Bowl season is the time of the year for the final bragging rights for the college football season. Conferences go toe-to-toe across the bowl season with bowl tie-ins lining up some good matchups and lining up for some terrific banter between fan bases. But which conference gets the ultimate bragging rights at the end of the bowl season? That’s what we are looking to find out.
We will be keeping tabs on every bowl game result, tracking each conference’s overall bowl record, and breaking down each conference’s records against individual conferences. This will be updated on a daily basis throughout the bowl season, so feel free to come back and check out the latest breakdown.
Here is the updated look at the conference bowl standings as of Jan. 9, based on total wins first and win percentage second.
| Conference | W | L |
| Big Ten | 6 | 4 |
| PAC 12 | 5 | 4 |
| Big 12 | 5 | 4 |
| SEC | 5 | 4 |
| ACC | 5 | 6 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 5 | 6 |
| American Athletic Conference | 3 | 3 |
| Mountain West Conference | 3 | 4 |
| Conference USA | 2 | 2 |
| MAC | 2 | 4 |
ACC
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Bowl game record: 5-6
Bowl game results:
- Boca Raton Bowl: South Florida 45, Syracuse 0
- Gasparilla Bowl: Georgia Tech 30, UCF 17
- Birmingham Bowl: Duke 17, Troy 10
- Military Bowl: Virginia Tech 41, Tulane 20
- Duke’s Mayo Bowl: West Virginia 30, North Carolina 10
- Holiday Bowl: USC 42, Louisville 28
- Pinstripe Bowl: Rutgers 31, Miami 24
- Pop-Tarts Bowl: Kansas State 28, NC State 19
- Fenway Bowl: Boston College 23, SMU 14
- Gator Bowl: Clemson 38, Kentucky 35
- Orange Bowl: Georgia 63, Florida State 3
| VS. | W | L |
| American Athletic Conference | 2 | 1 |
| Big 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Big Ten | 0 | 1 |
| PAC-12 | 0 | 1 |
| SEC | 1 | 1 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 1 | 0 |
American Athletic Conference
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Bowl game record: 3-3
Bowl game results:
- Frisco Bowl: UTSA 35, Marshall 17
- Boca Raton Bowl: South Florida 45, Syracuse 0
- First Responder Bowl: Texas State 45, Rice 21
- Military Bowl: Virginia Tech 41, Tulane 20
- Fenway Bowl: Boston College 23, SMU 14
- Liberty Bowl: Memphis 36, Iowa State 26
| VS. | W | L |
| ACC | 1 | 2 |
| Big 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 1 | 1 |
Big 12
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Bowl game record: 5-4
Bowl game results:
- Independence Bowl: Texas Tech 34, California 14
- Gasparilla Bowl: Georgia Tech 30, UCF 17
- Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Kansas 49, UNLV 36
- Duke’s Mayo Bowl: West Virginia 30, North Carolina 10
- Texas Bowl: Oklahoma State 31, Texas A&M 23
- Pop-Tarts Bowl: Kansas State 28, NC State 19
- Alamo Bowl: Arizona 38, Oklahoma 24
- Liberty Bowl: Memphis 36, Iowa State 26
- Sugar Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal): Washington 37, Texas 31
| VS. | W | L |
| ACC | 2 | 1 |
| American Athletic Conference | 0 | 1 |
| Mountain West Conference | 1 | 0 |
| PAC-12 | 1 | 2 |
| SEC | 1 | 0 |
Big Ten
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Bowl game record: 6-4
Bowl game results:
- Las Vegas Bowl: Northwestern 14, Utah 7
- Quick Lane Bowl: Minnesota 30, Bowling Green 24
- Pinstripe Bowl: Rutgers 31, Miami 24
- Cotton Bowl: Missouri 14, Ohio State 3
- Peach Bowl: Ole Miss 38, Penn State 25
- Music City Bowl: Maryland 31, Auburn 13
- ReliaQuest Bowl: LSU 35, Wisconsin 31
- Citrus Bowl: Tennessee 35, Iowa 0
- Rose Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal): Michigan 27, Alabama 20 (OT)
- College Football Playoff National Championship Game: Michigan 34, Washington 13
| VS. | W | L |
| ACC | 1 | 0 |
| MAC | 1 | 0 |
| PAC-12 | 2 | 0 |
| SEC | 2 | 4 |
Conference USA
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Bowl game record: 2-2
Bowl game results:
- New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10
- New Orleans Bowl: Jacksonville State 34, Louisiana 31
- Famous Toastery Bowl: Western Kentucky 38, Old Dominion 35
- Fiesta Bowl: Oregon 45, Liberty 6
| VS. | W | L |
| Mountain West Conference | 0 | 1 |
| PAC-12 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 2 | 0 |
MAC
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Bowl game record: 2-4
Bowl game results:
- Cure Bowl: Appalachian State 13, Miami (OH) 9
- Myrtle Beach Bowl: Ohio 41, Georgia Southern 21
- Camelia Bowl: Northern Illinois 21, Arkansas State 19
- 68 Ventures Bowl: South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10
- Quick Lane Bowl: Minnesota 30, Bowling Green 24
- Arizona Bowl: Wyoming 16, Toledo 15
| VS. | W | L |
| Big Ten | 0 | 1 |
| Mountain West Conference | 0 | 1 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 2 | 2 |
Mountain West Conference
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Bowl game record: 3-4
Bowl game results:
- LA Bowl: UCLA 35, Boise State 22
- New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10
- Armed Forces Bowl: Air Force 31, James Madison 21
- Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Georgia State 45, Utah State 22
- Hawaii Bowl: Coastal Carolina 24, San Jose State 14
- Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Kansas 49, UNLV 36
- Arizona Bowl: Wyoming 16, Toledo 15
| VS. | W | L |
| Big 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Conference USA | 1 | 0 |
| MAC | 1 | 0 |
| PAC 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 1 | 2 |
PAC-12
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Bowl game record: 5-4
Bowl game results:
- Independence Bowl: Texas Tech 34, California 14
- LA Bowl: UCLA 35, Boise State 22
- Las Vegas Bowl: Northwestern 14, Utah 7
- Holiday Bowl: USC 42, Louisville 28
- Alamo Bowl: Arizona 38, Oklahoma 24
- Sun Bowl: Notre Dame 40, Oregon State 8
- Fiesta Bowl: Oregon 45, Liberty 6
- Sugar Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal): Washington 37, Texas 31
- College Football Playoff National Championship Game: Michigan 34, Washington 13
| VS. | W | L |
| ACC | 1 | 0 |
| Big 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Big Ten | 0 | 2 |
| Conference USA | 1 | 0 |
| Mountain West Conference | 1 | 0 |
SEC
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Bowl game record: 5-4
Bowl game results:
- Texas Bowl: Oklahoma State 31, Texas A&M 23
- Gator Bowl: Clemson 38, Kentucky 35
- Cotton Bowl: Missouri 14, Ohio State 3
- Peach Bowl: Ole Miss 38, Penn State 25
- Music City Bowl: Maryland 31, Auburn 13
- Orange Bowl: Georgia 63, Florida State 3
- ReliaQuest Bowl: LSU 35, Wisconsin 31
- Citrus Bowl: Tennessee 35, Iowa 0
- Rose Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal): Michigan 27, Alabama 20 (OT)
| VS. | W | L |
| ACC | 1 | 1 |
| Big 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 2 |
Sun Belt Conference
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Bowl game record: 5-6
Bowl game results:
- Cure Bowl: Appalachian State 13, Miami (OH) 9
- Myrtle Beach Bowl: Ohio 41, Georgia Southern 21
- New Orleans Bowl: Jacksonville State 34, Louisiana 31
- Famous Toastert Bowl: Western Kentucky 38, Old Dominion 35 (OT)
- Frisco Bowl: UTSA 35, Marshall 17
- Birmingham Bowl: Duke 17, Troy 10
- Armed Forces Bowl: Air Force 31, James Madison 21
- Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Georgia State 45, Utah State 22
- 68 Ventures Bowl: South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10
- Hawaii Bowl: Coastal Carolina 24, San Jose State 14
- First Responder Bowl: Texas State 45, Rice 21
| VS. | W | L |
| ACC | 0 | 1 |
| American Athletic Conference | 1 | 1 |
| Conference USA | 0 | 2 |
| MAC | 2 | 1 |
| Mountain West Conference | 2 | 1 |
