Yes Virginia, With 5 Wins the Cats would be bowling

[Alaskawildkat]

Yes Virginia, there is a Santa and the Wildcats would be bowling had we beat Duke, Illinois or any other that we lost.

5-7 Louisiana Tech got the invite to play Army in the Independence Bowl when Marshall bowed out today.

I assume the NU APR is above that of Louisiana Tech unless some other factor gave them priority.

 

[wicker]

Geography and the ability to mobilize.

 

[Alaskawildkat]

Geography and the ability to mobilize.

I know there are some other criteria that can give a 5 win team priority apart from APR, but it would not relate to convenience.

 

[FanatiCat]

I know there are some other criteria that can give a 5 win team priority apart from APR, but it would not relate to convenience.

From an article:
“To determine a replacement for Marshall, it came down to sifting through a ranking of NCAA APR scores of teams that finished the 2024 season with a 5-7 record. Top of the list were the likes of Cincinnati, Wisconsin and Air Force, but the committee ultimately landed on Louisiana Tech, who landed 16th out of 17 teams among the group. “

Almost certainly it was proximity to the bowl’s Shreveport, LA location. The rules about 5-7 teams probably only apply to the initial selection process. This way the bowl got to choose whomever they felt was going to fill the most seats on 2 weeks notice.

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