Week 12 saw as many as 15 teams fighting for their bowl lives, and by the end of the day, the magic number 78 was reached when Utah defeated Colorado to gain a bowl bid, meaning there will be no 5-7 teams participating in the 2017 postseason.
That’s good news for teams which have already reached seven or more wins on the season. That’s less great news for the teams which only just edged in, especially at the Group of Five level. There’s two MAC programs currently on what we call the Bowl Watch Bubble: Western Michigan and Buffalo.