The bowls will take 78 teams this year.
70 are already bowl eligible.
19 teams are one win from bowl eligibility.
8 of those teams play another team one win from bowl eligibility. Therefore, 4 are guaranteed to be bowl eligible by the end of the game.
That gives us 74 teams that are bowl eligible.
Of the other 11 teams that are one win from bowl eligibility, one has been self- disqualified (Mississippi).
Of the other 10, 2 are playing teams with a worse record and 8 are playing teams with a better record.
Of the 10, assuming that both of the teams that are playing opponents with a worse record win and 25% of the teams playing opponents with a better record win, the 78 bowl slots would be filled with teams that have won a minmum of 6 games.
In other words, Cal should not plan on sliding into a bowl based upon APR scores.
70 are already bowl eligible.
19 teams are one win from bowl eligibility.
8 of those teams play another team one win from bowl eligibility. Therefore, 4 are guaranteed to be bowl eligible by the end of the game.
That gives us 74 teams that are bowl eligible.
Of the other 11 teams that are one win from bowl eligibility, one has been self- disqualified (Mississippi).
Of the other 10, 2 are playing teams with a worse record and 8 are playing teams with a better record.
Of the 10, assuming that both of the teams that are playing opponents with a worse record win and 25% of the teams playing opponents with a better record win, the 78 bowl slots would be filled with teams that have won a minmum of 6 games.
In other words, Cal should not plan on sliding into a bowl based upon APR scores.