10 Big Ten teams Bowl eligible?

heisman · #1 (**permalink**) 10-28-2007, 09:31 PM

Looks like the Big Ten will have 10 teams that are bowl eligible. They have 6 already, and could easily have 4 more. Indiana needs 1 win and should get it vs. Ball St. on Saturday. Northwestern needs 1 win and I like their chances with 2 home games vs. Iowa and Indiana. Iowa needs 2 wins and plays Minny and W. Michigan at home, and the aforementioned Northwestern in Evanston. Michigan St. is the only one that might not make it. They have tsun, Purdue, and Penn St. left on the docket. Hopefully, they win one of those for Dantonio.

So, my question is, who gets shut out of a Bowl game if the Big Ten has 10 bowl eligible teams?

MD Buckeye · #2 (**permalink**) 10-28-2007, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by MD Buckeye

Through 8 weeks...........(remaining schedule)

Bowl Eligible Teams in the Big Ten:
Ohio State
Michigan
Penn State
Wisconsin
Purdue

Teams 1 Win Away from being Bowl Eligible:
Illinois (vs. Ball St, @ Minn, @ tOSU, vs. N'Western)
Northwestern (@ Purdue, vs. Iowa, vs. Indiana, @ Illinois)
Indiana (@ Wisc, vs. Ball St, @ N'Western, vs. Purude)
Michigan State (@ Iowa, vs. scUM, @ Purdue, vs. Penn St)

Teams Still With an Outside Chance:
Iowa (vs. Mich St, @ N'Western, vs. Minn, vs. W Mich)

No Chance In Hell:
Minnesota (@ scUM, vs. Illinois, @ Iowa, vs. Wisc)

Bowl Eligible Teams in the SEC:
South Carolina
Kentucky
Alabama

Teams 1 Win Away from being Bowl Eligible:
Florida (vs. Georgia, vs. Vandy, @ South Car, vs. FAU, vs. Florida St)
Georgia (vs. Florida, vs. Troy, vs. Auburn, vs. Kentucky, @ Ga Tech)
Auburn (vs. Miss, vs. Tenn Tech, @ Georgia, vs. Alabama)

Teams 2 Wins Away from being Bowl Eligible:
Tennessee (vs. South Car, vs. La Lafayette, vs. Arkansas, vs. Vandy, @ Kentucky)
Vanderbilt (vs. Miami (OH), @ Florida, vs. Kentucky, @ Tenn, vs. Wake Forest)
Arkansas (vs. Fla Int'l, vs. South Car, @ Tenn, vs. Miss St, @ LSU)
Mississippi State (@ Kentucky, vs. Bama, @ Arkansas, vs. Miss)

No Chance in Hell:
Mississippi (@ Auburn, vs. N'West St, vs. LSU, @ Miss St)

So really, every team in the Big Ten with the exception of Minnesota has a chance or is already Bowl Eligible. If Iowa doesn't win today, I think they'll easily win their last 3 games. On to the SEC.....All the teams with 1 win away should be able to win atleast 1 of their remaining. The teams with two wins away, all of them has a chance of NOT making it. They still have a tough road ahead of them. So the Big Ten has an excellent chance of having more bowl eligible teams than the SEC. However, in SEC fan's eyes, it will show the "strength of the SEC because they just beat up on eachother"....but I guess the Big Ten doesn't.

I posted this yesterday in the "More ammo vs. the SEC" thread

heisman · #3 (**permalink**) 10-28-2007, 09:37 PM

But that doesn't answer my question, now does it?

P.S. add the Illini to your eligible list.

MD Buckeye · #4 (**permalink**) 10-28-2007, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by heisman

But that doesn't answer my question, now does it?

P.S. add the Illini to your eligible list.

I posted that prior to yesterday's finals bub.

I don't see Michigan State making it.....I don't think they'll win a game the rest of the year, unless they give scUM a run. If 9 teams get in and they only allow 8 to play in bowls.....I'll say Indiana gets snubbed.

heisman · #5 (**permalink**) 10-28-2007, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MD Buckeye

I posted that prior to yesterday's finals bub.

I don't see Michigan State making it.....I don't think they'll win a game the rest of the year, unless they give scUM a run. If 9 teams get in and they only allow 8 to play in bowls.....I'll say Indiana gets snubbed.

Unfortunately, I don't see Sparty getting in either. Do the Bowls just get to pick and one team gets left out, or is there a formula? You would think Northwestern would get left out based on having the smallest fan base.

Jaxbuck · #6 (**permalink**) 10-28-2007, 10:05 PM

I think from the B10 you see something like this:

1. OSU to BCS
2. tsun to cap 1
3. PSU to Outback
4-5 Purdue/UW for Alamo and Sun Bowl
6. GMAC Illinois

that will probably leave IU and NU as Bowl eligible but at large for some other bowl of which I have no idea.

That means our SEC matchups could be tsun vs UT and PSU vs UGA(assuming LSU is the champ and in the BCS). I'll take our chances with either one of those matchups..

Best Buckeye · #7 (**permalink**) 10-28-2007, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaxbuck

I think from the B10 you see something like this:

1. OSU to BCS
2. tsun to cap 1
3. PSU to Outback
4-5 Purdue/UW for Alamo and Sun Bowl
6. GMAC Illinois

that will probably leave IU and NU as Bowl eligible but at large for some other bowl of which I have no idea.

That means our SEC matchups could be tsun vs UT and PSU vs UGA(assuming LSU is the champ and in the BCS). I'll take our chances with either one of those matchups..

Looks good to me with possibly MSU sneaking in past someone