Last weekend, we went over where Carolina stood in terms of the quest for a bowl game and what you should root for if you wanted Carolina to make it to a Tier 1 bowl.
It went about as perfectly as you could ask. Carolina won, which was the most important part, but then Louisville and Pittsburgh both lost. Why is that important? Well, let’s take a look a the bowl qualifiers:
Clemson: 12-0, vs UVa in Charlotte
Notre Dame: 10-2 (considered an ACC member after the NY6)
Virginia: 9-3, vs Clemson in Charlotte
Virginia Tech: 8-4
Wake Forest: 8-4
Pittsburgh: 7-5
Louisville: 7-5
UNC: 6-6
Florida State: 6-6
Miami: 6-6
Boston College: 6-6
So, there are only five teams with eight wins or more that have to go to a bowl before Carolina is allowed to be picked.