College football bowl projections: Team eligibility tracker for 2017-18 games
An updated list of teams who have become bowl eligible for the 2017-18 cycle
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Jerry Palm
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CBS Sports will update this page each week through the end of the regular season as an increasing number of teams become bowl eligible and we prepare for the College Football Playoff and bowl selection process. For complete bowl game projections, check out Jerry Palm's dedicated page.
At least six wins and a minimum winning percentage of .500 are needed to officially be bowl-eligible, and 78 teams are needed to fill all of the bowls. So far, there are 79 eligible teams, which means that at least one team will be staying home. Here's what will happen if there aren't enough eligible teams.
| Conference | Eligible | Teams |
|---|---|---|
ACC | 9 | Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Louisville, Miami, NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest |
American | 7 | Houston, Memphis, Navy, SMU, South Florida, Temple, UCF |
Big 12 | 8 | Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia |
Big Ten | 8 | Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin |
C-USA | 10 | Florida Atlantic, FIU, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Southern Miss, UAB, UTSA, Western Kentucky |
Indp. | 2 | Army, Notre Dame |
MAC | 7 | Akron, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan |
MWC | 6 | Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Utah State, Wyoming |
Pac-12 | 9 | Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State |
SEC | 9 | Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas A&M |
Sun Belt | 4 | Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia State, Troy |
Total teams: | 79 |
One win away
Teams below are listed in APR order (shown in parenthesis)
- UL Lafayette (954)
- New Mexico State (950)
- Florida State (939)
Better luck next year
These 48 teams are no longer able to become bowl eligible due to their win totals and the number of games remaining in their schedules: Air Force, Arkansas, Ball State, Baylor, Bowling Green, BYU, California, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, Colorado, Connecticut, East Carolina, Eastern Michigan, Florida, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kent State, Maryland, Massachusetts, Miami-Ohio, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Old Dominion, Oregon State, Pittsburgh, Rice, Rutgers, San Jose State, South Alabama, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas State, Tulane, Tulsa, UL Monroe, UNLV, UTEP, Vanderbilt
Coastal Carolina is not eligible because it is still transitioning to FBS. Ole Miss is not eligible due to a self-imposed bowl ban for 2017.
