Pataskala
11/5/2017 11:48 AM
There are now 50 teams in and 21 more just a win away. That’s 71 of the 78 slots, so teams with losing records are likely to get in again this year. The list below shows the number of slots for each conference in brackets, the teams that are already in, the teams that are almost there because they need one win, the teams that have the best shot at making it because they have four wins and don’t need to win out to be eligible, and the teams that are technically out of the running with seven or more losses. The conferences account for only 68 of the bowl slots because there are six at-large slots for the New Year's Six bowls and four slots in the playoff. Teams with asterisks play only 11 games.
AAC [7]: IN (5) – USF, UCF, Memphis, SMU, Houston; Almost (1) – Navy; Best Shot (1) – Temps (4-5); OUT – Tulsa, ECU
ACC/ND [8]: IN (6) – NCSt, Clemson, MiamiF, VaTech, ND, UVA; Almost (3) – L’ville, Wake, BC; Best Shot (4) – GaTech* (4-4), Syracuse, Duke, Pitt (all 4-5); OUT – UNC
B10 [10]: IN (7) – O$U, PSU, Wisc, MSU, Mich, Iowa, NW; Almost (0); Best Shot (5) – Minn, MD, Neb, Rutgers, Purdue (all 4-5); OUT – Illinois
B12 [7]: IN (5) – TCU, Okla, OklaSt, IowaSt, WVU; Almost (1) – KState; Best Shot (2) – Texas, Tx Tech (both 4-5); OUT – Baylor, Kansas
CUSA [7]: IN (5) – T’erd, UAB, FIU, FAU, NTex; Almost (3) – WKU, SMiss, UTSA*; Best Shot (2) – LaTech, MTSU (both 4-5); OUT – Charlotte, UTEP, Rice
MAC [4]: IN (3) – Toledo, OHIO, NIU; Almost (3) – WMU, Akron, CMU; Best Shot (0); OUT – BG, BSU, Kent
MWC [5]: IN (5) – SDSU, CSU, Boise, Fresno, Wyo; Almost (1) – UtahSt; Best Shot (2) – AFA, UNLV (both 4-5); OUT – SJSt, Nevada
PAC12 [5]: IN (5) – Wash, WashSt, USC, Stanford, AZ; Almost (5) – Oregon, Colo, Cal, Utah, AZSt; Best Shot (1) – UCLA (4-5); OUT – OreSt
SEC [9]: IN (7) – UGA, Bama, Auburn, LSU, UK, SCar, MissSt; Almost (1) – TxA&M; Best Shot (5) – Mizzou, Tenn, Vandy, Ole Miss, Ark (all 4-5)
SB [5]: IN (1) – Troy; Almost (3) – AppSt, ArkSt*, GaSt; Best Shot (2) – ULL (4-4), NMSt (4-5); OUT – GaSouth, Coastal Carolina, TxSt
Indies [1]: IN – Army; OUT – BYU, UMass