2025 College Football Bowl Eligibility Tracker After Week 10

CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 19: Head coach Bret Bielema of the Illinois Fighting Illini is seen following the game against the Michigan Wolverines at Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) Getty Images We’ve reached the final month of the college football season with plenty of bowl game spots available for the taking. We are four more weeks till the regular season comes to a close, and 51 programs have already punched their ticket to bowl eligibility. This is your guide to tracking which teams will reach the postseason through the end of the regular season. College Football Bowl Eligibility Criteria: The future of the College Football Playoff is in question but when it comes to this year’s postseason, here’s a quick overview. The final day of the 2025 regular season is on Nov. 29 with bowl games expected to be announced on Dec. 7. Bowl season begins Dec. 13 and ends Jan. 19. The postseason consists of 35 traditional bowl games, four CFP first round games, four quarterfinal games, two semifinal games and one national championship game. That adds to up to 46 matchups with 82 FBS programs set to play beyond conference championship weekend. To qualify for bowl eligibility, teams must win at least six games, and they can only count one win against FCS opponents. If there are too many bowl-eligible teams, some will be left out of postseason play. If there are not enough bowl-eligible teams, the first two spots would go to Delaware and Missouri State, which are transitioning from the FCS, assuming they satisfy the bowl-eligibility criteria. After that, it will come down to Academic Progress Rate scores for teams one win away from bowl eligibility, which is why in some years you see teams with a 5-7 record competing in bowl games. MORE FOR YOU Before the countdown to bowl season even began, one program was already eliminated. Akron was ruled ineligible for postseason play in May due to a failing Academic Progress Rate score during the 2023-24 season. College Football Bowl Eligible Teams (51) Eleven teams became bowl eligible during Week 10 of the college football season including Arizona State, Fresno State, Illinois, Kennesaw State, Minnesota, New Mexico, Notre Dame, Old Dominion, SMU, UConn and USC. Here’s the full list of teams that secured at least six victories and are bowl eligible: SEC (9) - Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt Big Ten (10) - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, USC, Washington ACC (6) - Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, Pitt, SMU, Virginia Big 12 (7) - Arizona State, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, TCU, Texas Tech, Utah Pac-12 (0) - None American (5) - Memphis, Navy, North Texas, Tulane, USF Mountain West (6) - Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV Sun Belt (4) - James Madison, Old Dominion Southern Miss, Troy MAC (0) - None Conference USA (2) - Kennesaw State, Western Kentucky Independents (2) - Notre Dame, UConn One Win Away From Bowl Eligibility (23) Eighteen teams have an opportunity to pick up their sixth victory during the Week 11 slate. Here’s the full list of programs that are one victory away from six wins: SEC - LSU, Mississippi State Big Ten - Northwestern ACC - Cal, Duke, NC State, Wake Forest Big 12 - Arizona, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas Pac-12 - None American - East Carolina, Temple Mountain West - None Sun Belt - Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina MAC - Buffalo, Central Michigan, Miami (OH), Ohio, Western Michigan Conference USA - Jacksonville State, Louisiana Tech, **Missouri State Independents - None One Win Away From Five Wins (17) The following programs are one victory away from five wins to potentially play in a bowl if there are not enough bowl-eligible teams: SEC - Auburn Big Ten - Maryland, Rutgers ACC - Florida State Big 12 - Kansas State, UCF Pac-12 - Washington State American - Army, Rice, UTSA Mountain West - Utah State, Wyoming Sun Belt - Appalachian State, Marshall MAC - Toledo Conference USA - **Delaware, Liberty Independents - None Eliminated From Bowl Eligibility (5) The following programs are no longer eligible to participate in a bowl game. This means they’ll fall short of the five-win mark or are ineligible for non-football reasons: Big Ten - None ACC - Boston College Big 12 - Oklahoma State Pac-12 - None American - None Mountain West - None Sun Belt - None MAC - *Akron, UMass Conference USA - Sam Houston State Independents - None FBS APR Rankings If fewer than 82 teams become bowl eligible, it will come down to Academic Progress Rate scores for teams one win away from bowl eligibility. Here’s a look at the APR score rankings among teams still eligible for bowl game participation: Michigan/North Carolina Clemson/Wake Forest Northwestern Air Force/Minnesota Iowa State/Wisconsin Auburn/Florida State/Kansas State/Notre Dame Duke/NC State Boise State/Boston College/Miami/Oklahoma State/Texas/Tulane/UCF Ball State/Stanford James Madison/Louisville/Utah Arkansas/East Carolina/Virginia Coastal Carolina/Florida/Indiana/Iowa Liberty/Texas Tech Army/Ole Miss/West Virginia Georgia/Kentucky/Mississippi State/Nevada/Old Dominion/UNLV/Vanderbilt/Western Kentucky Rutgers/Washington Eastern Michigan Nebraska/USC/Virginia Tech/Wyoming Fresno State/Oklahoma/South Carolina Baylor/Pitt Arizona State/Toledo Kansas/Purdue/Troy Cal/Illinois/Sam Houston State Arizona/Bowling Green/Georgia State/Georgia Tech/Temple Appalachian State/Michigan State San Diego State Northern Illinois/Oregon State Navy/South Alabama/Tennessee/Washington State Maryland/UTSA Colorado/Marshall/USF SMU/Texas State Miami (OH)/Middle Tennessee Colorado State/Georgia Southern/Memphis/Syracuse FIU/Kennesaw State BYU/New Mexico State North Texas Kent State/San Jose State Arkansas State/UConn/Western Michigan FAU/Hawaii/Penn State Oregon/UAB/UMass Central Michigan Southern Miss Jacksonville State Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana Tech **Missouri State *Akron is ineligible for postseason play due to a failing APR score during the 2023-24 season. **Delaware and Missouri State would get a bowl bid if there are not enough bowl-eligible teams and if they satisfy bowl eligibility criteria. 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