Conference-by-conference look at which games really count
Beginning with Friday's Fresno State-Boise State game, there are 122 games remaining in the 2010 regular season. How many really count under the current system? How many would count under a playoff? We did the math, and the playoff came out on top.
ACC
Virginia at Boston College
N.C. State at North Carolina -- B,P
Duke at Georgia Tech
Clemson at Wake Forest
Virginia Tech at Miami -- B,P
Florida State at Maryland -- B,P
Games that count: BCS 3, Playoff 3
Big East
Pittsburgh at South Florida -- B,P
West Virginia vs. Louisville -- B,P
Connecticut at Syracuse -- B,P
Rutgers at Cincinnati -- B,P
Games that count: BCS 4, Playoff 4
Big Ten
Wisconsin at Michigan -- B, P
Purdue at Michigan State -- B,P
Penn State vs. Indiana
Ohio State at Iowa -- B,P
Illinois at Northwestern
Games that count: BCS 2, Playoff 2
Big 12
Oklahoma State at Kansas -- P
Kansas State at Colorado
Missouri at Iowa State -- B, P
Nebraska at Texas A&M -- B,P
Oklahoma at Baylor -- B,P
Games that count: BCS 3, Playoff 4
Conference USA
East Carolina at Rice -- P
UTEP at Tulsa -- P
Marshall at SMU -- P
UCF at Tulane -- P
Memphis at UAB
Houston at Southern Miss -- P
Games that count: BCS 0, Playoff 5
MAC
Northern Illinois at Ball State
Eastern Michigan at Buffalo
Kent State at Western Michigan
Games that count: BCS 0, Playoff 0
Mountain West
Colorado State at Wyoming
New Mexico at BYU
Utah at San Diego State
Games that count: BCS 0, Playoff 0
Pac-10
Stanford at Cal -- B,P
USC at Oregon State
Games that count: BCS 1, Playoff 1
SEC
Ole Miss at LSU -- B,P
Arkansas at Mississippi State
Tennessee at Vanderbilt
Games that count: BCS 1, Playoff 1
Sun Belt
North Texas at Louisiana-Monroe
Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky
Florida International at Louisiana-Lafayette -- P
Games that count: BCS 0, Playoff 1
WAC
Fresno State at Boise State -- B,P
Idaho at Utah State
New Mexico State at Nevada -- P
San Jose State at Hawaii
Games that count: BCS: 1, Playoff 2
Out of conference
Troy at South Carolina -- P
Appalachian State at Florida
Weber State at Texas Tech
Florida Atlantic at Texas
Arkansas State at Navy
Army at Notre Dame
Games that count: BCS 0, Playoff 1
ACC
Virginia at Virginia Tech -- B,P
NC State at Maryland -- B,P
North Carolina at Duke
Games that count: BCS 2, Playoff 2
Big East
Louisville at Rutgers
West Virginia at Pittsburgh
Cincinnati at Connecticut
Games that count: BCS 3, Playoff 3
Big Ten
Northwestern at Wisconsin -- B,P
Michigan State at Penn State -- B,P
Iowa at Minnesota
Michigan at Ohio State -- B,P
Indiana at Purdue
Games that count: BCS 3, Playoff 3
Big 12
Texas A&M at Texas
Colorado at Nebraska -- B,P
Kansas vs. Missouri -- B,P
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State -- B,P
Games that count: BCS 3, Playoff 3
Conference USA
SMU at East Carolina -- P
Southern Miss at Tulsa -- P
UCF at Memphis -- P
Tulane at Marshall
UAB at Rice
Games that count: BCS 0, Playoff 3
MAC
Temple at Miami (Ohio) -- P
Ohio at Kent State -- P
Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan -- P
Western Michigan at Bowling Green
Buffalo at Akron
Central Michigan at Toledo -- P
Games that count: BCS 0, Playoff 4
Mountain West
BYU at Utah
TCU at New Mexico -- B,P
UNLV at San Diego State
Games that count: BCS 1, Playoff 1
Pac-10
UCLA at Arizona State
Arizona at Oregon -- B,P
Washington at Cal
Oregon State at Stanford -- B,P
Games that count: BCS 2, Playoff 2
SEC
Auburn at Alabama -- B,P
Kentucky at Tennessee
Mississippi State at Ole Miss
LSU at Arkansas -- B,P
Games that count: BCS 2, Playoff 2
Sun Belt
Arkansas State at Florida International -- P
Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee
Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe
Western Kentucky at Troy -- P
Games that count: BCS 0, Playoff 2
WAC
Boise State at Nevada -- B,P
Hawaii at New Mexico State
Idaho at Fresno State
Games that count: BCS 1, Playoff 1
Out of conference
South Carolina at Clemson -- P
South Florida at Miami -- P
Florida at Florida State -- P
Boston College at Syracuse
Kansas State at North Texas
Wake Forest at Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech at Georgia
Notre Dame at USC
Houston at Texas Tech
Games that count: BCS 0, Playoff 3
Big East
Connecticut at South Florida -- B,P
Rutgers at West Virginia -- B,P
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati -- B,P
Games that count: BCS 3, Playoff 3
Big 12
Big 12 Championship -- B,P
Games that count: BCS 1, Playoff 1
Conference USA
Conference USA Championship -- P
Games that count: BCS 0, Playoff 1
MAC
MAC Championship -- P
Games that count: BCS 0, Playoff 1
Pac-10
Arizona State at Arizona
Oregon at Oregon State -- B,P
Washington at Washington State
USC at UCLA
Games that count: BCS 1, Playoff 1
SEC
SEC Championship -- Auburn vs. South Carolina -- B,P
Games that count: BCS 1, Playoff 1
Sun Belt
Middle Tennessee at Florida International -- P
Troy at Florida Atlantic -- P
Games that count: BCS 0, Playoff 2
WAC
Utah State at Boise State -- B,P
Nevada at Louisiana Tech
San Jose State at Idaho
Games that count: BCS 1, Playoff 1
Out of conference
Illinois at Fresno State
UNLV at Hawaii
Games that count: BCS 0, Playoff 0
Army vs. Navy
Games that count: BCS 0, Playoff 0
