Bowl Eligible Teams: Who’s Headed to a Bowl Game or the College Football Playoff?
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While the College Football Playoff teams still have to be fully locked in, we know who’s eligible for a bowl game.
Did you get to six wins? If so, you’re off to a fun vacation full of swag bags filled with gifts and prizes, to go along with another game of football.
It might not seem like a big deal to go to a bowl if you’re Ohio State, or Alabama, or some superpower type of team, but ask Florida State, Wisconsin, South Carolina, and a whole slew of other big-name teams how much fun it would’ve been to keep it all going.
And for teams like Clemson and Penn State, who had massively disappointing years, battling for a bowl appearance is a badge of honor. It’s a reward after all they fought through.
These are the bowl eligible teams for the 2025 season – all 82 slots will be filled – broken down by conference, and how many wins each one game up with.
Teams with an * are likely going to the College Football Playoff.
ACC Bowl Eligible Teams
10 Virginia Cavaliers*
10 Miami Hurricanes
9 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
8 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
8 SMU Mustangs
8 Pitt Panthers
8 Louisville Cardinals
7 NC State Wolfpack
7 Duke Blue Devils
7 Clemson Tigers
7 Cal Golden Bears
Teams that missed out: Boston College Eagles, Florida State Seminoles, North Carolina Tar Heels, Stanford Cardinal, Syracuse Orange, Virginia Tech Hokies
American Conference Bowl Eligible Teams
11 North Texas Mean Green*
10 Tulane Green Wave
9 USF Bulls
8 East Carolina Pirates
8 Memphis Tigers
8 Navy Midshipmen
6 Army Black Knights
6 UTSA Roadrunners
Teams that missed out: Charlotte 49ers, Florida Atlantic Owls, Rice Owls, Temple Owls, Tulsa Golden Hurricane, UAB Blazers
Big Ten Bowl Eligible Teams
12 Indiana Hoosiers*
12 Ohio State Buckeyes*
11 Oregon Ducks*
9 Michigan Wolverines
9 USC Trojans
8 Illinois Fighting Illini
8 Iowa Hawkeyes
8 Washington Huskies
7 Minnesota Golden Gophers
7 Nebraska Cornhuskers
6 Northwestern Wildcats
6 Penn State Nittany Lions
Teams that missed out: Maryland Terrapins, Michigan State Spartans, Purdue Boilermakers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, UCLA Bruins, Wisconsin Badgers
Big 12 Bowl Eligible Teams
11 BYU Cougars
11 Texas Tech Red Raiders*
10 Utah Utes
9 Arizona Wildcats
9 Houston Cougars
8 Arizona State Sun Devils
8 Iowa State Cyclones
8 TCU Horned Frogs
8 Cincinnati Bearcats
7 Kansas State Wildcats
Teams that missed out: Baylor Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Kansas Jayhawks, Oklahoma State Cowboys, UCF Knights, West Virginia Mountaineers
Conference USA Bowl Eligible Teams
9 Kennesaw State Owls
8 Jacksonville State Gamecocks
8 WKU Hilltoppers
7 FIU Panthers
7 Missouri State Bears
6 Delaware Blue Hens
6 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Teams that missed out: Liberty Flames, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, New Mexico State Aggies, Sam Houston Bearkats, UTEP Miners
NOTE: Delaware and Missouri State are eligible because there weren’t enough other bowl eligible teams
Independent and Pac-12 Bowl Eligible Teams
10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish*
9 UConn Huskies
6 Washington State Cougars
Teams that missed out: Oregon State Beavers
MAC Bowl Eligible Teams
8 Ohio Bobcats
8 Toledo Rockets
8 Western Michigan Broncos
7 Central Michigan Chippewas
7 Miami University RedHawks
Teams that missed out: Buffalo Bulls, Kent State Golden Flashes, Ball State Cardinals, Bowling Green Falcons, Eastern Michigan Eagles, Northern Illinois Huskies, UMass Minutemen
Mountain West Bowl Eligible Teams
10 UNLV Rebels
9 New Mexico Lobos
9 San Diego State Aztecs
8 Boise State Broncos
8 Fresno State Bulldogs
8 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
6 Utah State Aggies
Teams that missed out: Air Force Falcons, Colorado State Rams, Nevada Wolf Pack, San Jose State Spartans, Wyoming Cowboys
SEC Bowl Eligible Teams
11 Texas A&M Aggies*
11 Georgia Bulldogs*
11 Ole Miss Rebels*
10 Alabama Crimson Tide*
10 Oklahoma Sooners*
10 Vanderbilt Commodores
9 Texas Longhorns
8 Missouri Tigers
8 Tennessee Volunteers
7 LSU Tigers
Teams that missed out: Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Kentucky Wildcats, Mississippi State Bulldogs, South Carolina Gamecocks
Sun Belt Bowl Eligible Teams
11 James Madison Dukes
9 Old Dominion Monarchs
8 Troy Trojans
7 Southern Miss Golden Eagles
6 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
6 Georgia Southern Eagles
6 Arkansas State Red Wolves
6 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns
6 Texas State Bobcats
Teams that missed out: App State Mountaineers, Georgia State Panthers, Marshall Thundering Herd, South Alabama Jaguars, ULM Warhawks
Related: College Football Bowl Ties, Affiliations For Each Conference 2025-2026
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