(AP) -- From the College Football Playoff to below .500: It's been a stunning fall in 2016 for Michigan State.
The Spartans lost to Illinois on Saturday, their seventh straight defeat, and they're now assured of a sub-.500 season. Michigan State almost certainly will miss the postseason for the first time since 2006, the season before Mark Dantonio took over as coach. The Spartans (2-7) can only make a bowl if there aren't enough six-win teams to fill the 80 slots.
There are 48 teams that are bowl eligible so far, and 19 that cannot become bowl eligible by reaching the .500 mark.
Michigan State, which played in the national semifinals last year, has been arguably the most disappointing team in college football this season. Oregon (3-6) and Notre Dame (3-6) may soon join the Spartans in the seven-losses-or-more club, but Michigan State reached that dubious level first.
Another big name fell into that group Saturday when Arizona (2-7) lost 69-7 to Washington State.
Here are the 19 teams that cannot reach the .500 mark, and thus won't go to a bowl unless sub-.500 teams are needed to fill open slots:
Arizona
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Connecticut
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Fresno State
Georgia State
Iowa State
Kansas
Marshall
Massachusetts
Michigan State
Missouri
Oregon State
Rice
Rutgers
San Jose State
Virginia
Here are the 48 teams that have already clinched bowl eligibility:
Air Force
Alabama
Appalachian State
Arkansas
Auburn
Baylor
Boise State
Clemson
Colorado
Florida
Florida State
Houston
Louisiana Tech
Louisville
Memphis
Michigan
Middle Tennessee
Minnesota
Navy
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Old Dominion
Penn State
San Diego State
South Florida
Southern California
Stanford
Temple
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Toledo
Troy
Tulsa
Utah
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Washington
Washington State
West Virginia
Western Kentucky
Western Michigan
Wisconsin
Wyoming
