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

#14 Virginia Cavaliers (5-0)  (8-1)
#17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-1)  (8-1)
#24 Pittsburgh Panthers (5-1)  (7-2)
SMU Mustangs (5-1)  (7-3)
#15 Louisville Cardinals (4-1)  (7-1)
Duke Blue Devils (4-1)  (5-4)
#18 Miami Hurricanes (3-2)  (7-2)
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-3)  (5-3)
California Golden Bears (2-3)  (5-4)
NC State Wolfpack (2-3)  (5-4)
Virginia Tech Hokies (2-3)  (3-6)
Clemson Tigers (2-4)  (3-5)
Stanford Cardinal (2-4)  (3-6)
North Carolina Tar Heels (1-3)  (3-5)
Florida State Seminoles (1-4)  (4-4)
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)
#9 Oregon Ducks (5-1)  (8-1)
#21 Michigan Wolverines (5-1)  (7-2)
#19 USC Trojans (5-1)  (7-2)
#20 Iowa Hawkeyes (4-2)  (6-3)
Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-2)  (6-3)
#23 Washington Huskies (3-2)  (6-2)
UCLA Bruins (3-2)  (3-5)
Illinois Fighting Illini (3-3)  (6-3)
Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-3)  (6-3)
Northwestern Wildcats (3-3)  (5-4)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-5)  (5-5)
Maryland Terrapins (1-5)  (4-5)
Wisconsin Badgers (0-5)  (2-6)
Michigan State Spartans (0-6)  (3-6)
Penn State Nittany Lions (0-6)  (3-6)
Purdue Boilermakers (0-7)  (2-8)
Big 12

#8 Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-1)  (9-1)
#7 BYU Cougars (5-1)  (8-1)
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)  (2-7)
Washington State Cougars (0-1)  (4-5)
FBS Independents

UConn Huskies (0-0)  (7-3)
#10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0)  (6-2)
American Athletic

Navy Midshipmen (5-1)  (7-1)
North Texas Mean Green (4-1)  (8-1)
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)
UTSA Roadrunners (2-3)  (4-5)
Florida Atlantic Owls (2-3)  (3-5)
Rice Owls (2-4)  (5-5)
UAB Blazers (1-4)  (3-6)
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0-5)  (2-6)
Charlotte 49ers (0-6)  (1-8)
Mountain West

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

Conference USA

Jacksonville State Gamecocks (5-0)  (6-3)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (5-1)  (7-2)
Kennesaw State Owls (4-0)  (6-2)
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)
New Mexico State Aggies (1-4)  (3-5)
UTEP Miners (1-4)  (2-7)
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (0-5)  (1-8)
Sam Houston Bearkats (0-5)  (0-8)
Mid-American

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

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

As of week 11 there are 57 eligible bowl teams out of the 82 teams needed.
61 teams still in contention for a bowl bid, while 18 are already eliminated.
Bowl eligible teams by Power 5 Conference: ACC: 6   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: 1   MWC: 6   Sun Belt: 4   Ind: 2