LFG! Here are my final projections before the College Football Playoff field is announced.
My final bowl projections feature the projected point spread of each matchup from Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson’s betting power ratings.
Let's dive into my college football bowl projections.
Projected College Football Playoff Field
*Conference champions projected to receive automatic bids
1 | Oregon* | Big Ten | ||||
2 | Georgia* | SEC | ||||
3 | Boise State* | MW | ||||
4 | Arizona State* | Big 12 | ||||
5 | Texas | SEC | ||||
6 | Penn State | Big Ten |
7 | Notre Dame | Independent | ||||
8 | Ohio State | Big Ten | ||||
9 | Tennessee | SEC | ||||
10 | Indiana | Big Ten | ||||
11 | Clemson* | ACC | ||||
12 | SMU | ACC |
College Football Playoff First Round
CFP First Round Dec. 20 • Columbus, OH Tennessee Ohio State -3 | CFP First Round Dec. 21 • Austin, TX SMU Texas -10.5 |
CFP First Round Dec. 21 • State College, PA Clemson Penn State -6.5 | CFP First Round Dec. 21 • South Bend, IN Indiana Notre Dame -5.5 |
College Football Playoff Quarterfinals
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Dec. 31 • Glendale, AZ Boise State Penn State -12.5 | Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Jan. 1 • Atlanta, GA Arizona State Texas -16 |
Rose Bowl Jan. 1 • Pasadena, CA Oregon -1.5 Ohio State | Allstate Sugar Bowl Jan. 1 • New Orleans, LA Georgia -1 Notre Dame |
College Football Playoff Semifinals
Capital One Orange Bowl Jan. 9 • Miami, FL Georgia -2.5 Penn State | Goodyear Cotton Bowl Jan. 10 • Arlington, TX Oregon Texas -1.5 |
CFP National Championship Prediction
Projections for All Other Bowl Games
Note: Teams with an asterisk are confirmed to be playing in their respective bowl games, according to Action Network's Brett McMurphy.
Bahamas Bowl Jan. 4 • Nassau, Bahamas Buffalo* Liberty* -5 | Duke's Mayo Bowl Jan. 3 • Charlotte, NC Minnesota -4 Virginia Tech | First Responder Bowl Jan. 3 • Dallas, TX North Texas Texas State -8.5 | TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Jan. 2 • Jacksonville, FL S. Carolina -11 Syracuse | Texas Bowl Dec. 31 • Houston, TX LSU -4.5 Baylor | Cheez-It Citrus Bowl Dec. 31 • Orlando, FL Alabama -13.5 Illinois | Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Dec. 31 • El Paso, TX Louisville -7 Washington | ReliaQuest Bowl Dec. 31 • Tampa, FL Ole Miss -8 Michigan | Music City Bowl Dec. 30 • Nashville, TN Missouri -1.5 Iowa | Independence Bowl Dec. 28 • Shreveport, LA Army -1.5 UNC | Valero Alamo Bowl Dec. 28 • San Antonio, TX BYU Colorado -4 | Military Bowl Dec. 28 • Annapolis, MD East Carolina NC State -8.5 | Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Dec. 28 • Tucson, AZ Miami OH -3.5 Colorado St. | Pop-Tarts Bowl Dec. 28 • Orlando, FL Miami -7.5 Iowa State | New Mexico Bowl Dec. 28 • Albuquerque, NM TCU -10.5 Louisiana | Pinstripe Bowl Dec. 28 • Bronx, NY Nebraska -7.5 Boston College | Wasabi Fenway Bowl Dec. 28 • Boston, MA Pittsburgh -7.5 UConn | Holiday Bowl Dec. 27 • San Diego, CA Duke -7 Washington St. | Las Vegas Bowl Dec. 27 • Las Vegas, NV Texas A&M -4 USC | AutoZone Liberty Bowl Dec. 27 • Memphis, TN Florida -7 Texas Tech | Birmingham Bowl Dec. 27 • Birmingham, AL Arkansas -1 Georgia Tech | Armed Forces Bowl Dec. 27 • Fort Worth, TX Navy Oklahoma -14 | 68 Ventures Bowl Dec. 26 • Mobile, AL Arkansas St. Bowling Green -8.5 | Guaranteed Rate Bowl Dec. 26 • Phoenix, AZ Kansas State -8.5 Rutgers | GameAbove Sports Bowl Dec. 26 • Detroit, MI Marshall -8.5 Toledo | Hawai'i Bowl Dec. 24 • Honolulu, HI South Florida* -2 San Jose St.* | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Dec. 23 • Boise, ID NIU Fresno State -2.5 | Myrtle Beach Bowl Dec. 23 • Conway, SC Coastal Carolina UTSA -6.5 | Gasparilla Bowl Dec. 20 • Tampa, FL Vanderbilt Tulane -2 | StaffDNA Cure Bowl Dec. 20 • Orlando, FL Jacksonville St. Ohio -0.5 | New Orleans Bowl Dec. 19 • New Orleans, LA Georgia Southern* -1 Sam Houston* | LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk Dec. 18 • Inglewood, CA California UNLV -3 | Boca Raton Bowl Dec. 18 • Boca Raton, FL WKU* JMU* -5.5 | Frisco Bowl Dec. 17 • Frisco, TX West Virginia* -6 Memphis* | Salute to Veterans Bowl Dec. 14 • Montgomery, AL W. Michigan* S. Alabama* -12 |