For example, the Big East had six bowl-eligible teams, but only five bowl tie-ins, so 6-6 Pittsburgh was automatically the odd team out.

For the 2010 game the Atlantic Coast Conference was to participate in the bowl as its ninth bowl tie-in.

All three conferences have fulfilled their bowl tie-ins over the three games through the 2013 game.

The Big Ten Conference has eight bowl tie-ins.

The Mid-American Conference has three regular bowl tie-ins.

The Mountain West Conference has six bowl tie-ins.

The Pac-12 Conference has seven bowl tie-ins.

The Southeastern Conference has ten bowl tie-ins.

That's why you suffer when you're an independent, because you have no bowl tie-ins.

Beginning in the 2013 season, the game will be one of C-USA's official bowl tie-ins.