The Big Ten had ten teams who finished with a 6-6 or better regular season record , but only were allocated six slots not including BCS-qualifying Ohio State and Illinois . As a result , Northwestern and Iowa who finished with a 6-6 record did not qualify for a bowl game . Other teams that were left out of the bowl games were Louisville of the Big East ; and the SEC 's South Carolina , despite the fact that their conference had two BCS-qualifying teams ( LSU and Georgia ) . The MAC 's Ohio and Sun Belt members Troy and Louisiana-Monroe also failed to receive invitations . The Troy Trojans ( at 8-4 ) were the most notable absentee from the bowl games , losing their season finale to Florida Atlantic on the last day of the season
Big East
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2007–08 NCAA football bowl games