(12-01-2013 01:04 AM)lcitsh Wrote: (11-29-2013 09:25 PM)lcitsh Wrote: (11-24-2013 12:31 AM)lcitsh Wrote: (11-23-2013 03:44 PM)lcitsh Wrote: (11-17-2013 04:00 PM)lcitsh Wrote: San Diego State slipped into bowl qualification with their 28-21 overtime win against Hawaii.
The following teams qualified this week for bowl berths:
Vanderbilt
Boston College
Maryland
Kansas State
Navy
Arkansas State
San Diego State
The following were knocked out of bowl consideration:
West Virginia
North Carolina State
Texas Christian
South Florida
New Mexico
Illinois
Still (technically) alive:
1. Southern Methodist
2. Rutgers
3. Memphis
4. Syracuse
5. Wake Forest
6. North Carolina
7. Pittsburgh
8. Indiana
9. Northwestern
10. Florida Atlantic
11. Texas-San Antonio
12. Louisiana Tech
13. Central Michigan
14. San Jose State
15. Nevada-Las Vegas
16. Colorado State
17. Wyoming
18. Washington State
19. Colorado
20. Utah
21. Florida
22. Tennessee
23. Mississippi State
24. ULM
25. Troy
26. South Alabama
There are currently 65 bowl eligible teams. There are a total of 70 bowl slots. There will be quite a few "qualified" teams sitting home.
Eliminated:
Memphis
Wake Forest
Northwestern
Texas-San Antonio (never eligible)
Colorado (knocked out last week, not aware)
Qualifies:
North Carolina
Nevada-Las Vegas
More later.
Qualified:
Pittsburgh (added earlier)
Washington State
Eliminated:
Florida
Indiana
Utah
Louisiana Tech
Tennessee
Still alive:
Mississippi State (vs. Mississippi)
Central Michigan (vs. Eastern Michigan)
Syracuse (vs. Boston College)
Wyoming (@ Utah State)
Florida Atlantic (vs. Florida International)
Colorado State (vs. Air Force)
Southern Methodist (@ Houston, vs. Central Florida)
Rutgers (@ Connecticut, vs. South Florida)
San Jose State (vs. Fresno State)
South Alabama (@ Georgia State, vs. Louisiana)
Troy (vs. Texas State)
ULM (@ Louisiana)
Qualifies:
Mississippi State
Central Michigan
Florida Atlantic
San Jose State
Troy
Tomorrow:
Syracuse (vs. Boston College)
Wyoming (@ Utah State)
Colorado State (vs. Air Force)
Rutgers (@ Connecticut, vs. South Florida)
South Alabama (@ Georgia State, vs. Louisiana)
ULM (@ Louisiana)
Next week, last chance:
Southern Methodist (vs. Central Florida)
74 teams in, up to 5 more could be added tomorrow.
Qualifies:
Syracuse
Colorado State
ULM
Bye-Bye:
Wyoming
Next week, do or die:
Southern Methodist (vs. Central Florida)
Rutgers (vs. South Florida)
South Alabama (vs. Louisiana)
77 teams for 70 spots.
Got there:
Rutgers
South Alabama
See ya:
Southern Methodist
79 teams became bowl eligible this season.
Conference breakdown:
AAC- 5 bowl eligible teams, 7 tie-ins (1 BCS), 2 open bowl spots
ACC- 11 bowl eligible teams, 8 tie-ins (1 BCS), 1 team going to BCS national championship, 2 extra teams
Big 12- 6 bowl eligible teams, 7 tie-ins (1 BCS), 1 open bowl spot
Big 10- 7 bowl eligible teams, 8 tie-ins (1 BCS), 1 open bowl spot
Conference USA- 7 bowl eligible teams, 6 tie-ins, 1 extra team
Independents- 3 bowl eligible teams, 3 tie-ins, 1 tie-in team did not qualify, 1 extra team
MAC- 7 bowl eligible teams, 3 tie-ins, 4 extra teams
MWC- 7 bowl eligible teams, 6 tie-ins, 1 extra team
PAC 12- 9 bowl eligible teams, 7 tie-ins (1 BCS), 2 extra teams
SEC- 10 bowl eligible teams, 10 tie-ins (1 BCS), 1 team going to BCS national championship, 1 open bowl spot
SBC- 7 bowl eligible teams, 2 tie-ins, 5 extra teams
Open bowl spots:
Orange, Sugar, Fiesta (2 of the 3, UCF takes 1 spot)- filled with BCS at-large teams
Beef O'Brady's-AAC spot
Texas-Big 12 spot
Little Caesar's-Big 10 spot
Heart of Dallas-Big 10 spot
Poinsettia-Army's spot
Independence-SEC spot
Bowl selection show is tomorrow night @ 8 p.m. on ESPN. It's a 2 hour show, so all the bowls will be talked about, with very little emphasis on the small ones.