Bowl Eligibility for all Bowl Games as of Nov 26
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:14 pm
Bowl eligibility of all NCAA D-1 teams as of November 26th just in case you are tracking:
Eligible:
Number of bowl berths available: 70
Number of teams assured of bowl eligibility as of November 26th: 71
ACC (8): Clemson (Atlantic Division Champions), Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech (Coastal Division Champions), North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia, Wake Forest, NC State
Big East (4): Cincinnati, West Virginia, Rutgers, Louisville (clinched share of Big East Championship)
Big Ten (10): Illinois, Michigan, Penn State (Leaders Division Co-Champions), Wisconsin (Leaders Division Co-Champions), Nebraska, Michigan State (Legends Division Champions), Ohio State, Iowa, Northwestern, Purdue
Big 12 (8): Oklahoma State (clinched share of Big 12 Championship), Oklahoma, Kansas State, Texas, Baylor, Iowa State, Texas A&M, Missouri
Conference USA (5): Houston (C-USA West Champions), Southern Miss (C-USA East Division Champions), Tulsa, SMU, Marshall
Independents (2): BYU, Notre Dame
MAC (6): Northern Illinois (MAC West Co-Champions), Ohio (MAC East Champions), Ball State, Toledo (MAC West Co-Champions), Temple, Western Michigan
Mountain West (5): Air Force, Boise State, TCU (Mountain West Champions), San Diego State, Wyoming
Pac-12 (6): Stanford (Pac-12 North Division Co-Champions), Oregon (Pac-12 North Division Co-Champions), Arizona State, Washington, California, Utah
SEC (9): Alabama, LSU (SEC West Champions), South Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia (SEC East Champions), Auburn, Florida, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State
Sun Belt (4): Louisiana-Lafayette, Arkansas State (Sun Belt Champions), Florida International, Western Kentucky
WAC (3): Louisiana Tech (WAC Champions), Nevada, Utah State
A number of games later in the season are currently assured of producing a bowl-eligible winner, regardless of the participants' results in any remaining games. As of November 26, both teams in each listed matchup have 5 wins, with at most one against a scholarship-awarding FCS opponent.
Note that teams listed below may secure eligibility before the stated date.
Big East (1)
Winner of Syracuse-Pittsburgh (December 3)
Teams that may still become bowl-eligible
Big East (4): Connecticut and South Florida must win their last game to be eligible. Winner of December 3 Syracuse-Pittsburgh game will be eligible.
Big 12 (1): Texas Tech must win its last game to be eligible.
Pac-12 (1): UCLA is 6-5 but also the Pac-12 South champion, and losing to USC and in the championship game would make them 6-7 and technically bowl ineligible.
WAC (1): Hawaiʻi must win out to be eligible. Hawaiʻi must win 7 games because it plays a 13-game schedule.
Eligible:
Number of bowl berths available: 70
Number of teams assured of bowl eligibility as of November 26th: 71
ACC (8): Clemson (Atlantic Division Champions), Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech (Coastal Division Champions), North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia, Wake Forest, NC State
Big East (4): Cincinnati, West Virginia, Rutgers, Louisville (clinched share of Big East Championship)
Big Ten (10): Illinois, Michigan, Penn State (Leaders Division Co-Champions), Wisconsin (Leaders Division Co-Champions), Nebraska, Michigan State (Legends Division Champions), Ohio State, Iowa, Northwestern, Purdue
Big 12 (8): Oklahoma State (clinched share of Big 12 Championship), Oklahoma, Kansas State, Texas, Baylor, Iowa State, Texas A&M, Missouri
Conference USA (5): Houston (C-USA West Champions), Southern Miss (C-USA East Division Champions), Tulsa, SMU, Marshall
Independents (2): BYU, Notre Dame
MAC (6): Northern Illinois (MAC West Co-Champions), Ohio (MAC East Champions), Ball State, Toledo (MAC West Co-Champions), Temple, Western Michigan
Mountain West (5): Air Force, Boise State, TCU (Mountain West Champions), San Diego State, Wyoming
Pac-12 (6): Stanford (Pac-12 North Division Co-Champions), Oregon (Pac-12 North Division Co-Champions), Arizona State, Washington, California, Utah
SEC (9): Alabama, LSU (SEC West Champions), South Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia (SEC East Champions), Auburn, Florida, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State
Sun Belt (4): Louisiana-Lafayette, Arkansas State (Sun Belt Champions), Florida International, Western Kentucky
WAC (3): Louisiana Tech (WAC Champions), Nevada, Utah State
A number of games later in the season are currently assured of producing a bowl-eligible winner, regardless of the participants' results in any remaining games. As of November 26, both teams in each listed matchup have 5 wins, with at most one against a scholarship-awarding FCS opponent.
Note that teams listed below may secure eligibility before the stated date.
Big East (1)
Winner of Syracuse-Pittsburgh (December 3)
Teams that may still become bowl-eligible
Big East (4): Connecticut and South Florida must win their last game to be eligible. Winner of December 3 Syracuse-Pittsburgh game will be eligible.
Big 12 (1): Texas Tech must win its last game to be eligible.
Pac-12 (1): UCLA is 6-5 but also the Pac-12 South champion, and losing to USC and in the championship game would make them 6-7 and technically bowl ineligible.
WAC (1): Hawaiʻi must win out to be eligible. Hawaiʻi must win 7 games because it plays a 13-game schedule.