conference championships

Division title games

Conference championships are the final games within a sports league's regional or organizational divisions, determining which teams advance to a league-wide championship.

In American football, the NFC and AFC championship games decide Super Bowl participants.

In college sports, conference championships crown division winners: The team won their conference championship but lost in the national semifinal.

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