Mark Emmert, the N.C.A.A.’s president, said it was time for universities to take a look at the bowl system and determine the purpose of some postseason games.
Three teams with losing records will be among the 80 teams playing in a record 40 bowl games over the next month. The N.C.A.A. football oversight committee was forced to tweak a safety net program to allow 5-7 teams to be bowl-eligible based on their Academic Progress Rates. This off-season, a task force will study the bowl system.