The following is a listing of teams that are in, or fighting for a bowl bid this year. Teams in bold are already bowl eligible, teams in italics are already eliminated from consideration. In this 2021 season there are 40 Bowl Games (plus the National Title Game), which means there are 80 bowl teams needed.
ACC
#18 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-2) (10-2)
#17 Pittsburgh Panthers (6-1) (9-2)
#20 NC State Wolfpack (6-2) (9-3)
#23 Clemson Tigers (6-2) (8-3)
Miami Hurricanes (5-3) (7-5)
Louisville Cardinals (4-4) (6-5)
Virginia Cavaliers (4-4) (6-5)
Florida State Seminoles (4-5) (5-6)
North Carolina Tar Heels (4-6) (6-6)
Virginia Tech Hokies (3-5) (5-6)
Syracuse Orange (2-5) (5-6)
Boston College Eagles (2-6) (6-6)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-7) (3-9)
Duke Blue Devils (0-8) (3-9)
Big Ten
#5 Michigan Wolverines (8-1) (11-1)
#2 Ohio State Buckeyes (8-1) (10-2)
#16 Iowa Hawkeyes (7-2) (10-2)
#12 Michigan State Spartans (6-2) (9-2)
#14 Wisconsin Badgers (6-2) (8-3)
Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-3) (7-4)
Purdue Boilermakers (5-3) (7-4)
Penn State Nittany Lions (4-4) (7-4)
Illinois Fighting Illini (3-5) (4-7)
Maryland Terrapins (3-6) (6-6)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-7) (5-7)
Northwestern Wildcats (1-7) (3-8)
Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-8) (3-9)
Indiana Hoosiers (0-8) (2-9)
Big 12
#10 Oklahoma Sooners (7-1) (10-1)
#7 Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-1) (10-1)
#8 Baylor Bears (7-2) (10-2)
Iowa State Cyclones (5-4) (7-5)
Kansas State Wildcats (4-5) (7-5)
West Virginia Mountaineers (3-5) (5-6)
Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-6) (6-6)
TCU Horned Frogs (3-6) (5-7)
Texas Longhorns (3-6) (5-7)
Kansas Jayhawks (1-7) (2-9)
SEC
#1 Georgia Bulldogs (8-0) (12-0)
#3 Alabama Crimson Tide (6-1) (10-1)
#9 Ole Miss Rebels (6-2) (10-2)
Kentucky Wildcats (5-3) (8-3)
#15 Texas A&M Aggies (4-3) (8-3)
#25 Arkansas Razorbacks (4-4) (8-4)
Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-4) (7-5)
Auburn Tigers (3-4) (6-5)
Tennessee Volunteers (3-4) (6-5)
South Carolina Gamecocks (3-5) (6-5)
Missouri Tigers (3-5) (6-6)
LSU Tigers (2-5) (5-6)
Florida Gators (2-6) (5-6)
Vanderbilt Commodores (0-7) (2-9)
Pac-12
#19 Utah Utes (8-1) (9-3)
#11 Oregon Ducks (6-2) (9-2)
Washington State Cougars (6-3) (7-5)
Arizona State Sun Devils (5-3) (7-4)
Oregon State Beavers (5-3) (7-4)
UCLA Bruins (5-3) (7-4)
California Golden Bears (3-4) (4-6)
USC Trojans (3-5) (4-6)
Colorado Buffaloes (3-6) (4-8)
Washington Huskies (3-6) (4-8)
Stanford Cardinal (2-7) (3-8)
Arizona Wildcats (1-7) (1-10)
FBS Independents
#6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-0) (10-1)
#13 BYU Cougars (0-0) (9-2)
Army Black Knights (0-0) (8-3)
Liberty Flames (0-0) (7-5)
New Mexico State Aggies (0-0) (1-10)
UMass Minutemen (0-0) (1-10)
American Athletic
#4 Cincinnati Bearcats (8-0) (12-0)
#24 Houston Cougars (8-0) (11-1)
UCF Knights (5-3) (8-4)
East Carolina Pirates (5-3) (7-5)
SMU Mustangs (4-3) (8-3)
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-3) (5-6)
Navy Midshipmen (3-5) (3-8)
Memphis Tigers (2-5) (5-6)
Tulane Green Wave (1-6) (2-9)
Temple Owls (1-7) (3-9)
South Florida Bulls (1-7) (2-10)
Connecticut Huskies (0-0) (1-11)
Mountain West
#21 San Diego State Aztecs (7-1) (11-1)
Air Force Falcons (6-2) (9-3)
Fresno State Bulldogs (6-2) (9-3)
Utah State Aggies (6-2) (9-3)
Boise State Broncos (5-3) (7-5)
Nevada Wolf Pack (4-3) (7-4)
San José State Spartans (3-5) (5-7)
Wyoming Cowboys (2-5) (6-5)
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors (2-5) (5-7)
Colorado State Rams (2-5) (3-8)
UNLV Rebels (2-6) (2-10)
New Mexico Lobos (1-7) (3-9)
Conference USA
#22 UT San Antonio Roadrunners (7-0) (11-0)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (6-1) (7-4)
UAB Blazers (6-2) (8-4)
Marshall Thundering Herd (5-2) (7-4)
North Texas Mean Green (4-3) (5-6)
Old Dominion Monarchs (4-3) (5-6)
UTEP Miners (4-4) (7-5)
Charlotte 49ers (3-4) (5-6)
Florida Atlantic Owls (3-4) (5-6)
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-4) (5-6)
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-5) (3-8)
Rice Owls (2-5) (3-8)
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (1-6) (2-9)
Florida International Golden Panthers (0-7) (1-10)
Mid-American
Central Michigan Chippewas (6-2) (8-4)
Northern Illinois Huskies (6-2) (8-4)
Kent State Golden Flashes (6-2) (7-5)
Miami (OH) RedHawks (5-3) (6-6)
Toledo Rockets (4-3) (6-5)
Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-4) (7-5)
Western Michigan Broncos (4-4) (7-5)
Ball State Cardinals (4-4) (6-6)
Ohio Bobcats (3-5) (3-9)
Bowling Green Falcons (2-6) (4-8)
Buffalo Bulls (2-6) (4-8)
Akron Zips (1-6) (2-9)
Sun Belt
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (7-0) (10-1)
Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-1) (9-2)
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-2) (10-2)
Georgia State Panthers (5-2) (6-5)
Troy Trojans (3-4) (5-6)
Louisiana Monroe Warhawks (2-5) (4-7)
Georgia Southern Eagles (2-5) (3-8)
Texas State Bobcats (2-5) (3-8)
South Alabama Jaguars (2-6) (5-7)
Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-6) (2-9)
16 teams still in contention for a bowl bid, while 40 are already eliminated.
Bowl eligible teams by Power 5 Conference - ACC: 9 Big Ten: 9 Big 12: 6 Pac 12: 6 SEC: 11
Bowl eligible teams by Group of 5 Conference - AAC: 5 Conf USA: 5 MAC: 8 MWC: 7 Sun Belt: 4 Ind: 4