| record for ... | number | team(s) | season(s), bowl |
| most BCS titles | 2 | Florida, LSU | |
| most BCS title game appearances | 4 | Oklahoma | 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008 |
| most BCS title game losses | 3 | Oklahoma | 2003, 2004, 2008 |
| most times as final BCS #1 team | 3 | Oklahoma | 2000, 2003, 2008 |
| most times as final BCS #2 team | 2 | Florida, Florida State, LSU | |
| most BCS bowl wins | 6 | USC | 2002-2004, 2006-2008 |
| most BCS bowl appearances | 7 | Ohio State, Oklahoma, USC | |
| most BCS bowl losses | 5 | Florida State, Oklahoma | |
| most BCS bowl appearances without a loss | 4 | LSU | 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007 |
| most BCS bowl appearances without a win | 3 | Notre Dame | 2000, 2005, 2006 |
| most BCS bowl appearances without playing in title game | 4 | Michigan | 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006 |
| most points scored in BCS bowls | 278 | USC | |
| highest ranked team not to play in a BCS bowl | 3 | Kansas State | 1998 |
| lowest ranked team to win a BCS bowl | 19 | Virginia Tech | 2008 Orange Bowl |
| most points scored [allowed] in a BCS bowl | 56 | Florida [Maryland] | 2001 Orange Bowl |
| fewest points scored [allowed] in a BCS bowl | 2 | Florida State [Oklahoma] | 2000 Orange Bowl |
| largest margin of victory [loss] in a BCS bowl | 36 | USC 55 [Oklahoma 19] | 2004 Orange Bowl |
| most points scored by both teams in a BCS bowl | 85 | Boise State 43; Oklahoma 42 | 2006 Fiesta Bowl |
| fewest points scored by both teams in a BCS bowl | 15 | Oklahoma 13; Florida State 2 | 2000 Orange Bowl |
| highest BCS bowls point difference | 128 | USC | |
| lowest BCS bowls point difference | -73 | Notre Dame | |
| most seasons in final BCS rankings | 10 | Florida, Texas | |
| most seasons in final BCS rankings without playing in a BCS bowl | 4 | Boston College, Georgia Tech, TCU | |
