Bowl Projections: Predicting All 41 College Football Matchups

For the first time since preseason, we’re projecting the participants in every contest through the Playoff.

How about that for a shakeup Saturday? On the same weekend we saw Tennessee, Clemson, and Alabama all lose. That's got Playoff implications and it's got bowl projection implications too, as the division and therefore the conference title races start to come into focus. We enter into the home stretch of the regular season with a whole lot to play for.

All times are Eastern.

College Football Playoff

Peach Bowl, Atlanta (Dec. 31, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN)
CFP semifinalist vs. CFP semifinalist
Georgia vs. Ohio State

Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz. (Dec. 31, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN)
CFP semifinalist vs. CFP semifinalist
Oregon vs. TCU

Oregon QB Bo Nix has the Ducks in position to qualify for the College Football Playoff in his first season away from Auburn :: Ron Chenoy/USA TODAY Sports

New Year’s Six

Orange Bowl, Miami (Dec. 30, 7:30 or 8 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC/Notre Dame
Clemson vs. Ole Miss

Sugar Bowl, New Orleans (Dec. 31, noon, ESPN)
SEC vs. Big 12
LSU vs. Texas

Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas (Jan. 2, 1 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
Tulane vs. Tennessee

Rose Bowl, Pasadena (Jan. 2, 5 p.m., ESPN)
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Michigan vs. USC

All other bowls

Dec. 16

Bahamas Bowl, Nassau (11:30 a.m., ESPN)
C-USA vs. MAC
Rice vs. Ball State

Cure Bowl, Orlando (3 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
Georgia Southern vs. Toledo

Dec. 17

Fenway Bowl, Boston (11 a.m., ESPN)
ACC/Notre Dame vs. American
South Alabama vs. Houston

New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque (2:15 p.m., ESPN)
C-USA vs. Mountain West
Western Kentucky vs. UNLV

Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl, Inglewood, Calif. (3:30 p.m., ABC)
Pac-12 vs. Mountain West
San Diego State vs. Washington State

LendingTree Bowl, Mobile (5:45 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. Sun Belt
Eastern Michigan vs. Georgia State

Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas (7:30 p.m., ABC)
Pac-12 vs. SEC
Oregon State vs. Air Force

Frisco Bowl, Frisco, Texas (9:15 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
Utah State vs. Troy

Dec. 19

Myrtle Beach Bowl, Conway, S.C. (2:30 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
FIU vs. Marshall

Dec. 20

Famous Idaho Potato, Boise, Id. (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Mountain West vs. MAC
Miami (Ohio) vs. San Jose State

Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, Fla. (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
Wyoming vs. Bowling Green

Dec. 21

New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans (9 p.m., ESPN)
C-USA vs. Sun Belt
North Texas vs. Coastal Carolina

Dec. 22

Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
American vs. at-large
ECU vs. UConn

Dec. 23

Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La. (3 p.m., ESPN)
American vs. Army/BYU
Cincinnati vs. BYU

Gasparilla Bowl, Tampa (6:30 p.m., ESPN)
ACC/SEC vs. at-large
Georgia Tech vs. Iowa State

Dec. 24

Hawai’i Bowl, Honolulu (8 p.m., ESPN)
Mountain West vs. C-USA
Fresno State vs. UTSA

Dec. 26

Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit (2:30 p.m., ESPN)
Big Ten vs. MAC
Michigan State vs. Buffalo

Dec. 27

Camellia Bowl, Montgomery, Ala. (Noon, ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
Notre Dame vs. Liberty

First Responder Bowl, Dallas (3:15 or 6:45 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. at-large
Texas Tech vs. Minnesota

Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham (3:15 or 6:45 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. ACC/SEC
SMU vs. Pitt

Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Phoenix (10:15 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. Big Ten
Oklahoma vs. Purdue

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Dec. 28

Military Bowl, Annapolis, Md. (2 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. American
Duke vs. UCF

Liberty Bowl, Memphis (5:30 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. SEC
Oklahoma State vs. Florida

Holiday Bowl, San Diego (8 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Pac-12
Wake Forest vs. Washington

Texas Bowl, Houston (9 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. SEC
Kansas vs. Kentucky

Dec. 29

Pinstripe Bowl, the Bronx (2 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Big Ten
Louisville vs. Iowa

Cheez-It Bowl, Orlando (5:30 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Big 12
Florida State vs. Kansas State

Alamo Bowl, San Antonio (9 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. Pac-12
Baylor vs. Utah

Dec. 30

Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Charlotte (Noon, ESPN)
ACC vs. Big Ten
NC State vs. Maryland

Sun Bowl, El Paso (2 p.m., CBS)
ACC vs. Pac-12
Syracuse vs. UCLA

Gator Bowl, Jacksonville (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Big Ten vs. SEC
Penn State vs. South Carolina

Arizona Bowl, Tucson (4:30 p.m., Barstool)
Mountain West vs. MAC
Boise State vs. Ohio

Dec. 31

Music City Bowl, Nashville (Noon, ABC)
Big Ten vs. SEC
Wisconsin vs. Mississippi State

Jan. 2

ReliaQuest Bowl, Tampa (Noon, ESPN2)
Big Ten/ACC vs. SEC
North Carolina vs. Arkansas

Citrus Bowl, Orlando (1 p.m., ABC)
SEC vs. Big Ten
Alabama vs. Illinois