http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl_eligibility

I'd copy and paste everything, but it doesn't look near as good as it does if you look at wikipedia.

Here is the cliff notes version:
There are 68 total bowl slots.
As I type, there are 73 teams that can be bowl eligible, with 52 teams already locked in.

That leaves 21 teams still fighting to become bowl elibile.

Teams we are rooting against the rest of the season:
Duke
Louisville
Michigan
Kansas State
Baylor
Tulane
UTEP
Western Michigan
Toledo
Bowling Green
UNLV
Washington
La. Tech
Army

There are also a few games that will decide bowl eligibilty. At this point, it's going to take an act of God for us not to be bowling. If those numbers are correct, I don't know if there even will be 68 6 win teams.

The ACC isn't going to be able to fill all their bowl spots, so the MAC is going to get the EagleBank Bowl giving us 4 bowl tie ins now.

The only way NIU won't get a bid is if CMU, Temple, Ohio & BGSU all are chosen before the Huskies. And if there are no other bowls that need spots filled.

BG's last two games are against Akron & Toledo at home to potentially give them 7 wins.

Bowl Math---expanded

ACC: 8 tie ins, 1 BCS (total of 9)
IN: Clemson, BC, GTech, Miami, VTech, NC, Florida State
LIKELY IN:
MAYBE IN:
2 Bowl OpeningS

B12: 7 tie ins with only 1 BCS (Unless Nebraska beats UT in the championship)(totaly of 8)
IN: Nebraska, ISU, Missouri, Texas, OSU, TTech, oklahoma, Texas am
LIKELY IN:
MAYBE IN:
Can fill all of their bowls but will have NO 7 win teams to shop after their tie ins are used up


BEAST: 6 tie ins and only 1 BCS (7 total)
IN: Cincy, Pitt, WVU, Rutgers, SFU, uconn
LIKELY IN:
MAYBE IN: ND must win in order to get to 7 wins and be selected to a BEAST bowl
Maybe ONE OPENING

B10: 6 tie ins, 2 BSC? (total of 8)
IN: Iowa, OSU, PSU, WISC, NW, Minn, MSU
LIKELY IN: no one else
MAYBE In: none With only 1 BCS, no openings but no 7 win team to shop
With 2 BCS, there will be one spot to fill

CUSA: 5 tie ins (6 if Army fails to win its last remaining games)
IN: Smiss, UCF, Houston, SMU, ECU, marshal,
LIKELY IN:
MAYBE IN:
NO OPENINGS

MWC: 5 tie ins, ONE likely BCS (total of 6)
IN: TCU, Utah, BYU, AF, WY
LIKELY IN:
MAYBE IN:
ONE with a good possiblity of 2 OPENINGS

PAC 10: 5 tie ins and 1(?) BSC bowls (total of 6)
IN: Oregon, AU, Stanford, USC, OSU, Cal, UCLA
LIKELY IN:
MAYBE IN:
WILL FILL ALL 6, MIGHT have a 7 win team to shop if UCLA beats USC AND AU wins any one of their next three games

INDEPENDENTS
IN: Navy (see BEAST for ND)
LIKELY IN: NONE
MAYBE IN: Army.....(must win against NAvy)

SEC: 8 tie ins, 2 BCS for a total of 10
IN: FU, SCU, KU, Bama, LSU, Auburn, georgia, mississippi, arkansas, Tenn
LIKELY IN:
MAYBE IN: none
Will fill all ten bowls, WILL NOT have any 7 win teams to shop for bowl openings

SUNBELT: 1 tie in
IN: Troy,
LIKELY IN: MTSU (will be shopped as an at large team)
MAYBE IN:
will fill their bowl tie ins and have 2 OR 3 7 win teams to shop

WAC: 3 tie ins + 1 BCS for a total of 4
IN: nevada, Boise, Fresno, Idaho
LIKELY IN: none
MAYBE IN: Hawaii (needs to win 2 in a row)
will fill their tie ins and will NOT have any 7 win teams to shop

MAC: 3 tie ins
IN: Temple, CMU, Ohio, NIU, BGSU
LIKELY IN: none
MAYBE IN:
Will fill their three bowls and have two 7 win team to shop

Root against all the Maybes but look at the math....NIU's chances are solid.

Duke's not likely in at all. They have to win their last two games because one of their wins doesn't count toward eligibility. Consiering they still have to play @Da U they are likely out at this point.

(11-14-2009 09:06 PM)rabidawg900 Wrote:  The only way NIU won't get a bid is if CMU, Temple, Ohio & BGSU all are chosen before the Huskies. And if there are no other bowls that need spots filled.

BG's last two games are against Akron & Toledo at home to potentially give them 7 wins.

If NIU drops their last two I can see that happening because Bowling Green has a marketable players (Barnes) and an explosive offense.

If NIU can beat Ohio they'll end up locked into the 3rd MAC bowl at worst. It's a huge game.

Biggest ones to root against IMO:

Florida State to lose to Wake forest,
UCONN in all of their games...yes you willhave to root for ND
Louisville to lose against SFU (or Rutgers if needed)
root against ASU and UCLA when they are not playing one another
root against mississippi st
and SDSU, Wyoming, UNLV to lose whenever they arent playing one another

(11-14-2009 09:19 PM)7 Wrote:  Duke's not likely in at all. They have to win their last two games because one of their wins doesn't count toward eligibility. Consiering they still have to play @Da U they are likely out at this point.

Missed that one....all these notes and i still missed that one...

I have corrected the above....

and will continue to do so as the night and week goes on

Is it possible that less than 68 are eligible?

(11-14-2009 09:27 PM)7 Wrote:  Is it possible that less than 68 are eligible?

I cant see that.....there will be enough 6 win teams out there that when the 7 win teams are all picked up (which is the current agreement) then the bowls can go after the 6 win teams that arent in tie in bowls....CUSA B12, will have a few and the MAC might have a couple...Unlike last year, there will be good 6-6 teams sitting at home.

(11-14-2009 09:11 PM)houstonhuskie Wrote:  Bowl Math---expanded

ACC: 8 tie ins, 1 BCS (total of 9)
IN: Clemson, BC, GTech, Miami, VTech
LIKELY IN: NC,
MAYBE IN: Florida State (Has to beat Wake next week or Florida the week after) DUKE (only if it wins out)
ONE OR TWO OPENINGS

B12: 6 tie ins with only 1 BCS (Unless Nebraska beats UT in the championship)(totaly of 7)
IN: Nebraska, ISU, Missouri, Texas, OSU, TTech,
LIKELY IN: Oklahoma, Texas AM
MAYBE IN: Kansas State (must beat Nebraska) and Kansas (must beat either Texas or Missouri)
Can fill all of their bowls but will have NO 7 win teams to shop after their tie ins are used up


BEAST: 6 tie ins and only 1 BCS (7 total)
IN: Cincy, Pitt, WVU, Rutgers, ND (per agreement)
LIKELY IN: SFU
MAYBE IN: UConn (must beat 2 of NDame, Syr, SFU), Louisville (must beat both SFU and Rutgers)
ONE Maybe TWO OPENINGS

B10: 6 tie ins, 1 BSC? (total of 7)
IN: Iowa, OSU, PSU, WISC, NW, Minn, MSU
LIKELY IN: no one else
MAYBE In: Michigan (only if they beat OSU)
With only 1 BCS, no openings but no 7 win team to shop

CUSA: 5 tie ins
IN: Smiss, UCF, Houston, SMU
LIKELY IN: ECU, Marshall,
MAYBE IN: Tulsa (must beat 2 of ECU, Smiss, Memphis) and UAB (must beat either ECU or UCF)
NO OPENINGS BUT NO TEAMS OF 7 WINS TO SHOP TO OPEN BOWLS

MWC: 5 tie ins, ONE likely BCS (total of 6)
IN: TCU, Utah, BYU, AF
LIKELY IN: SDSSU/WY winner
MAYBE IN: SDSU/WY loser, UNLV (must beat AF and SDSU)
ONE with a good possiblity of 2 OPENINGS

PAC 10: 5 tie ins and 2(?) BSC bowls (total of 7)
IN: Oregon, AU, Stanford, USC, OSU, Cal,
LIKELY IN: winner of the ASU/UCLA game
MAYBE IN: loser of above game
WILL FILL ALL 7, will NOT have any 7 win teams to shop to other bowls

INDEPENDENTS
IN: Navy (see BEAST for ND)
LIKELY IN: NONE
MAYBE IN: Army.....(must win out against NT and NAvy)

SEC: 8 tie ins, 2 BCS for a total of 10
IN: FU, SCU, KU, Bama, LSU, Auburn
LIKELY IN: Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas
MAYBE IN: MSU (Must beat arkansas and miss..if they lose to bama tonight)
Will fill all ten bowls, WILL NOT have any 7 win teams to shop for bowl openings

SUNBELT: 1 tie in
IN: Troy or MTSU of ULM (winner of championship game)
LIKELY IN: The above losers
MAYBE IN: ULL (must win out against ULM and TRoy)
will fill their bowltie ins and have 2 OR 3 7 win teams to shop

WAC: 3 tie ins + 1 BCS for a total of 4
IN: nevada, Boise, Fresno, Idaho
LIKELY IN: none
MAYBE IN: Hawaii (needs to win 4 in a row) LT needs to beat LSU as well as Fresno and SJSU
will fill their tie ins and will NOT have any 7 win teams to shop

MAC: 3 tie ins
IN: Temple, CMU, Ohio, NIU
LIKELY IN: none
MAYBE IN: BGSU (needs to beat akron and toledo) and KSU (needs to beat both temple and buffalo) to get to 7
Will fill their three bowls and have one 7 win team to shop

Root against all the Maybes but look at the math....NIU's chances are solid.

Mostly correct, but the Big 12 has 8 tie-ins (including one BCS) and CUSA will have 6 assuming Army doesn't win out.

(11-14-2009 09:59 PM)niubrad00 Wrote:  

(11-14-2009 09:11 PM)houstonhuskie Wrote:  Bowl Math---expanded

ACC: 8 tie ins, 1 BCS (total of 9)
IN: Clemson, BC, GTech, Miami, VTech
LIKELY IN: NC,
MAYBE IN: Florida State (Has to beat Wake next week or Florida the week after) DUKE (only if it wins out)
ONE OR TWO OPENINGS

B12: 6 tie ins with only 1 BCS (Unless Nebraska beats UT in the championship)(totaly of 7)
IN: Nebraska, ISU, Missouri, Texas, OSU, TTech,
LIKELY IN: Oklahoma, Texas AM
MAYBE IN: Kansas State (must beat Nebraska) and Kansas (must beat either Texas or Missouri)
Can fill all of their bowls but will have NO 7 win teams to shop after their tie ins are used up


BEAST: 6 tie ins and only 1 BCS (7 total)
IN: Cincy, Pitt, WVU, Rutgers, ND (per agreement)
LIKELY IN: SFU
MAYBE IN: UConn (must beat 2 of NDame, Syr, SFU), Louisville (must beat both SFU and Rutgers)
ONE Maybe TWO OPENINGS

B10: 6 tie ins, 1 BSC? (total of 7)
IN: Iowa, OSU, PSU, WISC, NW, Minn, MSU
LIKELY IN: no one else
MAYBE In: Michigan (only if they beat OSU)
With only 1 BCS, no openings but no 7 win team to shop

CUSA: 5 tie ins
IN: Smiss, UCF, Houston, SMU
LIKELY IN: ECU, Marshall,
MAYBE IN: Tulsa (must beat 2 of ECU, Smiss, Memphis) and UAB (must beat either ECU or UCF)
NO OPENINGS BUT NO TEAMS OF 7 WINS TO SHOP TO OPEN BOWLS

MWC: 5 tie ins, ONE likely BCS (total of 6)
IN: TCU, Utah, BYU, AF
LIKELY IN: SDSSU/WY winner
MAYBE IN: SDSU/WY loser, UNLV (must beat AF and SDSU)
ONE with a good possiblity of 2 OPENINGS

PAC 10: 5 tie ins and 2(?) BSC bowls (total of 7)
IN: Oregon, AU, Stanford, USC, OSU, Cal,
LIKELY IN: winner of the ASU/UCLA game
MAYBE IN: loser of above game
WILL FILL ALL 7, will NOT have any 7 win teams to shop to other bowls

INDEPENDENTS
IN: Navy (see BEAST for ND)
LIKELY IN: NONE
MAYBE IN: Army.....(must win out against NT and NAvy)

SEC: 8 tie ins, 2 BCS for a total of 10
IN: FU, SCU, KU, Bama, LSU, Auburn
LIKELY IN: Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas
MAYBE IN: MSU (Must beat arkansas and miss..if they lose to bama tonight)
Will fill all ten bowls, WILL NOT have any 7 win teams to shop for bowl openings

SUNBELT: 1 tie in
IN: Troy or MTSU of ULM (winner of championship game)
LIKELY IN: The above losers
MAYBE IN: ULL (must win out against ULM and TRoy)
will fill their bowltie ins and have 2 OR 3 7 win teams to shop

WAC: 3 tie ins + 1 BCS for a total of 4
IN: nevada, Boise, Fresno, Idaho
LIKELY IN: none
MAYBE IN: Hawaii (needs to win 4 in a row) LT needs to beat LSU as well as Fresno and SJSU
will fill their tie ins and will NOT have any 7 win teams to shop

MAC: 3 tie ins
IN: Temple, CMU, Ohio, NIU
LIKELY IN: none
MAYBE IN: BGSU (needs to beat akron and toledo) and KSU (needs to beat both temple and buffalo) to get to 7
Will fill their three bowls and have one 7 win team to shop

Root against all the Maybes but look at the math....NIU's chances are solid.

Mostly correct, but the Big 12 has 8 tie-ins (including one BCS) and CUSA will have 6 assuming Army doesn't win out.

Thanks...i changed the above although this does not effect NIU in any way...both the CUSA and B12 will fill their bowls but will not be able to shop any 7 win teams around in front of us

We will be in a bowl game. There is not question about this.

My guess is that there will be three (ACC, BEAST, MWC) open slots for 7+ win teams to fill, from which there will be likely be 2 from the MAC, and 2 from the Sun Belt. If we're a 7 win team, we'll have to beat out BG. In fact, one or both of the Sun Belt teams which do not win the conference title could win 8 games, which trump a 7 win team. Also, look for the Sun belt to fill the slot for the BEAST in the International Bowl. Let's beat Ohio, I don't need the drama.

The Wiki article is great. I didn't realize that Kansas State played 2 FCS teams, and that Duke beat a provisional FCS team. Both teams need to finish 7-5 to get a bowl bid. You would think that both of these schools would have no trouble finding an FBS opponent to schedule.

Not with Bill "King of the Cupcakes" Snyder back in town at Kansas State. I think that guy would play College of DuPage if he could get away with it.

Chances look good for our Huskies. Of course, if we lose to CMU, it looks like once again, we'll have to go snag an at-large bid ourselves because we get no help from the MAC office.

ESPN's Graham Watson predicts today that we'll be in the GMAC bowl

NIU is a virtual lock to get a bowl game, even if we stick at 7 wins.

(11-15-2009 02:46 PM)Nigel Incubator-Jones Wrote:  NIU is a virtual lock to get a bowl game, even if we stick at 7 wins.

You planning to attend a bowl game if we get one? I will buy you a Dos Equis because I think you are the most interesting man in the world.

(11-15-2009 02:46 PM)Nigel Incubator-Jones Wrote:  NIU is a virtual lock to get a bowl game, even if we stick at 7 wins.

You're a quick one. Thanks for stating something that everyone else has known and posted for about 3 weeks now.