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So with the regular season officially over, the big ten truly is at least an above-average-sized 10, with 10 bowl-eligible teams. Obviously, all 10 can't go to bowls, but its still an impressive season:
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Big Ten Already eligible
Illinois (9-3), Indiana (7-5), Iowa (6-6), Michigan (8-4), Michigan State (7-5), Northwestern (6-6), Ohio State (11-1), Penn State (8-4), Purdue (7-5), Wisconsin (9-3).
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None Bowl tie-ins: 7.
I think this is already reflected in the high computer ranking for tOSU in the BCS, despite suffering in the human polls (ironic?). I know I'll still be glued to college football for the next few weeks.
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I understood yesterday by watching the BIG10 Network that Iowa may not be bowl eligible since thier loss to Western Michigan saturday. Is that what you heard.
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I understood yesterday by watching the BIG10 Network that Iowa may not be bowl eligible since thier loss to Western Michigan saturday. Is that what you heard.
I don't see how that could matter. In order to be bowl Eligible you need to have 6 wins. Now, to be picked to go to a bowl will be another matter. I think I heard that only once a bowl eligible team has not made a bowl in the last 5 years. I could be wrong with the years, but it is really rare. If I can find that stat, I will post it.
I just found this out. It kind of happens more frequent, but it is for teams not really in a BCS conferance.
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It seems that NW would be the most likely to be left out since they are tied for the worst league record and they are tied have the worst overall record (outside of Minny of course). I don't know much about the bowl selection process for the Weedeater Bowls of the world, but I would think it's the same as the big ones in that you want a fan base that will travel. Iowa travels pretty damn well and I would think Indiana might expect a decent crowd with all that has gone on in the football program this year. I'd guess that MSU & Purdue would travel more than NW, so NW it the rotten egg.
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