With week 11 of the 2017-18 college football season now in the books, the upcoming College Football Playoff rankings will tell a lot about how the bowls will be picked. Below are my projections of who will be bowling on New Year’s
College Football: Post Week-11 Bowl Projections
Sugar Bowl (Playoff #1 vs. Playoff #4): Alabama vs. Wisconsin
Rose Bowl (Playoff #2 vs. Playoff #3): Miami vs. Oklahoma
Orange Bowl (ACC vs. Big 10 or SEC or Notre Dame): Clemson vs. Georgia
Fiesta Bowl (at-large vs. at-large): USC vs. TCU
Cotton Bowl (at-large vs. at-large): Notre Dame vs. Ohio State
Peach Bowl (at-large vs. at-large): Auburn vs. UCF
Citrus Bowl (Big 10 vs. SEC): Penn State vs. Mississippi State
Outback Bowl (Big 10 or ACC vs. SEC): Michigan State vs. LSU
TaxSlayer Bowl (Big 10 or ACC vs. SEC): Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina
Arizona Bowl (Sun Belt vs. Mountain West): Louisiana vs. Colorado State
Music City Bowl (SEC vs. Big 10 or ACC): Kentucky vs. Iowa
Liberty Bowl (Big 12 vs. SEC): Iowa State vs. UCLA
Sun Bowl (ACC vs. PAC-12): Georgia Tech vs. Arizona
Alamo Bowl (Big 12 vs. PAC-12): Oklahoma State vs. Washington
Belk Bowl (ACC vs. SEC): Virginia vs. Missouri
Birmingham Bowl (AAC vs. ACC): Memphis vs. Florida State
Texas Bowl (Big 12 vs. SEC): West Virginia vs. Texas A&M
Foster Farms Bowl (Big 10 vs. PAC-12): Minnesota vs. Stanford
Camping World Bowl (ACC vs. Big 12): North Carolina State vs. Texas
Pinstripe Bowl (ACC vs. Big 10): Louisville vs. Northwestern
Motel 6 Cactus Bowl (Big 12 vs. PAC-12): Oregon vs. Utah State
Holiday Bowl (Big 10 vs. PAC-12): Washington State vs. Michigan
Military Bowl (ACC vs. AAC): Navy vs. Wake Forest
Heart of Dallas Bowl (C-USA vs. Big 12): Texas Tech vs. North Texas
Independence Bowl (ACC vs. C-USA): Boston College vs. UAB
Quick Lane Bowl (ACC vs. MAC): Syracuse vs. Miami (OH)
Gaspirilla Bowl (AAC vs. C-USA): South Florida vs. FIU
Hawai’i Bowl (AAC vs. MW): Houston vs. Fresno State
Dollar General Bowl: (MAC vs. Sun Belt): Ohio vs. Georgia State
Armed Forces Bowl (C-USA vs. Army): Southern Miss vs. Army
Bahamas Bowl (C-USA vs. MAC): FAU vs. Central Michigan
Idaho Potato Bowl (MAC vs. MW): Northern Illinois vs. Wyoming
Boca Raton Bowl (AAC vs. C-USA): Temple vs. Marshall
Frisco Bowl (AAC vs.MAC): SMU vs. Western Michigan
New Orleans Bowl (Sun Belt vs. C-USA): Troy vs. UTSA
Cure Bowl (AAC vs. Sun Belt): Arizona State vs. Arkansas State
Camellia Bowl (C-USA vs. Sun Belt): Louisiana Tech vs. Appalachian State
Las Vegas Bowl (MW vs. PAC-12): Boise State vs. Utah
New Mexico Bowl (C-USA vs. MW): San Diego State vs. MTSU