By our count, there are 83 eligible bowl teams for 82 bowl spots. That almost works out nicely. Of course, the big news this week besides Alabama somehow beating Auburn, was Michigan handing it to Ohio State. That drops the Buckeyes out of the playoff picture and sends the Wolverines to the Big Ten Championship game. A win over Iowa and Michigan is in the playoffs. Georgia is in regardless, but Alabama will join them should they beat the Bulldogs in the SEC Championship. Cincinnati may be somewhat safe now too with a win over Houston. The Bearcats main worry comes from Oklahoma State, who will be 12-1 if they beat Baylor in the Big 12 Championship. Should Michigan or Alabama lose, both Cincinnati and Oklahoma State should be in. If both Michigan and Alabama both lose or Oklahoma State and Cincinnati stumble, Notre Dame will be looking to jump into the playoffs. If too many teams lose, things will get crazy and who the committee puts as the top two loss team could matter.
American: Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tulsa, UCF
ACC: Boston College, Clemson, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
Big 12: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Big Ten: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
C-USA: Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Texas-San Antonio, UAB, UTEP, Western Kentucky
Independent: Army, BYU, Notre Dame
MAC: Ball State, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (OH), Northern Illinois, Toledo, Western Michigan
MWC: Air Force, Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, San Diego State, Utah State
Pac-12: Arizona State, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, Utah, Washington State
SEC: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Sun Belt: Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, Louisiana
