But the FBS contains just 128 teams to fill those 80 spots ( two teams play twice because of the playoff ) .
That rewarding schools without winning records with a bowl berth figures as an inevitability in a watered - down system .
But the FBS contains just 128 teams to fill those 80 spots ( two teams play twice because of the playoff ) , meaning that rewarding schools without winning records with a bowl berth figures as an inevitability in a watered - down system .