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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

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

#16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-1)  (8-1)
#19 Virginia Cavaliers (5-1)  (8-2)
#22 Pittsburgh Panthers (5-1)  (7-2)
SMU Mustangs (5-1)  (7-3)
Duke Blue Devils (4-1)  (5-4)
#20 Louisville Cardinals (4-2)  (7-2)
#15 Miami Hurricanes (3-2)  (7-2)
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-3)  (6-3)
California Golden Bears (3-3)  (6-4)
Clemson Tigers (3-4)  (4-5)
NC State Wolfpack (2-3)  (5-4)
North Carolina Tar Heels (2-3)  (4-5)
Virginia Tech Hokies (2-3)  (3-6)
Stanford Cardinal (2-5)  (3-7)
Florida State Seminoles (1-5)  (4-5)
Syracuse Orange (1-6)  (3-7)
Boston College Eagles (0-6)  (1-9)
Big Ten

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

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

Pac-12

Oregon State Beavers (1-0)  (2-8)
Washington State Cougars (0-1)  (4-5)
FBS Independents

#9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0)  (7-2)
UConn Huskies (0-0)  (7-3)
American Athletic

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

San Diego State Aztecs (4-1)  (7-2)
Boise State Broncos (4-1)  (6-3)
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors (4-2)  (7-3)
UNLV Rebels (3-2)  (7-2)
Fresno State Bulldogs (3-2)  (6-3)
New Mexico Lobos (3-2)  (6-3)
Utah State Aggies (3-2)  (5-4)
Wyoming Cowboys (2-3)  (4-5)
San José State Spartans (2-3)  (3-6)
Air Force Falcons (2-4)  (3-6)
Colorado State Rams (1-4)  (2-7)
Nevada Wolf Pack (0-5)  (1-8)

Conference USA

Kennesaw State Owls (5-0)  (7-2)
Jacksonville State Gamecocks (5-0)  (6-3)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (5-1)  (7-2)
Missouri State Bears (4-1)  (6-3)
Liberty Flames (3-2)  (4-5)
Delaware Blue Hens (3-3)  (5-4)
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3-3)  (5-4)
Florida International Golden Panthers (2-3)  (4-5)
UTEP Miners (1-4)  (2-7)
New Mexico State Aggies (1-5)  (3-6)
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (0-5)  (1-8)
Sam Houston Bearkats (0-5)  (1-8)
Mid-American

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

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

As of week 12 there are 63 eligible bowl teams out of the 82 teams needed.
51 teams still in contention for a bowl bid, while 22 are already eliminated.
Bowl eligible teams by Power 5 Conference: ACC: 8   Big Ten: 10   Big 12: 9   Pac 12: 0   SEC: 9
Bowl eligible teams by Group of 5 Conference: AAC: 6   Conf USA: 4   MAC: 4   MWC: 6   Sun Belt: 5   Ind: 2