2013-14 Bowl Projections- Week 13

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: Boise St. (Mountain West #4) vs. Washington (Pac-12 #7)
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas: Fresno St. (Mountain West #1) vs. UCLA (Pac-12 #5)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Colorado St. (Mountain West #6) vs. Buffalo (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:  Western Kentucky (Big Ten #8***) vs. Ball St. (MAC #1)
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: San Diego St. (Mountain West #2) vs. Washington St. (Army***)
Military Bowl: Pittsburgh (ACC #8) vs. Tulane (C-USA)
Texas Bowl: Texas Tech (Big 12 #6) vs. Michigan (Big Ten #6)
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Arizona (Pac-12 #6) vs. BYU (BYU / ACC #9)
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Texas (Big 12 #4) vs. Minnesota (Big Ten #4)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl:  Maryland (Big 12 #7***) vs. Cincinnati (American #4)
Belk Bowl: North Carolina (ACC #5) vs. Houston (American #3)
Russell Athletic Bowl: Virginia Tech (ACC #3) vs. Louisville (American #2)
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl: Utah St. (Mountain West #3) vs. Navy (Navy / C-USA)
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Georgia Tech (ACC #6) vs. Ole Miss (SEC #7)
Valero Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma (Big 12 #3) vs. Stanford (Pac-12 #2)
Holiday Bowl: Kansas St. (Big 12 #5) vs. Oregon (Pac-12 #3)
AdvoCare V100 Bowl: Boston College (ACC #7) vs. Troy (SEC #10***)
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Miami (ACC #4) vs. USC (Pac-12 #4)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: East Carolina (C-USA #1) vs. Vanderbilt (SEC #8)
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Duke (ACC #2) vs. Texas A&M (SEC #5)
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl: Iowa (Big Ten #5) vs. Georgia (SEC #6)
Heart of Dallas Bowl:  Oregon St. (Big Ten #7***) vs. North Texas (C-USA)
Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin (Big Ten #2) vs. South Carolina (SEC #2)
Outback Bowl: Nebraska (Big Ten #3) vs. Missouri (SEC #4)
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic: Baylor (Big 12 #2) vs. LSU (SEC #3)
BBVA Compass Bowl: Rutgers (American #5) vs. San Jose St. (SEC #9***)
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Bowling Green (MAC #2) vs. Arkansas St. (Sun Belt #2)

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

2013-14 Bowl Projections- Week 12

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

I now am projecting Oklahoma St. as my Big 12 champion and Michigan St. as my Big Ten champion, changing the BCS landscape.  There will also be several bowl-eligible teams left out, as there will likely be between 75 and 80 bowl-eligible teams, many more than there were last year.
*** designates a conference being unable to fill its slot in a particular bowl game.


Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Colorado St. (Mountain West #4) vs. Washington (Pac-12 #7)
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas: Boise St. (Mountain West #1) vs. UCLA (Pac-12 #5)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: San Jose St. (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: Buffalo (American #6***) vs. Middle Tennessee (C-USA)
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl:  UNLV (Mountain West #5) vs. Marshall (C-USA)
Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl:  Louisiana-Monroe (Big Ten #8***) vs. Northern Illinois (MAC #1)
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: San Diego St. (Mountain West #2) vs. Arizona (Army***)
Military Bowl: Syracuse (ACC #8) vs. Tulane (C-USA)
Texas Bowl: Texas Tech (Big 12 #6) vs. Iowa (Big Ten #6)
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Oregon St. (Pac-12 #6) vs. BYU (BYU / ACC #9)
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Oklahoma (Big 12 #4) vs. Nebraska (Big Ten #4)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl:  Maryland (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: Utah St. (Mountain West #3) vs. Navy (Navy / C-USA)
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: North Carolina (ACC #6) vs. Ole Miss (SEC #7)
Valero Alamo Bowl: Texas (Big 12 #3) vs. Stanford (Pac-12 #2)
Holiday Bowl: Kansas St. (Big 12 #5) vs. USC (Pac-12 #3)
AdvoCare V100 Bowl: Boston College (ACC #7) vs. Toledo (SEC #10***)
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Miami (ACC #4) vs. Arizona St. (Pac-12 #4)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: East Carolina (C-USA #1) vs. Vanderbilt (SEC #8)
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Duke (ACC #2) vs. LSU (SEC #5)
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl: Minnesota (Big Ten #5) vs. Georgia (SEC #6)
Heart of Dallas Bowl:  Washington St. (Big Ten #7***) vs. North Texas (C-USA)
Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin (Big Ten #2) vs. Texas A&M (SEC #2)
Outback Bowl: Michigan (Big Ten #3) vs. Missouri (SEC #4)
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic: Baylor (Big 12 #2) vs. South Carolina (SEC #3)
BBVA Compass Bowl: Rutgers (American #5) vs. UTSA (SEC #9***)
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Ball St. (MAC #2) vs. Arkansas St. (Sun Belt #2)

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

2013-14 Bowl Projections- Week 11

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

I still have Oregon as my projected Pac-12 champion, going to the Sugar Bowl, as I expect USC to hand Stanford its second conference loss this weekend.
*** designates a conference being unable to fill its slot in a particular bowl game.


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

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

2013-14 Bowl Projections- Week 10

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

I do not care that Florida St. is now #2 in the BCS Standings.  If all of Alabama, Oregon, and Florida St. finish undefeated, it will be Alabama vs. Oregon.  FSU has no one left to play.  With how things are going in the ACC Coastal, they could face Duke, who will have its first winning season in nearly 20 years, in the ACC Title Game.

*** 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. Buffalo (MAC #3)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt #1) vs. Rice (C-USA)
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg: Ohio (American #6***) vs. Middle Tennessee (C-USA)
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl:  San Diego St. (Mountain West #5) vs. Marshall (C-USA)
Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl:  Troy (Big Ten #8***) vs. Northern Illinois (MAC #1)
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: San Jose St. (Mountain West #2) vs. Toledo (Army***)
Military Bowl: North Carolina (ACC #8) vs. Tulane (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. Nebraska (Big Ten #4)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: West Virginia (Big 12 #7) vs. Cincinnati (American #4)
Belk Bowl: Georgia Tech (ACC #5) vs. Houston (American #3)
Russell Athletic Bowl: Duke (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: Maryland (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: Syracuse (ACC #7) vs. Vanderbilt (SEC #10)
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Virginia Tech (ACC #4) vs. Oregon St. (Pac-12 #4)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: East Carolina (C-USA #1) vs. Florida (SEC #8)
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Miami (FL) (ACC #2) vs. Missouri (SEC #5)
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl: Michigan (Big Ten #5) vs. Ole Miss (SEC #6)
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Iowa (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. Arkansas St. (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)