2013 Bowl Prognosis (Teams currently bowl eligible)

Rice 6-2: With a dominant 45-7 win over UTEP, the Rice Owls are officially eligible for a bowl berth for the second consecutive season. The Owls are on a 5-game winning streak and have the opportunity for 8-9 wins during the regular season. Standing in their way are North Texas and Tulane, two of the hottest Non-AQ teams in the nation. Still, at 6 wins, a bowl is not guaranteed. Even if Rice loses to both North Texas and Tulane, as long as they win at least one of their final four games, a bowl will be in the cards.

Bowl Prognosis: 95% chance.

Current Bowl Projection: Heart of Dallas Bowl, Jan. 1, Dallas, TX, Minnesota vs. Rice

Tulane 6-2: The Green Wave, with a recent 14-7 win over Tulsa, are now bowl eligible and on pace for their third winning season since 2000. Tulane is currently riding a four-game winning streak with wins over ULM, North Texas, East Carolina and Tulsa. The Green Wave have Conference USA bottom-feeding FAU, UTSA and UTEP left before a season finale versus Rice. That game could easily be for a berth in the CUSA title game as both are tied for first in the West Division.

Bowl Prognosis: 98% chance.

Current Bowl Projection: New Orleans Bowl, Dec. 21, New Orleans, LA, Louisiana vs. Tulane

Brigham Young 6-2: With their sixth win of the season, a 37-20 romp over Boise State, the Cougars are officially headed to the Fight Hunger Bowl. The bowl had a deal with BYU that unless the Cougars are invited to a BCS bowl, the Fight Hunger Bowl will be the bowl of choice. Similar arrangements are made with Independents Army and Navy. BYU is on a five-game winning streak and boast the #14 rushing attack in the nation. Huge games at Wisconsin and at Notre Dame are still yet to be played. 8-4 or 9-3 may be the cap for the Cougars in 2013.

Bowl Prognosis: 100% chance.

Current Bowl Projection: Fight Hunger Bowl, Dec. 27, San Francisco, CA, Oregon State vs. BYU

Buffalo 6-2: Sitting at 6-2 after brutal start to the season that included a 40-20 loss to Ohio State, a 70-13 loss to Baylor and a 5OT win over FCS foe Stony Brook, the Bulls are currently bowl eligible. While they have made it to 6 wins and are eligible for a bowl, CBS Sports currently has them on the outside looking in for a bowl in 2013. The Bulls sit at the top of the MAC East Division but face Ohio, Toledo and Bowling Green, all current teams with winning records, with 0-8 Miami OH sitting in the middle. As long as the Bulls go 1-3 to end the season, they should go bowling.

Bowl Prognosis: 85% chance.

Current Bowl Projection: None yet.

Ohio 6-2: Despite a confusing 26-23 loss to Central Michigan a couple of weeks ago, the Ohio Bobcats are bowl eligible yet again and looking forward to playing in a bowl game for the fifth consecutive season. The Bobcats have played in the GMAC Bowl (2007), Little Caesars Bowl (2009), New Orleans Bowl (2010), Potato Bowl (2011) and Independence Bowl (2012) under head coach Frank Solich.

Ball State 8-1. The Bobcats still need another win or two to solidify a bowl berth but face East Division leaders Buffalo on the road followed by 5-3 Bowling Green, again on the road. After that brutal two-game stretch, the Bobcats face 2-7 Kent State followed by 1-7 UMass for the season finale.

Bowl Prognosis: 90% chance.

Current Bowl Projection: Beef O'Brady's Bowl, Dec. 23, St. Petersburg, FL, Ohio vs. East Carolina

Northern Illinois 8-0: Led by All-American candidate Jordan Lynch, the Huskies are sitting at 8-0, 1/2 game behind Ball State for the MAC West Division Crown. The Huskies are virtually guaranteed a bowl berth at this point in the season. The Huskies travel to UMass before hosting Ball State in a matchup for the West Division crown. NIU could easily be looking at an undefeated regular season but need a little help right now to sneak into a BCS bowl game. It will be unknown until the final weekend of the season whether the Huskies can slide into a BCS bowl game for the second consecutive season.

Bowl Prognosis: 100% chance.

Current Bowl Projection: GoDaddy.com Bowl, Jan. 5, Mobile, AL, NIU vs. WKU

Fresno State 7-0: After surviving a scare versus an up and down San Diego State team, the Bulldogs are four games away from an undefeated regular season. The Bulldogs are the #7 passing team in the country and the #7 scoring team in the country and have put up at least 35 points in every game this season. An early season postponement of a road game versus Colorado looks to be a lost hope of rescheduling so unless the Bulldogs can find a lower division team to face, the season will end at 11 games. How much the lack of a 12th game in the regular season will change perceptions in the BCS for Fresno State is yet to be determined but right now, the Bulldogs are looking at their first BCS Bowl berth in school history.

Bowl Prognosis: 99.9% chance.

Current Bowl Projection: Fiesta Bowl, Jan. 1, Glendale, AZ, Oklahoma State vs. Fresno State