College football bowl predictions: Team bowl eligibility tracker for 2022

College Football HQ updates the list of teams that are bowl eligible for the 2022-23 NCAA postseason

College football bowl season is here as the regular season and Championship Week have come to a close.

In order for a team in the Football Bowl Subdivision to become eligible to play in a bowl game, it needs to win at least six games with a minimum .500 winning percentage.

Bowl Season requires a total of 82 teams to fill the current 41 bowl games scheduled for the postseason. Teams can only count one win against an FCS opponent towards its number of bowl eligible victories.

College Football HQ has updated this page after each week of the regular season as more teams became bowl eligible ahead of the College Football Playoff selection and bowl selection proceedings.

Stick around at College Football HQ and Sports Illustrated for our College Football Playoff Rankings and Bowl Selection coverage going forward.

College football bowl eligible teams

AAC (7): Cincinnati, East Carolina, Tulane, UCF, Houston, SMU, Memphis

ACC (9): Clemson, North Carolina, NC State, Florida State, Wake Forest, Louisville, Syracuse, Duke, Pittsburgh

Big 12 (8): TCU, Texas, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas Tech

Big Ten (9): Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Minnesota, Illinois, Maryland, Iowa, Purdue, Wisconsin

Conference USA (5): UTSA, UAB, North Texas, Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee State

Independents (5): Notre Dame, Liberty, UConn, BYU, New Mexico State

MAC (6): Ohio, Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Miami (OH), Buffalo

Mountain West (7): Boise State, San Jose State, Wyoming, Air Force, Fresno State, San Diego State, Utah State

Pac-12 (7): USC, Oregon, Washington, Utah, UCLA, Oregon State, Washington State

SEC (11): Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, LSU, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Florida, Arkansas, Missouri

Sun Belt (7): Coastal Carolina, South Alabama, Troy, Marshall, Georgia Southern, Louisiana, Southern Miss

Total bowl eligible teams: 81

The process: How the College Football Playoff selects the top four teams and main New Year's Bowl matchups

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