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Friday, December 13, 2002
Conference races
BCSfootball.com
Florida State, Miami, Purdue, and Washington have clinched the first BCS bowl bids. BCSfootball.com breaks down the six major conferences and who has a chance to play in a BCS bowl.
ACC
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Comment |
| Florida State |
9-0 |
11-1 |
Clinched ninth conference title and third straight BCS bowl bid. |
| Bowl eligible: Clemson (9-2), Georgia Tech (8-2), N.C. State (6-4), Virginia (6-4), North Carolina (6-5) |
| Bowl affiliations: Sugar or Fiesta (champion), Gator (#2), Peach (#3), MicronPC.com (#4), Aloha or Oahu (#5) |
Big East
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Comment |
| Miami |
6-0 |
9-1 |
Clinched conference title and league's BCS bowl bid. |
| Bowl eligible: Virginia Tech (9-1), *Notre Dame (8-2), Boston College (6-4), Pittsburgh (6-4), West Virginia (5-4) |
| Still could make it: Syracuse (5-5) |
| Bowl affiliations: Sugar or Fiesta (champion), Gator (#2), Insight.com (#3), Music City (#4), Aloha or Oahu (#5). *Notre Dame counts as Big East team for any non-BCS bowl. |
Big Ten
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Comment |
| Purdue |
6-2 |
8-3 |
Clinched Big Ten title and Rose Bowl berth. |
| Bowl eligible: Michigan (8-3), Northwestern (8-3), Ohio State (8-3), Wisconsin (7-4), Minnesota (6-5) |
| Bowl affiliations: Rose (champion), Citrus (#2), Outback (#3), Alamo (#4), Sun (#5), MicronPC.com (#6) |
Big XII North
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Comment |
| Kansas State |
6-2 |
10-2 |
Won Big XII North and clinched rematch with Oklahoma in Big XII Championship Game. |
| Bowl eligible: Nebraska (8-2), Iowa State (8-3) |
Big XII South
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Comment |
| Oklahoma |
7-0 |
10-0 |
Will face K-State in the Big XII Championship Game. |
| Bowl eligible: Texas (8-2), Texas A&M (7-3), Texas Tech (7-5) |
| Bowl affiliations: Fiesta (champion), Cotton (#2), Holiday (#3), Alamo (#4), Insight.com (#5), Independence (#6), galleryfurniture.com (#7) |
Pac-10
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Comment |
| Washington |
7-1 |
10-1 |
Wins three-way tie with Oregon and Oregon State to represent the Pac-10 in the Rose Bowl. |
| Bowl eligible: Oregon State (10-1), Oregon (9-2), UCLA (6-5) |
| Still could make it: Arizona (5-5), Arizona State (5-5) |
| Bowl affiliations: Rose (champion), Holiday (#2), Sun (#3), Aloha (#4), Oahu (#5) |
SEC East
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Comment |
| Florida |
7-1 |
9-2 |
Clinched SEC East and will face Auburn in SEC Championship Game. |
| Bowl eligible: Georgia (7-3), Tennessee (7-3), South Carolina (7-4) |
SEC West
| Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
Comment |
| Auburn |
6-2 |
9-2 |
Clinched SEC West and will face Florida in the SEC Championship Game |
| Bowl eligible: LSU (7-3), Mississippi State (7-3), Mississippi (6-4) |
| Still could make it: Arkansas (5-5) |
| Bowl affiliations: Sugar (champion), Citrus (#2), Outback, Cotton, Peach (#3-5), Music City, Independence (#6-7) |
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