Week 14 College Football Bowl Predictions
With less than a week until bowl bids are officially announced, it's still unknown how many teams are bowl eligible. That's because Friday, Buffalo (5-6) plays Akron in a game rescheduled because of weather.
It's simple for Buffalo – win, and the Bulls are in as the 80th bowl-eligible team.
If Buffalo wins, there will be two five-win teams needed to fill the final two spots. An Akron win means three five-win teams will be needed to fill the 82 spots.
The order of the five-win teams is based on the Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. Rice had the highest APR score of the five-win teams, followed by UNLV and Auburn. Regardless of the Buffalo-Akron result, Rice is guaranteed a bowl. UNLV has the next highest APR, followed by Auburn.