There are 80 bowl bids available this season, and as we enter the final week the number of bowl eligible teams has climbed to 72. Let’s look at which teams have the best chance to earn one of the final eight spots.
Bowl Eligible Teams by Conference
ACC — 11 teams
California, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (FL), NC State, Pittsburgh, SMU, Virginia, Wake Forest, and Duke.
American — 7 teams
East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, North Texas, South Florida, Tulane, and UTSA.
Big Ten — 11 teams
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, USC, and Washington.
Big 12 — 9 teams
Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, and Utah.
Conference USA — 5 teams
Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Western Kentucky, FIU, and Louisiana Tech.
MAC — 5 teams
Central Michigan, Miami (OH), Ohio, Toledo, and Western Michigan.
Mountain West — 7 teams
Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah State.
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 and UConn.
Eligibility Games
Below are the matchups that will determine the remaining bowl spots. Every game features a team still fighting to reach 6–6.
Florida State (5–6) at Florida (3–8)
Temple (5–6) at North Texas (10–1)
Rice (5–6) at South Florida (8–3)
Army (5–5) at UTSA (6–5)
Penn State (5–6) at Rutgers (5–6)
Houston (8–3) at Baylor (5–6)
Utah (9–2) at Kansas (5–6)
Colorado (3–8) at Kansas State (5–6)
UCF (5–6) at BYU (10–1)
Kentucky (5–6) at Louisville (7–4)
Alabama (9–2) at Auburn (5–6)
Ole Miss (10–1) at Mississippi State (5–6)
Georgia Southern (5–6) at Marshall (5–6)
Louisiana Monroe (3–8) at Louisiana (5-6)
Arkansas State (5–6) at Appalachian State (5–6)
South Alabama (4–7) at Texas State (5–6)
Ohio (7–4) at Buffalo (5–6)
Oregon State (2–9) at Washington State (5–6)
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