Need 84 teams
Eligible - 36
With the potential to get to 6+:
5 - 26
4 - 27
3 - 24
2 - 9
7 or more losses - 9
With most teams at 8 games played there are some at 9. If I counted correctly there are 5 teams at 5-4 and 4 teams at 4-5 of the teams with 3 games remaining.
The group most likely to impact the number of eligibles are the 4 win teams.
Next weekend could be very defining as to how many 4 win teams get to 5 and with 25 of the 26 5 win teams as Aggie pointed out playing the numbers will become easier to forecast.
As we witnessed with the MWC games at Hawaii and SJSU, some of the bottom teams are starting to play a little better, teams that were promising early on have suffered key injuries and simply put some teams are getting worn out. In my opinion as much as I want to see Wyoming kick the sheep, the 2nd bye week is beneficial especially after coming off a road trip where the team was playing on Sunday morning Laramie time.
I am still forecasting right around 84 eligible teams with a range of 83-87. Next week I will start counting by conference and the numbers of teams needed to fill contracted bowls to determine where the at-large options might exist which may lead to a better payout and an opponent not from the MAC.
Eligible - 36
With the potential to get to 6+:
5 - 26
4 - 27
3 - 24
2 - 9
7 or more losses - 9
With most teams at 8 games played there are some at 9. If I counted correctly there are 5 teams at 5-4 and 4 teams at 4-5 of the teams with 3 games remaining.
The group most likely to impact the number of eligibles are the 4 win teams.
Next weekend could be very defining as to how many 4 win teams get to 5 and with 25 of the 26 5 win teams as Aggie pointed out playing the numbers will become easier to forecast.
As we witnessed with the MWC games at Hawaii and SJSU, some of the bottom teams are starting to play a little better, teams that were promising early on have suffered key injuries and simply put some teams are getting worn out. In my opinion as much as I want to see Wyoming kick the sheep, the 2nd bye week is beneficial especially after coming off a road trip where the team was playing on Sunday morning Laramie time.
I am still forecasting right around 84 eligible teams with a range of 83-87. Next week I will start counting by conference and the numbers of teams needed to fill contracted bowls to determine where the at-large options might exist which may lead to a better payout and an opponent not from the MAC.
