How many this year and which ones are they?

Not sure but next weekend CUSA needs USM to win at UTEP as well as FAU to beat Charlotte to get 8 teams bowl eligible.

UAB - 9
FIU - 8
UNT - 8
LT - 7
Marshall - 7
MT - 7
USM - 5
FAU - 5

(11-18-2018 08:10 AM)usm99 Wrote:  Not sure but next weekend CUSA needs USM to win at UTEP as well as FAU to beat Charlotte to get 8 teams bowl eligible.

UAB - 9
FIU - 8
UNT - 8
LT - 7
Marshall - 7
MT - 7
USM - 5
FAU - 5

What bowls are we tied to this year?

Never mind. Found it myself. Here it is for any others interested. Bowls

From your link above


– Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla vs. American Athletic
– Bahamas Bowl vs. MAC
– Cheribundi Tart Cherry Bowl vs. American Athletic
– Gildan New Mexico Bowl vs. Mountain West
– Hawai’i Bowl vs. Mountain West
– R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl vs. Sun Belt
– SERVPRO First Responders Bowl vs. Big Ten

Secondary Agreements
– Walk-On’s Independence Bowl
Conditional if ACC or SEC can’t fill a spot.

– DXL Frisco Bowl
Conditional if American Athletic or MAC can’t fill a spot.

There is a plethora of 6 win teams already and many more currently with 5 wins. So there will be a lot of 6-6 or 6-5 teams staying home this bowl season.

(11-18-2018 10:34 AM)DogsWin1 Wrote:  There is a plethora of 6 win teams already and many more currently with 5 wins. So there will be a lot of 6-6 or 6-5 teams staying home this bowl season.

I feel like I’ve got this correct but feel free to let me know of any miscues


Final weekend of regular season games involving teams with 5 wins
71 teams in already

Miami, OH (5-6) host Ball St (4-7)
Coastal Carolina (5-6) at South Alabama (2-9)
Florida St (5-6) host Florida (8-3)
Baylor (5-6) at Texas Tech (5-6)...winner is 72
Tulane (5-6) host Navy (3-8)
Wake (5-6) at Duke (7-4)
TCU (5-6) host Oklahoma St (6-5)
Wyoming (5-6) at New Mexico (3-8)
Purdue (5-6) at Indiana (5-6)....winner is 73
Maryland (5-6) at Penn St (8-3)
Minnesota (5-6) at Wisconsin (7-4)
Arizona (5-6) host Arizona St (6-5)
SMU (5-6) at Tulsa (2-9)
Tennessee (5-6) at Vanderbilt (5-6)...winner is 74
Southern Miss (5-6) at UTEP (1-10)
FAU (5-6) host Charlotte (4-7)
Kansas St (5-6) at Iowa St (6-4)
Colorado (5-6) at California (6-4)
USC (5-6) host Norte Dame (11-0)


**VT (4-6) host Virginia (7-4)... If VT wins it’s almost guaranteed they’ll find a 12th game
**Akron (4-6) at Ohio (7-4)....Akron plays at South Carolina the week after in makeup game
**Ole Miss ineligible due to sanctions

Conference situation

American - 6 in, 2 bubble
ACC - 9 in, 2 bubble, and VT with 4 wins but 2 games remaining
Big 12 - 5 in, 4 bubble (2 bubble teams face each other so 6 guaranteed)
Big 10 - 7 in, 4 bubble (2 bubble teams face each other so 8 guaranteed)
CUSA - 6 in, 2 bubble
Independents - 3 in, 0 bubble
MAC - 6 in, 1 bubble, Akron with 4 wins but 2 games left
MWC - 6 in, 1 bubble
PAC 12 - 7 in, 3 bubble
SEC - 10 in, 2 bubble and those 2 play each other so 11 in and 0 bubble (Ole Miss ineligible)
Sun Belt 6 in, 1 bubble

Summary:
39 bowl games so 78 teams
71 teams have clinched
6 bubble teams meet so 3 more guaranteed which puts it at 74

(11-18-2018 10:38 AM)usm99 Wrote:  

(11-18-2018 10:34 AM)DogsWin1 Wrote:  There is a plethora of 6 win teams already and many more currently with 5 wins. So there will be a lot of 6-6 or 6-5 teams staying home this bowl season.

I feel like I’ve got this correct but feel free to let me know of any miscues


Final weekend of regular season games involving teams with 5 wins
71 teams in already

Miami, OH (5-6) host Ball St (4-7)
Coastal Carolina (5-6) at South Alabama (2-9)
Florida St (5-6) host Florida (8-3)
Baylor (5-6) at Texas Tech (5-6)...winner is 72
Tulane (5-6) host Navy (3-8)
Wake (5-6) at Duke (7-4)
TCU (5-6) host Oklahoma St (6-5)
Wyoming (5-6) at New Mexico (3-8)
Purdue (5-6) at Indiana (5-6)....winner is 73
Maryland (5-6) at Penn St (8-3)
Minnesota (5-6) at Wisconsin (7-4)
Arizona (5-6) host Arizona St (6-5)
SMU (5-6) at Tulsa (2-9)
Tennessee (5-6) at Vanderbilt (5-6)...winner is 74
Southern Miss (5-6) at UTEP (1-10)
FAU (5-6) host Charlotte (4-7)
Kansas St (5-6) at Iowa St (6-4)
Colorado (5-6) at California (6-4)
USC (5-6) host Norte Dame (11-0)


**VT (4-6) host Virginia (7-4)... If VT wins it’s almost guaranteed they’ll find a 12th game
**Akron (4-6) at Ohio (7-4)....Akron plays at South Carolina the week after in makeup game
**Ole Miss ineligible due to sanctions

23 5-win teams. 8 play one another--so 4 of those are guaranteed to get to 6 wins (bringing us to a total of 74 bowl qualified teams). That means 15 more are playing for a slot. We could have as many as 89 teams vying for 78 bowl slots. As many as 11 6-win teams could find themselves sitting at home. Kinda of an odd turn of events after having to use 5-7 teams the last few years to fill empty bowl slots because there were not enough 6-win teams.

That said, in the last game of the season, 8 of the fifteen 5-win teams will play a team with a winning record. So I doubt we end up with anywhere close to 11 bowl qualified teams sitting at home.

Yep. Several P5's scheduled an extra 'rent a win' game this year to ensure they would get a bowl slot this season. G5's without 7 wins will have a tougher time finding a bowl game going forward.

(11-18-2018 11:55 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(11-18-2018 10:38 AM)usm99 Wrote:  

(11-18-2018 10:34 AM)DogsWin1 Wrote:  There is a plethora of 6 win teams already and many more currently with 5 wins. So there will be a lot of 6-6 or 6-5 teams staying home this bowl season.

I feel like I’ve got this correct but feel free to let me know of any miscues


Final weekend of regular season games involving teams with 5 wins
71 teams in already

Miami, OH (5-6) host Ball St (4-7)
Coastal Carolina (5-6) at South Alabama (2-9)
Florida St (5-6) host Florida (8-3)
Baylor (5-6) at Texas Tech (5-6)...winner is 72
Tulane (5-6) host Navy (3-8)
Wake (5-6) at Duke (7-4)
TCU (5-6) host Oklahoma St (6-5)
Wyoming (5-6) at New Mexico (3-8)
Purdue (5-6) at Indiana (5-6)....winner is 73
Maryland (5-6) at Penn St (8-3)
Minnesota (5-6) at Wisconsin (7-4)
Arizona (5-6) host Arizona St (6-5)
SMU (5-6) at Tulsa (2-9)
Tennessee (5-6) at Vanderbilt (5-6)...winner is 74
Southern Miss (5-6) at UTEP (1-10)
FAU (5-6) host Charlotte (4-7)
Kansas St (5-6) at Iowa St (6-4)
Colorado (5-6) at California (6-4)
USC (5-6) host Norte Dame (11-0)


**VT (4-6) host Virginia (7-4)... If VT wins it’s almost guaranteed they’ll find a 12th game
**Akron (4-6) at Ohio (7-4)....Akron plays at South Carolina the week after in makeup game
**Ole Miss ineligible due to sanctions

23 5-win teams. 8 play one another--so 4 of those are guaranteed to get to 6 wins (bringing us to a total of 74 bowl qualified teams). That means 15 more are playing for a slot. We could have as many as 89 teams vying for 78 bowl slots. As many as 11 6-win teams could find themselves sitting at home. Kinda of an odd turn of events after having to use 5-7 teams the last few years to fill empty bowl slots because there were not enough 6-win teams.

That said, in the last game of the season, 8 of the fifteen 5-win teams will play a team with a winning record. So I doubt we end up with anywhere close to 11 bowl qualified teams sitting at home.

I only see 6 teams with 5 wins each playing each other...Tennessee vs Vandy, Purdue vs Indiana along with Baylor vs Texas Tech. Who did I miss? Currently 71 teams with at least 6 wins so those 3 games put it at 74. And I agree there will probably at least 5 and maybe close to 10 teams with 6 wins staying home this Bowl season.

(11-18-2018 10:38 AM)usm99 Wrote:  **VT (4-6) host Virginia (7-4)... If VT wins it’s almost guaranteed they’ll find a 12th game

If VA Tech wins they have their 12 game. It will be Marshall. If not Marshall will not play a 12th game.

Potential Marshall VA Tech Game Tweet

SB Nation projections

New Mexico - Marshall vs Boise St
New Orleans - LT vs Troy
Boca Raton - MTSU vs Memphis
Bahamas - FIU vs Northern Illinois
Birmingham - UAB vs Houston
Hawaii - FAU vs Hawaii
ServePRO - North Texas vs Arkansas St
Independence - USM vs Duke

CBS projections

New Mexico - UNT vs Nevada
New Orleans - LT vs UL-Lafayette
Boca Raton - FIU vs Tulane
Gasparilla - FAU vs Cincinnati
Bahamas - MTSU vs Toledo
Birmingham - USM vs Memphis
Hawaii - Marshall vs Hawaii
Independence - UAB vs Duke

Love to play our old rival Memphis, or John Wayne Univ..

(11-18-2018 12:24 PM)usm99 Wrote:  SB Nation projections

New Orleans - LT vs Troy
Independence - USM vs Duke

That makes absolutely zero sense with USM being a quick 1.5 hour drive to New Orleans and LA Tech being a 4.5 hour drive there. Meanwhile, Shreveport is a 1 hour drive for LA Tech and is Tech's largest alumni base.

– Walk-On’s Independence Bowl - west team. Conditional if ACC or SEC can’t fill a spot.

Lowest on the totem pole in the SEC is Mississippi State or Missouri. Vanderbilt would have to beat Tennessee next week, who also needs that 6th win, but has too many fans to fall to the Indy bowl. In the ACC, I don't think Wake, FSU, or Va Tech are going to make it, so with only 9 eligible schools, they won't be in play here. USM got mauled last year here by FSU. If Mississippi State lands here, we might be in the mix again, but I doubt it.

(11-18-2018 01:37 PM)DogsWin1 Wrote:  

(11-18-2018 12:24 PM)usm99 Wrote:  SB Nation projections

New Orleans - LT vs Troy
Independence - USM vs Duke

That makes absolutely zero sense with USM being a quick 1.5 hour drive to New Orleans and LA Tech being a 4.5 hour drive there. Meanwhile, Shreveport is a 1 hour drive for LA Tech and is Tech's largest alumni base.

I hope it is not Troy, they could destroy Tech so could ULM. Who has Tech beat? 1 Good team UNT and that one yesterday was pitiful performance.

(11-18-2018 01:59 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(11-18-2018 01:37 PM)DogsWin1 Wrote:  

(11-18-2018 12:24 PM)usm99 Wrote:  SB Nation projections

New Orleans - LT vs Troy
Independence - USM vs Duke

That makes absolutely zero sense with USM being a quick 1.5 hour drive to New Orleans and LA Tech being a 4.5 hour drive there. Meanwhile, Shreveport is a 1 hour drive for LA Tech and is Tech's largest alumni base.

I hope it is not Troy, they could destroy Tech so could ULM. Who has Tech beat? 1 Good team UNT and that one yesterday was pitiful performance.

So, you think USM played great? We haven't played a complete game all year, and I doubt with one game left, we will!

Hey! At least La Tech had NO turnovers, while USM had to revert to practically rotating our 3rd and fourth string QB's ( 1 a soph, 1 a frosh) while attempting at the same time to season our 4th, 5th and 6th team freshman RB's.

We manged to eek it out while still experimenting with out OL, our QB's and our RB's....so I guess our pitiful performance (except for the last drive) just missed equalling your pitiful performance by 1 point.

(11-18-2018 08:10 AM)usm99 Wrote:  Not sure but next weekend CUSA needs USM to win at UTEP as well as FAU to beat Charlotte to get 8 teams bowl eligible.

UAB - 9
FIU - 8
UNT - 8
LT - 7
Marshall - 7
MT - 7
USM - 5
FAU - 5

Although I think both Southern Miss and FAU win their final games, I do not think either will receive bowl invitations. There are several P5 programs with 5 win and if they get to their 6th, they will land in those open spots ahead of our 6-6 teams. Sad, but seems to be the case.