All P5 champs will be in
Top Go5 champ will be in
Rose & Sugar are other contract bowls...
- Rose will take highest ranked B1G & PAC teams not in the semi-finals
- Sugar will take highest ranked B12 & SEC teams not in the semi-finals
So it will depend on who is in the semi-finals for sure but note the SEC and ACC have never missed placing a team in the semi-finals. B1G & B12 has only missed 2 out of the 6 times. The PAC has only made it 2 out of the 6 times.
SEC has had 2 teams 1 time. And ND made it 1 time as an Indy (this year they are part of the ACC).
So if an average year occurred it would be an SEC, ACC, B1G & B12 team in the semi-finals taking 4 spots.
3 of those 4 conferences have a tie in to the Rose/Sugar so their #2 teams will also play in those games. Meaning B1G #2 against Pac #1 in the Rose taking up 4 more spots.
Then you have to have the highest ranked Go5 conference champ in for 1 more spots.
That equals 9 total spots guaranteed. So 3 at-large are available.