Pac-12 Bowl Projections: Washington in Line for CFP Berth
Washington's riveting 36-33 victory over Oregon on Saturday brought a few more bowl prognosticators onto the Huskies' side.
We cite 10 reputable sites who made bowl projections this week, and seven of them put Washington in a national semifinal game. ESPN's Kyle Bonagura, ESPN's Mark Schlabach, Action Network's Brett McMurphy, San Jose Mercury-News' Jon Wilner and College Football Network's Oliver Hodgkinson all put the Huskies in the Rose Bowl against Michigan, while 247 Sports' Brad Crawford and USA Today's Erick Smith predict a Sugar Bowl berth for Washington.
The Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl are the College Football Playoff national semifinal games this season.
Washington was the only Pac-12 school that received mention as a College Football Playoff team, although Oregon was projected to land in a New Years' Six bowl by all 10 experts.
For the first time this season, Cal was not projected to wind up in a bowl by any of our experts. The Golden Bears, Stanford and Arizona State were the only Pac-12 school that were not predicted to be in a postseason game by any of the eight experts.
Here are the bowl projections, with Pac-12 bowl affiliation noted at the end:
.
Rose Bowl (national CFP semifinals) – Washington vs. Michigan
Sugar Bowl (national CFP semifinals) – Georgia vs. Florida State
Fiesta Bowl – Oregon vs. Penn State
Alamo Bowl – Oregon State vs. Kansas State
Las Vegas Bowl – USC vs. Rutgers
Holiday Bowl – Utah vs. Duke
Sun Bowl – UCLA vs. Syracuse
LA Bowl – Arizona vs. Wyoming
Independence Bowl – Washington State vs. BYU
.
Rose Bowl (national CFP semifinals) – Washington vs. Michigan
Sugar Bowl (national CFP semifinals) – Georgia vs. Florida State
Fiesta Bowl – Oregon vs. Air Force
Alamo Bowl – USC vs. Kansas State
Las Vegas Bowl – UCLA vs. Wisconsin
Holiday Bowl – Oregon State vs. Notre Dame
Sun Bowl – Washington State vs. Syracuse
LA Bowl – Utah vs. Wyoming
Independence Bowl – Arizona vs. Texas Tech
New Mexico Bowl – Colorado vs. Fresno State
.
Rose Bowl (national CFP semifinals) – Michigan vs. Florida State
Sugar Bowl (national CFP semifinals) – Georgia vs. Texas
Fiesta Bowl – Washington vs. Air Force
Cotton Bowl – Oregon vs. Oklahoma
Alamo Bowl – USC vs. West Virginia
Las Vegas Bowl – Utah vs. Iowa
Holiday Bowl – Oregon State vs. Syracuse
Sun Bowl – Washington State vs. Miami-Fla.
LA Bowl – UCLA vs. Wyoming
Independence Bowl – Arizona vs. UCF
.
Rose Bowl (national CFP semifinals) – Michigan vs. Florida State
Sugar Bowl (national CFP semifinals) – Washington vs. Georgia
Fiesta Bowl – Oregon vs. Air Force
Alamo Bowl – USC vs. Kansas State
Las Vegas Bowl – Utah vs. Wisconsin
Holiday Bowl – Oregon State vs. Clemson
Sun Bowl – Washington State vs. Virginia Tech
LA Bowl – UCLA vs. Wyoming
Independence Bowl – Colorado vs. Iowa State
Birmingham Bowl – Arizona vs. Boston College
.
Rose Bowl (national CFP semifinals) – Michigan vs. Florida State
Sugar Bowl (national CFP semifinals) – Georgia vs. Texas
Fiesta Bowl – Washington vs. Tulane
Cotton Bowl – Oregon vs. Oklahoma
Alamo Bowl – USC vs. Kansas
Las Vegas Bowl – Utah vs. Iowa
Holiday Bowl – UCLA vs. Duke
Sun Bowl – Oregon State vs. Louisville
LA Bowl – Arizona vs. Air Force
Independence Bowl – Washington State vs. UCF
.
College Football Network (Oliver Hodgkinson)
Rose Bowl (national CFP semifinals) – Washington vs. Florida State
Sugar Bowl (national CFP semifinals) – Michigan vs. Georgia
Peach Bowl – Oregon vs. Air Force
Alamo Bowl – Oregon State vs. Kansas
Las Vegas Bowl – USC vs. Rutgers
Holiday Bowl – Utah vs. Notre Dame
Sun Bowl – UCLA vs. Louisville
LA Bowl – Washington State vs. UNLV
Independence Bowl – Arizona vs. TCU
.
Action Network (Brett McMurphy)
Rose Bowl (national CFP semifinals) – Washington vs. Michigan
Sugar Bowl (national CFP semifinals) – Georgia vs. Florida State
Fiesta Bowl – Oregon vs. Air Force
Alamo Bowl – USC vs. Kansas State
Las Vegas Bowl – Utah vs. Wisconsin
Holiday Bowl – Oregon State vs. Clemson
Sun Bowl – Arizona vs. Georgia Tech
LA Bowl – UCLA vs. Wyoming
Independence Bowl – Washington State vs. BYU
.
Rose Bowl (national CFP semifinals) – Ohio State vs. Florida State
Sugar Bowl (national CFP semifinals) – Georgia vs. Texas
Fiesta Bowl – Washington vs. Tulane
Cotton Bowl – Oregon vs. Oklahoma
Alamo Bowl – Oregon State vs. Kansas
Las Vegas Bowl – UCLA vs. Nebraska
Holiday Bowl – USC vs. Louisville
Sun Bowl – Utah vs. Virginia Tech
LA Bowl – Arizona vs. Air Force
Independence Bowl – Washington State vs. UCF
.
Rose Bowl (national CFP semifinal) -- Michigan vs. Florida State
Sugar Bowl (national CFP semifinal) -- Washington vs. Georgia
Fiesta Bowl -- Oregon vs. Texas
Alamo Bowl -- Utah vs. Kansas
Las Vegas Bowl -- USC vs. Wisconsin
Holiday Bowl -- UCLA vs. Notre Dame
Sun Bowl -- Oregon State vs. Louisville
LA Bowl -- Washington State vs. Air Force
Independence Bowl -- Colorado vs. Iowa State
First Responder Bowl -- Arizona vs. Oklahoma State
,
San Jose Mercury News (Jon Wilner)
(Pac-12 representatives only)
Rose Bowl (national CFP semifinal) -- Washington
Fiesta Bowl -- Oregon
Alamo Bowl -- Oregon State
Las Vegas Bowl -- USC
Holiday Bowl -- Utah
Sun Bowl -- Arizona
LA Bowl -- UCLA
At-Large Bowl -- Washington State
.
Pac-12 bowl affiliations:
College Football Playoff Semifinal – Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif., January 1) or Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, January 1): If Selected
Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 1, Glendale, Ariz.), Orange Bowl (Dec. 30, Miami Gardens, Fla.), Cotton Bowl (Dec. 29, Arlington, Texas) or Peach Bowl (Dec. 30, Atlanta): If Selected.
Alamo Bowl (December 28, San Antonio): vs. Big 12
Las Vegas Bowl (December 23): vs. SEC
Holiday Bowl (December 27, San Diego): vs. ACC
Sun Bowl (December 29, El Paso, Texas): vs. ACC
LA Bowl (December 16): vs. Mountain West
Independence Bowl (December 16, Shreveport, La.): vs. Big 12
A Pac-12 team could also be selected for one of three ESPN-operated bowl games: Armed Forces Bowl (Dec. 23, Fort Worth, Texas), First Responder Bowl (Dec. 26, Dallas) and Gasparilla Bowl (Dec. 22, Tampa, Fla.)
A Pac-12 team could also be selected for the Birmingham Bowl, which has the option to take teams from two of eight conferences tied to this bowl. It will be held Dec. 23 in Birmingham, Ala.
Cover photo of Michael Penix Jr. by Steven Bisig, USA TODAY Sports
Follow Cal Sports Report on Twitter: @jakecurtis53
Find Cal Sports Report on Facebook by going to https://www.facebook.com/si.calsportsreport
