Here are my thoughts on the MAC only bowl picture after this weeks games....
GO BOBCATS
I just did a similar analysis, but FBS-wide, and NOT considering the playoffs or the access bowl at-large spots. Here's what I've got (Number in parens = net change on bowl slots):
AAC: Probably one more team eligible than bowl slots. (-1)
ACC: Probably one more bowl slot than eligible teams. (+1)
B1G: Probably two more bowl slots than eligible teams. (+2)
Big 12: Protbably one more bowl slots than eligible teams (+1)
CUSA: Probably an equal number of bowl slots and eligible teams (0)
Indies: Probably an equal number of bowl slots and eligible teams with Army's slot now a MAC slot (0)
MAC: Probably two more eligible teams than bowl slots (I have Buff, Central, and Kron all getting eligible) (-2)
MWC: Probably two more eligible teams than bowl slots (-2)
Pac12: Probably two more eligible teams than bowl slots (-2)
SEC: Probably an equal number of bowl slots and eligible teams (0)
SBC: Probably an equal number of bowl slots and eligible teams (0)
That is 77 eligible teams for 74 slots BEFORE CONSIDERING THE AT LARGE SPOTS OR THE PLAYOFFS. Figure any eligible P5 team gets a bid before a MAC school, but that would just be the Pac 12 and it is just two schools. The AAC bubble teams (Cincy, Tulsa, USF, and Uconn) also probably get bids ahead of us. But we're looking at a playoff of probably an ACC school (Clemson), a B1G school (osu or Iowa), an SEC school (Bama probably), and a Big 12 school (Baylor or OkieSt) or Notre Dame, plus probably an AAC school in the access bowl (Houston, Memphis, or Navy), plus one other P5 school (osu or Notre Dame if not in the playoff, or a Pac 12 or a Big 12 team if they are in the playoff) as an at-large. So our competition is with the bubble MWC teams (UtahSt, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado State, and San Jose State). I like our chances there, even if we don't win out.
TL;DR: Even at 6-6, I think we have some breathing room just due to the number of slots. 7-5 makes us a lock for some bid somewhere, and 8-4 probably makes us a lock for one of the 6 MAC bids.
Last Edited: 11/12/2015 10:54:47 AM by C Money