Depending on really your definition of bowl attraction really is. Excluding the B1G the Pac 12 alumni spending money on any bowl town is more attentive than every other conference’s team combined but it’s not as attractive. Everyone wants Alabama in a high profiled bowl, but no one would trust an Alabama grad to landscape their yard.
Depending on really your definition of bowl attraction really is. Excluding the B1G the Pac 12 alumni spending money on any bowl town is more attentive than every other conference’s team combined but it’s not as attractive. Everyone wants Alabama in a high profiled bowl, but no one would trust an Alabama grad to landscape their yard.
That's an especially stupid statement coming from a Wazzu fan; but stupid is as stupid does.
According to the latest NCAA Academic Progress Ratings, Alabama is tied at 17th with Pittsburgh & Louisville with 984 points. Out of the Pac-12, only Washington, which is tied at #5 with Vanderbilt and Navy at 991, Utah (tied for 8th at 989), and Stanford (#15 with 986 points), are ranked ahead of the Crimson Tide.
Washington St. is way down at #91 with 960 points. The only SEC team ranked below them is LSU, tied with Fresno St. at 111 with a score of 951. But the Cougars aren't the worst team in the P-12, since Arizona is tied at #107 with 952 points, and UCLA's score of 948 ties for 114th place.
That's an especially stupid statement coming from a Wazzu fan; but stupid is as stupid does.
According to the latest NCAA Academic Progress Ratings, Alabama is tied at 17th with Pittsburgh & Louisville with 984 points. Out of the Pac-12, only Washington, which is tied at #5 with Vanderbilt and Navy at 991, Utah (tied for 8th at 989), and Stanford (#15 with 986 points), are ranked ahead of the Crimson Tide.
Washington St. is way down at #91 with 960 points. The only SEC team ranked below them is LSU, tied with Fresno St. at 111 with a score of 951. But the Cougars aren't the worst team in the P-12, since Arizona is tied at #107 with 952 points, and UCLA's score of 948 ties for 114th place.
Depending on really your definition of bowl attraction really is. Excluding the B1G the Pac 12 alumni spending money on any bowl town is more attentive than every other conference’s team combined but it’s not as attractive. Everyone wants Alabama in a high profiled bowl, but no one would trust an Alabama grad to landscape their yard.
Which one isn’t bowl eligib......The 4 most bowl attractive teams in the B10 are OSU, Iowa, Wisky and Nebraska. Period. 3 of those are bowl eligible yet your list only had 1 of them. Bad list is bad
948 sounds like the average SEC SAT score.
The 4 most bowl attractive teams in the B10 are OSU, Iowa, Wisky and Nebraska. Period. 3 of those are bowl eligible yet your list only had 1 of them. Bad list is bad
Wins dont have anything to do with how attractive a team is to a bowl buddy. Fans who travel and spend is what a bowl cares aboutGo back & look again. I listed all 8 of the Big 10's bowl eligible teams (3 under bowl attractive, 5 on the list of other bowl qualifiers). Call me back when Iowa & Wisconsin get to 8 wins.
Most everybody knows that it takes six wins to become bowl eligible in the FBS, except under the following circumstances:
a) a team that plays 13 regular season games must win 7 games to qualify;
b) a team that plays two FCS teams can only count one win over an FCS team to qualify, so either that team needs to win 7 games, or lose to one of the FCS teams & still win at least 6 games (which is kind of weird);
c) in rare cases when not enough teams become bowl eligible under the normal rules, the NCAA will allow 5-win teams to play in a bowl game, but those teams only qualify under certain academic metrics.
So, simple bowl eligibility isn't that big of a deal. However, becoming bowl attractive is a big deal. Teams with 8 or more wins over a 12-game schedule are much more attractive to bowl games than teams with only 6 or 7 wins.
Below, I will list the Bowl Attractive teams by conference; followed by total Bowl Eligible teams by conference (the second totals will infer the inclusion of the BA teams, but won't list them a second time).
Bowl Attractive Teams:
1. SEC 4 of 14 28.57%
LSU 9-0
Alabama 8-1
Georgia 8-1
Florida 8-2
2. AAC 3 of 12 25.00%
SMU 9-1
Cincinnati 8-1
Memphis 8-1
3. Big 10 3 of 14 21.43%
Ohio St. 9-0
Minnesota 9-0
Penn St. 8-1
4. Big 12 2 of 10 20.00%
Baylor 9-0
Oklahoma 8-1
5. Pac-12 2 of 12 16.67%
Oregon 8-1
Utah 8-1
6. SBC 1 of 10 10.00%
Appalachian St. 8-1
7. MWC 1 of 12 8.33%
Boise St. 8-1
8. ACC 1 of 14 7.14%*
Clemson 10-0
9. CUSA 1 of 14 7.14%*
Louisiana Tech 8-1
10. Indies 0 of 6 0.00%^
11. MAC 0 of 12 0.00%^
Bowl Eligible Teams (Includes above listed, plus those added below):
1. AAC 7 of 12 58.33%
Navy 7-1
UCF 7-3
Temple 6-3
Tulane 6-3
2. Big 10 8 of 14 57.14%
Indiana 7-2
Michigan 7-2
Wisconsin 7-2
Iowa 6-3
Illinois 6-4
3. Big 12 5 of 10 50.00%
Texas 6-3
Oklahoma St. 6-3
Kansas St. 6-3
4. SEC 6 of 14 42.86%*
Auburn 7-2
Texas A&M 6-3
5. CUSA 6 of 14 42.86%*
FAU 7-3
Marshall 6-3
Southern Miss 6-3
UAB 6-3
Western Kentucky 6-4
6. MWC 5 of 12 41.67%
Air Force 7-2
San Diego St. 7-2
Wyoming 6-3
Nevada 6-4
7. ACC 5 of 14 35.71%
Wake Forest 7-2
Virginia 7-3
Pittsburgh 6-3
Miami-FL 6-4
8. Pac-12 4 of 12 33.33%*
USC 6-4
Washington 6-4
9. MAC 4 of 12 33.33%*
Western Michigan 7-4
Central Michigan 6-4
Miami-OH 6-4
Toledo 6-4
10. SBC 3 of 10 30.00%
Louisiana-Lafayette 7-2
Georgia St. 6-3
11. Indies 1 of 6 16.67%
Notre Dame 7-2
* tie-breakers between conferences were decided on overall wins by the teams represented
^ for groups that didn't qualify for a category, the group with the fewest teams got the higher listing.
You left out one rule for bowl eligibility.
A team must beat 5 FBS opponents of their 6 wins. That is included because just playing two 1-AA's doesn't force
a team to win 7 total games. If they play two 1-AA's and lose to one, they can still be bowl eligible if they
win the other and also beat 5 FBS teams. That happened to Pitt a few years back. They had 2 1-AA's on their
schedule and lost to Youngstown State giving them 6 wins, but they had 5 wins vs FBS opponents so they were
bowl eligible.
They may be attractive from a monetary standpoint, but not to a great deal of viewers who want to see good teams matched up in bowl games.
948 sounds like the average SEC SAT score.
We're #111! We're #111! We're #111!That's an especially stupid statement coming from a Wazzu fan; but stupid is as stupid does.
According to the latest NCAA Academic Progress Ratings, Alabama is tied at 17th with Pittsburgh & Louisville with 984 points. Out of the Pac-12, only Washington, which is tied at #5 with Vanderbilt and Navy at 991, Utah (tied for 8th at 989), and Stanford (#15 with 986 points), are ranked ahead of the Crimson Tide.
Washington St. is way down at #91 with 960 points. The only SEC team ranked below them is LSU, tied with Fresno St. at 111 with a score of 951. But the Cougars aren't the worst team in the P-12, since Arizona is tied at #107 with 952 points, and UCLA's score of 948 ties for 114th place.
Unless I’m missing something, that’s section b of the original post?