Pataskala
10/22/2017 11:45 AM
We're now up to 28 teams in (including Ohio) and 21 more just a win away. And who woulda thought that BYU would be eliminated before UMass? 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're at .500 or above, and the teams that are out of the running with seven 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 (3) – USF, UCF, Memphis; Almost (2) – Navy, SMU; Best Shot (1) – Houston*
ACC/ND [8]: IN (5) – NCSt, Clemson, MiamiF*, VaTech, ND; Almost (2) – UVA, L’ville; Best Shot (5) – Syracuse, Wake, Duke, BC, GaTech
B10 [10]: IN (4) – O$U, PSU, Wisc, MSU; Almost (1) – Mich; Best Shot (3) – Iowa, NW, Minn
B12 [7]: IN (3) – TCU, Okla, OklaSt; Almost (2) – IowaSt, WVU; Best Shot (1) –TxTech
CUSA [7]: IN (1) – T’erd; Almost (2) – WKU, SMiss; Best Shot (5) – NTex, UAB, FIU*, FAU, UTSA*; OUT – Charlotte; UTEP
MAC [4]: IN (2) – Toledo, OHIO; Almost (2) – NIU, WMU; Best Shot (2) – Akron, CMU; OUT – BG
MWC [5]: IN (2) – SDSU, CSU; Almost (2) – Boise, Fresno; Best Shot (2) –Wyo, UtahSt; OUT – SJSt
PAC12 [5]: IN (3) – Wash, WashSt, USC; Almost (2) – Stanford, AZ; Best Shot (6) – Utah, Cal, Oregon, Colo, AZSt, UCLA
SEC [9]: IN (4) – UGA, Bama, Auburn, LSU; Almost (4) – UK, SCar, TxA&M, MissSt; Best Shot (1) – FL*
SB [5]: IN (0); Almost (2) – AppSt, Troy; Best Shot (2) – ArkSt*, GaSt
Indies [1]: IN (1) – Army; Almost (0); Best Shot (0); OUT – BYU