Starting the thread now since we have a Conference USA game at 7:00 CT on CBSSN plus Cal trying to become bowl-eligible at USC Thursday night at 8:00 CT (E$PN).
Week 12 Conference USA games
Southern Miss at UTSA, Thursday 7:00 CT (CBSSN DirecTV 221)
UTSA 12, Southern Miss 10
Army at Western Kentucky, Saturday 11:00 CT (CBSSN DirecTV 221)
Western Kentucky 52, Army 14
Rice at Marshall, Saturday 1:30 CT (FSN)
Marshall 41, Rice 14
Middle Tennessee at FIU, 2:30 CT (ASN, joined in progress @3:30 CT on CSN Chicago DirecTV 665)
FIU 38, Middle Tennessee 28
North Texas at UTEP, 9:00 CT (FS1)
UTEP 35, North Texas 17
open dates--UAB, FAU, Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion
Teams that can become bowl-eligible this week...currently 60 eligible
Projected to win
BYU (now 6-4) WON 42-23 vs UNLV ELIGIBLE
UCF (now 6-3) WON 31-7 vs Tulsa (Friday) ELIGIBLE
Cincinnati (now 6-3) WON 54-46 vs East Carolina (Thursday) ELIGIBLE
Florida (now 5-4) LOST 20-23 (OT) vs South Carolina
Middle Tennessee (now 5-5) LOST 28-38 at FIU
North Carolina State (now 6-5) WON 42-13 vs Wake Forest ELIGIBLE
Penn State (now 6-4) WON 30-13 vs Temple ELIGIBLE
Rutgers (now 6-4) WON 45-23 vs Indiana ELIGIBLE
South Alabama (now 6-4) WON 24-20 vs Texas State ELIGIBLE
Stanford (now 5-5) LOST 17-20 (2OT) vs Utah
Texas (now 6-5) WON 28-7 at Oklahoma State ELIGIBLE
UTEP (now 6-4) WON 35-17 vs North Texas ELIGIBLE
Projected to lose
California (now 5-5) LOST 30-38 at USC (Thursday)
Kentucky (now 5-6) LOST 16-50 at Tennessee
Oklahoma State (now 5-5) LOST 7-28 vs Texas
San Diego State (now 5-5) LOST 29-38 at Boise State
Temple (now 5-5) LOST 13-30 at Penn State
Texas State (now 5-5) LOST 20-24 at South Alabama
Washington (now 6-5) LOST 26-27 at Arizona
Teams that can be eliminated this week...now 37 out including Georgia Southern
Projected to lose
Army (now 3-7) LOST 24-52 at Western Kentucky ELIMINATED (Armed Forces Bowl bid vacated)
Buffalo (now 4-6) WON 55-24 vs Akron
Indiana (now 3-7) LOST 23-45 at Rutgers ELIMINATED
Kansas (now 3-7) LOST 30-34 vs TCU ELIMINATED
ULM (now 3-7) LOST 27-34 vs ULL ELIMINATED
New Mexico (now 3-7) LOST 21-28 at Utah State ELIMINATED
North Texas (now 3-7) LOST 17-35 at UTEP ELIMINATED
Northwestern (now 4-6) WON 43-40 (OT) at Notre Dame
Texas Tech (now 3-7) LOST 30-42 vs Oklahoma ELIMINATED
Tulane (now 3-7) LOST 7-38 vs Memphis ELIMINATED
Projected to win
Ball State (now 3-7) LOST 10-24 at Massachusetts (Wednesday) ELIMINATED
San Jose State (now 3-7) LOST 0-13 vs Hawai'i ELIMINATED
USF (now 4-6) WON 14-13 at SMU