- ACC
- Florida St. 11-2 (7-1) Orange Bowl
- Clemson 10-2 (7-1) Sugar Bowl
- NC State 7-5 (4-4) Sun Bowl
- Georgia Tech 6-7 (5-3) Russell Athletic Bowl
- Duke 6-6 (3-5) Belk Bowl
- Virginia Tech 6-6 (4-4) Chick fil-a Bowl
- Big 12
- Kansas St. 11-1 (8-1) Fiesta Bowl
- Oklahoma 9-3 (7-2) Cotton Bowl
- Oklahoma St. 8-4 (6-3) Holiday Bowl
- Texas 8-4 (5-4) Alamo Bowl
- Texas Tech 7-5 (4-5) Meineke Car Care Bowl
- TCU 8-4 (5-4) Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
- West Virginia 7-5 (4-5) Pinstripe Bowl
- Iowa St. 6-6 (3-6) Music City Bowl
- Baylor 6-6 (3-6) Heart of Dallas Bowl
- Big East
- Rutgers 10-2 (6-1) Orange Bowl
- Louisville 9-3 (4-3) Russell Athletic Bowl
- Syracuse 7-5 (5-2) Pinstripe Bowl
- Cincinnati 8-4 (4-3) Belk Bowl
- Connecticut 6-6 (3-4) Compass Bowl
- Pitt 6-6 (3-4) St. Petersburg Bowl
- Big Ten
- Nebraska 11-2 (7-1) Rose Bowl
- Michigan 8-4 (6-2) Outback Bowl
- Northwestern 9-3 (5-3) Capitol One Bowl
- Michigan St. 6-6 (3-5) Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
- Minnesota 6-6 (2-6) Meineke Car Care Bowl
- Wisconsin 7-6 (4-4) Gator Bowl
- Purdue 6-6 (3-5) Heart of Dallas Bowl
- Conference USA
- UCF 9-4 (7-1) St. Petersburg Bowl
- East Carolina 8-4 (7-1) Hawaii Bowl
- Tulsa 10-3 (7-1) Liberty Bowl
- Rice 6-6 (4-4) New Orleans Bowl
- SMU 6-6 (5-3) Armed Forces Bowl
- Independents
- Notre Dame 12-0 BCS National Championship
- Navy 8-4 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
- BYU 7-5 Poinsettia Bowl
- MAC
- Kent St. 11-2 (8-0) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
- Bowling Green 8-4 (6-2) Compass Bowl
- Ohio 8-4 (4-4)
- Northern Illinois 12-1 (8-0) GoDaddy.com Bowl
- Toledo 9-3 (6-2) Little Caesar's Bowl
- Ball St. 9-3 (6-2) Military Bowl
- Central Michigan 6-6 (4-4)
- Mountain West
- Boise St. 10-2 (7-1) Las Vegas Bowl
- Fresno St. 9-3 (7-1) Hawaii Bowl
- San Diego St. 9-3 (7-1) Poinsettia Bowl
- Air Force 6-6 (5-3) Armed Forces Bowl
- Nevada 7-5 (4-4) New Mexico Bowl
- PAC 12
- Oregon 11-1 (8-1) Fiesta Bowl
- Oregon St. 9-3 (6-3) Alamo Bowl
- Stanford 11-2 (8-1) Rose Bowl
- Washington 7-5 (5-4) Las Vegas Bowl
- USC 7-5 (5-4) Sun Bowl
- UCLA 9-4 (6-3) Holiday Bowl
- Arizona St. 7-5 (5-4) Kraft Fights Hunger Bowl
- Arizona 7-5 (4-5) New Mexico Bowl
- SEC
- Florida 11-1 (7-1) Sugar Bowl
- Georgia 12-1 (7-1) BCS National Championship
- South Carolina 10-2 (6-2) Chick-fil-a Bowl
- Vanderbilt 8-4 (5-3) Music City Bowl
- Alabama 11-2 (7-1) Capitol One Bowl
- LSU 10-2 (6-2) Outback Bowl
- Mississippi St. 8-4 (4-4) Gator Bowl
- Texas A&M 10-2 (6-2) Cotton Bowl
- Ole Miss 6-6 (3-5) Liberty Bowl
- Sun Belt
- Louisiana-Monroe 8-4 (6-2) Independence Bowl
- Western Kentucky 7-5 (4-4)
- Arkansas St. 9-3 (7-1) GoDaddy.com Bowl
- Middle Tennessee 8-4 (6-2) Military Bowl
- Louisiana-Lafayette 8-4 (6-2) New Orleans Bowl
- WAC
- Utah St. 10-2 (6-0) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
- Louisiana Tech 9-3 (4-2) Independence Bowl
- San Jose St. 10-2 (5-1) Little Caesar's Bowl
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