From SEC to Big Ten: Who’s Owning the 2025–26 Bowl Season?

The 2025-26 college football bowl season is underway, and conference pride is firmly on display as teams compete across dozens of postseason games. With bowl contests running from December into early January alongside the expanded College Football Playoff, the performance of each league is closely watched by fans and analysts alike.

As of the most recent results tracked by the NCAA, several conferences have already begun to separate themselves in terms of postseason success. Early records show a mix of strong performances and challenges across the landscape:

Conference (BOWL TEAMS)	record	winning percentage
AMERICAN	4-3	.571
ACC	6-4	.600
BIG 12	4-2	.667
BIG TEN	9-4	.692
CONFERENCE USA	4-3	.571
INDEPENDENTS	0-1	.000
MAC	2-3	.400
MOUNTAIN WEST	2-5	.286
PAC-12	1-0	1.000
SEC	4-8	.333
SUN BELT	3-6	.333

AMERICAN — (9 teams)

Record: 4-3

• Old Dominion 24, South Florida 10 (Cure Bowl)
• NC State 31, Memphis 7 (Gasparilla Bowl)
• No. 6 Ole Miss 41, No. 20 Tulane 10 (CFP First Round)
• UTSA 57, FIU 20 (First Responders Bowl)
• East Carolina 23, Pitt 17 (Military Bowl)
• Army 41, UConn 16 (Fenway Bowl)
• No. 25 North Texas 49, San Diego State 47 (New Mexico Bowl)
• Rice vs. Texas State | 1 p.m. on Jan. 2 (Armed Forces Bowl)
• Navy vs. Cincinnati | 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 2 (Libery Bowl)

ACC — (11 teams)

Record: 6-4

• NC State 31, Memphis 7 (Gasparilla Bowl)
• No. 10 Miami 10, No. 7 Texas A&M 3 | (CFP First Round)
• Louisville 27, Toledo 22 (Boca Raton Bowl)
• Hawai’i 35, Cal 31 (Hawai’i Bowl)
• East Carolina 23, Pitt 17 (Military Bowl)
• Penn State 22, Clemson 10 (Pinstripe Bowl)
• No. 12 BYU 25, No. 22 Georgia Tech 21 (Pop Tarts Bowl)
• No. 19 Virginia 13, Missouri 7 (Gator Bowl)
• Duke 42, Arizona State 39
• No. 10 Miami (Fla.) 24, Ohio State 14
• Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State| 8 p.m. on Jan. 2 (Duke’s Mayo Bowl)
• SMU vs. Arizona | 8 p.m. on Jan. 2 (Holiday Bowl)
• No. 10 Miami vs. No. 6 Ole Miss on Jan. 8 (CFP semifinal)

BIG 12 — (8 teams)

Record: 4-2

• No. 12 BYU 25, No. 22 Georgia Tech 21 (Pop Tarts Bowl)
• No. 21 Houston 38, LSU 35 (Texas Bowl)
• TCU 30, No. 16 Southern California 27 (Alamo Bowl)
• Duke 42, Arizona State 39 
• No. 15 Utah 44, Nebraska 22
• No. 5 Oregon 23, No. 4 Texas Tech 0 
• Cincinnati vs. Navy | 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 2 (Libery Bowl)
• Arizona vs. SMU | 8 p.m. on Jan. 2 (Holiday Bowl)

BIG TEN — (12 teams)

Record: 9-4

• Washington 38, Boise State 10 (LA Bowl)
• No. 5 Oregon 51, No. 24 James Madison 34 (CFP first round)
• Northwestern 34, Central Michigan 7 (GameAbove Sports Bowl)
• Minnesota 20, New Mexico 17 (OT) (Rate Bowl)
• Penn State 22, Clemson 10 (Pinstripe Bowl)
• Illinois 30, Tennessee 28 (Music City Bowl)
• TCU 30, No. 16 Southern California 27 (Alamo Bowl) (Alamo Bowl)
• No. 23 Iowa 34, No. 14 Vanderbilt 27 (ReliaQuest Bowl)
• No. 13 Texas 41, No. 18 Michigan 27 
• No. 15 Utah 44, Nebraska 22
• No. 10 Miami (Fla.) 24, No. 2 Ohio State 14
• No. 5 Oregon 23, No. 4 Texas Tech 0
• No. 1 Indiana 38, No. 9 Alabama 3
• No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 5 Oregon on Jan. 9 (CFP semifinal)

CONFERENCE USA — (7 teams)

Record: 4-3

• Jax State 17, Troy 13 (Salute to Veterans Bowl)
• Delaware 20, Louisiana 13  (68 Ventures Bowl)
• Arkansas State 34, Missouri State 28 (Xbox Bowl)
• Western Michigan 41, Kennesaw State 6 (Myrtle Beach Bowl)
• Western Kentucky 27, Southern Miss 16 (New Orleans Bowl)
• UTSA 57, FIU 20 (First Responders Bowl)
• Louisiana Tech 23, Coastal Carolina 14 (Independence Bowl)

INDEPENDENTS — (1 team)

Record: 0-1

• Army 41, UConn 16 (Fenway Bowl)

MAC — (5 teams)

Record: 2-3

• Western Michigan 41, Kennesaw State 6 (Myrtle Beach Bowl)
• Louisville 27, Toledo 22 (Boca Raton Bowl)
• Ohio 17, UNLV 10 (Frisco Bowl)
• Northwestern 34, Central Michigan 7 (GameAbove Sports Bowl)
• Fresno State 18, Miami (Ohio) 3 (Arizona Bowl)

MOUNTAIN WEST — (7 teams)

Record: 2-5