Who’s going bowling? These 16 teams still need to win in the final week of the regular season

The bowl picture is getting very, very clear.

With one week to go in the 2024 college football regular season, 77 teams are already postseason eligible and have at least six wins. Counting the 12-team playoff, there are 82 postseason berths available with 35 non-playoff bowls at the end of the season.

The number of bowl-eligible teams is guaranteed to be no lower than 79 at the end of the regular season with two games featuring 5-6 teams in Week 14. And it’s likely that there will be more bowl-eligible teams than there are bowl spots available once Saturday night is over.

Sixteen teams are sitting on five wins ahead of the final week of the regular season. Not all of them will become bowl eligible, but one or more of them could win a sixth game in Week 14 and find themselves out of the postseason entirely if there are more six-win teams than there are bowl spots.

Here’s a look at all the teams that need to win in the final week of the regular season to have a shot at a bowl game. All odds are from BetMGM.

Appalachian State (+2.5 at Georgia Southern): The Mountaineers are the only team in this group that isn’t 5-6 thanks to a canceled game earlier this season because of Hurricane Helene. Georgia Southern needs to win and hope Marshall loses to make the Sun Belt title game.

Auburn (+11.5 at Alabama): Don’t ever discount what can happen in the Iron Bowl. Especially after what happened in Week 13 as Auburn took down Texas A&M in four overtimes. We still aren’t that bullish on Auburn’s chances of making a bowl game, however.

Cincinnati (+2.5 vs. TCU): The Bearcats have been stuck on five wins for over a month. Cincinnati enters the season finale on a four-game losing streak with losses to Colorado, West Virginia, Iowa State and Kansas State. TCU has very slim hopes of making the Big 12 title game.

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Publish date : 2024-11-25 14:30:00

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