The conference with the best record at the completion of the bowl season will win the Bowl Challenge Cup from ESPN. Here are the current standings through games of Jan. 3:

Bowl Challenge Cup
Conference	Bowl record	Winning Percentage
Big Ten	5-2	.714
WAC	2-1	.667
Big 12	5-3	.625
Big East	3-2	.600
ACC	4-3	.571
SEC	3-4	.429
Conference USA	2-3	.400
Pac-10	2-5	.286
Mountain West	0-3	.000

Note: Conference must play in three bowl games to be eligible for the Bowl Challenge Cup.