# Week 13 CFB -- Which FBS team(s) will become bowl eligible this week? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 18, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-13-cfb-which-fbs-team-s-will-become-bowl-eligible-this-week/674212 "2013-11-18T22:48:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-13-cfb-which-fbs-team-s-will-become-bowl-eligible-this-week/674212/1 "2013-11-18T22:48:19Z")
See [2013 Bowl Eligible Teams](http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jerry-palm/24043695/bowl-eligible-teams) for the full story. The week’s picture: ```auto Teams that need one more win (10) Colorado State (6-5) Sat 3:30 PM Colorado State at Utah State - Plays 13 games, so needs 7 wins. North Carolina (5-5) Sat 12:00 PM Old Dominion at North Carolina Pittsburgh (5-5) Sat 12:30 PM Pittsburgh at Syracuse Rutgers (5-4) Thu 7:30 PM Rutgers at (17) UCF San Jose State (5-5) Fri 9:30 PM Navy at San Jose State Syracuse (5-5) (see Pittsburgh) Troy (5-6) (idle) UL Monroe (5-5) Sat 7:00 PM Louisiana-Monroe at South Alabama UNLV (5-5) Thu 9:30 PM UNLV at Air Force Washington State (5-5) Sat 3:30 PM Utah at Washington State ``` Poll on the way. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-13-cfb-which-fbs-team-s-will-become-bowl-eligible-this-week/674212/2 "2013-11-19T00:42:11Z")
Can’t vote against the Goat. LA-Monroe is my upset pick this week. UNC and Pitt are safe picks. Lot of really close lines this week! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-13-cfb-which-fbs-team-s-will-become-bowl-eligible-this-week/674212/3 "2013-11-19T15:26:26Z")
Here’s a starting array: ```auto =============================================================== ColoSt NCar Pitt Rutgers SanJoseSt Syracuse La-Monroe UNLV WashSt ========================================================================= Zakalwe 4 NCar Pitt La-Monroe WashSt Zeldar 3 NCar Pitt UNLV ================ ========================================================================= 2 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 /7 =============================================================== ``` ---
**Author:** ![Nauplius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nauplius/32/51_2.png) [@Nauplius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nauplius)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-13-cfb-which-fbs-team-s-will-become-bowl-eligible-this-week/674212/4 "2013-11-19T19:00:22Z")
Going against the grain and taking Syracuse. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-13-cfb-which-fbs-team-s-will-become-bowl-eligible-this-week/674212/5 "2013-11-20T13:19:22Z")
Just a reminder: due to Thursday night games the poll will be closing Thursday afternoon. Here’s how things stand now: ```auto =============================================================== ColoSt NCar Pitt Rutgers SanJoseSt Syracuse La-Monroe UNLV WashSt ========================================================================= Munch 3 NCar Pitt La-Monroe Nauplius 4 NCar Syracuse UNLV WashSt TheMightyAtlas 4 NCar Pitt La-Monroe UNLV Zakalwe 4 NCar Pitt La-Monroe WashSt Zeldar 3 NCar Pitt UNLV ================ ========================================================================= 5 18 0 5 4 0 0 1 3 3 2 /18 =============================================================== ``` ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-13-cfb-which-fbs-team-s-will-become-bowl-eligible-this-week/674212/6 "2013-11-21T12:57:24Z")
Here’s the latest: ```auto =============================================================== ColoSt NCar Pitt Rutgers SanJoseSt Syracuse La-Monroe UNLV WashSt ========================================================================= Munch 3 NCar Pitt La-Monroe Nauplius 4 NCar Syracuse UNLV WashSt TheMightyAtlas 4 NCar Pitt La-Monroe UNLV yellowjacketcoder 5 NCar Pitt SanJoseSt La-Monroe UNLV Zakalwe 4 NCar Pitt La-Monroe WashSt Zeldar 3 NCar Pitt UNLV =================== ========================================================================= 6 23 0 6 5 0 1 1 4 4 2 /23 =============================================================== ``` ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-13-cfb-which-fbs-team-s-will-become-bowl-eligible-this-week/674212/7 "2013-11-21T20:47:57Z")
There’s still a couple hours before the poll closes. Here’s the story at the moment: ```auto =============================================================== ColoSt NCar Pitt Rutgers SanJoseSt Syracuse La-Monroe UNLV WashSt ========================================================================= Heropsychodreamer 3 NCar SanJoseSt Syracuse Munch 3 NCar Pitt La-Monroe Nauplius 4 NCar Syracuse UNLV WashSt TheMightyAtlas 4 NCar Pitt La-Monroe UNLV yellowjacketcoder 5 NCar Pitt SanJoseSt La-Monroe UNLV Wolverine 2 NCar La-Monroe Zakalwe 4 NCar Pitt La-Monroe WashSt Zeldar 3 NCar Pitt UNLV =================== ========================================================================= 8 28 0 8 5 0 2 2 5 4 2 /28 =============================================================== ``` ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-13-cfb-which-fbs-team-s-will-become-bowl-eligible-this-week/674212/8 "2013-11-21T21:20:20Z")
Do wins against FCS schools “count” as wins for bowl eligibility? I thought that was rule… maybe it used to be a rule. ODU is in its last year as an FCS school. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-13-cfb-which-fbs-team-s-will-become-bowl-eligible-this-week/674212/9 "2013-11-21T22:22:21Z")
> [@fiddlesticks](#): > > Do wins against FCS schools “count” as wins for bowl eligibility? I thought that was rule… maybe it used to be a rule. ODU is in its last year as an FCS school. I don’t personally know of any exceptions that may apply to ODU, but the latest rules seem to be covered at [2013 Bowl Eligibility Requirements and Bowl Eligible Teams](http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl_eligibility_2013.html) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-13-cfb-which-fbs-team-s-will-become-bowl-eligible-this-week/674212/10 "2013-11-21T22:55:36Z")
Here’s the final array. Enjoy the games! ```auto =============================================================== ColoSt NCar Pitt Rutgers SanJoseSt Syracuse La-Monroe UNLV WashSt ========================================================================= fiddlesticks 6 NCar Pitt SanJoseSt La-Monroe UNLV WashSt Heropsychodreamer 3 NCar SanJoseSt Syracuse Munch 3 NCar Pitt La-Monroe Nauplius 4 NCar Syracuse UNLV WashSt TheMightyAtlas 4 NCar Pitt La-Monroe UNLV yellowjacketcoder 5 NCar Pitt SanJoseSt La-Monroe UNLV Wolverine 2 NCar La-Monroe Zakalwe 4 NCar Pitt La-Monroe WashSt Zeldar 3 NCar Pitt UNLV ===================== ========================================================================= 9 34 0 9 6 0 3 2 6 5 3 /34 =============================================================== ``` ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-13-cfb-which-fbs-team-s-will-become-bowl-eligible-this-week/674212/11 "2013-11-22T02:52:09Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I don’t personally know of any exceptions that may apply to ODU, but the latest rules seem to be covered at [2013 Bowl Eligibility Requirements and Bowl Eligible Teams](http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl_eligibility_2013.html) Ah, if you schedule two FCS schools you have to win one extra game to be bowl eligible, that’s the rule I was thinking of. ODU is UNC’s “1 free” FCS game everyone gets. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-13-cfb-which-fbs-team-s-will-become-bowl-eligible-this-week/674212/12 "2013-11-24T04:50:10Z")
Here’s the scoring: ```auto =============================================================== NCar Pitt UNLV WashSt ========================= fiddlesticks 4/6 NCar Pitt UNLV WashSt Zeldar 3/3 NCar Pitt UNLV Nauplius 3/4 NCar UNLV WashSt TheMightyAtlas 3/4 NCar Pitt UNLV Zakalwe 3/4 NCar Pitt WashSt yellowjacketcoder 3/5 NCar Pitt UNLV Munch 2/3 NCar Pitt Wolverine 1/2 NCar Heropsychodreamer 1/3 NCar ===================== ============================= 9 23/34 9 6 5 3 23/34 =============================================================== ``` ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-13-cfb-which-fbs-team-s-will-become-bowl-eligible-this-week/674212/13 "2013-11-24T05:24:59Z")
Sorry, but I forgot to post the scores: ```auto =============================================================== No. 18 UCF 41, Rutgers 17 UNLV 41, Air Force 21 Navy 58, San Jose State 52 (3OT) Utah State 13, Colorado State 0 North Carolina 80, Old Dominion 20 Pittsburgh 17, Syracuse 16 Washington State 49, Utah 37 South Alabama 36, Louisiana-Monroe 14 =============================================================== ```