Week 5 wrap up

Now we are finally getting to the meat of the schedule.  And, with it being week 5, that means that any currently undefeated teams will be looking for bowl eligibility next week.

Remember, all records listed here are just conference records.

ACC
Atlantic
Controls destiny:
-Clemson (2-0) has a tiebreaker over Syracuse.
-Boston College (1-0) has a tiebreaker over Wake Forest.
-NC State (1-0) has a cross-divisional win.

Needs help:
-Syracuse (1-1) needs two Clemson losses.  They have a tiebreaker over FSU.
-Wake Forest (0-1) lost to Boston College.
-FSU (1-2) needs two Syracuse losses, plus additional losses by Clemson, BC, and NC State.  They have a tiebreaker over Louisville.

Just start winning:
-Louisville (0-2) lost to FSU.

Coastal
Controls destiny:
-VT (2-0) has a tiebreaker over Duke.
-Miami (1-0) has a tiebreaker over UNC.
-UVA (1-1) has only played cross-divisional games.

Needs help:
-UNC (1-1) needs two Miami losses.  They have a tiebreaker over Pitt.
-Pitt (1-1) needs one UNC loss.  They have a tiebreaker over GT.
-Duke (0-1) needs two VT losses.

Just start winning:
-GT (0-2) lost to Pitt.

Bowl eligible:  none
One game away:  Clemson

Notre Dame is also one game away from bowl eligibility.  Hopefully the Hokies make them wait a week for it.

SEC
East
Controls destiny:
-Georgia (3-0) has tiebreakers over South Carolina, Missouri, and Tennessee.
-Kentucky (3-0) has tiebreakers over Florida and South Carolina.
-Vanderbilt (0-1) only has a loss to USCe, who is behind them in the standings.

Needs help:
-South Carolina (1-2) needs three Georgia losses and three Kentucky losses.  They have a tiebreaker over Vanderbilt.
-Florida (2-1) needs two Kentucky losses.  They have a tiebreaker over Tennessee.
-Missouri (0-1) needs two Georgia losses.

Just start winning:
-Tennessee (0-2) lost to Florida and Georgia.

West
Controls destiny:

-Alabama (2-0) has a tiebreaker over Texas A&M.

-LSU (2-0) has a tiebreaker over Auburn.

Needs help:

-Auburn (1-1) needs two LSU losses.  They have a tiebreaker over Arkansas.
-Texas A&M (1-1) needs two Alabama losses.  They have a tiebreaker over Arkansas.
-Arkansas (0-2) needs two Auburn losses and two Texas A&M losses, plus extra losses by Alabama and LSU.
-Mississippi State (0-2) has cross-divisional losses.

Out of contention:

-Ole Miss (0-2) got caught cheating.  Still paying for it.

Bowl eligible:  none
One game away:  Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama, LSU

Big Ten
East
Controls destiny:
-Ohio State (2-0) has tiebreakers over Rutgers and Penn State.
-Michigan State (1-0) has a tiebreaker over Indiana.
-Michigan (2-0) has cross-divisional wins.
-Maryland (1-0) has a cross-divisional win.

Needs help:
-Penn State (1-1) needs two OSU losses.
-Indiana (1-1) needs two MSU losses.  They have a tiebreaker over Rutgers.

Just start winning:
-Rutgers (0-2) lost to OSU and Indiana.

West
Controls destiny:
-Northwestern (1-1) has a tiebreaker over Purdue.
-Wisconsin (1-0) has a tiebreaker over Iowa.
-Illinois (0-1) has a cross-divisional loss.
-Minnesota (0-1) has a cross-divisional loss.

Needs help:
-Purdue (1-1) needs a Northwestern loss.  They have a tiebreaker over Nebraska.
-Iowa (0-1) needs two Wisconsin losses.

Just start winning:
-Nebraska (0-2) lost to Purdue.

Bowl eligible:  none
One game away:  Ohio State

Pac-12
North
Controls destiny:
-Stanford (2-0) has a tiebreaker over Oregon.
-Washington (2-0) has 2 cross-divisional wins.
-Washington State (1-1) has only played cross-divisional games.

Needs help:
-Oregon (1-1) needs two Stanford losses.  They have a tiebreaker over Cal.
-Cal (0-1) needs an Oregon loss.

Just start winning:
-Oregon State (0-2) has a cross-divisional loss.

South
Controls destiny:
-Colorado (1-0) has a tiebreaker against UCLA.
-USC (2-1) has a tiebreaker over Arizona.
-Arizona State (1-1) has a cross-divisional loss.

Needs help:
-Arizona (1-1) needs a USC loss.
-UCLA (0-1) needs two Colorado losses.

Just start winning:
-Utah (0-2) has cross-divisional losses.

Bowl eligible:  none
One game away:  none


Big 12
Controls destiny:
-Oklahoma (2-0) has tiebreakers over Iowa State and Baylor.
-WVU (2-0) has tiebreakers over Kansas State and Texas Tech.
-Texas (2-0) has tiebreakers over TCU and K-State.

Needs help:
-Texas Tech (1-1) needs two WVU losses.  They have a tiebreaker over OK State.
-Baylor (1-1) needs two Oklahoma losses.  They have a tiebreaker over Kansas.
-Oklahoma State (1-1) needs a Texas Tech loss.  They have a tiebreaker over Kansas.
-TCU (1-1) needs two Texas losses.  They have a tiebreaker over Iowa State.

Just start winning:
-Kansas State (0-2) lost to WVU and Texas.
-Kansas (0-2) lost to Baylor and OK State.
-Iowa State (0-2) lost to Oklahoma and TCU.

At this point, the current projection for the Big 12 championship game is the winner of Texas/Oklahoma vs. WVU.

Bowl eligible:  none
One game away:  Oklahoma