Patrick Stevens The Washington Times - November 26, 2011, 10:55PM

Mississippi State routed Mississippi in the Egg Bowl on Saturday.

In the process, the Bulldogs became the 70th bowl eligible team, which means the bowl system will have enough teams to invite.

SEE RELATED:

At least one more team will get there —- Pittsburgh and Syracuse play next week, with both teams at 5-6. But for now, the biggest issue is the bowl-pocalypse will have to wait for another year.

ELIGIBLE (70)

Air Force, Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Auburn, Ball State, Baylor, Boise State, Brigham Young

California, Cincinnati, Clemson, Florida International, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Illinois

Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas State, UL Lafayette, Louisiana State, Louisiana Tech, Louisville, Marshall, Michigan, Michigan State

Mississippi State, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, N.C. State, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio

Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, San Diego State, South Carolina, Southern Mississippi

Stanford, Southern Methodist, Temple, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Christian, Toledo, Tulsa, Utah, Utah State

Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Western Kentucky, Western Michigan, Wyoming

INELIGIBLE (43)

Akron, Arizona, Army, Boston College, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Florida, Central Michigan, Colorado, Colorado State

Duke, East Carolina, Eastern Michigan, Florida Atlantic, Fresno State, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kent State, Kentucky

UL Monroe, Maryland, Memphis, Miami (Ohio), Middle Tennessee, Minnesota, Mississippi, Navy, New Mexico, New Mexico State

North Texas, Oregon State, Rice, San Jose State, Southern California, Tennessee, Texas-El Paso, Texas Tech, Troy, Tulane

UAB, UNLV, Washington State

REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION ON OWN (1)

Miami

REMAINING (6)

MUST GET SIX WINS

Connecticut (5-6): at Cincinnati (8-3)
Pittsburgh (5-6): Syracuse (5-6)
South Florida (5-6): West Virginia (8-3)
Syracuse (5-6): at Pittsburgh (5-6)

MUST GET SEVEN WINS

Hawaii (5-6): Tulane (2-10), Brigham Young (8-3)
UCLA (6-5): at Southern California (9-2), at Oregon (10-2)

—- Patrick Stevens