College Football Playoff and Bowl Projections

CBS Sports ^ | 12/7/2014

[iowamark]

College Football Playoff
Bowl	Date	Location	Matchup	Prediction
Championship Bowl	Jan. 12	Arlington, Texas	Semifinal winners	TBD
Sugar Bowl	Jan. 1	New Orleans, La.	Semifinal	Alabama* vs. Ohio State*
Rose Bowl	Jan. 1	Pasadena, Calif.	Semifinal	Oregon* vs. Florida State*

Selection Committee Bowl Games
Bowl	Date	Location	Matchup	Prediction
Cotton Bowl	Jan. 1	Arlington, Tex.	At-Large vs. At-Large	Baylor* vs. Michigan State*
Orange Bowl	Dec. 31	Miami, Fla.	ACC vs SEC/Big Ten/Notre Dame	Georgia Tech* vs. Miss. State*
Fiesta Bowl	Dec. 31	Glendale, Ariz.	At-Large vs At-Large	Arizona* vs. Boise State*
Peach Bowl	Dec. 31	Atlanta, Ga.	At-Large vs. At-Large	TCU* vs. Ole Miss*

Other Bowl Games
Bowl	Date	Location	Matchup	Prediction
GoDaddy.com Bowl	Jan. 4	Mobile, Ala.	MAC vs. Sun Belt	Toledo* vs. Ark. State*
Birmingham Bowl	Jan. 3	Birmingham, Ala.	American vs. SEC	East Carolina* vs. Florida*
Cactus Bowl	Jan. 2	Tempe, Ariz.	Big 12 vs. Pac-12	Okla. State* vs. Washington*
Alamo Bowl	Jan. 2	San Antonio, Tex.	Big 12 vs. Pac-12	Kansas State* vs. UCLA*
TaxSlayer Bowl	Jan. 2	Jacksonville, Fla.	ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC	Iowa* vs. Tennessee*
Armed Forces Bowl	Jan. 2	Fort Worth, Tex.	American vs. Army	Houston* vs. Pittsburgh*+
Outback Bowl	Jan. 1	Tampa, Fla.	Big Ten vs. SEC	Wisconsin* vs. Auburn*
Citrus Bowl	Jan. 1	Orlando, Fla.	ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC	Minnesota* vs. Missouri*
Foster Farms Bowl	Dec. 30	Santa Clara, Calif.	Big Ten vs. Pac-12	Maryland* vs. Stanford*
Belk Bowl	Dec. 30	Charlotte, N.C.	ACC vs. SEC	Louisville* vs. Georgia*
Music City Bowl	Dec. 30	Nashville, Tenn.	ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC	Notre Dame* vs. LSU*
Texas Bowl	Dec. 29	Houston, Tex.	Big 12 vs. SEC	Texas* vs. Arkansas*
Russell Athletic Bowl	Dec. 29	Orlando, Fla.	ACC vs. Big 12	Clemson* vs. Oklahoma*
Liberty Bowl	Dec. 29	Memphis, Tenn.	Big 12 vs. SEC	West Virginia* vs. Texas A&M*
Holiday Bowl	Dec. 27	San Diego, Calif.	Big Ten vs. Pac-12	Nebraska* vs. USC*
Pinstripe Bowl	Dec. 27	New York, N.Y.	ACC vs. Big Ten	Boston College* vs. Penn State*
Independence Bowl	Dec. 27	Shreveport, La.	SEC vs. ACC	South Carolina* vs. Miami (FL)*
Sun Bowl	Dec. 27	El Paso, Tex.	ACC vs. Pac-12	Duke* vs. Arizona State*
Military Bowl	Dec. 27	Annapolis, Md.	ACC vs. American	Virginia Tech* vs. Cincinnati*
Bitcoin Bowl	Dec. 26	St. Petersburg, Fla.	ACC vs. American	N.C. State* vs. UCF*
Quick Lane Bowl	Dec. 26	Detroit, Mich.	ACC vs. Big Ten	North Carolina* vs. Rutgers*
Heart of Dallas Bowl	Dec. 26	Dallas, Tex.	Big Ten/Big 12 vs. C-USA	Illinois* vs. Louisiana Tech*
Hawaii Bowl	Dec. 24	Honolulu, Hawaii	Mountain West vs. C-USA	Fresno State* vs. Rice*
Bahamas Bowl	Dec. 24	Nassau, Bahamas	C-USA vs. MAC	W. Kentucky* vs. C. Michigan*
Poinsettia Bowl	Dec. 23	San Diego, Calif.	Mountain West vs. Navy	San Diego State* vs. Navy*
Boca Raton Bowl	Dec. 23	Boca Raton, Fla.	C-USA vs. MAC	Marshall* vs. N. Illinois*
Miami Beach Bowl	Dec. 22	Miami, Fla.	American vs. BYU	Memphis* vs. BYU*
Camellia Bowl	Dec. 20	Montgomery, Ala.	MAC vs. Sun Belt	Bowling Green* vs. South Alabama*
Idaho Potato Bowl	Dec. 20	Boise, Idaho	MAC vs. Mountain West	W. Michigan* vs. Air Force*
Royal Purple Bowl	Dec. 20	Las Vegas, Nev.	Mountain West vs. Pac-12	Colorado State* vs. Utah*
New Mexico Bowl	Dec. 20	Albuquerque, N.M.	Mountain West vs. C-USA	Utah State* vs. Texas-El Paso*
New Orleans Bowl	Dec. 20	New Orleans, La.	Sun Belt vs. Mountain West	UL Lafayette* vs. Nevada*

+ - Replacement team. * - Teams have accepted bid. One member of the Group of Five (American Athletic Conference, MAC, Mountain West, Conference-USA and Sun Belt) will be selected to play in the Cotton, Fiesta or Peach Bowl. If Army is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Armed Forces Bowl. If Navy is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Poinsettia Bowl. If BYU is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Miami Beach Bowl.

[Steve_Seattle]

TCU or Baylor got screwed. I think TCU had the best resume, but Baylor edged TCU head-to-head. Minnesota was the only common opponent for TCU and Ohio State, and TCU rolled over Minnesota, whereas OSU only won by seven.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I agree. I think TCU is the #1 team. But these polls have never been fair.

[yarddog]

With only four spots open, someone had to get the short end of the stick this year.

It probably will work out better most years.

[dfwgator]

Eventually there will only be four conferences, so that problem will be taken care of.

[MamaB]

Some relatives and I had planned to go to State’s game but Miami is too far from here. Was thinking about flying but my niece can not afford that. Hail State.

[Delta Dawn]

What, no Cocoa Puffs Bowl? I’m disappointed...

Penn St vs. Boston College in NY City on Dec 26? Who thought that that would be a good idea?

[PROCON]

What, no Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Franfreako?

[dfwgator]

It will be interesting to see how Florida will approach their bowl game, with a group of coaches who probably won’t be back. I’d like to without Muschamp’s meddling how they would have looked.

I like the Texas-Arkansas matchup.

I just wonder if Baylor or TCU really is going to care about their bowl games.

[yarddog]

I actually think Florida State is the weakest one of the top 6 but then, how can you not include the defending national champions who went undefeated?

[dfwgator]

You can’t. It was silly to even suggest they wouldn’t get in.

[dfwgator]

By the way.....

Roll Tide!

Quack!

[DeaconBenjamin]

When’s the last time the ol’ ball coach played against Miami?

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. Interesting.

They should have a “Cereal Bowl” played in Battle Creek, Michigan. Or, how about a Toilet Bowl pitting the 2 worst teams in college football against each other. That could draw a circus-freak type audience.

[dfwgator]

I don’t believe Florida played Miami while Spurrier was there.

[mcmuffin]

BUMP
(Roll Tide)

[Steve_Seattle]

Once again, my home town Huskies will get a spot in the “I Don’t Give a Damn” bowl. But it’s still nice to have one more game.

[dfwgator]

Ahh 2000 Sugar Bowl, Miami won 37-20.

[yarddog]

Didn’t Spurrier play against Miami?

[Delta Dawn]

Darn it!!! That whole undefeated thingy again...Why doesn’t FSU realize that they aren’t that good and just lose some games. It would make me feel good...