▁the ▁pur view ▁of ▁only ▁the ▁very ▁best ▁teams ▁for ▁nearly ▁a ▁century , ▁the ▁NCAA ▁had ▁to ▁lower ▁its ▁post season ▁el ig ibility ▁criteria ▁repeatedly ▁( 2 0 0 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 ), ▁eventually ▁allowing ▁teams ▁with ▁losing ▁seasons ▁( 5 – 7 ) ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁bow ls ▁due ▁to ▁there ▁being ▁not ▁enough ▁bow l - el ig ible ▁teams , ▁while ▁also ▁having ▁to ▁allow ▁teams ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁conference ▁to ▁meet ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Arizona ▁Bowl ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁el ig ible ▁teams ▁to ▁meet ▁its ▁other ▁tie - ins . ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁bow l ▁season , ▁ 6 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 0 ▁teams ▁playing ▁in ▁Division ▁I ▁F BS ▁were ▁de emed ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁bow l ▁game , ▁with ▁ 6 0 % ▁actually ▁receiving ▁inv ites ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁ 7 8 ▁available ▁sl ots . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁bow l ▁season , ▁changes ▁from ▁the ▁prior ▁season ' s ▁bow l ▁games ▁include ▁the ▁re location ▁of ▁the ▁Miami ▁Beach ▁Bowl ▁to ▁F ris co , ▁Texas ▁as ▁the ▁F ris co ▁Bowl , ▁and ▁the ▁dis continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁Po in sett ia ▁Bowl . ▁The ▁Russ