2012 Record: 3-9 (2-6 in C-USA)

Head Coach: Garrick McGee (second year at UAB)

Last Bowl Game: 2004 Hawaii Bowl: lost to Hawaii 59-40

Stadium: Legion Field in Birmingham, AL (capacity = 71,594)

Home Field Advantage: ranked 52nd out of 55 mid-major teams

2012 Record: 9-4 (7-1 in MWC)

Head Coach: Tim DeRuyter (second year head coach)

Last Bowl Game: 2012 Hawaii Bowl: lost to SMU 43-10

Stadium: Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, CA (capacity = 41,031)

Home Field Advantage: ranked 6th out of 55 mid-major teams

2012 Record: 11-3 (7-1 in C-USA)

Head Coach: Bill Blankenship (19-8 at Tulsa, 14-2 in C-USA)

Last Bowl Game: 2012 Liberty Bowl: beat Iowa State 31-17

Stadium: H.A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, OK (capacity = 35,542)

Home Field Advantage: ranked 12th out of 55 mid-major teams

2012 Record: 3-9 (1-7 in MWC)

Head Coach: Norm Chow (second year head coach)

Last Bowl Game: 2010 Hawaii Bowl: lost to Tulsa 62-35

Stadium: Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, HI (capacity = 50,000)

Home Field Advantage: ranked 25th out of 55 mid-major teams

2012 Record: 4-8 (3-5 in MWC)

Head Coach: Jim McElwain (second year head coach)

Last Bowl Game: 2008 New Mexico Bowl: beat Fresno St 40-35

Stadium: Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, CO (capacity = 34,400)

Home Field Advantage: ranked 31st out of 55 mid-major teams

2012 Record: 9-4 (5-2 in Big East; 4-2 home; 5-2 road; 0-1 vs AP ranked)

Head Coach: Kyle Flood (Second year; 2012 co-Big East Coach of the Year)

Last Bowl Game: 2012 Russell Athletic Bowl: lost to Virginia Tech 13-10

Stadium: High Point Solutions Stadium, Piscataway, N.J. (capacity: 52,454)

Notable alumni: Ray Rice, Gary Brackett, Shaun O’Hara

2012 Record: 8-5 (7-1 in C-USA)

Head Coach: Ruffin McNeill (19-19 at ECU, 16-8 in C-USA)

Last Bowl Game: 2012 New Orleans Bowl: lost to Louisiana 43-34

Stadium: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, NC (capacity = 50,000)

Home Field Advantage: ranked 2nd out of 55 mid-major teams

2012 Record: 7-6 (4-4 in C-USA)

Head Coach: David Bailiff (30-44 at Rice, 51-59 All-Time)

Last Bowl Game: 2012 Armed Forces Bowl: beat Air Force 33-14

Stadium: Rice Stadium in Houston, TX (capacity = 70,000)

Home Field Advantage: ranked 34th out of 55 mid-major teams

2012 Record: 2-11 (2-6 in MWC)

Head Coach: Bobby Hauck (6-32 at UNLV, 86-49 All-Time)

Last Bowl Game: 2000 Las Vegas Bowl: beat Arkansas 31-14

Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV (capacity = 36,800)

Home Field Advantage: ranked 47th out of 55 mid-major teams

2012 Record: 2-10 (2-6 in C-USA)

Head Coach: Curtis Johnson (second year head coach)

Last Bowl Game: 2002 Hawaii Bowl: beat Hawaii 36-28

Stadium: Superdome in New Orleans, LA (capacity = 72,003)

Home Field Advantage: ranked 53rd out of 55 mid-major teams