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Bowl Eligible: Who's In? Who's Alive?
Compiled by Staff
Update 12/4/05 4:00 am est

64 teams were in the eligible pool of teams to be considered for 56 bowl slots. 55 were eliminated.

Teams in red were eligible, but not selected, to play in a bowl game.

All teams updated through: 12/3/05.

ACC (8 in, 0 alive, 4 out):
In:
Virginia Tech (10-2), Miami (9-2), Boston College (8-3), Clemson (7-4), Florida State (8-4), Georgia Tech (7-4), Virginia (6-5).
N.C. State (6-5).
Alive: None.
Out: Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, Wake Forest.

Big East (4 in, 1 alive, 3 out):
In:
West Virginia (10-1), Louisville (9-2), Rutgers (7-4), South Florida (6-5).
Alive: None.
Out: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Syracuse.

Big Ten: (7 in, 0 alive, 4 out):
In: Penn State (10-1), Ohio State (9-2), Wisconsin (9-3), Michigan (7-4), Minnesota (7-4), Northwestern (7-4), Iowa (7-4).
Alive: None.
Out: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Purdue.

Big Twelve (8 in, 0 alive, 4 out):
In: Texas (12-0), Texas Tech (9-2), Iowa State (7-4), Nebraska (7-4), Oklahoma (7-4), Colorado (7-5), Kansas (6-5), Missouri (6-5).
Alive: None.
Out: Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M.

CUSA (6 in, 0 alive, 6 out):
In: UTEP (8-3), Central Florida (8-4), Tulsa (8-4), Houston (6-5), Memphis (6-5), Southern Miss (6-5).
Alive: None.
Out: UAB, East Carolina, Marshall, Rice, SMU, Tulane.

Independents (2 in, 0 alive, 1 out):
In: Notre Dame (9-2), Navy (7-4).
Alive: None.
Out: Army.

MAC (7 in, 0 alive, 6 out):
In: Toledo (8-3),
Miami (7-4), Western Michigan (7-4), Akron (7-5), Northern Illinois (7-5), Bowling Green (6-5), Central Michigan (6-5).
Alive: None.
Out: Ball State, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Ohio, Temple.

Mountain West (5 in, 0 alive, 4 out)
In: TCU (10-1), BYU (6-5), Colorado State (6-5),
New Mexico (6-5), Utah (6-5).
Alive: None.
Out: Air Force, San Diego State, UNLV, Wyoming.

PAC-10 (5 in, 0 alive, 5 out):
In: USC (12-0), Oregon (10-1), UCLA (9-2), California (7-4), Arizona State (6-5).
Alive: None.
Out: Arizona, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington, Washington St.

SEC (6 in, 0 alive, 6 out):
In: Georgia (10-2), LSU (10-2), Alabama (9-2), Auburn (9-2), Florida (8-3), South Carolina (7-4).
Alive: None.
Out: Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt.

Sun Belt (2 in, 0 alive, 6 out):
In: Arkansas State (6-5),
Louisiana-Lafayette (6-5).
Alive: None.
Out: FAU, FIU, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Troy.
Note: The Sun Belt is unique in that it has only one bowl to be considered for and its conference champion receives that bid regardless of its over-all record. Arkansas State won the title via tie-breaker with head-to-head win over Louisiana-Lafayette.

WAC (4 in, 0 alive, 5 out):
In: Boise State (9-3), Nevada (8-3), Fresno State (8-4),
La. Tech (7-4).
Alive: None.
Out: Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico State, San Jose State, Utah State.