Which FBS Conference will have the best Percentage of Bowl Wins?

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After 23 of the 35 Bowl games
according to

here’s where things stand by conference:



Bowl Challenge Cup standings

Conference                Wins Losses  Yet To Play  Pct. 

Big 12                      5    1          3       .833 
MAC                         3    1          1       .750 
Big East                    2    1          2       .666 
C-USA                       2    1          2       .666 
SEC                         2    1          6       .666 
Big 10                      2    2          6       .500 
Division I FBS Independents 1    1          0       .500 
Sun Belt                    1    1          1       .500 
MWC                         2    3          0       .400 
ACC                         2    4          2       .333 
Pac-12                      1    4          2       .200 
WAC                         0    3          0       .000 

                           23   23         25

The remaining games can be seen at

Which conference will wind up with the highest percantage?
Public poll on the way.

2

SEC is guaranteed another loss and will most likely lose a 3rd. Big 12 only has 2 remaining games, so even if they split them, they will be 6-2 for an equal percentage as MAC with more wins. MAC could take it if Northern Illinois beats Arkansas State.

3

MWC? that is not what I meant to pick, ignore that vote.

4

For as bad a reputation as the Big East has, the teams seem to do well in the bowl season (19-7 since 2006). With that, they have one loss this year (Louisville) and two wins (Cincinnati and Rutgers), That leaves WVU vs. Clemson in the Orange Bowl and Pitt vs. SMU in the Who the Fuck Cares Bowl.

Pitt can easily win their game and, while it would be an upset, it’s not out of the realm of possibility for WVU to beat Clemson.

5

Good catch! I had held off doing the dirty work of building an accurate tally of where things stood after the Auburn game and just assumed that since their total for the games was right that the other stuff would be too. But the “number of games left” is off for at least the Big XII. Your analysis is solid!

I wish I could help there, but I can’t. I almost decided not to include the ones whose time has passed, but figured others would see that they were hopeless. Sorry!

I’m with you on renaming that Pitt-SMU bowl’s name! Truth in advertising?

And it would be nice to prevent Clemson from going into next year with The Belt! :slight_smile:

6

Well the next 12 hours should show us what the Big 10 really has, after a confusing mess of a year.

7

So true! With all the observations about being “up” and “down” floating around it will be at least exciting (one must hope) to see how Reality rears its ugly head. Today’s fare is the one I had expected to be in on from 11 (Central) until whenever. Just let it be some football to rival that amazing Alamo Bowl.

8

And so far the Big Ten is taking it’s customary New years day(ish) crap in the middle of the field. :wink:

9

Really strange to have three matchups between the SEC and B1G.

All at the same time! :smack: Who is responsible for that? :smack: all on the ABC/ESPN family :smack:

Georgia vs Michigan St - - -ABC
South Carolina vs Nebraska - - - ESPN
Florida vs Ohio St - - - ESPN2

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For those who have delayed voting thus far, the situation after the Fiesta Bowl looks like this:



Jan/3/2012 After Fiesta Bowl:

Conference Bowl Records 
Conference   Bowl Teams Record %     Bowls Remaining   Best W-L    Best %
 
Big 12           8       6-1 0.857   Cotton              7-1        .875  
Conference USA   5       3-1 0.750   Compass             4-1        .800
MAC              5       3-1 0.750   GoDaddy             4-1        .800 
SEC              9       4-2 0.667   Cotton   BCS        6-3        .667 
Big East         5       2-1 0.667   Compass  Orange     4-1        .800 
Independents     2       1-1 0.500                       1-1        .500 
Sun Belt         3       1-1 0.500   GoDaddy             2-1        .667
Mountain West    5       2-3 0.400                       2-3        .400 
ACC              8       2-4 0.333   Sugar    Orange     4-4        .500 
Big Ten         10       3-6 0.333   Sugar               4-6        .400
Pac-12           7       2-5 0.286                       2-5        .286       
WAC              3       0-3 0.000                       0-3        .000

The “Best W-L” is not an actual figure but a “best possible” for that conference.

11

It’s annoying, but it’s the new normal. ESPN has the broadcast rights sewn up for nearly all the bowls.

I’m not absolutely sure, but I think most of the games shown on other networks are castoffs from ESPN.

12

Well I’m glad to see Michigan ahead with 3 minutes to go. But this is a sad, sad game. Blues ineptness on offense, and shitty tackling have been matched by Constant Va Tech special teams fuck ups.

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And an assist from the Refs in OT(I thought he caught it) and Michigan has a decent look again.