Seems like there is a bunch of speculation on how teams are selected. So the conference champion gets first choice right? Is this officially in writing somewhere? What's next? Is runner up given 2nd choice? Does the team with 3rd best record in conference standing get next pick and so on? Do bowl officials say "here you go CUSA, here's your alloted bowls, y'all decide..."? Is it even decided by conference officials? Is input by ADs/coaches considered? Are ADs/coaches even present (say, a conference call) when these bdecision are made? Is it even up to conference officials at all or is it solely done so by bowl officials? If so, to what extent are conference officials, ADs, coaches in involved, if at all?

Seems like there is absolutely zero transparency when it comes to how and in what order bowl games are handled. There's obviously a lot more to it than "we (bowl official rep) want you (school) therefore we extend invite"... forgive me if this has been discussed before but please explain one more time for ALL how the hell and in what order bowls are allotted/selected/invited etc...and please cite some official sources. Thanks.