This year, Penn St. is the only non-transitional FBS team on sanctions and ineligible for bowl games.
Nothing has changed with my projected BCS Title matchup of Florida St.-Auburn, as I had Ohio St. losing to Michigan St. By the way, tell me if you called that game in August. To hold myself accountable, I will say that I had Alabama-Oregon. The biggest question within the BCS bowls is whether the Sugar Bowl will take Oregon or Oklahoma to play Alabama. It could go either way, but I am giving the nod to Oklahoma due to the fact that the Sugar Bowl will have a tie-in with the Big 12 next year.
If we had the playoff this year, spots 1-3 would be fairly easy to determine, but there would be chaos surrounding the fourth spot. Michigan St. would likely emerge, but Baylor, Stanford, and South Carolina would all have reasonable arguments. It would look like:
(1) Florida St. vs. (4) Michigan St.
(2) Auburn vs. (3) Alabama
*** designates a conference being unable to fill its slot in a particular bowl game.
Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Boise St. (Mountain West #4) vs. Arizona (Pac-12 #7)
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas: Fresno St. (Mountain West #1) vs. USC (Pac-12 #5)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: UNLV (Mountain West #6) vs. Ball St. (MAC #3)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt #1) vs. Tulane (C-USA)
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg: Pittsburgh (American #6***) vs. Middle Tennessee (C-USA)
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: San Jose St. (Mountain West #5) vs. East Carolina (C-USA)
Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl: Syracuse (Big Ten #8***) vs. Bowling Green (MAC #1)
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: San Diego St. (Mountain West #2) vs. Washington St. (Army***)
Military Bowl: Maryland (ACC #8) vs. Marshall (C-USA)
Texas Bowl: Buffalo (Big 12 #6***) vs. Minnesota (Big Ten #6)
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Washington (Pac-12 #6) vs. BYU (BYU / ACC #9)
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Kansas St. (Big 12 #4) vs. Nebraska (Big Ten #4)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Notre Dame (Big 12 #7***) vs. Rutgers (American #4)
Belk Bowl: North Carolina (ACC #5) vs. Cincinnati (American #3)
Russell Athletic Bowl: Miami (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: Texas (Big 12 #3) vs. Oregon (Pac-12 #2)
Holiday Bowl: Texas Tech (Big 12 #5) vs. Arizona St. (Pac-12 #3)
AdvoCare V100 Bowl: Boston College (ACC #7) vs. Colorado St. (SEC #10***)
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Virginia Tech (ACC #4) vs. UCLA (Pac-12 #4)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Rice (C-USA #1) vs. Vanderbilt (SEC #8)
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Duke (ACC #2) vs. Texas A&M (SEC #5)
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl: Michigan (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: Iowa (Big Ten #3) vs. LSU (SEC #4)
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic: Oklahoma St. (Big 12 #2) vs. Missouri (SEC #3)
BBVA Compass Bowl: Houston (American #5) vs. Mississippi St. (SEC #9)
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Northern Illinois (MAC #2) vs. Arkansas St. (Sun Belt #2)
Rose Bowl Game: Michigan St. (Big Ten #1) vs. Stanford (Pac-12 #1)
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Baylor (Big 12 #1) vs. UCF (BCS At-Large)
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Alabama (SEC #1) vs. Oklahoma (BCS At-Large)
Discover Orange Bowl: Clemson (ACC #1) vs. Ohio St. (BCS At-Large)
VIZIO BCS National Championship Game: Florida St. (BCS #1) vs. Auburn (BCS #2)
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
2013-14 Bowl Projections- Week 14
This year, Penn St. is the only non-transitional FBS team on sanctions and ineligible for bowl games.
There is a massive bowl bid squeeze going on. As there will be as many as 80 bowl-eligible teams for 70 spots, some teams will be left out (last year, only 2 were). Currently, I have all bowl-eligible teams from the big conferences in bowls, but 6-6 teams in the ACC and Pac-12 (conferences needing 2 at-large spots) are not safe.
Scenario Time:
All Contenders Win: Florida St. vs. Ohio St.
OSU loses: Florida St. vs. Auburn
FSU loses: Ohio St. vs. Auburn
OSU and Auburn lose: Florida St. vs. Missouri (would jump Alabama)
FSU and Auburn lose: Ohio St. vs. Missouri
FSU and OSU lose: Auburn vs. Alabama
FSU, OSU, and Auburn lose: Alabama vs. Missouri
*** 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. USC (Pac-12 #5)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: UNLV (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: Pittsburgh (American #6***) vs. Middle Tennessee (C-USA)
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: San Jose St. (Mountain West #5) vs. East Carolina (C-USA)
Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl: Notre Dame (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: Maryland (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: Texas (Big 12 #4) vs. Nebraska (Big Ten #4)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Syracuse (Big 12 #7***) vs. Houston (American #4)
Belk Bowl: North Carolina (ACC #5) vs. Cincinnati (American #3)
Russell Athletic Bowl: Miami (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. Colorado St. (SEC #10***)
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Virginia Tech (ACC #4) vs. UCLA (Pac-12 #4)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Marshall (C-USA #1) vs. Vanderbilt (SEC #8)
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Duke (ACC #2) vs. Texas A&M (SEC #5)
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl: Michigan (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. Missouri (SEC #2)
Outback Bowl: Iowa (Big Ten #3) vs. South Carolina (SEC #4)
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic: Baylor (Big 12 #2) vs. LSU (SEC #3)
BBVA Compass Bowl: Rutgers (American #5) vs. Mississippi 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: Alabama (SEC #1) vs. UCF (BCS At-Large)
Discover Orange Bowl: Clemson (ACC #1) vs. Ohio St. (BCS At-Large)
VIZIO BCS National Championship Game: Florida St. (BCS #1) vs. Auburn (BCS #2)
There is a massive bowl bid squeeze going on. As there will be as many as 80 bowl-eligible teams for 70 spots, some teams will be left out (last year, only 2 were). Currently, I have all bowl-eligible teams from the big conferences in bowls, but 6-6 teams in the ACC and Pac-12 (conferences needing 2 at-large spots) are not safe.
Scenario Time:
All Contenders Win: Florida St. vs. Ohio St.
OSU loses: Florida St. vs. Auburn
FSU loses: Ohio St. vs. Auburn
OSU and Auburn lose: Florida St. vs. Missouri (would jump Alabama)
FSU and Auburn lose: Ohio St. vs. Missouri
FSU and OSU lose: Auburn vs. Alabama
FSU, OSU, and Auburn lose: Alabama vs. Missouri
*** 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. USC (Pac-12 #5)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: UNLV (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: Pittsburgh (American #6***) vs. Middle Tennessee (C-USA)
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: San Jose St. (Mountain West #5) vs. East Carolina (C-USA)
Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl: Notre Dame (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: Maryland (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: Texas (Big 12 #4) vs. Nebraska (Big Ten #4)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Syracuse (Big 12 #7***) vs. Houston (American #4)
Belk Bowl: North Carolina (ACC #5) vs. Cincinnati (American #3)
Russell Athletic Bowl: Miami (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. Colorado St. (SEC #10***)
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Virginia Tech (ACC #4) vs. UCLA (Pac-12 #4)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Marshall (C-USA #1) vs. Vanderbilt (SEC #8)
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Duke (ACC #2) vs. Texas A&M (SEC #5)
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl: Michigan (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. Missouri (SEC #2)
Outback Bowl: Iowa (Big Ten #3) vs. South Carolina (SEC #4)
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic: Baylor (Big 12 #2) vs. LSU (SEC #3)
BBVA Compass Bowl: Rutgers (American #5) vs. Mississippi 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: Alabama (SEC #1) vs. UCF (BCS At-Large)
Discover Orange Bowl: Clemson (ACC #1) vs. Ohio St. (BCS At-Large)
VIZIO BCS National Championship Game: Florida St. (BCS #1) vs. Auburn (BCS #2)
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