Bowl Eligible Teams Updates 2016

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Bowl eligible teams: 74/80 as of Nov. 26
Conference / Count / Teams
SEC  11
Alabama Crimson Tide , Arkansas Razorbacks , Auburn Tigers , Florida Gators , Georgia Bulldogs , Kentucky, LSU, South Carolina Tennessee Volunteers , Texas A&M, Vanderbilt

ACC  11
Boston College, Clemson Tigers , Florida State Seminoles , Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets , Louisville Cardinals , Miami, North Carolina Tar Heels , NC State, Pittsburgh Panthers , Virginia Tech Hokies , Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Big Ten 10
Indiana, Iowa Hawkeyes , Maryland, Michigan Wolverines , Minnesota Golden Gophers , Nebraska Cornhuskers , Northwestern, Ohio State Buckeyes , Penn State Nittany Lions , Wisconsin Badgers


American  7
Houston Cougars , Memphis Tigers , Navy Midshipmen , Temple Owls , Tulsa Golden Hurricane , UCF Knights , USF 

MAC  6
Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan Eagles , Miami(OH), Ohio Bobcats , Toledo Rockets , Western Michigan Broncos

Mountain West  6
Air Force Falcons , Boise State Broncos , Colorado State, New Mexico Lobos , San Diego State Aztecs , Wyoming Cowboys

Pac-12   6
Colorado Buffaloes , Stanford Cardinal , Southern California Trojans , Utah Utes , Washington Huskies , Washington State Cougars

Big 12  6
Baylor Bears , Kansas State, Oklahoma Sooners , Oklahoma State Cowboys , TCU West Virginia Mountaineers

C-USA  6
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs , Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders , Old Dominion Monarchs , Southern Miss, UT San Antonio, Western Kentucky

Sun Belt  4
Appalachian State Mountaineers , Arkansas state, Idaho Vandals , Troy Trojans

Independents  1
Brigham Young Cougars

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One win away (12)
Teams listed in APR order. APR Rating in parenthesis. Remaining opponent listed for each team.
North Texas (984) -- season complete
Mississippi State (971) -- season complete
Texas (971) -- season complete
Northern Illinois (970) -- season complete


--- Teams below this line have APRs too low to qualify for a bowl unless one of the teams above turns down the opportunity to play.
Arizona State Sun Devils (960) -- season complete
California (960) -- season complete
Ole Miss (958) -- season complete
UL Lafayette (950) -- vs. UL Monroe
Nevada (949) -- season complete
Akron (947) -- season complete
SMU (941) -- season complete
Texas Tech (940) -- season complete

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Better Luck Next Year (37)

Arizona, Ball State, Bowling Green Falcons , Buffalo Bulls , Charlotte, Cincinnati, Connecticut Huskies , Duke, East Carolina Pirates , Florida Atlantic Owls , Florida International Golden Panthers , Fresno State Bulldogs , Georgia State Panthers , Illinois Fighting Illini , Iowa State Cyclones , Kansas Jayhawks , Kent State Golden Flashes , Marshall Thundering Herd , Massachusetts Minutemen , Michigan State Spartans , Missouri Tigers , New Mexico State Aggies , Notre Dame, Oregon, Oregon State Beavers , Purdue Boilermakers , Rice Owls , Rutgers Scarlet Knights , San Jose State Spartans , Syracuse, Texas State Bobcats , Tulane Green Wave , UCLA, UNLV Rebels , Utah State Aggies , Texas-El Paso Miners , Virginia Cavaliers


Note: Army has six wins, but two of them have come against FCS schools. Army will be fully bowl eligible if it beats Navy, but that game will not take place until after the bowl pairings are set. Army will still be the first team able to fill an open spot if there are not enough bowl eligible teams for all the games because teams with six wins, but two against FCS schools, get priority over 5-7 teams.

South Alabama could be in the same position as Army if it beats New Mexico State to finish 6-6. The Jaguars cannot be eligible if they lose to the Aggies and finish 5-7 because two of their wins will be over FCS schools.

Also, Hawaii Rainbow Warriors has five wins, but seven losses. A win over UMass will make the Warriors 6-7, which is still not bowl eligible, but they would have priority over 5-7 teams if there aren't enough eligible teams for all the games. Army has priority over Hawaii if only one of them is needed