There are 11 spots available for Power 5 conference teams in the six upper-tier bowl games.
Top four teams in semifinals at the Cotton Bowl and the Orange Bowl.
SEC and Big XII teams at the Sugar Bowl.
Pac-12 and Big 10 teams at the Rose Bowl.
Three teams to fill four spots at the Peach Bowl and the Fiesta Bowl.
A team with three losses (unless it's a conference champion) will probably not get one of these 11 spots. Here are the Power 5 Conference teams with fewer than three losses.
ACC
Clemson: 6-0
Florida State: 6-0
Duke: 5-1
North Carolina: 5-1
Pittsburgh: 5-1
Miami: 4-2
BIG 10
Iowa: 7-0
Michigan State: 7-0
Ohio State: 7-0
Michigan: 5-2
Northwestern: 5-2
Penn State: 5-2
Wisconsin: 5-2
Illinois: 4-2
BIG XII
TCU: 7-0
Baylor: 6-0
Oklahoma State: 6-0
Oklahoma: 5-1
Texas Tech: 5-2
PAC-12
Utah: 6-0
Stanford: 5-1
Arizona: 5-2
California: 5-2
UCLA: 5-2
Washington State: 4-2
SEC
LSU: 6-0
Alabama: 6-1
Florida: 6-1
Texas A&M: 5-1
Georgia: 5-2
Ole Miss: 5-2
Mississippi State: 5-2
Auburn: 4-2
Kentucky: 4-2
INDEPENDENT
Notre Dame: 6-1
One spot in the Fiesta Bowl or the Peach Bowl will go to a Group of 5 Conference champion. Here are the Group of 5 conference teams with fewer than two losses. A Group of 5 conference champion will have to have less than two losses to get this bid.
AAC
Temple: 7-0
Houston: 6-0
Memphis: 6-0
Navy: 4-1
CUSA
Marshall: 6-1
Western Kentucky: 6-1
MAC
Toledo: 6-0
SUN BELT
Appalachian State: 6-1
Top four teams in semifinals at the Cotton Bowl and the Orange Bowl.
SEC and Big XII teams at the Sugar Bowl.
Pac-12 and Big 10 teams at the Rose Bowl.
Three teams to fill four spots at the Peach Bowl and the Fiesta Bowl.
A team with three losses (unless it's a conference champion) will probably not get one of these 11 spots. Here are the Power 5 Conference teams with fewer than three losses.
ACC
Clemson: 6-0
Florida State: 6-0
Duke: 5-1
North Carolina: 5-1
Pittsburgh: 5-1
Miami: 4-2
BIG 10
Iowa: 7-0
Michigan State: 7-0
Ohio State: 7-0
Michigan: 5-2
Northwestern: 5-2
Penn State: 5-2
Wisconsin: 5-2
Illinois: 4-2
BIG XII
TCU: 7-0
Baylor: 6-0
Oklahoma State: 6-0
Oklahoma: 5-1
Texas Tech: 5-2
PAC-12
Utah: 6-0
Stanford: 5-1
Arizona: 5-2
California: 5-2
UCLA: 5-2
Washington State: 4-2
SEC
LSU: 6-0
Alabama: 6-1
Florida: 6-1
Texas A&M: 5-1
Georgia: 5-2
Ole Miss: 5-2
Mississippi State: 5-2
Auburn: 4-2
Kentucky: 4-2
INDEPENDENT
Notre Dame: 6-1
One spot in the Fiesta Bowl or the Peach Bowl will go to a Group of 5 Conference champion. Here are the Group of 5 conference teams with fewer than two losses. A Group of 5 conference champion will have to have less than two losses to get this bid.
AAC
Temple: 7-0
Houston: 6-0
Memphis: 6-0
Navy: 4-1
CUSA
Marshall: 6-1
Western Kentucky: 6-1
MAC
Toledo: 6-0
SUN BELT
Appalachian State: 6-1