Here is the list of FBS teams in order of eligibility for a bowl game if they finish 5-7 (or, for Army, 6-6 with two FCS wins).

Numbers indicate the 4-year football APR ending with the 2021 season; numbers in parentheses are the 1-year 2021 football APR (the first tiebreaker), followed if necessary by the 1-year 2020 football APR (the second tiebreaker).

Note that a low APR does not necessarily make the school a "party school" or a "we'll look the other way if you have a low high school GPA" school; players that transfer for any reason, including the Transfer Portal, are counted as dropouts.

* indicates the team is either a Pac-12 school, which, by conference rule, cannot accept a bowl bid with fewer than 6 wins, or plays 13 games; a 6-7 team must get in ahead of all 5-win teams, and a 5-8 team cannot become bowl eligible

@ indicates a school in the second year of its FCS-to-FBS transfer; it is not clear if these teams can become eligible with 5-7 records

Florida State and Georgia State have the same 4-year, 2021 1-year, and 2020 1-year football APRs; the next tiebreaker is 2019 1-year football APR, but the NCAA still has not made those numbers public.

1. Northwestern, 996 (997)
2. Wisconsin, 996 (991)
3. Alabama, 995 (997)
4. Clemson, 995 (991)
5. Mississippi, 995 (973)
6. Cincinnati, 994
7. Ohio State, 993
8. Wake Forest, 992 (1000)
9. Minnesota, 992 (994)
10. Air Force, 992 (989)
11. Missouri, 989 (993)
12. Notre Dame, 989 (991)
* Utah, 988 (988)
14. Boise State, 988 (982)
15. Michigan, 987 (1000)
16. Iowa State, 987 (990)
17. Rice, 987 (970)
* Washington, 986
19. Auburn, 985 (1000)
20. Boston College, 985 (991)
21. Mississippi State, 985 (969)
22. Central Florida, 984
23. Duke, 983 (980)
24. Virginia, 983 (974)
25. South Carolina, 983 (973)
26. Pittsburgh, 983 (970)
27. North Carolina, 982 (984)
28. Louisville, 982 (978, 986)
* Stanford, 982 (978, 973)
30. Michigan State, 982 (961)
31. Tulane, 981 (981)
32. UNLV, 981 (972)
33. Ball State, 980 (994)
34. Baylor, 980 (990)
35. Kansas State, 978 (978)
36. Liberty, 978 (977)
* California, 978 (975)
38. Army, 978 (971)
39. Georgia Tech, 978 (969)
40. Miami, 978 (960)
41. Temple, 978 (948)
42. West Virginia, 977 (970)
43. Florida, 977 (955)
44. Oklahoma State, 976 (997)
45. Coastal Carolina, 976 (988)
46. Indiana, 976 (965)
47. North Carolina State, 975 (988)
48. East Carolina, 975 (984)
49. Toledo, 975 (974)
50. Eastern Michigan, 975 (961)
* Arizona State, 975 (945)
52. Texas, 974 (983)
53. Wyoming, 974 (980)
54. Purdue, 974 (962)
55. Rutgers, 974 (961)
56. SMU, 974 (959)
* Oregon State, 973
58t. Florida State, 972 (981, 987)
58t. Georgia State, 972 (981, 987)
* USC, 972 (943)
61. Middle Tennessee State, 972 (941)
62. @James Madison, 970 (983)
63. Kentucky, 970 (967, 981)
64. Vanderbilt, 970 (967, 969)
65. Western Kentucky, 969 (989)
66. Navy, 969 (971)
67. Nebraska, 969 (965)
68. Iowa, 968
69. Oklahoma, 967 (997)
70. Northern Illinois, 967 (988)
71. Fresno State, 967 (979)
72. Virginia Tech, 967 (962)
73. South Florida, 967 (955)
74. Arkansas State, 967 (926)
75. Texas Tech, 966 (997)
76. San Diego State, 966 (969)
* Arizona, 966 (963)
78. Appalachian State, 966 (936)
79. Georgia, 965 (975)
80. Miami Ohio, 965 (923)
81. Nevada, 965 (956)
82. Utah State, 965 (944)
83. Bowling Green, 964
84. Old Dominion, 963
85. Illinois, 962 (960)
86. Memphis, 962 (951)
87. San Jose State, 962 (946)
88. Marshall, 961 (951)
89. Troy, 961 (987)
* Washington State, 961 (949)
* UCLA, 960
92. Arkansas, 959 (994)
93. South Alabama, 959 (980)
* Colorado, 959 (970)
95. Kansas, 958 (947)
96. Penn State, 958 (914)
97. Colorado State, 957 (957)
98. Buffalo, 957 (912)
99. Connecticut, 956 (918)
100. Kent State, 956 (938)
101. Ohio, 956 (948)
102. Charlotte, 955 (914)
103. Houston, 955 (965)
104. Syracuse, 955 (963)
105. BYU, 954 (934, 959)
106. Massachusetts, 954 (934, 946)
107. Texas State, 954 (945)
108. North Texas, 953
109. Central Michigan, 952 (958)
110. TCU, 952 (950)
111. Louisiana, 952 (929)
112. Louisiana Tech, 951 (936)
* Hawaii, 951 (931)
* Oregon, 950
115. Texas A&M, 949 (933)
116. @Jacksonville State, 949 (920)
117. Maryland, 948 (938)
118. Florida International, 948 (912)
119. Georgia Southern, 947 (940)
120. New Mexico, 947 (956)
121. UTEP, 947 (970)
122. Tennessee, 946
123. @Sam Houston State, 944 (970)
124. Alabama-Birmingham, 944 (938)
125. Texas-San Antonio, 944 (909)
126. Western Michigan, 942
127. Louisiana-Monroe, 939
128. Florida Atlantic, 933 (898)
129. Southern Mississippi, 933 (945)
130. Tulsa, 933 (906)
131. Akron, 931
132. LSU, 923
* New Mexico State, 916

On 2023-05-02, The NOTBCS Guy <don.p.del.grande@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here is the list of FBS teams in order of eligibility for a bowl game if they finish 5-7 (or, for Army, 6-6 with two FCS wins).
>
> Numbers indicate the 4-year football APR ending with the 2021 season; numbers in parentheses are the 1-year 2021 football APR (the first tiebreaker), followed if necessary by the 1-year 2020 football APR (the second tiebreaker).
>
> Note that a low APR does not necessarily make the school a "party school" or a "we'll look the other way if you have a low high school GPA" school; players that transfer for any reason, including the Transfer Portal, are counted as dropouts.

That accounts for Illinois, though Pedophile State is below them to take the booby prize for the B1G..

>
> * indicates the team is either a Pac-12 school, which, by conference rule, cannot accept a bowl bid with fewer than 6 wins, or plays 13 games; a 6-7 team must get in ahead of all 5-win teams, and a 5-8 team cannot become bowl eligible
>
> @ indicates a school in the second year of its FCS-to-FBS transfer; it is not clear if these teams can become eligible with 5-7 records
>
> Florida State and Georgia State have the same 4-year, 2021 1-year, and 2020 1-year football APRs; the next tiebreaker is 2019 1-year football APR, but the NCAA still has not made those numbers public.
>
> 1. Northwestern, 996 (997)
> 2. Wisconsin, 996 (991)
> 3. Alabama, 995 (997)
> 4. Clemson, 995 (991)
> 5. Mississippi, 995 (973)
> 6. Cincinnati, 994
> 7. Ohio State, 993
> 8. Wake Forest, 992 (1000)
> 9. Minnesota, 992 (994)
> 10. Air Force, 992 (989)
> 11. Missouri, 989 (993)
> 12. Notre Dame, 989 (991)
> * Utah, 988 (988)
> 14. Boise State, 988 (982)
> 15. Michigan, 987 (1000)
> 16. Iowa State, 987 (990)
> 17. Rice, 987 (970)
> * Washington, 986
> 19. Auburn, 985 (1000)
> 20. Boston College, 985 (991)
> 21. Mississippi State, 985 (969)
> 22. Central Florida, 984
> 23. Duke, 983 (980)
> 24. Virginia, 983 (974)
> 25. South Carolina, 983 (973)
> 26. Pittsburgh, 983 (970)
> 27. North Carolina, 982 (984)
> 28. Louisville, 982 (978, 986)
> * Stanford, 982 (978, 973)
> 30. Michigan State, 982 (961)
> 31. Tulane, 981 (981)
> 32. UNLV, 981 (972)
> 33. Ball State, 980 (994)
> 34. Baylor, 980 (990)
> 35. Kansas State, 978 (978)
> 36. Liberty, 978 (977)
> * California, 978 (975)
> 38. Army, 978 (971)
> 39. Georgia Tech, 978 (969)
> 40. Miami, 978 (960)
> 41. Temple, 978 (948)
> 42. West Virginia, 977 (970)
> 43. Florida, 977 (955)
> 44. Oklahoma State, 976 (997)
> 45. Coastal Carolina, 976 (988)
> 46. Indiana, 976 (965)
> 47. North Carolina State, 975 (988)
> 48. East Carolina, 975 (984)
> 49. Toledo, 975 (974)
> 50. Eastern Michigan, 975 (961)
> * Arizona State, 975 (945)
> 52. Texas, 974 (983)
> 53. Wyoming, 974 (980)
> 54. Purdue, 974 (962)
> 55. Rutgers, 974 (961)
> 56. SMU, 974 (959)
> * Oregon State, 973
> 58t. Florida State, 972 (981, 987)
> 58t. Georgia State, 972 (981, 987)
> * USC, 972 (943)
> 61. Middle Tennessee State, 972 (941)
> 62. @James Madison, 970 (983)
> 63. Kentucky, 970 (967, 981)
> 64. Vanderbilt, 970 (967, 969)
> 65. Western Kentucky, 969 (989)
> 66. Navy, 969 (971)
> 67. Nebraska, 969 (965)
> 68. Iowa, 968
> 69. Oklahoma, 967 (997)
> 70. Northern Illinois, 967 (988)
> 71. Fresno State, 967 (979)
> 72. Virginia Tech, 967 (962)
> 73. South Florida, 967 (955)
> 74. Arkansas State, 967 (926)
> 75. Texas Tech, 966 (997)
> 76. San Diego State, 966 (969)
> * Arizona, 966 (963)
> 78. Appalachian State, 966 (936)
> 79. Georgia, 965 (975)
> 80. Miami Ohio, 965 (923)
> 81. Nevada, 965 (956)
> 82. Utah State, 965 (944)
> 83. Bowling Green, 964
> 84. Old Dominion, 963
> 85. Illinois, 962 (960)
> 86. Memphis, 962 (951)
> 87. San Jose State, 962 (946)
> 88. Marshall, 961 (951)
> 89. Troy, 961 (987)
> * Washington State, 961 (949)
> * UCLA, 960
> 92. Arkansas, 959 (994)
> 93. South Alabama, 959 (980)
> * Colorado, 959 (970)
> 95. Kansas, 958 (947)
> 96. Penn State, 958 (914)
> 97. Colorado State, 957 (957)
> 98. Buffalo, 957 (912)
> 99. Connecticut, 956 (918)
> 100. Kent State, 956 (938)
> 101. Ohio, 956 (948)
> 102. Charlotte, 955 (914)
> 103. Houston, 955 (965)
> 104. Syracuse, 955 (963)
> 105. BYU, 954 (934, 959)
> 106. Massachusetts, 954 (934, 946)
> 107. Texas State, 954 (945)
> 108. North Texas, 953
> 109. Central Michigan, 952 (958)
> 110. TCU, 952 (950)
> 111. Louisiana, 952 (929)
> 112. Louisiana Tech, 951 (936)
> * Hawaii, 951 (931)
> * Oregon, 950
> 115. Texas A&M, 949 (933)
> 116. @Jacksonville State, 949 (920)
> 117. Maryland, 948 (938)
> 118. Florida International, 948 (912)
> 119. Georgia Southern, 947 (940)
> 120. New Mexico, 947 (956)
> 121. UTEP, 947 (970)
> 122. Tennessee, 946
> 123. @Sam Houston State, 944 (970)
> 124. Alabama-Birmingham, 944 (938)
> 125. Texas-San Antonio, 944 (909)
> 126. Western Michigan, 942
> 127. Louisiana-Monroe, 939
> 128. Florida Atlantic, 933 (898)
> 129. Southern Mississippi, 933 (945)
> 130. Tulsa, 933 (906)
> 131. Akron, 931
> 132. LSU, 923
> * New Mexico State, 916

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> > Note that a low APR does not necessarily make the school a "party school" or a "we'll look the other way if you have a low high school GPA" school; players that transfer for any reason, including the Transfer Portal, are counted as dropouts.
> That accounts for Illinois, though Pedophile State is below them to take the booby prize for the B1G..

I must have missed the memo where Maryland left the Big 10.

On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 8:53:47 AM UTC-7, The NOTBCS Guy wrote:
> > > Note that a low APR does not necessarily make the school a "party school" or a "we'll look the other way if you have a low high school GPA" school; players that transfer for any reason, including the Transfer Portal, are counted as dropouts.
> > That accounts for Illinois, though Pedophile State is below them to take the booby prize for the B1G..
> I must have missed the memo where Maryland left the Big 10.

No one cares about Death For Football U.

Mike

On 2023-05-03, The NOTBCS Guy <don.p.del.grande@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Note that a low APR does not necessarily make the school a "party school" or a "we'll look the other way if you have a low high school GPA" school; players that transfer for any reason, including the Transfer Portal, are counted as dropouts.
>> That accounts for Illinois, though Pedophile State is below them to take the booby prize for the B1G..
>
> I must have missed the memo where Maryland left the Big 10.

I guess I forgot the memo where they joined....

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-- Karl Lehenbauer

> @ indicates a school in the second year of its FCS-to-FBS transfer; it is not clear if these teams can become eligible with 5-7 records
> ...
> 62. @James Madison, 970 (983)

According to the school's athletics website, while there has been no word one way or the other from the NCAA, there are "credible reports" that the NCAA is not going to give JMU a bowl-eligibility waiver for 2023, so it will have to depend on not enough teams having 6 wins in order to be bowl eligible.