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College Football Playoff and Bowl Projections
CBS Sports ^ | 12/7/2014

Posted on 12/07/2014 3:31:39 PM PST by 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.



TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: bowlgames; bowls; collegefootball; ncaa; top10
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1 posted on 12/07/2014 3:31:39 PM PST by iowamark
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To: iowamark

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.


2 posted on 12/07/2014 3:40:29 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: Steve_Seattle

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


3 posted on 12/07/2014 3:43:42 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: Steve_Seattle

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.


4 posted on 12/07/2014 3:43:53 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: yarddog

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


5 posted on 12/07/2014 3:44:30 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: iowamark

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.


6 posted on 12/07/2014 3:44:37 PM PST by MamaB
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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?


7 posted on 12/07/2014 3:45:51 PM PST by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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To: iowamark

What, no Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Franfreako?


8 posted on 12/07/2014 3:48:13 PM PST by PROCON (Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
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To: iowamark

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.


9 posted on 12/07/2014 3:51:21 PM PST by dfwgator
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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?


10 posted on 12/07/2014 3:54:49 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: yarddog

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


11 posted on 12/07/2014 3:55:26 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: yarddog

By the way.....

Roll Tide!

Quack!


12 posted on 12/07/2014 3:56:02 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

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


13 posted on 12/07/2014 3:56:06 PM PST by DeaconBenjamin (A trillion here, a trillion there, soon you're NOT talking real money)
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To: iowamark

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.


14 posted on 12/07/2014 3:56:44 PM PST by PGalt
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To: DeaconBenjamin

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


15 posted on 12/07/2014 3:59:20 PM PST by dfwgator
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BUMP
(Roll Tide)


16 posted on 12/07/2014 4:00:42 PM PST by mcmuffin (Freedom's On The March - Wave Goodbye!)
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To: iowamark

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.


17 posted on 12/07/2014 4:00:56 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: DeaconBenjamin

Ahh 2000 Sugar Bowl, Miami won 37-20.


18 posted on 12/07/2014 4:01:56 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Didn’t Spurrier play against Miami?


19 posted on 12/07/2014 4:04:49 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: yarddog

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...


20 posted on 12/07/2014 4:06:26 PM PST by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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