What do the various entries mean in the bowl file, and how do they interact? What I think I know is listed below:
rank (the lower the number, the more important the bowl, and the higher priority given to taking teams)
type (can be Regular or Championship or SemiFinal or QuarterFinal - but what does this mean in terms of what they do? I assume that QF are filled and played first, then SF, then F - if that is so, why would any rank be needed for these?)
Name (name of the bowl)
Conference1 (the preferred conference to provide a team - if 0, take best team available)
Conference1Standings (what team in the conference is taken - but if there is rank, why would you need to know this? Wouldn't bowls just take the best teams available?)
Team1 (if you specify a team, do they host this bowl if they are not already in another bowl, and if they are not available, then use the conf preference?)
Conference2
Conference2Standings
Team2