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The '''OIAA Division I-A''', commonly known as '''Division I-A''', or '''D1-A''' is the highest level of [[w:College football|college football]] in [[Crona]]. Division I-A consists of the largest schools in the [[OIAA|Orixtal Intercollegiate Athletic Association (OIAA)]]. As of the 2032 season, there are 10 conferences and 124 schools in D1-A, with | The '''OIAA Division I-A''', commonly known as '''Division I-A''', or '''D1-A''' is the highest level of [[w:College football|college football]] in [[Crona]]. Division I-A consists of the largest schools in the [[OIAA|Orixtal Intercollegiate Athletic Association (OIAA)]]. As of the 2032 season, there are 10 conferences and 124 schools in D1-A, with 5 conferences and 64 teams in [[Tierrador]] and the other 5 conferences and 60 teams in [[Alstin]]. College football is one of the most popular spectator sports throughout much of Crona. The top schools generate tens of millions of dollars in yearly revenue. Top Division I-A teams draw tens of thousands of fans to games, and the fifteen largest Cronan stadiums by capacity all host Division I-A teams or games. Since July 1, 2021, college athletes have been able to get paid for the use of their name, image, and likeness. Prior to this date colleges were only allowed to provide players with non-monetary compensation such as athletic scholarships that provide for tuition, housing, and books. Division I-A. | ||
Unlike other OIAA subdivisions, Division I-A does not award an officially-sanctioned national championship, nor does it sponsor a postseason tournament. Instead, since 2014, and similar to the organization of OIAA Division I [[w:Association football|soccer]], a four-team [[College Football Playoff]] decides the national champion for Division I-A. Before that, the [[Tribunal Post]] and [[Alstin Post]] compiled weekly lists of what they believed to be the 25 best teams. The [[Bowl Championship Series (BCS)]], which lasted from 1979 to 2014, was contested between the TP and AP number 1 and 2. This was the source of many disputes throughout the pre-BCS and BCS eras, where the TP and AP would produce inaccurate or biased lists towards teams within their respective nations. Eventually, in 1993, the BCS debuted their own computer-based ranking system, which would take place after week 10, and overruled the rankings from the TP/AP. Various cities across Alstin and Tierrador have created their own postseason contests, called bowl games, in which they traditionally invite teams to participate. Historically, these bowl games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating teams. However, in the modern era, some of the bowls serve as semifinal games of the Playoff and the remainder constitute the de facto postseason for teams that fail to qualify for the Playoff. | Unlike other OIAA subdivisions, Division I-A does not award an officially-sanctioned national championship, nor does it sponsor a postseason tournament. Instead, since 2014, and similar to the organization of OIAA Division I [[w:Association football|soccer]], a four-team [[College Football Playoff]] decides the national champion for Division I-A. Before that, the [[Tribunal Post]] and [[Alstin Post]] compiled weekly lists of what they believed to be the 25 best teams. The [[Bowl Championship Series (BCS)]], which lasted from 1979 to 2014, was contested between the TP and AP number 1 and 2. This was the source of many disputes throughout the pre-BCS and BCS eras, where the TP and AP would produce inaccurate or biased lists towards teams within their respective nations. Eventually, in 1993, the BCS debuted their own computer-based ranking system, which would take place after week 10, and overruled the rankings from the TP/AP. Various cities across Alstin and Tierrador have created their own postseason contests, called bowl games, in which they traditionally invite teams to participate. Historically, these bowl games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating teams. However, in the modern era, some of the bowls serve as semifinal games of the Playoff and the remainder constitute the de facto postseason for teams that fail to qualify for the Playoff. | ||