penalty for this season, snapping a nine-season streak of bowl appearances. Eligible teams ACC (9): Virginia Tech (11–2 and ACC Champions), Florida State (9–4 and ACC Atlantic Champions), North Carolina State (8–4), Maryland (8–4), Miami (Florida) (7–5), North Carolina (7–5), Boston College (7–5), Georgia Tech (6–6), Clemson (6–6) Big East (6): South Florida (7-4), West Virginia (9-3 and Big East co-champions), Syracuse (7-5), Pittsburgh (7-5 and Big East co-champions), Connecticut (8-4, Big East Champions and Big East BCS Representative), Louisville (6-6) Big 12 (8): Missouri (10–2 and co-champion of Big 12 North), Oklahoma State (10–2 and co-champion Big 12 of Big 12 South Division), Baylor (7-5), Nebraska (10-3, Big 12 North Champions, will represent Big 12 North in Big 12 Championship), Oklahoma (11–2) (Big 12 Champions), Texas A&M (9–3 and co-champion Big 12 South Division), Kansas State (7–5), Texas Tech (7-5) Big Ten (8): Michigan State (11–1) (clinched a share of the Big Ten Championship), Ohio State (11–1) (clinched a share of the Big Ten Championship), Wisconsin (11–1) (clinched a share of the Big Ten Championship), Northwestern (7–5), Iowa (7–5), Michigan (7-5), Penn State (7–5), Illinois (6-6) Conference USA (6): UCF (10-3 and C-USA Champions), Tulsa (9-3 and Co-Champion of the C-USA West Division), Southern Miss (8-4), UTEP (6-6), East Carolina (6-6), SMU (7-6, C-USA West Champions and C-USA Championship Game West Division Representative) MAC (6): NIU (10–3 and MAC West Champions), Temple (8–4), Ohio (8–4), Toledo (8-4), Miami (Ohio) (9-4 and MAC Conference Champions), Western Michigan (6-6) Mountain West (5): TCU (12–0) (MWC Conference Champions), Utah (10–2), San Diego State (8–4), Air Force (8-4), BYU (6–6) Pac-10 (4): Oregon (12–0) (Pac-10 Conference Champions), Stanford (11–1), Arizona (7–5), Washington (6–6) SEC (10): Auburn (13–0 and SEC Champions), Arkansas (10-2), LSU (10–2), Alabama (9–3), South Carolina (9-4 and SEC East Champions), Mississippi State (8-4), Florida (7-5), Kentucky (6-6), Tennessee (6-6), Georgia (6-6) Sun Belt (3): Florida International (6-6 and Clinched Sun Belt Championship), Troy (7-5 and Sun Belt co-champions) Middle Tennessee (6-6) WAC (4): Boise State (11–1 and WAC co-champions), Nevada (12-1 and WAC co-champions), Hawaii (9-3 and WAC co-champions), Fresno State (8-4) Independents (3): Navy (9-3), Army (6-6), Notre Dame (7-5) Total eligible teams: 72 Note: Neither Temple nor Western Michigan, both from the MAC, was selected for a bowl game, despite being bowl-eligible. New bowls, sponsors, and stadiums in 2010–11 New games Two new games were played this season.