Congrats to James Madison and Jacksonville State. Because there were not enough bowl-eligible teams, the Dukes and Gamecocks are bowl-bound in their second year reclassifying from FCS to FBS.
There ended up being 79 bowl-eligible teams to fill 82 spots. JMU and JSU earned bids, and only one team with a 5-7 record — Minnesota — was needed to fill out all of the bowl commitments.
On the final weekend, 12 teams reached the magic six-win mark to reach bowl eligibility.
The Sun Belt will have a conference record 12 teams in bowls. The ACC also will have 12 teams, including Notre Dame, followed by the SEC, Big 12 and Big Ten with nine teams each.
Here's a complete rundown of the 82 bowl teams. The pairings will be officially announced next Sunday.
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American Athletic Conference
In (6): Memphis, Rice, SMU, South Florida, Tulane and UTSA.
Memphis Tigers (9-3)
Rice Owls (6-6)
SMU Mustangs (10-2)
South Florida Bulls (6-6)
Tulane Green Wave (11-1)
UTSA Roadrunners (8-4)
Atlantic Coast Conference
In (12): Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Syracuse and Virginia Tech.
Boston College Eagles (6-6)
Clemson Tigers (8-4)
Duke Blue Devils (7-5)
Florida State Seminoles (12-0)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-6)
Louisville Cardinals (10-2)
Miami Hurricanes (7-5)
NC State Wolfpack (9-3)
North Carolina Tar Heels (8-4)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-3)
Syracuse Orange (6-6)
Virginia Tech Hokies (6-6)
Big Ten
In (9): Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota**, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers and Wisconsin.
Iowa Hawkeyes (10-2)
Maryland Terrapins (7-5)
Michigan Wolverines (12-0)
Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-7)**
Northwestern Wildcats (7-5)
Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1)
Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-6)
Wisconsin Badgers (7-5)
Big 12
In (9): Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech, UCF and West Virginia.
Still Alive:
Kansas Jayhawks (7-4)
Kansas State Wildcats (8-4)
Iowa State Cyclones (7-5)
Oklahoma Sooners (10-2)
Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-3)
Texas Longhorns (11-1)
Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-6)
UCF Knights (6-6)
West Virginia Mountaineers (8-4)
Conference USA
In (4): Jacksonville State*, Liberty, New Mexico State and Western Kentucky.
Jacksonville State Gamecocks (8-4)*
Liberty Flames (12-0)
New Mexico State Aggies (8-4)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7-5)
Mid-American Conference
In (6): Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois, Ohio and Toledo.
Bowling Green Falcons (7-5)
Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-6)
Miami (OH) RedHawks (10-2)
Northern Illinois Huskies (6-6)
Ohio Bobcats (9-3)
Toledo Rockets (11-1)
Mountain West Conference
In (7): Air Force, Boise State, Fresno State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State and Wyoming.
Air Force Falcons (8-4)
Boise State Broncos (7-5)
Fresno State Bulldogs (8-4)
San Jose State Spartans (7-5)
UNLV Rebels (9-3)
Utah State Aggies (6-6)
Wyoming Cowboys (8-4)
Pac-12 Conference
In (8): Arizona, Cal, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, USC, Utah and Washington.
Arizona Wildcats (9-3)
Cal Golden Bears (6-6)
Oregon Ducks (11-1)
Oregon State Beavers (8-4)
UCLA Bruins (7-5)
USC Trojans (7-5)
Utah Utes (8-4)
Washington Huskies (12-0)
Southeastern Conference
In (9): Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Texas A&M.
Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1)
Auburn Tigers (6-6)
Georgia Bulldogs (12-0)
Kentucky Wildcats (7-5)
LSU Tigers (9-3)
Missouri Tigers (10-2)
Ole Miss Rebels (10-2)
Tennessee Volunteers (8-4)
Texas A&M Aggies (7-5)
Sun Belt Conference
In (12): Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison*, Louisiana, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Texas State and Troy.
Appalachian State Mountaineers (8-4)
Arkansas State Red Wolves (6-6)
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (7-5)
Georgia Southern Eagles (6-6)
Georgia State Panthers (6-6)
James Madison Dukes* (11-1)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6-6)
Marshall Thundering Herd (6-6)
Old Dominion Monarchs (6-6)
South Alabama Jaguars (6-6)
Texas State Bobcats (7-5)
Troy Trojans (10-2)
*Earned bid in second year reclassifying from FCS to FBS
**Earned bid with a 5-7 record based on APR ranking
