For K-State, the number is 7

I've been getting a lot of questions about Kansas State's bowl hopes this week. Here is one of them: Could K-State get a bowl bid with six wins?

The answer: No, at this point the Wildcats need seven wins to become bowl eligible.

That may confuse some, because the general NCAA rule states that a team with six wins and a .500 record can be invited to a bowl.

But in order to gain bowl eligibility, five of those wins need to come against fellow teams from the Football Bowl Subdivision.

K-State's problem this season is that two of its wins (UMass and Tennessee Tech) came against teams from the Football Championship Subdivision. Only one can be counted.

If one, or both, of those teams were members of the FBS, K-State would be one win away from a bowl bid.

But in the eyes of bowl representatives, K-State only has four wins right now.

It will take two more victories to get the Wildcats to a bowl.