Odds and Ends 12/29/21

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Welcome Back!

We are now a little more than halfway through the bowls, and some definite trends are emerging, now that every conference has participated in at least one bowl, even with the multiple cancellations.

Which Conference is Best?

With the regular season completed, this is how the conferences are doing in the bowls so far.

AAC 3-0 1.000
Big Ten 1-0 1.000
MWC 5-1 .833
SBC 3-1 .750
Ind 2-1 .667
Big 12 1-1 .500
CUSA 3-5 .375
MAC 2-5 .286
Pac 12 0-1 .000
ACC 0-1 .000
SEC 0-4 .000


The biggest surprise, of course, is the SEC going 0-4 so far, as they usually have one of the best bowl records each year. With 8 teams left to play, the best they could possibly finish is 9-5, and that's assuming both Alabama and Georgia win their semifinal and then meet in the final. 

The AAC at 3-0 and the MWC at 5-1 is quite impressive, especially since 4 of the combined 8 wins are against P5 schools. In fact, at this point, the P5 is only 2-7, with both wins coming against other P5 teams, which means they are 0-5 against G5 teams so far, with only 1 more- the rearranged Washington State vs Central Michigan in the Sun Bowl- yet to play. 

While the MAC and CUSA are a combined 5-10, the other G5 schools are a combined 13-3.

I'll do one final wrap-up after the bowls are complete, and that will include final non-conference records for the year for each conference and each division.


Come back tomorrow for Paul's Picks! Follow me on Twitter: @pbanderson

Until next time, may you and your loved ones be blessed!   

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