ible ▁teams ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁a ▁bow l ▁ber th : ▁ ▁Buff alo ▁( 6 – 6 ) ▁U T SA ▁( 6 – 5 ) ▁Western ▁Michigan ▁( 6 – 6 ) ▁ ▁Bowl - in el ig ible ▁teams ▁American ▁( 5 ): ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Connecticut , ▁East ▁Carolina , ▁Tul ane , ▁Tul sa ▁A CC ▁( 4 ): ▁Georgia ▁Te ch , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁Pitts burgh , ▁Sy rac use ▁Big ▁Ten ▁( 6 ): ▁Illinois , ▁Indiana , ▁Maryland , ▁Minnesota , ▁Neb r aska , ▁R ut gers ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁( 2 ): ▁Bay lor , ▁Kansas ▁C - USA ▁( 4 ): ▁Charlotte , ▁Old ▁Domin ion , ▁R ice , ▁U TE P ▁Independent ▁( 2 ): ▁BY U , ▁Massachusetts ▁MAC ▁( 5 ): ▁Ball ▁State , ▁Bow ling ▁Green , ▁Eastern ▁Michigan , ▁Kent ▁State , ▁Miami ▁( OH ) ▁ ▁Mountain ▁West ▁( 6 ): ▁Air ▁Force , ▁Hawai i , ▁Nev ada , ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁San ▁Jose ▁State , ▁UN L V ▁Pac - 1 2 ▁( 3 ): ▁California , ▁Colorado , ▁Oregon ▁State ▁ ▁SE C ▁( 5 ): ▁Ark ansas , ▁Florida , ▁Ole ▁Miss , ▁Tennessee , ▁V ander b ilt ▁Sun ▁B elt ▁( 7 ): ▁Coast al ▁Carolina , ▁Georgia ▁Southern , ▁Id aho , ▁Louisiana – L af ay ette , ▁Louisiana – Mon roe , ▁South ▁Alabama , ▁Texas ▁State ▁ ▁Number ▁of ▁bow l