College Football Bowl Tracker and Clinching Scenarios in Week 13

With just two weeks of the regular season left, our college football bowl tracker breaks down who's in, who's out, and who can clinch in Week 13.

Six wins. That’s the line in the sand that every single college football team sets ahead of the season. It’s the difference between your campaign ending in late November and being extended into the festive season.

Bowl season is arguably the best holiday of them all, and our college football bowl tracker lists all the teams that have already booked a berth, the teams that can clinch in Week 13, and the ones that missed out.

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Which College Football Teams Are Bowl Eligible?

American Conference Bowl Eligible Teams

  • Navy Midshipmen
  • South Florida Bulls
  • Tulane Green Wave
  • Memphis Tigers
  • North Texas Mean Green
  • East Carolina Pirates

ACC Bowl Eligible Teams

  • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
  • Virginia Cavaliers
  • Pittsburgh Panthers
  • Miami Hurricanes
  • SMU Mustangs
  • California Golden Bears
  • Wake Forest Demon Deacons
  • Louisville Cardinals
  • NC State Wolfpack

Big 12 Bowl Eligible Teams

  • BYU Cougars
  • Cincinnati Bearcats
  • Texas Tech Red Raiders
  • Houston Cougars
  • TCU Horned Frogs
  • Utah Utes
  • Arizona State Sun Devils
  • Arizona Wildcats
  • Iowa State Cyclones

Big Ten Bowl Eligible Teams

  • Indiana Hoosiers
  • Ohio State Buckeyes
  • Oregon Ducks
  • Nebraska Cornhuskers
  • Washington Huskies
  • Iowa Hawkeyes
  • Michigan Wolverines
  • USC Trojans
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers
  • Illinois Fighting Illini

CUSA Bowl Eligible Teams

  • Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
  • Kennesaw State Owls
  • Jacksonville State Gamecocks

FBS Independent Bowl Eligible Teams

  • UConn Huskies
  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish

MAC Bowl Eligible Teams

  • Ohio Bobcats
  • Western Michigan Broncos
  • Central Michigan Chippewas
  • Toledo Rockets
  • Miami RedHawks

Mountain West Bowl Eligible Teams

  • Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
  • UNLV Rebels
  • Boise State Broncos
  • San Diego State Aztecs
  • New Mexico Lobos
  • Fresno State Bulldogs

Pac-12 Bowl Eligible Teams

There are currently no college football bowl-eligible teams from the Pac-12 Conference.

SEC Bowl Eligible Teams

  • Texas A&M Aggies
  • Alabama Crimson Tide
  • Georgia Bulldogs
  • Ole Miss Rebels
  • Missouri Tigers
  • Oklahoma Sooners
  • Vanderbilt Commodores
  • Texas Longhorns
  • Tennessee Volunteers
  • LSU Tigers

Sun Belt Bowl Eligible Teams

  • James Madison Dukes
  • Southern Miss Golden Eagles
  • Troy Trojans
  • Old Dominion Monarchs
  • Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

MORE: 2025 College Football Bowl Projections After Week 11

Which College Football Teams Can Clinch Bowl Eligibility in Week 13?

  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights (at Ohio State)
  • Northwestern Wildcats (vs. Minnesota)
  • Kansas Jayhawks (at Iowa State)
  • Army Black Knights (vs. Tulsa)
  • Washington State Cougars (at James Madison)
  • Baylor Bears (at Arizona)
  • Georgia Southern Eagles (vs. Old Dominion)
  • Marshall Thundering Herd (at Appalachian State)
  • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (vs. Liberty)
  • Kentucky Wildcats (at Vanderbilt)
  • Duke Blue Devils (at North Carolina)
  • FIU Golden Panthers (vs. Jacksonville State)
  • UTSA Roadrunners (vs. East Carolina)
  • Temple Owls (vs. Tulane)
  • Kansas State Wildcats (at Utah)
  • Clemson Tigers (vs. Furman)
  • Rice Owls (vs. North Texas)
  • Utah State Aggies (at Fresno State)

Which College Football Teams Missed Bowl Eligibility?

  • Sam Houston Bearkats
  • UMass Minutemen
  • Oregon State Beavers
  • Georgia State Panthers
  • Charlotte 49ers
  • Nevada Wolf Pack
  • Boston College Eagles
  • Oklahoma State Cowboys
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles
  • Purdue Boilermakers
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
  • Arkansas Razorbacks
  • South Alabama Jaguars
  • Colorado State Rams
  • Bowling Green Falcons
  • Northern Illinois Huskies
  • UTEP Miners
  • Colorado Buffaloes
  • Syracuse Orange
  • Stanford Cardinal
  • Tulsa Golden Hurricane
  • UAB Blazers
  • Virginia Tech Hokies
  • West Virginia Mountaineers
  • Michigan State Spartans
  • Wisconsin Badgers
  • UCLA Bruins
  • New Mexico State Aggies
  • Akron Zips
  • San Jose State Spartans
  • Air Force Falcons
  • South Carolina Gamecocks
  • Florida Gators
  • Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks

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