The first teams have been mathematically eliminated from bowl eligibility:
Rice
Miami (OH)
Ball State
A couple more have opportunities to eliminate themselves this weekend:
Eastern Michigan (but they play Ball State, so they might just stay alive for one more week)
New Mexico (hosting UNLV)
Western Kentucky (playing at Sun Belt darkhorse Middle Tennessee State, who is coming off of a beating by SEC West weak link Mississippi State)
As of now, 12 teams have become eligible for bowls by winning their 6th game. Idaho is BY FAR the biggest surprise of the group. Boise State has also won 6 games but is not yet eligible because they play 13 games this season, so must have 7 wins for bowl eligibility. The states of Idaho and Utah have better bowl prospects at this point than several other usually high-powered states. To name a few: Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Big 12 North country, and the entire northeast.
To be out of the bowl scenario at this point does not spell good things for head coaches. Ball State was close to being undefeated last year, and they won't even make it to a bowl game this year. I guess a coach can make a difference.
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