College Football Bowl Projections: Where Is Your Team Headed?
by Matt Hundley | University of Missouri
It’s almost time for the most wonderful time of the year: college football bowl season. The regular season has just one weekend remaining until the bowl selection special with the first slew of games kicking off on December 17. These projections are based on three factors: conference tie-ins for each game, my projected finishes for each team, and who each individual bowl is most likely to invite. Check out where your favorite teams could be headed and see if your predictions match up!
Gildan New Mexico Bowl – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Air Force vs. Temple
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl – Boise, Idaho
Toledo vs. Louisiana Tech
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl – New Orleans, Louisiana
South Florida vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl – St. Petersburg, Florida
West Virginia vs. Marshall
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl – San Diego, California
San Diego State vs. Nevada
MAACO Las Vegas Bowl – Las Vegas, Nevada
TCU vs. Utah
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl – Honolulu, Hawaii
East Carolina vs. Hawaii
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl – Shreveport, Louisiana
North Carolina vs. Wyoming
Little Caesars Bowl – Detroit, Michigan
Northwestern vs. Ohio
Belk Bowl – Charlotte, North Carolina
Wake Forest vs. Rutgers
Military Bowl – Washington, D.C.
NC State vs. Iowa State
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl – San Diego, California
Texas A&M vs. UCLA
Champs Sports Bowl – Orlando, Florida
Virginia vs. Notre Dame
Valero Alamo Bowl – San Antonio, Texas
Baylor vs. Arizona State
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl – Dallas, Texas
BYU vs. SMU
New Era Pinstripe Bowl – New York, New York
Missouri vs. Cincinnati
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl – Nashville, Tennesee
Florida State vs. Tennessee
Insight Bowl – Tucson, Arizona
Nebraska vs. Kansas State
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas – Houston, Texas
Iowa vs. Texas
Hyundai Sun Bowl – El Paso, Texas
Georgia Tech vs. Washington
AutoZone Liberty Bowl – Memphis, Tennesee
Southern Miss vs. Mississippi State
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl – San Fransisco, California
Illinois vs. California
Chick-fil-A Bowl – Atlanta, Georgia
Clemson vs. Auburn
TicketCity Bowl – Dallas, Texas
Ohio State vs. Tulsa
Outback Bowl – Tampa, Florida
Michigan vs. South Carolina
Capital One Bowl – Orlando, Florida
Wisconsin vs. Georgia
Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl – Jacksonville, Florida
Penn State vs. Florida
AT&T Cotton Bowl – Dallas, Texas
Oklahoma vs. Arkansas
BBVA Compass Bowl – Birmingham, Alabama
Pittsburgh vs. Western Kentucky
GoDaddy.com Bowl – Mobile, Alabama
Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State
Rose Bowl – Pasadena, California
Oregon vs. Michigan State
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl – Glendale, Arizona
Oklahoma State vs. Boise State
Allstate Sugar Bowl – New Orleans, Louisiana
Stanford vs. Houston
Discover Orange Bowl – Miami Gardens, Florida
Virginia Tech vs. Louisville
Allstate BCS National Championship Game – New Orleans, Louisiana
LSU vs. Alabama
Matt Hundley is a NGJ Sports Correspondent and a student at the University of Missouri. He is interested in pursuing a sports journalism career.
