Bowl eligible Illinois might get snubbed

[NUance]

Big Ten tells its bowl teams one could be snubbed; is it likely?
By Jerry Hinnen | College Football Writer December 5, 2014 5:46 pm ET

The Big Ten has nine allotted bowl slots this 2014 postseason. That's a lot! But it still might not be enough.
That's because after Illinois' win over Northwestern the previous Saturday, the Big Ten has 10 bowl-eligible teams. Per ESPN and the Associated Press, a league official e-mailed the member schools to alert them to the possibility that one of those 10 teams could miss out on postseason play.
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Beat Minnesota. Beat Penn State. Beat Northwestern. Played Wisconsin to within 10 points. And still might get passed over for Penn State with identical record. That just ain't fair.

 

[VA Husker Fan]

I did a quick count, may be off, but I got 82 bowl eligible teams with 2 more possible, to fill 76 spots. 6-8 teams will be left out. I think it's more likely the left out teams will come from the Sun Belt, Mac, Mtn West, C-USA and AAC. I could 6 6-6 teams out of those conferences plus Temple from the AAC is one that needs a win to be eligible at 6-6, plus there are some 7-5 teams in those conferences that could be shorted. I haven't really done any analysis to see if those conferences have guaranteed bowls for all of those teams but often they don't. I think the Sun Belt just has 3 guaranteed spots, and has 6 eligible teams, with only 2 better than 7-5.

 

[okaive]

The B1G just confirmed that they are going to a bowl