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The biggest games for teams fighting for college football bowl eligibility

SportsPulse: College football insiders Paul Myerberg and Dan Wolken discuss what the committee got right and wrong in the second playoff reveal of the season. USA TODAY

Most of the attention during the college football season is focused on the College Football Playoff race. However, there's also significant drama at the bottom of the postseason picture.

To fill all the spaces in the 39 bowl games this season, 78 teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision must finish with six or more wins. If that doesn't happen, teams with five wins will be added to the mix.