Starting with the 2011 – 12 bowl season , the rule that required the selection of seven-win teams before any 6 – 6 teams was eliminated . The first season of the new rule saw Temple go uninvited despite going 8 – 4 , including a win over eventual Big East BCS representative Connecticut . In the 2010 – 11 bowl season , the UCLA Bruins were invited to a bowl game despite a losing record after playing a conference championship game ( 6 – 6 in regular season , played and lost the Pac-12 championship game in extenuating circumstances ) , while a 7 – 5 winning team ( Western Kentucky ) and a 6 – 6 non-losing team ( Ball State ) did not receive invites
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