The bowl eligibility of teams went late into the night with both California and Colorado State needing wins to clinch a bowl berth. The Golden Bears crushed UCLA to reach a bowl in style. Meanwhile, Colorado State lost at Hawaii in a thrilling upset. That means there are 79 bowl eligible teams for 82 spots. That is great news for James Madison and Jacksonville State, who were not eligible for postseason play but will now make it in due to the lack of bowl eligible teams. Minnesota is the top 5-7 team based on the APR and will be the last team in.
American: Memphis, Rice, South Florida, Southern Methodist, Texas-San Antonio, Tulane
ACC: Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami FL, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Syracuse, Virginia Tech
Big 12: Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech, UCF, West Virginia
Big Ten: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, Wisconsin
C-USA: Jacksonville State, Liberty, New Mexico State, Western Kentucky
Independent: Notre Dame
MAC: Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Miami OH, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo
MWC: Air Force, Boise State, Fresno State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State, Wyoming
Pac-12: Arizona, California, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington
SEC: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Sun Belt: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Texas State, Troy
