Overshadowed in last week’s wild mess of upsets were the first two teams becoming officially bowl-eligible.
Miami and Indiana are the first two teams to six wins. The Hurricanes reaching bowl eligibility isn’t a surprise, but it is for the Hoosiers. Led by first-year coach Curt “I win, Google me” Cignetti, Indiana is guaranteed its first bowl bid since 2020.
With two bowl teams down and only 80 to go, 16 more schools are only one win away from reaching the magic six-win requirement to earn a bowl bid.
Included in my bowl projections is the projected point spread of each matchup from Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson’s betting power ratings.
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*Conference champions projected to receive automatic bids
Projected College Football Playoff Field
| 1 |  Texas* | SEC | ||||
| 2 |  Ohio State* | Big Ten | ||||
| 3 |  Miami* | ACC | ||||
| 4 |  Iowa State* | Big 12 | ||||
| 5 |  Georgia | SEC | ||||
| 6 |  Penn State | Big Ten | ||||
| 7 |  Oregon | Big Ten | ||||
| 8 |  Clemson | ACC | ||||
| 9 |  Ole Miss | SEC | ||||
| 10 |  Alabama | SEC | ||||
| 11 |  LSU | SEC | ||||
| 12 |  Army* | AAC | ||||
College Football Playoff First Round
 CFP First Round Dec. 20 • Clemson, SC Ole Miss -5 Clemson  | CFP First Round Dec. 21 • Athens, GA Army Georgia -23.5 |
CFP First Round Dec. 21 • State College, PA LSU Penn State -8.5 | CFP First Round Dec. 21 • Eugene, OR  Alabama -2.5 Oregon |
College Football Playoff Quarterfinals
 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Dec. 31 • Glendale, AZ Iowa State Georgia -8.5 |  Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Jan. 1 • Atlanta, GA Miami Penn State -4.5 |
 Rose Bowl Jan. 1 • Pasadena, CA Ohio State -6.5 Oregon |  Allstate Sugar Bowl Jan. 1 • New Orleans, LA Texas -12 Clemson |
College Football Playoff Semifinals
 Capital One Orange Bowl Jan. 9 • Miami, FL Texas -3 Georgia |  Goodyear Cotton Bowl Jan. 10 • Arlington, TX Ohio State -5 Penn State |
CFP National Championship Prediction
Projections for All Other Bowl Games
 Bahamas Bowl Jan. 4 • Nassau, Bahamas  NIU  Sam Houston -2.5 |  Duke's Mayo Bowl Jan. 3 • Charlotte, NC  Virginia  Illinois -11 |  First Responder Bowl Jan. 3 • Dallas, TX  Arizona State  Minnesota -4.5 |  TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Jan. 2 • Jacksonville, FL  Oklahoma -9.5  Pittsburgh |  Texas Bowl Dec. 31 • Houston, TX  Kansas State -4  Arkansas |  Cheez-It Citrus Bowl Dec. 31 • Orlando, FL  Texas A&M -4  Indiana |  Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Dec. 31 • El Paso, TX  Syracuse  Arizona PK |  ReliaQuest Bowl Dec. 31 • Tampa, FL  Kentucky -3  Nebraska |  Music City Bowl Dec. 30 • Nashville, TN  Missouri -2.5  Michigan |  Independence Bowl Dec. 28 • Shreveport, LA  Oklahoma St. -7  Oregon State |  Valero Alamo Bowl Dec. 28 • San Antonio, TX  USC -8  BYU |  Military Bowl Dec. 28 • Annapolis, MD  UNC  Navy -4 |  Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Dec. 28 • Tucson, AZ  E. Michigan  UNLV -17.5 |  Pop-Tarts Bowl Dec. 28 • Orlando, FL  Notre Dame -12.5  Texas Tech |  New Mexico Bowl Dec. 28 • Albuquerque, NM  San Jose St.  Texas State -8.5 |  Pinstripe Bowl Dec. 28 • Bronx, NY  Louisville -5  Wisconsin |  Wasabi Fenway Bowl Dec. 28 • Boston, MA  Georgia Tech -5.5  Memphis |  Holiday Bowl Dec. 27 • San Diego, CA  SMU -2  Washington |  Las Vegas Bowl Dec. 27 • Las Vegas, NV  Tennessee -7.5  Utah |  AutoZone Liberty Bowl Dec. 27 • Memphis, TN  West Virginia -6.5  Washington St. |  Birmingham Bowl Dec. 27 • Birmingham, AL  Boston College  JMU -2 |  Armed Forces Bowl Dec. 27 • Fort Worth, TX  TCU -4  Michigan St. |  68 Ventures Bowl Dec. 26 • Mobile, AL  Arkansas St. -4.5  Ohio |  Guaranteed Rate Bowl Dec. 26 • Phoenix, AZ  Cincinnati  Iowa -8 |  Detroit Bowl Dec. 26 • Detroit, MI  Rutgers -13  Toledo |  Hawai'i Bowl Dec. 24 • Honolulu, HI  Fresno State  Tulane -4 |  Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Dec. 23 • Boise, ID  Bowling Green -1.5  Georgia Southern |  Myrtle Beach Bowl Dec. 23 • Conway, SC  VA Tech -12.5  Coastal Carolina |  Gasparilla Bowl Dec. 20 • Tampa, FL  Duke -7.5  East Carolina |  StaffDNA Cure Bowl Dec. 20 • Orlando, FL  Marshall -6.5  W. Michigan |  New Orleans Bowl Dec. 19 • New Orleans, LA  Liberty -1  Louisiana |  LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk Dec. 18 • Inglewood, CA  Colorado  Boise State -8 |  Boca Raton Bowl Dec. 18 • Boca Raton, FL  UCF -12  South Florida |  Frisco Bowl Dec. 17 • Frisco, TX  North Texas -8  ULM |  Camellia Bowl Dec. 14 • Montgomery, AL  WKU -1  UConn |
