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SEC Only Power Five Conference To Sell Out Football Title Game

Yesterday marked the conclusion of the regular season for FBS college football, with four of the Power Five conferences holding championship games over the weekend. THE DAILY offers a look at attendance figures for those four contests, each held at neutral venues.

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ATTENDANCE
CONFERENCE
VENUE
ATTENDANCE
CAPACITY
ACC: Florida St.-Georgia Tech
Bank of America Stadium
64,808
73,778
Big Ten: Ohio St.-Wisconsin
Lucas Oil Stadium
60,229
67,000
Pac-12: Oregon-Arizona
Levi's Stadium
45,618
68,500
SEC: Alabama-Missouri
Georgia Dome
73,526
71,250

Meanwhile, as the College Football Playoff era begins, a number of questions "about the future of conference championship games are emerging." Among them: "What's the best format? Should they even exist anymore?" With autonomy "on the way for the Big Five conferences," some wonder if it "makes sense to allow conferences the freedom to determine a champion any way they want" (AP, 12/5).

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