A WKU win over North Texas on Saturday would give the Toppers their sixth of the season, the minimum requirement for bowl eligibility.

But even if the Toppers were to win out and finish 7-5, there’s no guarantee WKU would go bowling.

The Sun Belt Conference has direct ties to two bowls — the New Orleans Bowl and the GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile, Ala.

The bowls, not the league, pick what teams are selected to the respective bowls.

Because of previously filled contractual obligations, neither the New Orleans nor GoDaddy.com Bowls are necessarily required to pick the Sun Belt champion.

But Sun Belt teams not selected by those two bowls can still, if eligible, gain at-large berths to other bowl games.

So far, three Sun Belt teams, Arkansas State, Louisiana-Lafayette and Florida International, are all bowl eligible and have at least six wins. 

Sun Belt Bowl Projections (as of Monday)

-Jerry Palm (CBS Sports) — Arkansas State vs. UCF in New Orleans Bowl; Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana-Lafayette in GoDaddy.com Bowl; WKU not in a bowl

-Mark Schlabach (ESPN) — Eastern Michigan vs. Arkansas State in New Orleans Bowl; Toledo vs. WKU in GoDaddy.com Bowl

-Brad Edwards (ESPN) — Northwestern vs. Arkansas State in New Orleans Bowl; Toledo vs. Louisiana-Lafayette in GoDaddy.com Bowl; WKU not in a bowl

-Orlando Sentinel — Arkansas State vs. USF in New Orleans Bowl; Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana-Lafayette in GoDaddy.com Bowl; WKU not in a bowl

-Stewart Mandel (Sports Illustrated) — Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Illinois in New Orleans Bowl; Syracuse vs. Florida International in BBVA Compass Bowl; Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State in GoDaddy.com Bowl; WKU not in a bowl