While every college football program starts the season dreaming of a conference win or national championship, becoming bowl eligible is the first marker of a successful season. For some of the 134 FBS teams, bowl eligibility is as good as it gets.
As Week 12 of the 2024 college football season unfolds, discover which teams are already bowl eligible with our tracker.
College Football Bowl Eligibility Tracker
Below is a list of bowl eligible college football teams, arranged by conference. To be bowl eligible, a team must win six games on the year or have a record of .500 and above. Additionally, those six wins must only contain one win against a non-FBS opponent.
American Athletic Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Miami Hurricanes
- SMU Mustangs
- Clemson Tigers
- Pittsburgh Panthers
- Louisville Cardinals
- Syracuse Orange
- Duke Blue Devils
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- North Carolina Tar Heels
Big Ten Conference
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Oregon Ducks
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Iowa Hawkeyes
- Minnesota Golden Gophers
- Illinois Fighting Illini
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights
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Big 12 Conference
- BYU Cougars
- Iowa State Cyclones
- Colorado Buffaloes
- Kansas State Wildcats
- Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Arizona State Sun Devils
- TCU Horned Frogs
- Baylor Bears
Conference USA
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
- Sam Houston Bearkats
- Liberty Flames
- Jacksonville State Gamecocks
FBS Independents
Mid-American Conference
- Ohio Bobcats
- Toledo Rockets
- Miami (OH) RedHawks
- Bowling Green Falcons
- Buffalo Bulls
- Northern Illinois Huskies
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Mountain West Conference
Pac-12 Conference
Southeastern Conference
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Texas A&M Aggies
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Texas Longhorns
- LSU Tigers
- Vanderbilt Commodores
- Ole Miss Rebels
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Missouri Tigers
- South Carolina Gamecocks
Sun Belt Conference
- Georgia Southern Eagles
- James Madison Dukes
- Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns
- Marshall Thundering Herd
- Arkansas State Red Wolves
- Texas State Bobcats
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