For some schools, it might not seem like a big deal, but ask teams that did not make it to six wins what this weekend was like.
After the season is over, do not go to a bowl game or the College Football Playoff. There is no trip, no fun, no swag bag full of stuff, and for some, no more football.
This year, 82 schools made it, and there are just enough bowl teams to fill all the spots. There will not be any 5-7 teams with a great APR.
Some schools, like Florida State, Wisconsin, and Virginia, wish they were on any of these bowl teams. In 2024, these are the teams that can go to the bowl, broken down by conference and with how many wins each one has.
ACC Bowl Eligible Teams
11 SMU
10 Miami
9 Clemson
9 Duke
9 Syracuse
8 Louisville
7 Boston College
7 Georgia Tech
7 Pitt
6 Cal
6 NC State
6 North Carolina
6 Virginia Tech
American Athletic Conference Bowl Eligible Teams
10 Army
10 Memphis
9 Tulane
8 Navy
7 East Carolina
6 North Texas
6 USF
6 UTSA
Big Ten Bowl Eligible Teams
12 Oregon
11 Indiana
11 Penn State
10 Ohio State
9 Illinois
8 Iowa
7 Michigan
7 Minnesota
7 Rutgers
6 Nebraska
6 USC
6 Washington
Big 12 Bowl Eligible Teams
10 Arizona State
10 BYU
10 Iowa State
9 Colorado
8 Baylor
8 Kansas State
8 TCU
8 Texas Tech
7 West Virginia
Conference USA Bowl Eligible Teams
9 Sam Houston
8 Jacksonville State
8 Liberty
8 WKU
Independent and Pac-12 Bowl Eligible Teams
11 Notre Dame
8 UConn
8 Washington State
MAC Bowl Eligible Teams
8 Buffalo
8 Miami University
8 Ohio
7 Bowling Green
7 Northern Illinois
7 Toledo
6 Western Michigan
Mountain West Bowl Eligible Teams
11 Boise State
10 UNLV
8 Colorado State
7 San Jose State
6 Fresno State
SEC Bowl Eligible Teams
11 Texas
10 Georgia
10 Tennessee
9 Alabama
9 Missouri
9 Ole Miss
9 South Carolina
8 LSU
8 Texas A&M
7 Arkansas
7 Florida
6 Oklahoma
6 Vanderbilt
Sun Belt Bowl Eligible Teams
10 Louisiana
9 Marshall
8 Georgia Southern
8 James Madison
7 Arkansas State
7 Texas State
6 Coastal Carolina
6 South Alabama
