I didn't know that participation trophies would come to college football. It's ridiculous that K-State is going to make a bowl no matter what happens on Saturday.
Here's the article.
There won't be enough teams with non-losing records this season to fill all of the available bowl slots, so the NCAA has come up with a solution. The bowl bids lacking a team with a .500 record or better will be filled by a 5-7 team, with the program's Academic Progress Rate serving as a tiebreaker.
As many as five spots could go unfilled but no fewer than two. Kansas State, Georgia State, and South Alabama each have a chance to earn a sixth win on Saturday. Even if Kansas State doesn't beat West Virginia, it will earn a bowl berth by virtue of its APR score. Nebraska has the highest APR score of all 5-7 teams, so the Huskers are definitely in. Missouri is second, but the Tigers announced shortly after the NCAA revealed the APR scheme that they would be withdrawing their name from consideration.
After Missouri, Minnesota and San Jose State have identical APR scores of 975. Right behind those schools, Illinois and Rice are tied at 973. So the NCAA might have to introduce a second tiebreaker should it come down to either one of those two pairs of schools for the last spot.
Notably, this leaves 5-7 Kentucky and Texas, which could move move to 5-7 with an improbable win over Baylor, on the outside looking in.
Here's the article.
There won't be enough teams with non-losing records this season to fill all of the available bowl slots, so the NCAA has come up with a solution. The bowl bids lacking a team with a .500 record or better will be filled by a 5-7 team, with the program's Academic Progress Rate serving as a tiebreaker.
As many as five spots could go unfilled but no fewer than two. Kansas State, Georgia State, and South Alabama each have a chance to earn a sixth win on Saturday. Even if Kansas State doesn't beat West Virginia, it will earn a bowl berth by virtue of its APR score. Nebraska has the highest APR score of all 5-7 teams, so the Huskers are definitely in. Missouri is second, but the Tigers announced shortly after the NCAA revealed the APR scheme that they would be withdrawing their name from consideration.
After Missouri, Minnesota and San Jose State have identical APR scores of 975. Right behind those schools, Illinois and Rice are tied at 973. So the NCAA might have to introduce a second tiebreaker should it come down to either one of those two pairs of schools for the last spot.
Notably, this leaves 5-7 Kentucky and Texas, which could move move to 5-7 with an improbable win over Baylor, on the outside looking in.
