2013-14 Bowl Projections- Week 9

This year, Penn St. is the only non-transitional FBS team on sanctions and ineligible for bowl games.

*** designates a conference being unable to fill its slot in a particular bowl game.


Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Utah St. (Mountain West #4) vs. Washington (Pac-12 #7)
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas: Boise St. (Mountain West #1) vs. Arizona (Pac-12 #5)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: San Diego St. (Mountain West #6) vs. Ohio (MAC #3)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt #1) vs. Rice (C-USA)
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg: Buffalo (American #6***) vs. Middle Tennessee (C-USA)
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl:  Wyoming (Mountain West #5) vs. Marshall (C-USA)
Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl:  Iowa (Big Ten #8) vs. Northern Illinois (MAC #1)
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: San Jose St. (Mountain West #2) vs. Utah (Army***)
Military Bowl: Toledo (ACC #8***) vs. East Carolina (C-USA)
Texas Bowl: Kansas St. (Big 12 #6) vs. Minnesota (Big Ten #6)
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: USC (Pac-12 #6) vs. BYU (BYU / ACC #9)
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Oklahoma St. (Big 12 #4) vs. Michigan (Big Ten #4)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Notre Dame (Big 12 #7***) vs. Cincinnati (American #4)
Belk Bowl: Georgia Tech (ACC #5) vs. Houston (American #3)
Russell Athletic Bowl: Virginia Tech (ACC #3) vs. Louisville (American #2)
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl: UNLV (Mountain West #3) vs. Navy (Navy / C-USA)
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: NC State (ACC #6) vs. Georgia (SEC #7)
Valero Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma (Big 12 #3) vs. Arizona St. (Pac-12 #2)
Holiday Bowl: Texas Tech (Big 12 #5) vs. UCLA (Pac-12 #3)
AdvoCare V100 Bowl: Maryland (ACC #7) vs. Vanderbilt (SEC #10)
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Duke (ACC #4) vs. Oregon St. (Pac-12 #4)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Tulane (C-USA #1) vs. Florida (SEC #8)
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Miami (FL) (ACC #2) vs. Missouri (SEC #5)
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl: Nebraska (Big Ten #5) vs. Ole Miss (SEC #6)
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Northwestern (Big Ten #7) vs. North Texas (C-USA)
Capital One Bowl: Michigan St. (Big Ten #2) vs. South Carolina (SEC #2)
Outback Bowl: Wisconsin (Big Ten #3) vs. Texas A&M (SEC #4)
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic: Texas (Big 12 #2) vs. LSU (SEC #3)
BBVA Compass Bowl: Rutgers (American #5) vs. Tennessee (SEC #9)
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Ball St. (MAC #2) vs. Troy (Sun Belt #2)

Rose Bowl Game: Ohio St. (Big Ten #1) vs. Stanford (Pac-12 #1)
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Baylor (Big 12 #1) vs. UCF (BCS At-Large)
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Auburn (SEC #1) vs. Clemson (BCS At-Large)
Discover Orange Bowl: Florida St. (ACC #1) vs. Fresno St. (BCS At-Large)
VIZIO BCS National Championship Game: Alabama (BCS #1) vs. Oregon (BCS #2)

Projected Records for BCS Conference Teams

To complement my bowl projections, here are my projected final records for all teams in the Big Five (plus Notre Dame).

ACC
Florida St.: 12-0, ACC Atlantic Champions
Miami: 11-1, ACC Coastal Champions
Clemson: 10-2
Virginia Tech: 9-3
Duke: 9-3
Georgia Tech: 7-5
Maryland: 7-5
NC State: 7-5
Pittsburgh: 5-7
Syracuse: 5-7
Wake Forest: 5-7
North Carolina: 4-8
Boston College: 4-8
Virginia: 2-10
8 TEAMS BOWL ELIGIBLE

SEC
Alabama: 12-0, SEC West Champions
South Carolina: 10-2, SEC East Champions
Auburn: 10-2
LSU: 9-3
Texas A&M: 9-3
Missouri: 9-3
Ole Miss: 9-3
Georgia: 8-4
Florida: 6-6
Vanderbilt: 6-6
Tennessee: 6-6
Arkansas: 4-8
Mississippi St.: 4-8
Kentucky: 2-10
11 TEAMS BOWL ELIGIBLE

BIG 12
Baylor: 11-1, Big 12 Champions
Texas: 9-3, Big 12 Co-Champions
Oklahoma: 9-3
Oklahoma St.: 9-3
Texas Tech: 8-4
Kansas St.: 6-6
TCU: 5-7
West Virginia: 5-7
Iowa St.: 2-10
Kansas: 2-10
6 TEAMS BOWL ELIGIBLE

BIG TEN
Ohio St.: 12-0, Big Ten Leaders Champions
Michigan St.: 9-3, Big Ten Legends Champions
Michigan: 9-3, Big Ten Legends Co-Champions
Wisconsin: 9-3
Nebraska: 8-4
Minnesota: 8-4
Northwestern: 6-6
Iowa: 6-6
Indiana: 5-7
Illinois: 3-9
Purdue: 2-10
** Penn St.: 7-5
8 TEAMS BOWL ELIGIBLE

PAC-12:
Oregon: 12-0, Pac-12 North Champions
Stanford: 10-2
Arizona St.: 9-3, Pac-12 South Champions
UCLA: 9-3
Oregon St.: 8-4
Arizona: 8-4
Washington: 7-5
USC: 7-6
Utah: 6-6
Washington St.: 4-8
Colorado: 4-8
California: 1-11
9 TEAMS BOWL ELIGIBLE

Notre Dame: 9-3

2013-14 Bowl Projections- Week 7

This year, Penn St. is the only non-transitional FBS team on sanctions and ineligible for bowl games.

*** designates a conference being unable to fill its slot in a particular bowl game.

Note: The two games already played in Week 8 (La-Lafayette-Western Kentucky and Miami-UNC are factored into these projections).


Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Nevada (Mountain West #4) vs. Arizona (Pac-12 #7)
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas: Boise St. (Mountain West #1) vs. Arizona St. (Pac-12 #5)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Western Kentucky (Mountain West #6***) vs. Bowling Green (MAC #3)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt #1) vs. Rice (C-USA)
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg: Toledo (American #6***) vs. Middle Tennessee (C-USA)
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl:  Utah St. (Mountain West #5) vs. Marshall (C-USA)
Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl:  Indiana (Big Ten #8) vs. Northern Illinois (MAC #1)
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: Wyoming (Mountain West #2) vs. Notre Dame (Army***)
Military Bowl: Pittsburgh (ACC #8) vs. East Carolina (C-USA)
Texas Bowl: Kansas St. (Big 12 #6) vs. Michigan St. (Big Ten #6)
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: USC (Pac-12 #6) vs. BYU (BYU / ACC #9)
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Texas Tech (Big 12 #4) vs. Michigan (Big Ten #4)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Syracuse (Big 12 #7***) vs. UCF (American #4)
Belk Bowl: NC State (ACC #5) vs. Houston (American #3)
Russell Athletic Bowl: Virginia Tech (ACC #3) vs. Rutgers (American #2)
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl: UNLV (Mountain West #3) vs. Navy (Navy / C-USA)
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Georgia Tech (ACC #6) vs. Florida (SEC #7)
Valero Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma (Big 12 #3) vs. Stanford (Pac-12 #2)
Holiday Bowl: Texas (Big 12 #5) vs. Oregon St. (Pac-12 #3)
AdvoCare V100 Bowl: Duke (ACC #7) vs. Ohio (SEC #10***)
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Maryland (ACC #4) vs. Washington (Pac-12 #4)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Tulane (C-USA #1) vs. Ole Miss (SEC #8)
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Miami (FL) (ACC #2) vs. Auburn (SEC #5)
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl: Wisconsin (Big Ten #5) vs. Missouri (SEC #6)
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Iowa (Big Ten #7) vs. Louisiana Tech (C-USA)
Capital One Bowl: Northwestern (Big Ten #2) vs. South Carolina (SEC #2)
Outback Bowl: Nebraska (Big Ten #3) vs. Georgia (SEC #4)
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic: Oklahoma St. (Big 12 #2) vs. Texas A&M (SEC #3)
BBVA Compass Bowl: Cincinnati (American #5) vs. Vanderbilt (SEC #9)
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Ball St. (MAC #2) vs. Troy (Sun Belt #2)

Rose Bowl Game: Ohio St. (Big Ten #1) vs. UCLA (Pac-12 #1)
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Baylor (Big 12 #1) vs. Louisville (BCS At-Large)
Allstate Sugar Bowl: LSU (SEC #1) vs. Florida St. (BCS At-Large)
Discover Orange Bowl: Clemson (ACC #1) vs. Fresno St. (BCS At-Large)
VIZIO BCS National Championship Game: Alabama (BCS #1) vs. Oregon (BCS #2)

2013-14 Bowl Projections- Week 6

This year, Penn St. is the only non-transitional FBS team on sanctions and ineligible for bowl games.

*** designates a conference being unable to fill its slot in a particular bowl game.


Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Wyoming (Mountain West #4) vs. Utah (Pac-12 #7)
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas: Boise St. (Mountain West #1) vs. Oregon St. (Pac-12 #5)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Troy (Mountain West #6***) vs. Ohio (MAC #3)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt #1) vs. Rice (C-USA)
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg: Toledo (American #6***) vs. Middle Tennessee (C-USA)
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl:  UNLV (Mountain West #5) vs. Marshall (C-USA)
Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl:  Indiana (Big Ten #8) vs. Northern Illinois (MAC #1)
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: Utah St. (Mountain West #2) vs. Notre Dame (Army***)
Military Bowl: NC State (ACC #8) vs. Tulane (C-USA)
Texas Bowl: TCU (Big 12 #6) vs. Michigan St. (Big Ten #6)
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Arizona (Pac-12 #6) vs. BYU (BYU / ACC #9)
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Texas Tech (Big 12 #4) vs. Nebraska (Big Ten #4)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Ball St. (Big 12 #7***) vs. UCF (American #4)
Belk Bowl: Pittsburgh (ACC #5) vs. Houston (American #3)
Russell Athletic Bowl: Virginia Tech (ACC #3) vs. Rutgers (American #2)
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl: Nevada (Mountain West #3) vs. Navy (Navy / C-USA)
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Maryland (ACC #6) vs. Auburn (SEC #7)
Valero Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma St. (Big 12 #3) vs. Washington (Pac-12 #2)
Holiday Bowl: Texas (Big 12 #5) vs. UCLA (Pac-12 #3)
AdvoCare V100 Bowl: Duke (ACC #7) vs. Buffalo (SEC #10***)
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Georgia Tech (ACC #4) vs. Arizona St. (Pac-12 #4)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: East Carolina (C-USA #1) vs. Ole Miss (SEC #8)
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Miami (FL) (ACC #2) vs. South Carolina (SEC #5)
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl: Wisconsin (Big Ten #5) vs. Missouri (SEC #6)
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Iowa (Big Ten #7) vs. Louisiana Tech (C-USA)
Capital One Bowl: Michigan (Big Ten #2) vs. LSU (SEC #2)
Outback Bowl: Northwestern (Big Ten #3) vs. Florida (SEC #4)
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic: Oklahoma (Big 12 #2) vs. Texas A&M (SEC #3)
BBVA Compass Bowl: Cincinnati (American #5) vs. Vanderbilt (SEC #9)
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Bowling Green (MAC #2) vs. Western Kentucky (Sun Belt #2)

Rose Bowl Game: Ohio St. (Big Ten #1) vs. Stanford (Pac-12 #1)
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Baylor (Big 12 #1) vs. Louisville (BCS At-Large)
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Georgia (SEC #1) vs. Florida St. (BCS At-Large)
Discover Orange Bowl: Clemson (ACC #1) vs. Fresno St. (BCS At-Large)
VIZIO BCS National Championship Game: Alabama (BCS #1) vs. Oregon (BCS #2)