Teams listed as "on the edge" in regards to a bowl game are 5-6, and their bowl hopes live and die on their final game. We are not counting 5-7 as a bowl possibility.
ACC Championship: Clemson (7-1, Atlantic) vs. Virginia Tech (5-2, Coastal)
Both teams have the best record in their respective divisions.
Atlantic
Out of contention:
Louisville (7-1), Boston College (1-6), FSU (5-3), NC State (3-5), Syracuse (2-5), Wake Forest (3-4)
Coastal
Out of contention:Coastal
UNC (5-3), Pitt (4-3), Miami (4-3), UVA (1-6), Georgia Tech (4-4), Duke (1-6)
Bowl eligible: Clemson, Louisville, UNC, VT, Wake Forest, Florida State, Pitt, GT, Miami, NC State
On the edge: Boston College
No bowl: UVA, Syracuse, Duke
Atlantic vs. Coastal: Atlantic 8-5.
Atlantic wins: Wake Forest over Duke and UVA, Louisville over Duke and UVA, Clemson over GT, FSU over Miami, Syracuse over VT, NC State over UNC.
Coastal wins: Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech over BC, UNC over FSU, Pitt over Clemson, Miami over NC State.
Atlantic clinches winning record against the Coastal. Remaining game: Syracuse at Pitt.
SEC Championship: Florida (6-2, East) vs. Alabama (7-0, West)
Both teams won their divisions outright by having the best record.
Bowl eligible: Kentucky, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas A&M, Alabama, Florida, Auburn, Tennessee, Arkansas, LSU
On the edge: Vanderbilt, Ole Miss
No bowl: Missouri, Mississippi State
B1G
East
Michigan, Ohio State, and Penn State are 7-1 in conference. Michigan beat Penn State, and Penn State beat Ohio State.
Scenario #1: Michigan and Penn State win.
Records: Michigan (8-1), Penn State (8-1), Ohio State (7-2)
Outcome: Michigan wins on head-to-head over Penn State.
Scenario #2: Michigan wins, Penn State loses.
Records: Michigan (8-1), Penn State (7-2), Ohio State (7-2)
Outcome: Michigan wins with best record.
Scenario #3: Ohio State and Penn State win.
Records: Michigan (7-2), Penn State (8-1), Ohio State (8-1)
Outcome: Penn State wins on head-to-head over Ohio State.
Scenario #4: Ohio State wins, Penn State loses.
Records: Michigan (7-2), Penn State (7-2), Ohio State (8-1)
Outcome: Ohio State wins on best record.
Michigan can clinch the division with a win.
Penn State can clinch the division with a win AND a Michigan loss.
Ohio State can clinch the division with a win AND a Penn State loss.
Out of contention:
Indiana (3-5), Maryland (2-6), Michigan State (1-7), Rutgers (0-8)
West Champions: Wisconsin (6-2)
Wisconsin clinches the division with the best conference record at the moment.
Out of contention:
Nebraska (6-3), Iowa (6-3), Minnesota (5-3), Northwestern (4-4), Purdue (1-7), Illinois (2-6)
Bowl eligible: Michigan, Ohio State, Nebraska, Penn State, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa
On the edge: Maryland, Indiana, Northwestern
No bowl: Rutgers, Michigan State, Purdue, Illinois
Pac-12
North Champions: Washington (8-1)
The Huskies have the best conference record in the division.
Out of contention:
Washington State (7-2), Stanford (6-3), Cal (2-6), Oregon State (1-6), Oregon (2-6)
South
Controls destiny:
Colorado (7-1) clinches the division with a win.
Needs help:
USC (7-2) is done with conference play. They clinch the division with a Colorado loss by virtue of a head-to-head tiebreaker.
Utah (5-3), UCLA (2-5), Arizona (1-7), Arizona State (2-6)
Bowl eligible: Washington, Washington State, Stanford, USC, Utah, Colorado
No bowl: Oregon, Oregon State, Arizona, UCLA, California, Arizona State
Big 12
Waiting for Bedlam on December 3: Oklahoma State (7-1) at Oklahoma (8-0). Winner will be conference champion. Winner is guaranteed a minimum of 8 conference wins, more than any other team is able to obtain. Oklahoma would be champs by virtue of best record in conference, while Oklahoma State would have the head-to-head against them.
It's a good thing it's not next year, when the new Big 12 Championship Game returns. Otherwise, these teams would be playing each other two weeks in a row to determine the champion. And that's what the Big 12 gets for not making divisions.
Bowl eligible: Baylor, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, TCU
No bowl: Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Tech, Texas
Independents
Bowl eligible: BYU, Army
No bowl: Massachusetts, Notre Dame
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