Bowl projections through games of November 6

Bowl projections through November 6 games using the Sagarin Predictor ratings to play out the season.

70 bowl bids, 72 teams currently projected bowl-eligible
47 teams bowl-eligible, 22 eliminated, 51 teams still in contention.
*--Indicates 2 FCS wins, only one counts toward bowl eligibility
Teams not listed have been eliminated.

ACC—8 bids including 1 BC$ bid, 9 teams projected bowl-eligible, 1 team to at-large pool
Projected ACC championship game—Virginia Tech vs. Florida State
Bowl-eligible (6)—-Virginia Tech (7-2), Florida State (6-3), North Carolina State (6-3), Maryland (6-3), Miami (6-3), North Carolina (6-3)
Projected bowl-eligible—Georgia Tech (5-4, projected 6-6), Clemson (5-4, projected 6-6), Boston College (4-5, projected 6-6)
Not projected bowl-eligible—Virginia (4*-5, projected 4*-8), Duke (3-6, projected 3-9)

Big 12—8 bids including 1 BC$ bid, 9 teams projected bowl-eligible, 1 team to at-large pool
Projected Big 12 championship game—Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State
Bowl-eligible (7)—Nebraska (8-1), Oklahoma State (8-1), Missouri (7-2), Oklahoma (7-2), Baylor (7-3), Kansas State (6-3), Texas A&M (6-3)
Projected bowl-eligible—Texas Tech (5-4, projected 7-5), Iowa State (5-5. projected 6-6)
Not projected bowl-eligible—Texas (4-5, projected 5-7), Colorado (3-6, projected 3-9), Kansas (3-6, projected 3-9)

Big East—6 bids including 1 BC$ bid, 5 teams projected bowl-eligible, 1 bid projected open
Projected Big East champion—Pittsburgh
Bowl-eligible (0)
Projected bowl-eligible—Syracuse (6*-3, projected 9*-3), Pittsburgh (5-3, projected 9-3), West Virginia (5-3, projected 7-5), South Florida (5-3, projected 6-6), Louisville (5-4, projected 8-4)
Not projected bowl-eligible—Rutgers (4-4, projected 4-8), Connecticut (4-4, projected 4-8), Cincinnati (3-5, projected 5-7)

Big Ten—8 bids including 1 BC$ bid, 8 teams projected bowl-eligible
Projected 3-way tie for championship between Wisconsin, Michigan State, and Iowa
Bowl-eligible (7)—Michigan State (9-1), Ohio State (8-1), Wisconsin (8-1), Iowa (7-2), Michigan (6-3), Northwestern (6-3), Penn State (6-3)
Projected bowl-eligible—Illinois (5-4, projected 8-4)
Not projected bowl-eligible— Indiana (4-5, projected 5-7), Purdue (4-5, projected 4-8)

Conference USA—6 bids, 6 teams projected bowl-eligible
Projected C-USA championship game—Tulsa at UCF
Bowl-eligible (4)—UCF (7-2), USM (6-3), Tulsa (6-3), UTEP (6-4)
Projected bowl-eligible—East Carolina (5-4, projected 8-4), SMU (5-5, projected 6-6)
Not projected bowl-eligible—Houston (5-4, projected 5-7), UAB (3-6, projected 5-7), Tulane (3-6, projected 4-8), Marshall (3-6, projected 5-7)

Independents—1 bid plus a provisional bid, 2 teams projected bowl-eligible. Navy has accepted a Poinsettia Bowl bid.
Bowl-eligible (1)—Navy (6-3, Poinsettia Bowl bid)
Projected bowl eligible—Army (5-4, projected 6-6) gets an Armed Forces Bowl bid if either C-USA or the MWC has an opening (TCU in the BC$ would create that opening). Otherwise Army will be in the at-large pool.
Not projected bowl-eligible—Notre Dame (4-5, projected 5-7)

MAC—3 bids, 6 teams projected bowl-eligible, 3 teams to at-large pool
Projected MAC championship game—Temple vs. Northern Illinois
Bowl-eligible (4)—Temple (8-2), Northern Illinois (7-2), Ohio (7-3), Toledo (6-3)
Projected bowl-eligible—Miami (5-4, projected 6-6), Western Michigan (3-6, projected 6-6)
Not projected bowl-eligible—Kent State (4-5, projected 4-8)

Mountain West—5 bids, 5 teams projected bowl-eligible
Projected MWC champion--TCU
Bowl-eligible (4)—TCU (10-0), Utah (8-1), San Diego State (7-2), Air Force (6-4)
Projected bowl-eligible—BYU (4-5, projected 6-6)

Pac 10--6 bids including 1 BC$ bid, 5 teams projected bowl-eligible, 1 bid projected open
Projected Pac 10 champion--Oregon
Bowl-eligible (3)—Oregon (9-0), Stanford (8-1), Arizona (7-2)
Projected bowl-eligible— California (5-4, projected 6-6), Oregon State (4-4, projected 6-6)
Not projected bowl-eligible—Arizona State (4*-5, projected 5*-7), Washington (3-6, projected 5-7), UCLA (4-5, projected 4-8)

$EC--9 bids including 1 BC$ bid, 10 teams projected bowl-eligible, 1 team to at-large pool
Projected $EC championship game—Florida vs. Auburn
Bowl-eligible (7)—Auburn (10-0), LSU (8-1), Alabama (7-2), Arkansas (7-2), Mississippi State (7-2), Florida (6-3), South Carolina (6-3)
Projected bowl-eligible—Kentucky (5-5, projected 6-6), Georgia (5-5, projected 6-6), Tennessee (3-6, projected 6-6)
Not projected bowl-eligible—Ole Miss (4-5, projected 4-8)

Sun Belt--2 bids, 3 teams projected bowl eligible, 1 team to at-large pool
Projected Sun Belt champion—Troy
Bowl-eligible (0)
Projected bowl-eligible—Troy (5-3, projected 8-4), ULM (4-5, projected 6-6), FIU (3-5, projected 6-6)
Not projected bowl-eligible—Arkansas State (4-5, projected 5-7), MTSU (3-5, projected 4-8), FAU (3-5, projected 5-7)

WAC--4 bids, 4 teams projected bowl-eligible. Hawai'i has accepted Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl bid
Projected WAC champion—Boise State
Bowl-eligible (4)—Boise State (8-0), Nevada (8-1), Hawai’i (7-3, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl), Fresno State (6-2)
Not projected bowl-eligible—Idaho (4-5, projected 6-7), Louisiana Tech (3-6, projected 5-7), Utah State (3-6, projected 4-8)

BC$ at large--4 bids (2 championship game plus 2 at-large)
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At-large bids available (6)
4 BC$ (2 championship game plus two other at-large bids)
1 Big East projected open bid
1 Pac 10 projected open bid

At-large pool (8 teams, 6 get selected)
1 ACC team
1 Big 12 team
1 $EC team
Army (if it does not get an Armed Forces Bowl bid)
3 MAC teams
1 Sun Belt team