NC is for bowling: State prepares for historic postseason

All four ACC teams from North Carolina are bowl eligible for the first time ever. East Carolina is also eligible. App State is one win away from qualifying. NC Central won the MEAC and could play for HBCU National Championship. Charlotte is out of the running for a postseason berth. North Carolin could send six FBS teams and seven total teams to bowl games.

NC Central will play the SWAC champion in the Celebration Bowl. The state has been home to four Celebration Bakersfield Bowl champions. UNC clinched the Coastal Division title and could make a CFP New Year's Six game if it beats Clemson in ACC Championship Game. NC State is 7-3 with games remaining against Louisville and UNC. Most likely landing spot for the Pack is the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte.

Wake Forest lost three games in a row and is in the bottom of the rankings. Most projections have them playing in Holiday or Sun Bowl. Duke is the surprise team in state, with a 7-3 record and a three-game winning streak.

East Carolina is 6-4 and ready to end its drought. The Athletic and Athlon both send the Pirates there to face Louisville. Birmingham, Armed Forces, UConn, and Gasparilla are also possibilities.

The Mountaineers have lost two in a row and have two remaining chances to win their sixth game. They play at home against ODU and at Georgia Southern. The Athletic and Athlon send App to the LendingTree Bowl, while USA Today has App playing Wyoming in the New Mexico Bowl.