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Bowl Selection Show

I believe the NCAA has a rule that teams must win at least 6 games (Which would be a .500 average for a 12 game season) to be eligible to play in a bowl game. But with so many bowl games I wonder when they won't be able to get a team that meets that rule on some of the lower tier games.
 
Who wants to see a conference USA team play for the national championship? The arguments over FSU not getting in were bad enough.
 
anotherguyTN said:
I believe the NCAA has a rule that teams must win at least 6 games (Which would be a .500 average for a 12 game season) to be eligible to play in a bowl game. But with so many bowl games I wonder when they won't be able to get a team that meets that rule on some of the lower tier games.
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They have. Minnesota got in at 5-7 because Hawaii beat their opponent (making them not get 6 wins) and Minnesota had some ‘smart people’ thing that they were the smartest of the 5-7 teams

They were actually short 3 teams so the 2 that were transitioning to fbs got in too

Of the 82 needed, only 79 teams managed to achieve the required six wins for bowl eligibility. As a result, the NCAA extended bowl invitations to James Madison and Jacksonville State, both transitioning into the FBS and thus normally ineligible for bowls.

For the final spot, the NCAA utilizes the Academic Progress Rate (APR) to select a five-win team. Boasting the highest APR at 992 among five-win teams, the Gophers became the last team into the postseason.
 
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Mr Tony said:
Of the 82 needed, only 79 teams managed to achieve the required six wins for bowl eligibility. As a result, the NCAA extended bowl invitations to James Madison and Jacksonville State, both transitioning into the FBS and thus normally ineligible for bowls.
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I agree with anyone saying that a 5 win team should not be in a game. There are too many bowl games, they should reduce them by enough so that you have to have a winning record to get into one. (with .500 teams being the last resort.) Although, with the 12 team playoff starting next year, that will take a few more of the bowl games into the playoff system I believe, so maybe that will help.
 
The only real controversy is the Florida State snub. To me, that was the right thing to do. The only way the Seminoles could be competitive in the playoffs starting a third-string QB would be if Iowa had beaten Michigan and sneaked in as Big Ten champion at the expense of Alabama.
 
NoDakObserver said:
I agree with anyone saying that a 5 win team should not be in a game. There are too many bowl games, they should reduce them by enough so that you have to have a winning record to get into one. (with .500 teams being the last resort.) Although, with the 12 team playoff starting next year, that will take a few more of the bowl games into the playoff system I believe, so maybe that will help.
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And at least as of now, it’s .500 in conference wins. The team can have a losing record, but as long as they win half their conference games, they can still make a bowl game.
 
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