There are 82 teams that will go to bowl games this year, but we project 81 to be bowl eligible. Of course, there are lots of teams who are one win away, but many of those teams happen to play other 5-6 teams to close out the season. That makes for some very important games. While it is not the type of contest Florida and Florida State want to play at the end of their season, the extra practice for the bowl game does mean something. It may mean more for Rutgers and Maryland or Old Dominion and Charlotte or Florida Atlantic and Middle Tennessee all of which pit 5-6 teams against each other.
American: Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, UCF
ACC: Boston College, Clemson, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
Big 12: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Big Ten: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
C-USA: Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Marshall, Texas-San Antonio, UAB, UTEP, Western Kentucky
Independent: Army, BYU, Liberty, Notre Dame
MAC: Ball State, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (OH), Northern Illinois, Toledo, Western Michigan
MWC: Air Force, Boise State, Fresno State, Nevada, San Diego State, Utah State, Wyoming
Pac-12: Arizona State, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, Utah, Washington State
SEC: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Sun Belt: Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, Louisiana, Troy
