As the college bowl season nears its end, let’s see which of the AQ leagues is winning and which is not…
ACC: Boston College, not bowl eligible; Clemson, pounded by West Virginia, 70-33; Duke, not bowl eligible; Florida State, beat Notre Dame, 18-14; Georgia Tech, lost to Utah, 30-27; Maryland, not bowl eligible; Miami, bowl eligible, not selected ; NC State, beat Louisville, 31-24; North Carolina, lost to Missouri, 41-24; Virginia, lost to Auburn, 43-24; Virginia Tech, lost to Michigan in OT, 23-20; Wake Forest, lost to Mississippi State, 23-17 . ACC: 2 Wins 6 Losses
Big 12: Baylor, beat Washington, 67-56; Iowa State, lost to Rutgers, 27-13; Kansas, not bowl eligible; Kansas State lost to Arkansas on 29-16; Missouri, beat North Carolina, 41-24; Oklahoma, beat Iowa 31-14; Oklahoma State, beat Stanford in OT, 41-38; Texas, beat California, 21-10; Texas A&M, beat Northwestern, 33-22; Texas Tech, not bowl eligible. Big 12: Wins 6 losses 2.
Big East: Cincinnati, beat Vanderbilt, 31-24; Connecticut, not bowl eligible; Louisville, lost to NC State, 31-24; Pittsburgh, vs Southern Methodists on 1/7/12; Rutgers, beat Iowa State, 27-13; South Florida, not bowl eligible; Syracuse, not bowl eligible; West Virginia, beat Clemson, 70-33. Big East: Wins 3 Losses 1 (one game to play).
Big Ten: Illinois, beat UCLA, 20-14; Indiana, not bowl eligible; Iowa, lost to Oklahoma, 31-14, Michigan, beat Virginia Tech in OT, 23-23, Michigan State, beat Georgia in 3 OT’s, 33-30; Minnesota, not bowl eligible; Nebraska, lost to South Carolina, 30-13; Northwestern, lost to Texas A&M, 33-22; Ohio State, lost to Florida, 24-17; Penn State, lost to Houston, 30-14; Purdue, beat Western Michigan, 37-32, Wisconsin, lost to Oregon, 45-38. Big Ten: Wins 4 Losses 6.
PAC 12: Arizona, not bowl eligible, Arizona State, lost to Boise State, 56-24; California, lost to Texas, 21-10, Colorado, not bowl eligible; Oregon, beat Wisconsin, 45-38; Oregon State, not bowl eligible; Stanford, lost to Oklahoma State in OT, 41-38; UCLA, lost Illinois, 20-14; USC, NCAA probation, not bowl eligible; Utah; beat Georgia Tech, 30-27; Washington, lost to Baylor, 67-56; Washington State, not bowl eligible. PAC 12: Wins 2 Losses 5
SEC Alabama vs LSU, 1/9/12; Arkansas beat Kansas State, 29-16; Auburn, beat Virginia, 43-24; Florida, beat Ohio State, 24-17; Georgia, lost to Michigan State in 3 OT’s, 33-30; Kentucky, not bowl eligible; LSU, vs Alabama, 1//9/11; Mississippi, not bowl eligible, Mississippi State, beat Wake Forest, 24-17; South Carolina, beat Nebraska, 30-13; Tennessee, not bowl eligible; Vanderbilt, beat Wake Forest, 24-17. SEC: Wins 5 Losses 2 (one game to play… 2 SEC teams)
Independents: Army, not bowl eligible, BYU, beat Tulsa, 24-21; Navy, Not bowl eligible, Notre Dame, lost to Florida State, 18-14. Independents: Wins 1 Losses 1.