The bowl championship series: A mathematical review

Notices of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 887-893

  Callaghan, Thomas ^a   Mucha, Peter J ^a   Porter, Mason A ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 27744439990     PISSN: 00029920     EISSN: 10889477     Source Type: Journal    
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