Ohio State became the first team to attain bowl eligibility for 2015, but several other teams soon joined them.
And say what you want about the SEC's questionable scheduling tactics, but the East division has the most well defined conference race in all of college football after week 6. They already have a team facing elimination next week.
Now, we have three categories (if applicable) to each division. "Controls destiny" refers to the teams that can win their division without the help of other teams losing. "Needs help" are the teams that still have a chance of getting back into the race. The scenarios listed there are just what that teams needs to control their own destiny again. All scenarios are dependent on the listed team winning out. "Just start winning" is the category for teams that have played multiple conference games, and failed to win any of them. In future weeks, some of the 1-win teams might fall into that category as they add up additional losses.
As usual, I'm only referring to conference records in this post. If the number of games does not match the list of teams, then the extra number is a cross divisional game.
ACC Wheel of Destiny
Atlantic
Controls destiny:
Florida State (3-0) has tiebreakers over Boston College and Wake Forest.
Clemson (2-0) has a tiebreaker over Louisville.
Syracuse (1-0) has a tiebreaker over Wake Forest.
Needs help:
Louisville (1-1) needs two Clemson losses, but has a tiebreaker over NC State.
Wake Forest (1-2) needs three losses each from Syracuse and FSU, but has a tiebreaker over BC.
Just start winning:
Boston College (0-3) lost to FSU and Wake Forest.
NC State (0-2) lost to Louisville.
Coastal
Controls destiny:
Duke (2-0) has a tiebreaker over Georgia Tech.
Pitt (2-0) has tiebreakers over Virginia Tech and UVA.
UNC (1-0) has a tiebreaker over Georgia Tech.
Miami (0-1) played a cross-divisional game.
Needs help:
Virginia Tech (1-1) needs two Pitt losses.
UVA (0-1) needs two Pitt losses.
Just start winning:
Georgia Tech (0-3) lost to Duke and UNC.
Bowl eligibility:
One win away: Clemson, Duke, Florida State
Two wins away: NC State, UNC, Pitt
SEC
East
Controls destiny:
Florida (4-0) has tiebreakers over Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri.
Needs help:
Georgia (2-2) needs an additional Florida loss. They have tiebreakers over Vanderbilt and South Carolina, but lost to Tennessee.
Kentucky (2-1) needs two Florida losses. They have tiebreakers over South Carolina and Missouri.
Missouri (1-2) needs a Kentucky loss and three Florida losses. They have a tiebreaker over South Carolina.
Tennessee (1-2) needs three Florida losses. They have a tiebreaker over Georgia.
Just start winning:
Vanderbilt (0-2) lost to Georgia.
South Carolina (0-4) lost to Georgia and Kentucky. They will be eliminated with a loss or a Florida win.
West
Controls destiny:
LSU (3-0) has tiebreakers over Auburn and Mississippi State.
Texas A&M (2-0) has tiebreakers over Arkansas and Mississippi State.
Ole Miss (2-1) has a tiebreaker over Alabama.
Needs help:
Alabama (2-1) needs an Ole Miss loss. They have a tiebreaker over Arkansas.
Mississippi State (1-2) needs three losses each from LSU and A&M. They have a tiebreaker over Auburn.
Arkansas (1-2) needs three Texas A&M losses and two Alabama losses.
Just start winning:
Auburn (0-2) lost to LSU and Mississippi State.
Bowl eligible: Florida
One win away: LSU, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Alabama
Two wins away: Georgia, Missouri, Mississippi State, Kentucky
B1G
East
Controls destiny:
Penn State (2-0) has tiebreakers over Rutgers and Indiana.
Ohio State (2-0) has tiebreakers over Indiana and Maryland.
Michigan State (2-0) has a tiebreaker over Rutgers.
Michigan (2-0) has a tiebreaker over Maryland.
Just start winning:
Rutgers (0-2) lost to Penn State and Michigan State.
Maryland (0-2) lost to Michigan and Ohio State.
Indiana (0-2) lost to Ohio State and Penn State.
West
Controls destiny:
Northwestern (1-1) has a tiebreaker over Minnesota.
Iowa (2-0) has tiebreakers over Wisconsin and Illinois.
Needs help:
Minnesota (1-1) has a tiebreaker over Purdue, but needs a Northwestern loss.
Illinois (1-1) has a tiebreaker over Nebraska, but needs two Iowa losses.
Wisconsin (1-1) has a tiebreaker over Nebraska, but needs two Iowa losses.
Just start winning:
Nebraska (0-2) lost to Illinois and Wisconsin.
Purdue (0-2) lost to Minnesota.
Bowl eligible: Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan State
One win away: Michigan State, Northwestern, Penn State, Michigan
Two wins away: Indiana, Illinois
Pac-12
North
Controls destiny:
Stanford (3-0) has a tiebreaker over Oregon State.
Cal (2-1) has a tiebreaker over Washington.
Needs help:
Washington (1-1) needs two Cal losses.
Washington State (1-1) needs two Cal losses. They have a tiebreaker over Oregon.
Oregon (1-2) needs two Washington State losses, plus an additional loss each by Stanford, Cal, and Washington.
Just start winning:
Oregon State (0-2) lost to Stanford.
South
Controls destiny:
Utah (2-0) has cross-divisional wins.
Arizona State (2-1) has a tiebreaker over UCLA and Colorado, but lost to USC.
Needs help:
UCLA (1-1) has a tiebreaker over Arizona, but needs an Arizona State loss.
USC (1-2) has a tiebreaker over Arizona State.
Arizona (1-2) needs a UCLA loss plus an extra Utah loss.
Just start winning:
Colorado (0-2) lost to Arizona State.
Bowl eligibility:
One win away: Cal, Utah
Two wins away: Stanford, UCLA, Arizona State, Arizona
Big 12
Controls destiny:
TCU (3-0) has tiebreakers over Texas Tech, Texas, and Kansas State.
Oklahoma State (3-0) has tiebreakers over Texas, Kansas State, and West Virginia.
Baylor (2-0) has tiebreakers over Texas Tech and Kansas.
Oklahoma (1-1) has a tiebreaker over West Virginia. They lost to Texas, who is still behind them in the standings.
Iowa State (1-1) has a tiebreaker over Kansas. They lost to Texas Tech, who is still behind them in the standings.
Needs help:
Texas Tech (1-2) needs three losses each from TCU and Baylor. They have a tiebreaker over Iowa State.
Texas (1-2) needs three losses each from Oklahoma State and TCU. They have a tiebreaker over Oklahoma.
Kansas State (0-2) lost to Oklahoma State and TCU.
West Virginia (0-2) lost to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.
Kansas (0-2) lost to Iowa State and Baylor.
Bowl eligible: TCU, Oklahoma State
One win away: Baylor
Two wins away: Oklahoma
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