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Teams in contention for a Bowl Game in this 2025 season

The following is a listing of teams that are in, or fighting for a bowl bid this year. Teams in bold are already bowl eligible, teams in italics are already eliminated from consideration. In this 2025 season there are 35 Bowl Games (plus 12 CFB Playoff spots), which means there are a whopping 82 bowl teams needed.

SEC

#6 Ole Miss Rebels (8-1)  (13-1)
#3 Georgia Bulldogs (8-2)  (12-2)
#9 Alabama Crimson Tide (8-2)  (11-4)
#7 Texas A&M Aggies (7-1)  (11-2)
#13 Texas Longhorns (6-2)  (10-3)
#14 Vanderbilt Commodores (6-2)  (10-3)
#8 Oklahoma Sooners (6-3)  (10-3)
Missouri Tigers (4-4)  (8-5)
Tennessee Volunteers (4-4)  (8-5)
LSU Tigers (3-5)  (7-6)
Kentucky Wildcats (2-6)  (5-7)
Florida Gators (2-6)  (4-8)
Auburn Tigers (1-7)  (5-7)
Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-7)  (5-7)
South Carolina Gamecocks (1-7)  (4-8)
Arkansas Razorbacks (0-8)  (2-10)
ACC

#19 Virginia Cavaliers (7-2)  (11-3)
Duke Blue Devils (7-2)  (9-5)
#10 Miami Hurricanes (6-2)  (12-2)
#22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-2)  (9-4)
SMU Mustangs (6-2)  (8-4)
Pittsburgh Panthers (6-2)  (8-5)
Louisville Cardinals (4-4)  (9-4)
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-4)  (8-4)
NC State Wolfpack (4-4)  (8-5)
California Golden Bears (4-4)  (7-6)
Clemson Tigers (4-4)  (7-6)
Stanford Cardinal (3-5)  (4-8)
Florida State Seminoles (2-6)  (5-7)
North Carolina Tar Heels (2-6)  (4-8)
Virginia Tech Hokies (2-6)  (3-9)
Syracuse Orange (1-7)  (3-9)
Boston College Eagles (1-7)  (2-10)
Big Ten

#1 Indiana Hoosiers (10-0)  (14-0)
#2 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1)  (12-2)
#5 Oregon Ducks (8-1)  (13-1)
#18 Michigan Wolverines (7-2)  (9-4)
#16 USC Trojans (7-2)  (9-4)
#23 Iowa Hawkeyes (6-3)  (9-4)
Illinois Fighting Illini (5-4)  (9-4)
Washington Huskies (5-4)  (9-4)
Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-4)  (8-5)
Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-5)  (7-6)
Northwestern Wildcats (4-5)  (7-6)
Penn State Nittany Lions (3-6)  (7-6)
UCLA Bruins (3-6)  (3-9)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-7)  (5-7)
Wisconsin Badgers (2-7)  (4-8)
Maryland Terrapins (1-8)  (4-8)
Michigan State Spartans (1-8)  (4-8)
Purdue Boilermakers (0-9)  (2-10)
Big 12

#4 Texas Tech Red Raiders (9-1)  (12-2)
#12 BYU Cougars (8-2)  (12-2)
#15 Utah Utes (7-2)  (11-2)
#17 Arizona Wildcats (7-3)  (9-3)
#21 Houston Cougars (6-3)  (10-3)
Arizona State Sun Devils (6-3)  (8-5)
TCU Horned Frogs (5-4)  (9-4)
Iowa State Cyclones (5-4)  (8-4)
Cincinnati Bearcats (5-4)  (7-5)
Kansas State Wildcats (5-5)  (6-6)
Baylor Bears (3-6)  (5-7)
Kansas Jayhawks (3-6)  (5-7)
UCF Knights (2-7)  (5-7)
West Virginia Mountaineers (2-7)  (4-8)
Colorado Buffaloes (1-8)  (3-9)
Oklahoma State Cowboys (0-9)  (1-11)

Pac-12

Washington State Cougars (1-1)  (7-6)
Oregon State Beavers (1-1)  (2-10)
FBS Independents

#11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0)  (10-2)
UConn Huskies (0-0)  (9-4)
American Athletic

#20 Tulane Green Wave (8-1)  (11-3)
Navy Midshipmen (8-1)  (10-2)
#25 North Texas Mean Green (7-2)  (12-2)
East Carolina Pirates (6-2)  (9-4)
South Florida Bulls (6-2)  (9-4)
Memphis Tigers (4-4)  (8-5)
UTSA Roadrunners (4-4)  (7-6)
Army Black Knights (4-5)  (7-6)
Temple Owls (3-5)  (5-7)
Florida Atlantic Owls (3-5)  (4-8)
Rice Owls (2-6)  (5-7)
UAB Blazers (2-6)  (4-8)
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-7)  (4-8)
Charlotte 49ers (0-8)  (1-11)
Mountain West

Boise State Broncos (7-2)  (9-5)
New Mexico Lobos (6-2)  (9-4)
San Diego State Aztecs (6-2)  (9-4)
UNLV Rebels (6-3)  (10-4)
Fresno State Bulldogs (5-3)  (9-4)
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors (5-3)  (9-4)
Utah State Aggies (4-4)  (6-7)
Air Force Falcons (3-5)  (4-8)
Wyoming Cowboys (2-6)  (4-8)
Nevada Wolf Pack (2-6)  (3-9)
San José State Spartans (2-6)  (3-9)
Colorado State Rams (1-7)  (2-10)

Conference USA

Kennesaw State Owls (8-1)  (10-4)
Jacksonville State Gamecocks (7-2)  (9-5)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (6-2)  (9-4)
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (5-3)  (8-5)
Florida International Golden Panthers (5-3)  (7-6)
Missouri State Bears (5-3)  (7-6)
Delaware Blue Hens (4-4)  (7-6)
Liberty Flames (3-5)  (4-8)
New Mexico State Aggies (2-6)  (4-8)
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-6)  (3-9)
Sam Houston Bearkats (1-7)  (2-10)
UTEP Miners (1-7)  (2-10)
Mid-American

Western Michigan Broncos (8-1)  (10-4)
Ohio Bobcats (6-2)  (9-4)
Toledo Rockets (6-2)  (8-5)
Miami (OH) RedHawks (6-3)  (7-7)
Central Michigan Chippewas (5-3)  (7-6)
Akron Zips (4-4)  (5-7)
Buffalo Bulls (4-4)  (5-7)
Kent State Golden Flashes (4-4)  (5-7)
Ball State Cardinals (3-5)  (4-8)
Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-5)  (4-8)
Bowling Green Falcons (2-6)  (4-8)
Northern Illinois Huskies (2-6)  (3-9)
Massachusetts Minutemen (0-8)  (0-12)
Sun Belt

#24 James Madison Dukes (9-0)  (12-2)
Old Dominion Monarchs (6-2)  (10-3)
Troy Trojans (6-3)  (8-6)
Arkansas State Red Wolves (5-3)  (7-6)
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (5-3)  (7-6)
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (5-3)  (6-7)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (5-3)  (6-7)
Georgia Southern Eagles (5-4)  (7-6)
Texas State Bobcats (3-5)  (6-6)
Marshall Thundering Herd (3-5)  (5-7)
South Alabama Jaguars (3-5)  (4-8)
App State Mountaineers (2-7)  (5-8)
UL Monroe Warhawks (1-7)  (3-9)
Georgia State Panthers (0-8)  (1-11)

As of week 17 there are 82 eligible bowl teams out of the 82 teams needed.
0 teams still in contention for a bowl bid, while 54 are already eliminated.
Bowl eligible teams by Power 5 Conference: ACC: 11   Big Ten: 12   Big 12: 10   Pac 12: 1   SEC: 10
Bowl eligible teams by Group of 5 Conference: AAC: 8   Conf USA: 7   MAC: 5   MWC: 7   Sun Belt: 9   Ind: 2