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
Pittsburgh Panthers (8-1) (11-3)
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-3) (11-3)
Clemson Tigers (6-2) (10-3)
NC State Wolfpack (6-2) (9-3)
Miami Hurricanes (5-3) (7-5)
Louisville Cardinals (4-4) (6-7)
Virginia Cavaliers (4-5) (6-6)
Virginia Tech Hokies (4-5) (6-7)
Florida State Seminoles (4-5) (5-7)
North Carolina Tar Heels (4-6) (6-7)
Boston College Eagles (2-6) (6-6)
Syracuse Orange (2-6) (5-7)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-7) (3-9)
Duke Blue Devils (0-8) (3-9)
Big Ten
Michigan Wolverines (9-1) (12-2)
Ohio State Buckeyes (8-1) (11-2)
Michigan State Spartans (7-2) (11-2)
Iowa Hawkeyes (7-3) (10-4)
Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-3) (9-4)
Purdue Boilermakers (6-3) (9-4)
Wisconsin Badgers (6-3) (9-4)
Penn State Nittany Lions (4-5) (7-6)
Illinois Fighting Illini (4-5) (5-7)
Maryland Terrapins (3-6) (7-6)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-7) (5-8)
Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-8) (3-9)
Northwestern Wildcats (1-8) (3-9)
Indiana Hoosiers (0-9) (2-10)
Big 12
Baylor Bears (8-2) (12-2)
Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-2) (12-2)
Oklahoma Sooners (7-2) (11-2)
Iowa State Cyclones (5-4) (7-6)
Kansas State Wildcats (4-5) (8-5)
West Virginia Mountaineers (4-5) (6-7)
Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-6) (7-6)
TCU Horned Frogs (3-6) (5-7)
Texas Longhorns (3-6) (5-7)
Kansas Jayhawks (1-8) (2-10)
SEC
Georgia Bulldogs (8-1) (14-1)
Alabama Crimson Tide (8-1) (13-2)
Ole Miss Rebels (6-2) (10-3)
Kentucky Wildcats (5-3) (10-3)
Arkansas Razorbacks (4-4) (9-4)
Texas A&M Aggies (4-4) (8-4)
Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-4) (7-6)
Tennessee Volunteers (4-4) (7-6)
South Carolina Gamecocks (3-5) (7-6)
Auburn Tigers (3-5) (6-7)
LSU Tigers (3-5) (6-7)
Missouri Tigers (3-5) (6-7)
Florida Gators (2-6) (6-7)
Vanderbilt Commodores (0-8) (2-10)
Pac-12
Utah Utes (9-1) (10-4)
Oregon Ducks (7-3) (10-4)
UCLA Bruins (6-3) (8-4)
Arizona State Sun Devils (6-3) (8-5)
Washington State Cougars (6-3) (7-6)
Oregon State Beavers (5-4) (7-6)
California Golden Bears (4-5) (5-7)
Colorado Buffaloes (3-6) (4-8)
USC Trojans (3-6) (4-8)
Washington Huskies (3-6) (4-8)
Stanford Cardinal (2-7) (3-9)
Arizona Wildcats (1-8) (1-11)
FBS Independents
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-0) (11-2)
BYU Cougars (0-0) (10-3)
Army Black Knights (0-0) (9-4)
Liberty Flames (0-0) (8-5)
New Mexico State Aggies (0-0) (2-10)
UMass Minutemen (0-0) (1-11)
American Athletic
Cincinnati Bearcats (9-0) (13-1)
Houston Cougars (8-1) (12-2)
UCF Knights (5-3) (9-4)
East Carolina Pirates (5-3) (7-5)
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (5-3) (7-6)
SMU Mustangs (4-4) (8-4)
Memphis Tigers (3-5) (6-6)
Navy Midshipmen (3-5) (4-8)
Temple Owls (1-7) (3-9)
South Florida Bulls (1-7) (2-10)
Tulane Green Wave (1-7) (2-10)
Connecticut Huskies (0-0) (1-11)
Mountain West
San Diego State Aztecs (7-2) (12-2)
Utah State Aggies (7-2) (11-3)
Air Force Falcons (6-2) (10-3)
Fresno State Bulldogs (6-2) (10-3)
Nevada Wolf Pack (5-3) (8-5)
Boise State Broncos (5-3) (7-5)
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors (3-5) (6-7)
San José State Spartans (3-5) (5-7)
Wyoming Cowboys (2-6) (7-6)
Colorado State Rams (2-6) (3-9)
UNLV Rebels (2-6) (2-10)
New Mexico Lobos (1-7) (3-9)
Conference USA
UT San Antonio Roadrunners (8-1) (12-2)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7-2) (9-5)
UAB Blazers (6-2) (9-4)
Marshall Thundering Herd (5-3) (7-6)
North Texas Mean Green (5-3) (6-7)
Old Dominion Monarchs (5-3) (6-7)
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (4-4) (7-6)
UTEP Miners (4-4) (7-6)
Charlotte 49ers (3-5) (5-7)
Florida Atlantic Owls (3-5) (5-7)
Rice Owls (3-5) (4-8)
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (2-6) (3-9)
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (2-6) (3-9)
Florida International Golden Panthers (0-8) (1-11)
Mid-American
Northern Illinois Huskies (7-2) (9-5)
Central Michigan Chippewas (6-2) (9-4)
Kent State Golden Flashes (6-3) (7-7)
Miami (OH) RedHawks (5-3) (7-6)
Toledo Rockets (5-3) (7-6)
Western Michigan Broncos (4-4) (8-5)
Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-4) (7-6)
Ball State Cardinals (4-4) (6-7)
Ohio Bobcats (3-5) (3-9)
Bowling Green Falcons (2-6) (4-8)
Buffalo Bulls (2-6) (4-8)
Akron Zips (1-7) (2-10)
Sun Belt
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (9-0) (13-1)
Appalachian State Mountaineers (7-2) (10-4)
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-2) (11-2)
Georgia State Panthers (6-2) (8-5)
Troy Trojans (3-5) (5-7)
Texas State Bobcats (3-5) (4-8)
South Alabama Jaguars (2-6) (5-7)
Louisiana Monroe Warhawks (2-6) (4-8)
Georgia Southern Eagles (2-6) (3-9)
Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-7) (2-10)
0 teams still in contention for a bowl bid, while 46 are already eliminated.
Bowl eligible teams by Power 5 Conference - ACC: 10 Big Ten: 9 Big 12: 7 Pac 12: 6 SEC: 13
Bowl eligible teams by Group of 5 Conference - AAC: 7 Conf USA: 8 MAC: 8 MWC: 8 Sun Belt: 4 Ind: 4