Editing Running up the score (section)

===Benefits in the BCS and other polls===
Some sports (especially American [[College sports in the United States|College sports]]) have used polls for determining team rankings, matches, and championships. Certain coaches are notorious for running up the score to impress coaches and sportswriters who vote in the [[Coaches Poll|Amway Coaches Poll]] or [[AP Poll]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}} It is a common allegation that some poll voters simply look at [[box score]]s before punching in their votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://proxy.espn.com/melkiper/s/2000/1002/796872.html |author=Kiper, Mel |title=Like it or not, blowouts count |date=November 3, 2000 <!--poss. October 1--> |work=ESPN.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040222130121/http://proxy.espn.go.com/melkiper/s/2000/1002/796872.html |archive-date=2004-02-22 |url-status=live}}</ref> When the [[Bowl Championship Series]] (BCS) existed in college football, the votes had a huge impact on who went to BCS games, including the [[BCS National Championship Game|national championship]]. Only by watching the game or game tape (or by careful box-score scrutiny) can a coach determine if a 49–21 score was caused by a fairly one-sided game or the winning team trying to make the score look more impressive when the game's outcome was certain. The BCS computers originally included margin of victory as a component, but the BCS removed that element after noticing large increases in teams running up the score.

From the 2014 season, the BCS was replaced by the [[College Football Playoff]] (CFP). Polls do not play a role in determining CFP participants; instead, these teams are chosen by a selection committee similar to that used in the [[NCAA basketball tournament selection process]].