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RICE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MAC

Win out (Colorado, at Washington State).

This is Washington’s most realistic path to the title game that does not involve Utah losing to Colorado: In order for UCLA to get to the championship, it needs to win out and hope Oregon either wins or loses out in addition to a Washington State victory over Washington. If they beat Utah but lose to Oregon State, they would just need one of the following to happen: If the Ducks lose to Utah, they can still get in as long as they beat Oregon State and UCLA beats USC. Similar to Utah, Oregon is in if it wins out. Utah either needs to win out or beat Colorado if it loses to Oregon and hope UCLA beats USC in addition to one of the following: If it loses to UCLA, it can still get in if UCLA beats Oregon, Oregon State then beats Oregon and either Washington wins out or Cal beats UCLA. It is remarkably easy to get a five-team tie (at 7-2) in the #Pac12

Bowling Green (5-5): at Toledo, at Ohio.

If it wins out, it would win a potential four-way tiebreaker due to a 3-0 head-to-head record if Ohio loses out and Bowling Green loses at Toledo. Since the Bobcats already have a head-to-head victory over Buffalo, it can clinch the division by simply beating Bowling Green next week or with a win at Ball State combined with a Bowling Green loss at Toledo this week.ĭue to tiebreakers, Buffalo needs to win out and hope Ohio loses out, while Bowling Green needs to win out and hope Buffalo loses out.īelieve it or not, Kent State still has a very slim shot despite sitting two games out of first place. In the East, Ohio holds a one-game lead over Buffalo and Bowling Green.

RICE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MAC

Toledo has already clinched the West Division and will play the winner of the East Division in Detroit for the MAC Championship. FBS programs may only count one FCS win towards bowl eligibility. ** Marshall has won six games, but two of those victories came against FCS opponents. Florida Atlantic (5-5): at Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky.Middle Tennessee (5-5): Florida Atlantic, at FIU.Marshall (6-4) **: at Georgia Southern, Georgia State.The most likely matchup is UTSA hosts North Texas. If Rice pulls off that upset, WKU would go with a win at Florida Atlantic.īelieve it or not, the Owls actually still have a shot if they can win out (at MTSU, WKU) and North Texas loses to Rice. North Texas (bye this week) simply needs a home victory over Rice to punch its ticket. North Texas and Western Kentucky sit in a tie for second place, but the Mean Green own the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Hilltoppers, who play at Auburn this week in a game that means nothing for their bowl or conference title chances. The Roadrunners still need one more win (at Rice, UTEP) to punch their ticket and ensure they will host that game. Wisconsin (5-5): at Nebraska, Minnesotaīecause FAU beat FIU, UTSA did not clinch a spot in the conference championship with a resounding victory over Louisiana Tech on Saturday.Michigan State (5-5): Indiana, at Penn State.

Teams still fighting for bowl eligibility:

There are a few other outlandish scenarios for each team but those sum up the likeliest paths for each. Lastly, Wisconsin has a mathematical chance but it needs to win out and hope both Iowa and Illinois lose out in addition to Purdue not winning out. Minnesota (Iowa, at Wisconsin) needs to pretty much win out and hope Purdue and Illinois both drop at least one game. That would include a win as 17-point underdogs this weekend against Michigan. Illinois owns plenty of head-to-head tiebreakers, but it will likely need to win out for any to come into play. Meanwhile, Iowa just needs to win out and hope Illinois loses either at Michigan or at Northwestern. Northwestern, at Indiana) with Iowa (at Minnesota, Nebraska) suffering at least one loss. Purdue has the best shot, needing to win out (vs. The West division is not with 256 potential outcomes left.įive teams still have life in the West in Purdue, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The winner of Ohio State-Michigan will represent the East in the Big Ten title game.