After the first half of the season Vanderbilt looked far from a bowl team sitting at 4-2, but they ended the season red-hot winning their last 6 games of the season even though they were 0-3 facing ranked teams this season.
Air Force has the nation’s 2nd ranked rushing offense, but their defense has had their issues this season, especially at the end of the season when they lost 3 of their last 4 games.
Western Kentucky is in a bowl game, but they made more news after the season when they announced that they would be giving ex-Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino another chance.
SDSU did not get off to a great start this season, but they caught fire and ended up winning their last 7 games of the season. They will be facing a BYU team That won 3 of their last 4 games and has the nation’s 5th ranked defense.
Kansas State has had almost 2 weeks to get over their shocking loss to Baylor, which knocked them out of the BCS title race, but they can still wrap up the Big 12 title and a BCS bowl berth if they beat Texas or if Oklahoma loses.
Oklahoma still has a chance to win the Big 12 title, but they need to beat TCU in this game and also have Kansas State lose at home to Texas.
The Big East is down this year with no teams ranked in the top 25, but still the winner of this game will bag a BCS bowl berth.
With Oregon and Kansas State both losing last week Alabama is back on track to play in the BCS title game, but they have to beat Auburn and then 3rd ranked Georgia in the HUGE SEC title game. Auburn (3-8) has had a season to forget and they are 07 in SEC play. .
Missouri (5-6) has not had a great first season in the SEC and they have lost 3 of their last 3 games. On top of that they face a hot Texas A&M team and may have to face the Aggies without their starting QB.
Baylor (5-5) is coming off a HUGE upset handing Kansas State their first loss of the season, but they still have to win one more game to be bowl eligible.
Michigan has not beaten the Buckeyes in their last 5 games at Ohio State and they will have to snap that streak in order to have any chance to play in the Big 10 title game. However, they will know their fate Friday, as they also need Nebraska to lose to Iowa.
Both Texas and TCU will not play in a BCS game, but the winner of this Thanksgiving match up can improve the bowl they play in.
Both West Virginia and Oklahoma State are 5-3 and the winner of this game will become bowl eligible. While the Mountaineers have lost 3 straight OSU recently had their 3-game winning streak snapped in their last game.
The Cardinals are undefeated and the 9th ranked team in the nation and they have a good shot to play in a BCS bowl game, but since they have not faced ranked opponent this season it is unlikely they will get a title shot.
With 3 losses Texas Tech is out of the BCS picture, but with every win they can improve the bowl they play in. Kansas (1-8) has not won a Big 12 game (0-6) and they are just waiting fir this season to be over.
The Gamecocks close out their SEC season hosting Arkansas and if they can win out there is still a chance they could get an at large BCS bowl berth.
