Bowl Eligibility Tracker: Week 14

#Going Bowling! (79/78)

Team	Remaining Games	Bowl
Air Force Air Force 10-2
Alabama Alabama 10-2
Appalachian State Appalachian State 11-1	Louisiana SB Championship
Arizona State Arizona State 7-5
Arkansas State Arkansas State 7-5
Auburn Auburn 9-3
Baylor Baylor 11-1	OU B12 Championship
Boise State Boise State 11-1	Hawaii MW Championship
Boston College Boston College 6-6
Buffalo Buffalo 7-5		Bahamas Bowl Bahamas Bowl
BYU BYU 7-5		Hawai'i Bowl Hawai’i Bowl
California Cal 7-5
Central Michigan Central Michigan 8-4	Miami (OH) MAC Championship
Charlotte Charlotte 7-5		Bahamas Bowl Bahamas Bowl
Cincinnati Cincinnati 10-2	@ MEM AAC Championship
Clemson Clemson 12-0	UVA ACC Championship
Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan 6-6
FAU FAU 9-3	UAB C-USA Championship
FIU FIU 6-6
Florida Florida 10-2
Florida State Florida State 6-6
Georgia Georgia 11-1	LSU SEC Championship
Georgia State Georgia State 7-5
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern 7-5
Hawai’i Hawai’i 9-4	Boise MW Championship
Illinois Illinois 6-6
Indiana Indiana 8-4
Iowa Iowa 9-3
Iowa State Iowa State 7-5
Kansas State Kansas State 8-4
Kentucky Kentucky 7-5
Kent State Kent State 6-6
Liberty Liberty 7-5
LSU LSU 12-0	Georgia SEC Championship
Louisiana Louisiana 10-2	@ App St SB Championship
Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech 9-3
Louisville Louisville 7-5
Marshall Marshall 8-4
Memphis Memphis 10-1	CIN AAC Championship
Miami Miami 6-6
Miami (OH) Miami (OH) 7-5	CMU MAC Championship
Michigan Michigan 9-3
Michigan State Michigan State 6-6
Minnesota Minnesota 10-2
Mississippi State Mississippi State 6-6
Navy Navy 9-2	Army
Nevada Nevada 7-5
North Carolina North Carolina 6-6
Notre Dame Notre Dame 10-2
Ohio Ohio 6-6
Ohio State Ohio State 12-0	WISC B1G Championship
Oklahoma Oklahoma 11-1	BAY B12 Championship
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State 8-4
Oregon Oregon 10-2	Utah P12 Championship
Penn State Penn State 10-2
Pittsburgh Pitt 7-5
San Diego State San Diego State 9-3
SMU SMU 10-2
Southern Miss Southern Miss 7-5
Temple Temple 8-4
Tennessee Tennessee 7-5
Texas Texas 7-5
Texas A&M Texas A&M 7-5
Toledo Toledo 6-6
Tulane Tulane 6-6
UAB UAB 9-3	@ FAU C-USA Championship
UCF UCF 9-3
USC USC 8-4
Utah Utah 11-1	ORE P12 Championship
Utah State Utah State 7-5
Virginia Virginia 9-3	Clemson ACC Championship
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 8-4
Wake Forest Wake Forest 8-4
Washington Washington 7-5
Washington State Washington State 6-6
Western Michigan Western Michigan 7-5
Wisconsin Wisconsin 10-2	OSU B1G Championship
WKU Western Kentucky 8-4
Wyoming Wyoming 7-5

Everybody else has been eliminated

#Bowl Tie-Ins

American Americam

Bowl	Conference Opponent
Birmingham Bowl Birmingham Bowl	SEC
Gasparilla Bowl Bad Boy MowersGasparillia Bowl	C-USA
Hawai’i Bowl Hawaii Bowl	BYU or Mountain West
Military Bowl Military Bowl presented by Northrup Grumman	ACC
Boca Raton Bowl Cheribundi Tart Cherry Bowl	C-USA
Cure Bowl AutoNationCure Bowl	Sun Belt
Frisco Bowl Frisco Bowl	At-Large

ACC ACC

Bowl	Conference Opponent	Conditions
College Football Playoff College Football Playoff	If Selected
Orange BowlCapital One Orange Bowl	New Year’s Six
Camping World Bowl Camping World Bowl	Big 12
Citrus Bowl Citrus Bowl	SEC or Big Ten	If top possible team is higher-ranked than SEC or Big Ten team
Belk Bowl Belk Bowl	SEC
Sun Bowl Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl	Pac-12
Pinstripe Bowl New Era Pinstripe Bowl	Big Ten
Music City Bowl Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl OR Gator Bowl TaxSlayer Gator Bowl	SEC	ACC and Big Ten combine in the Music City and TaxSlayer, with each getting three appearances in six years. The ACC played in the Music City in 2015 and the TaxSlayer in 2016, 2017 & 2018. It’s almost certainly going to be in the Music City, but can still play in the TaxSlayer.
Independence Bowl Walk-On’s Independence Bowl	SEC
Military Bowl Military Bowl presented by Northrup Grumman	American
Quick Lane Bowl Quick Lane Bowl	Big Ten
Gasparilla Bowl Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl	American/C-USA	Conditional if American Athleticor Conference USA can’t fill the spot.
Birmingham Bowl Birmingham Bowl	American/SEC	Conditional if American Athleticor SECcan’t fill the spot

Big Ten Big Ten

Bowl	Conference Opponent	Conditions
College Football Playoff College Football Playoff	If Selected
Rose Bowl Rose Bowl	Pac 12
Citrus Bowl Citrus Bowl	ACC or SEC	Agreement for Citrus is for five different teams in six years, so no Penn State, Minnesota or Michigan, if possible
Outback Bowl Outback Bowl	SEC	Agreement is for five different teams in six years, so no Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan or Northwestern, if possible.
Holiday Bowl San Diego Country Credit Union Holiday Bowl	Pac-12	Agreement is for five different teams in six years, so no Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern or Wisconsin, if possible.
Music City Bowl Franklin American MortgageMusic City Bowl OR Gator Bowl TaxSlayer Gator Bowl	SEC	ACC and Big Ten combine in the Music City and TaxSlayer, with each getting three appearances in six years. The Big Ten played in TaxSlayer in 2015and the Music City in 2016, 2017 & 2018. It’s almost certainly going to be in the TaxSlayer, but no Iowa or Penn State, if possible.
Pinstripe Bowl New Era Pinstripe Bowl	ACC	Bowl would prefer to have eight different teams in eight years, so no Indiana, Iowa, Northwestern, Penn State or Wisconsin, if possible.
Redbox Bowl Redbox Bowl	Pac 12	Agreement is for five different teams in six years, so no Indiana, Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska or Purdue, if possible.
Quick Lane BowlQuick Lane Bowl	ACC
Armed Forces Bowl Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl	Mountain West	Agreement for three SERVPRO First Responders and three Armed Forces bowls in six years. The Big Ten hasn’t been in the Armed Force Bowl since 2014. The Big 12 is contracted to play in the SERVPRO First Responders in 2019.

Big 12

Bowl	Conference Opponent
College Football Playoff College Football Playoff	If Selected
Sugar Bowl Allstate Sugar Bowl	SEC
Alamo Bowl Valero Alamo Bowl	Pac 12
Camping World Bowl Camping World Bowl	ACC
Texas Bowl Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl	SEC
Liberty Bowl Autozone Liberty Bowl	SEC
Cheez-It Bowl Cheez-It Bowl	Pac 12
First Responder Bowl SERVPRO First Responders Bowl	C-USA

Conference USA C-USA

Bowl	Conference Opponent	Conditions
Gasparilla Bowl Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl	American
Bahamas Bowl Bahamas Bowl	MAC
New Mexico Bowl Gildan New Mexico Bowl	Mountain West
New Orleans Bowl R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl	Sun Belt
First Responder Bowl SERVPRO First Responders Bowl	Big 12
Independence Bowl Walk-On’s Independence Bowl	ACC/SEC	Conditional if ACC or SEC can’t fill a spot.
Frisco Bowl Frisco Bowl	American/MAC	Conditional if American Athletic or MAC can’t fill a spot.

FBS Independents

Team	Bowl Affiliation
Army Army	Not Bowling
BYU BYU	Hawai'i Bowl Hawai'i Bowl vs American or Mountain West
Liberty Liberty	Secondary option for the Cure Bowl Cure Bowl if the Sun Belt or American do not have enough eligible teams to fill their bowl tie-ins.
New Mexico StateNew Mexico State	Not Bowling
Notre Dame Notre Dame	Takes one of the ACC’s bowl spots – if it’s not in the College Football Playoff – but it must be within one overall win over the available ACC team with the best overall record.
UMass UMass	Not Bowling

MAC MAC

Bowl	Conference Opponent	Conditions
Boca Raton Bowl Cheribundi Tart CherryBowl	American
Dollar General Bowl LendingTree Bowl	Sun Belt
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	Mountain West
Bahamas Bowl Bahamas Bowl	C-USA
Camellia Bowl Raycom Media Camellia Bowl	Sun Belt
Quick Lane Bowl Quick Lane Bowl	ACC/Big Ten	Conditional if ACC or Big Ten can’t fill a spot.

Mountain West Mountain West

Bowl	Conference Opponent	Conditions
Las Vegas Bowl Las Vegas Bowl	Pac 12
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	MAC
New Mexico Bowl Gildan New Mexico Bowl	C-USA
Hawai'i Bowl Hawai'i Bowl	BYU or American
Armed Forces Bowl Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl	Big Ten
Arizona Bowl NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl	Sun Belt
Cheez-It Bowl Cheez-It Bowl	Pac 12/Big 12	Conditional for Mountain West if bowl can’t fill a spot.

Pac-12 Pac-12

Bowl	Conference Opponents
College Football Playoff College Football Playoff	If selected
Rose Bowl Rose Bowl	Big Ten
Alamo Bowl Valero Alamo Bowl	Big 12
Holiday Bowl SanDiego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl	Big Ten
Redbox Bowl Redbox Bowl	Big Ten
Sun Bowl Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl	ACC
Las Vegas Bowl Las Vegas Bowl	Mountain West
Cheez-It Bowl Cheez-It Bowl	Big 12

SEC SEC

Bowl	Conference Opponent
College Football Playoff College Football Playoff	If Selected
Sugar Bowl Allstate Sugar Bowl	Big 12
Citrus Bowl Citrus Bowl	Big Ten or ACC
Liberty Bowl Autozone Liberty Bowl	Big 12
Belk Bowl Belk Bowl	ACC
Music City Bowl Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl	ACC or Big Ten (most likely the ACC)
Outback Bowl Outback Bowl	Big Ten
Gator Bowl Taxslayer Gator Bowl	ACC or Big Ten (most likely the Big Ten)
Texas Bowl Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl	Big 12
Birmingham Bowl Birmingham Bowl	American
Independence Bowl Walk-On’s Independence Bowl	ACC

Sun Belt Sun Belt

Bowl	Conference Opponent
New Orleans Bowl R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl	C-USA
Dollar General Bowl LendingTree Bowl	MAC
Camellia Bowl Raycom Media Camellia Bowl	MAC
Cure Bowl AutoNation Cure Bowl	American
Arizona Bowl NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl	Mountain West

It should also be noted ESPN owns 13 of these bowl games so they can manipulate conference tie ins if they want to.

I might be back next week, I might not. I don’t know if the mods have a bowl game thread already in the works or not. If not, I’ll probably be back next week. If they do, it has been an honor to do this every week for this community. You guys are the best!