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Bowl-eligible teams

There are 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams, 70 of which will play in a bowl game. Teams must have won at least six games against FBS teams OR at least five games against FBS teams and one against a FCS team to be eligible to play. (Note: NCAA has option to waive last item if not enough teams had qualified to fill all of the slots)

x-Schedule consisted of 13 games. Team must have won at least seven games against FBS teams OR at least six games against FBS teams and one against a FCS team. All other teams played a 12-game schedule.

y-Played 2 games against FCS teams.

Note: Miami, Fla., has a self-imposed ban on going to a bowl game, UCLA has been granted a waiver by the NCAA to play in a bowl even though it finished 6-7 and USC is on probation and ineligible to play in a bowl.

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TEAMRECORD
BOWL ELIGIBLE (72)
Air Force7-5 (y)
Alabama11-1
Arizona State6-6
Arkansas10-2
Arkansas State10-2
Auburn7-5
Ball State6-6
Baylor9-3
Boise State11-1
BYU9-3
California7-5
Cincinnati9-3
Clemson10-3
Florida6-6
Florida International8-4
Florida State8-4
Georgia10-3
Georgia Tech8-4
Houston12-1
Illinois6-6
Iowa7-5
Iowa State6-6
Kansas State10-2
Louisiana-Lafayette8-4
Louisiana Tech8-4
Louisville7-5
LSU13-0
Marshall6-6
Michigan10-2
Michigan State10-3
Mississippi State6-6
Missouri7-5
Nebraska9-3
Nevada7-5
North Carolina6-6
North Carolina State7-5
Northern Illinois10-3
Northwestern6-6
Notre Dame8-4
Ohio9-4
Ohio State6-6
Oklahoma9-3
Oklahoma State11-1
Oregon11-2
Penn State9-3
Pittsburgh6-6
Purdue6-6
Rutgers8-4
San Diego State8-4
SMU7-5
South Carolina10-2
Southern Miss11-2
Stanford11-1
TCU10-2
Temple8-4
Texas7-5
Texas A&M6-6
Toledo8-4
Tulsa8-4
UCLA6-7 (x)
Utah7-5
Utah State7-5
Vanderbilt6-6
Virginia8-4
Virginia Tech11-2
Wake Forest6-6
Washington7-5
West Virginia9-3
Western Kentucky7-5
Western Michigan7-5
Wisconsin11-2
Wyoming8-4 (y)
NO BOWL (48)
Akron1-11
Arizona4-8
Army3-9
Boston College4-8
Bowling Green5-7
Buffalo3-9
Central Florida5-7
Central Michigan3-9
Colorado3-10 (x)
Colorado State3-9
Connecticut5-7
Duke3-9
East Carolina5-7
Eastern Michigan6-6 (y)
Florida Atlantic1-11
Fresno State4-9 (x)
Hawaii6-7 (x)
Idaho2-10
Indiana1-11
Kansas2-10
Kentucky5-7
Kent State5-7
Louisiana-Monroe4-8
Maryland2-10
Memphis2-10
Miami, Fla.6-6
Miami, Ohio4-8
Middle Tennessee2-10
Minnesota3-9
Mississippi2-10
Navy5-7
New Mexico1-11
New Mexico State4-9 (x)
North Texas5-7
Oregon State3-9
Rice4-8
San Jose State5-7
South Florida5-7
Syracuse5-7
Tennessee5-7
Texas Tech5-7
Troy3-9
Tulane2-11 (x)
UAB3-9
UNLV2-10
USC10-2
UTEP5-7
Washington State4-8


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