Another week with fresh bowl projections! Check out where your team lands with three weeks left of regular season games.

Celebration Bowl (Dec. 12 at 12 PM EST)

South Carolina State vs Jackson State

Arizona Bowl (TBD)

Buffalo vs UNLV

Salute to Veterans Bowl (Dec. 15 at 5:30 PM EST)

UMass vs UAB

Frisco Football Classic (Dec. 15 at 9 PM EST)

Georgia Southern vs Tulsa

San Juan Bowl (Dec. 16 at 7:30 PM EST)

Clemson vs Louisiana Tech

Boca Raton Bowl (Dec.18 at 11 AM EST)

Miami OH vs East Carolina

Gasparilla Bowl (Dec. 18 at 2:30 PM EST)

Florida State vs Nebraska

Myrtle Beach Bowl (Dec. 21 at 11 AM EST)

Appalachian State vs USF

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Dec. 21 at 2:30 PM EST)

Louisiana vs North Dakota State

Puerto Rico Bowl (Dec. 22 at 1:30 PM EST)

Western Michigan vs Oregon State

Cure Bowl (Dec. 22 at 5 PM EST)

Toledo vs Liberty

Independence Bowl (Dec. 22 at 8:30 PM EST)

Army vs Arizona State

New Orleans Bowl (Dec. 23 at 2 PM EST)

Jacksonville State vs James Madison

Armed Forces Bowl (Dec. 23 at 5:30 PM EST)

UCF vs Air Force

Poinsettia Bowl (Dec. 23 at 7:30 PM EST)

New Mexico vs Texas State

Frisco Bowl (Dec. 23 at 9 PM EST)

Middle Tennessee State vs San Diego State

New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 24 at 2:30 PM EST)

Georgia State vs Wyoming

Hawaii Bowl (Dec. 24 at 7 PM EST)

Florida Atlantic vs Fresno State

Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 26 at 12 PM EST)

North Carolina vs Illinois

Fenway Bowl (Dec. 26 at 2 PM EST)

Pittsburgh vs UTSA

Duke’s Mayo Bowl (Dec. 26 at 3:30 PM EST)

Louisville vs Northwestern

68 Ventures Bowl (Dec. 26 at 5:30 PM EST)

Marshall vs Ohio

Cactus Bowl (Dec. 26 at 7:30 PM EST)

Minnesota vs Baylor

Military Bowl (Dec. 28 at 2 PM EST)

Syracuse vs Memphis

Holiday Bowl (Dec. 28 at 5 PM EST)

Duke vs Washington

Birmingham Bowl (Dec. 29 at 2 PM EST)

Boston College vs North Texas

Pop Tarts Bowl (Dec. 29 at 5:30 PM EST)

Wake Forest vs Houston

Alamo Bowl (Dec. 29 at 9 PM EST)

Texas Tech vs Oregon

Gator Bowl (Dec. 30 at 11:30 PM EST)

SMU vs Florida

Music City Bowl (Dec. 30 at 3 PM EST)

Wisconsin vs Oklahoma

Reliaquest Bowl (Dec. 31 at 12 PM EST)

Iowa vs Missouri

Sun Bowl (Dec. 31 at 2 PM EST)

Virginia Tech vs Arizona

Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 31 at 3:45 PM EST)

USC vs LSU

Texas Bowl (Dec. 31 at 7:30 PM EST)

Oklahoma State vs Ole Miss

Citrus Bowl (Jan. 2 at 12 PM EST)

Ohio State vs South Carolina

First Responder Bowl (Jan. 2 at 3:30 PM EST)

Cincinnati vs Penn State

Liberty Bowl (Jan 2. At 7:30 PM EST)

West Virginia vs Auburn

CFP First Round:

8/9:

Tennessee vs Indiana

Tennessee climbs back into the playoff after demolishing Kentucky, but Indiana falls several spots after their bye week. The committee seemingly flipped Indiana and UCLA this week in the rankings. Indiana needs to show that their offense can perform against good teams and they have an opportunity to do just that this weekend against USC.

5/12:

Notre Dame vs Boise State

Notre Dame is now a virtual playoff lock after beating Miami. Barring an upset loss, the Irish will have a chance to push for a first round bye. Boise State holds their spot as they continue to win. The Broncos have scored at least 30 points in each game after the Oregon loss.

7/10:

Miami vs BYU

Both Miami and BYU are coming off of losses to top 10 teams and remain in the playoff picture. Miami’s offense is at a disadvantage without Malachi Toney and their defense was exposed against Notre Dame. BYU turned the ball over 4 times against Utah which sealed their fate. Both teams have immense upside but need to find ways to play like that in the playoffs to make a run for the championship.

6/11:

Texas vs Kentucky

Kentucky will likely have to win out to make the playoffs, with Florida, Missouri, and Louisville left to play. They are projected to play Texas, who is coming off a strong road win at Missouri. The Longhorns toughest game left is Saturday at LSU, which likely secures their spot in the playoffs with a win.

CFP Quarterfinals:

Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 30 at 7:30 PM EST)

2 Utah vs BYU

Utah was able to beat BYU in the Holy War last weekend because of the chaos they caused defensively, however scored 0 of their 28 points off of 4 turnovers. This would have made the 28-20 final uglier if Utah was able to score off of BYU’s mistakes. A rematch in the playoffs would get intense with the two fanbases clashing.

Peach Bowl (Jan 1. at TBD)

1 Georgia vs Tennessee

Georgia went to Ole Miss and curb stomped the Rebels. They showed no remorse offensively and their defense played like the best unit in the country, earning back their No. 1 ranking. We expect the same to happen in a matchup against Tennessee.

Cotton Bowl (Jan. 1 at TBD)

3 Alabama vs Texas

Similar to Georgia, Alabama went to LSU and dominated them. Keelon Russell is playing with more consistency which will be a must for the Tide to make a championship run. However, Texas will take Alabama to the wire and it will come down to who makes the crucial mistake.

Rose Bowl (Jan 1. at TBD)

4 UCLA vs Notre Dame

UCLA finally got the respect they deserve from the committee after going on the road and beating Minnesota by double digits. They get home field advantage at the Rose Bowl and will have the chance to show Notre Dame that despite playing with a backup quarterback, the Bruins are legit under Bob Chesney.

CFP Semifinals:

Orange Bowl (Jan 14. at 7:30 PM EST)

Georgia vs UCLA

Sugar Bowl (Jan 15. at 7:30 PM EST)

Utah vs Alabama

Conference Winners:

ACC

Miami

American

North Texas

Big 12

Utah

Big Ten

Indiana

CUSA

Liberty

MAC

Toledo

Mountain West

New Mexico

Pac-12

Boise State

SEC

Georgia

Sun Belt

Louisiana Tech

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