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. |
