Pac-12 Bowl Projections: Washington in Line for CFP Berth

Seven of the 10 experts we cite have the Huskies in a national semifinal game. None of them has Cal in a postseason game

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:

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ESPN (Kyle Bonagura)

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

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ESPN (Mark Schlabach)

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

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CBS Sports (Jerry Palm)

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

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247 Sports (Brad Crawford)

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

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Athlon Sports (Steven Lassan)

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

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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

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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

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College Football News

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

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USA Today (Erick Smith)

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

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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

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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.

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