In 2008, the Atlantic Coast Conference has agreements to send nine of its member institutions to postseason bowl games should that many qualify for postseason play. The winner of the Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game will serve as the host team of the FedEx Orange Bowl, unless it is ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the final BCS Standings and is playing in the BCS National Championship Game. This year's National Championship Game is hosted by the FedEx Orange Bowl on Jan. 8, 2009. A second ACC team could be chosen as an at large selection by the BCS.

The Bowl Championship Series will announce its selections on the Fox Selection Show on Sunday, December 7. Shortly thereafter, each Atlantic Coast Conference affiliated bowl game will make their selections in the order specified above. The ACC, the Bowls and individual schools will announce the selections after all selections are completed Sunday evening.

Quick Selection Order 1. BCS 2. Chick-fil-A 3. Konica Minolta Gator 4. Champs Sports 5-7. Gaylord Hotels Music City 5-7. Meineke Car Care 5-7. Emerald 8. Roady's Humanitarian 9. EagleBank

Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta, Ga. (Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN)
If a second ACC team is not selected to the BCS, then the Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta would have the first selection of all available ACC bowl-eligible teams. If the Chick-fil-A Bowl does not take the available ACC team with the best conference record, it must take a team within one win in the conference record. It can select a team with a difference of two wins in its conference record, if that team is ranked more than five spaces higher in the final BCS Standings, than the team available with the best ACC record.

Konica Minolta Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. (Jan. 1 at 1:00 p.m. on CBS)
After the Chick-fi l-A Bowl has chosen, then the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl has the next selection. If the Gator Bowl does not choose the ACC team available with the best conference record, then it must choose a team within one win in the conference record. If that team, though, is the runner-up in the ACC Football Championship Game (FCG), then the Gator Bowl may pass to make another selection within one victory.

Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, Fla. (Dec. 27 at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN)
After the Gator Bowl has made its selection, then the Champs Sports Bowl has the next choice of bowl eligible ACC teams. If the Champs Sports Bowl does not choose the ACC team with the best conference record available, then it must choose a team that is within one victory. It may also choose not to select the runner-up in the ACC FCG.

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tenn. (Dec. 31 at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN)
Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, N.C. (Dec. 27 at 1 p.m. on ESPN)
Emerald Bowl in San Francisco, Calif (Dec. 27 at 8 p.m. on ESPN)
After the Champs Sports Bowl has made its selection, then the next three bowl games--Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl, the Meineke Car Care Bowl and the Emerald Bowl--will forward their preferences to the ACC Office. If the three bowls can agree to each take a different choice and the teams chosen agree to the choices, then their picks stand. If not, then the bowls will choose in the following financial order and must choose a team within one win of the team with the best available conference record:

1.Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
2. Meineke Car Care Bowl
3. Emerald Bowl

If the ACC FCG runner-up is available, and has won a minimum of eight games, then Music City Bowl must select that team, unless that team agrees to being selected by another bowl.

Roady's Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho (Dec. 30 at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN)
Roady's Humanitarian Bowl picks next, and again must choose a team within one win of the team available with the best conference record.

EagleBank Bowl in Washington, D.C. (Dec. 20 at 11 a.m. on ESPN)
The inaugural EagleBank Bowl, which was just licensed this year, has the final selection in the ACC Bowl selection process. If the ACC has a ninth bowl eligible team available, the EagleBank Bowl will have the right to choose it.