There are 80 bowl bids available this year. After North Carolina State took down Florida State last night in Raleigh, the number of bowl eligible teams sits at 65. That total will rise as several more programs have opportunities over the next two weeks to punch their ticket to the postseason and avoid spending December at home.
That number is climbing fast and with rivalry weekend ahead, the final scramble is about to get chaotic. First, here is who is already in.
ACC — 9 teams
California, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (FL), NC State, Pittsburgh, SMU, Virginia, Wake Forest
American — 6 teams
East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, North Texas, South Florida,Tulane
Big Ten — 10 teams
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, USC, Washington
Big 12 — 9 teams
Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, Utah
Conference USA — 3 teams
Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Western Kentucky
MAC — 5 teams
Central Michigan, Miami (OH), Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan
Mountain West — 6 teams
Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV
Sun Belt — 5 teams
Coastal Carolina, James Madison, Old Dominion, Southern Miss, Troy
SEC — 10 teams
Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, LSU, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Independents — 2 teams
Notre Dame, UConn
Here are the matchups with postseason berths on the line today.
12:00 PM ET
Rutgers (5–5) at Ohio State (10–0) FOX
Northwestern (5–5) at Minnesota (6–4) BTN
Kansas (5–5) at Iowa State (6–4) FS1
Tulsa (3–7) at Army (5–4) CBSSN
Florida International (5–5) at Jacksonville State (7–3) CBSSN
Georgia Southern (5–5) at Old Dominion (7–3) ESPN+
1:00 PM ET
Washington State (5–5) at James Madison (9–1) ESPN+
Baylor (5–5) at Arizona (7–3) TNT
2:30 PM ET
Marshall (5–5) at Appalachian State (4–6) ESPN+
3:30 PM ET
Duke (5–5) at North Carolina (4–6) ACC Network
UTSA (5–5) at East Carolina (7–3) ESPN+
3:45 PM ET
Temple (5–5) at Tulane (8–2) ESPNU
4:00 PM ET
Kansas State (5–5) at Utah (8–2) ESPN2
7:00 PM ET
Rice (5–5) at North Texas (9–1) ESPNU
10:30 PM ET
Utah State (5–5) at Fresno State (7–3) CBSSN
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