FBS Bowl Eligibility: 2026 Season
/Updated: 10/30/2026
Teams Required to be Bowl-eligible:
12 Playoff Teams (4 Bowls)
70 Teams (35 Bowls)
82 Teams in Total (out of 138 FBS teams)
Bowl-eligible: 30 teams
American Conference: (3)
UTSA
North Texas
Memphis
ACC: (4)
Miami (FL)
SMU
Wake Forest
Virginia Tech
Big 12: (4)
Utah
BYU
Arizona
Texas Tech
Big Ten: (5)
UCLA
Ohio State
Indiana
Northwestern
USC
CUSA: (2)
Jacksonville State
Liberty
Independents: (1)
Notre Dame
MAC: (2)
Ohio
Toledo
Mountain West: (2)
New Mexico
North Dakota State
Pac-12: (1)
Boise State
SEC: (5)
Kentucky
Georgia
Alabama
LSU
Tennessee
Sun Belt: (1)
James Madison
Eliminated from Postseason Bowls: 6 teams
American Conference: (1)
Rice
CUSA: (1)
Sam Houston
MAC: (2)
Akron
Sacramento State
Mountain West: (1)
Northern Illinois
Pac-12: (1)
Washington State