn an automatic BCS bid.
The first is to finish top two in the BCS rankings, those two teams are gaurunteed a spot in the national championship game.
The second way is to be the champion of BCS conference, which includes: the SEC, the Big 12, the Big East, the Pac-10, the ACC and the Big 10.
The third way (part a) is to be the Champion of a non-BCS conference, which includes: the WAC, the MAC, the Mountain West, the Sun Belt or conference USA, and be ranked in the top 12 of the final BCS standings. However only one non-BCS team can earn an automatic bid, and if two teams both meet the requirements the one with the highest final BCS ranking will win the automatic bid. This rule will play out this year in the duel between MAC powerhouse Boise State and Mountain West Texas Christian University, and most likely TCU will win the bid if both teams remain unbeaten.
Part three B states that the the champion of a non-BCS conference can earn an automatic bid if they are ranked in the top-16 and are ranked higher than a BCS conference champion that received an automatic bid. For example, if SMU was the conference USA champion, and is ranked number 13 they receive a automatic bid if Oregon won the Pac-10 championship and was ranked 18 in the final BCS poll.
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