Updated through yesterday's games. An AAC team is likely, at best, 5th in line for the CFP AQ bid behind Boise State, James Madison, UNLV and Liberty. The bottom half of the league is atrocious.
AAC affiliated bowls this season include:
College Football Playoff Contender
None
Conference Championship Contender
1. Tulane (3-2, 1-0) - will need to run the table and have lots of chaos to get back into CFP playoff picture; projected finish (10-2, 8-0)
2. Memphis (4-1, 0-1) - like the Green Wave will need to run the table and hope for chaos; projected finish (10-2, 6-2)
3. Army (4-0, 3-0) - thanks to a weak conference schedule, could be playing in the AAC Championship Game against the Memphis/Tulane winner; projected finish (10-2, 7-1)
Bowl Bound
4. Navy (4-0, 3-0) - no team has improved their outlook more over the last week than the Midshipmen; projected finish (9-3, 6-2)
5. North Texas (4-1, 1-0) - could play spoiler during three-game stretch at Memphis then at home against Tulane and Army; projected finish (9-3, 6-2)
6. East Carolina (3-2, 1-0) - single digit losses to Appalachian State and Liberty are keeping the Pirates from being 5-0; projected finish (7-5, 4-4)
7. South Florida (2-3, 1-0) - while allot hinges on the Byrum Brown injury, the back half of the schedule has enough winnable games to get the Bulls bowl eligible; projected finish (7-5, 5-3)
On The Bubble
8. UTSA (2-3, 0-1) - couldn't hold onto halftime lead at East Carolina; projected finish (6-6, 4-4)
9. Florida Atlantic (2-3, 0-1) - needs to be at least 3-6 before heading into final 3 games stretch at Temple, home to Charlotte and at Tulsa; projected finish (5-7, 3-5)
10. UAB (1-3, 0-1) - games at home against Tulsa and Rice, and a road game at Charlotte could push the Blazers onto the bubble; projected finish (5-7, 4-4)
Staying Home
11. Tulsa (2-3, 0-1) - winnable games down the stretch could get Golden Hurricane on the bubble; projected finish (3-9, 2-8)
12. Charlotte (2-3, 1-0) - this may be the end for the Fightin' Biffs; projected finish (2-10, 1-9)
13. Temple (1-4, 0-2) - 16 point home win against Utah State keeps the Owls out of the basement and from being winless; projected finish (1-11, 0-8)
14. Rice (1-4, 0-2) - blew two leads at home against Charlotte in their 21-20 home loss; projected finish (1-11, 0-8)
AAC affiliated bowls this season include:
- Fenway Bowl vs. ACC (Boston, MA)
- Military Bowl vs. ACC (Annapolis, MD)
- Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Ft. Worth, TX) OR Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI)
- Birmingham Bowl vs. SEC (Birmingham, AL)
- Boca Raton Bowl vs G5 (Boca Raton, FL)
- Cure Bowl vs. G5 (Whorelando, FL)
- Frisco Bowl vs. G5 (Frisco, TX)
- New Mexico Bowl vs. Mountain West (Albuquerque, NM)
- Myrtle Beach Bowl vs. G5 (Conway, SC)
- SERVPRO First Responder Bowl vs. ACC or Big 12 (Dallas, TX)
- Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl vs. ACC or SEC (Tampa, FL)
College Football Playoff Contender
None
Conference Championship Contender
1. Tulane (3-2, 1-0) - will need to run the table and have lots of chaos to get back into CFP playoff picture; projected finish (10-2, 8-0)
2. Memphis (4-1, 0-1) - like the Green Wave will need to run the table and hope for chaos; projected finish (10-2, 6-2)
3. Army (4-0, 3-0) - thanks to a weak conference schedule, could be playing in the AAC Championship Game against the Memphis/Tulane winner; projected finish (10-2, 7-1)
Bowl Bound
4. Navy (4-0, 3-0) - no team has improved their outlook more over the last week than the Midshipmen; projected finish (9-3, 6-2)
5. North Texas (4-1, 1-0) - could play spoiler during three-game stretch at Memphis then at home against Tulane and Army; projected finish (9-3, 6-2)
6. East Carolina (3-2, 1-0) - single digit losses to Appalachian State and Liberty are keeping the Pirates from being 5-0; projected finish (7-5, 4-4)
7. South Florida (2-3, 1-0) - while allot hinges on the Byrum Brown injury, the back half of the schedule has enough winnable games to get the Bulls bowl eligible; projected finish (7-5, 5-3)
On The Bubble
8. UTSA (2-3, 0-1) - couldn't hold onto halftime lead at East Carolina; projected finish (6-6, 4-4)
9. Florida Atlantic (2-3, 0-1) - needs to be at least 3-6 before heading into final 3 games stretch at Temple, home to Charlotte and at Tulsa; projected finish (5-7, 3-5)
10. UAB (1-3, 0-1) - games at home against Tulsa and Rice, and a road game at Charlotte could push the Blazers onto the bubble; projected finish (5-7, 4-4)
Staying Home
11. Tulsa (2-3, 0-1) - winnable games down the stretch could get Golden Hurricane on the bubble; projected finish (3-9, 2-8)
12. Charlotte (2-3, 1-0) - this may be the end for the Fightin' Biffs; projected finish (2-10, 1-9)
13. Temple (1-4, 0-2) - 16 point home win against Utah State keeps the Owls out of the basement and from being winless; projected finish (1-11, 0-8)
14. Rice (1-4, 0-2) - blew two leads at home against Charlotte in their 21-20 home loss; projected finish (1-11, 0-8)
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