"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."
Who knew the Bible would accurately predict my Week 8 bowl projections in 2024?
But that’s where we are: the meek are taking over college football. For the first time since I started my bowl projections — approximately right around when man invented fire — my projections will include Vanderbilt, ULM and UConn.
I need to confirm it, but this might be a sign of the apocalypse.
Vanderbilt (4-2) and ULM (5-1), who were both predicted to finish last in their respective conferences, and independent UConn (4-2) could clinch a bowl bid before Halloween. All three schools have never been to a bowl in the same season.
So, before the world ends, here are my latest — and hopefully not my last — bowl projections.
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 |  Oregon* | Big Ten | ||||
| 3 |  Miami* | ACC | ||||
| 4 |  Iowa State* | Big 12 | ||||
| 5 |  Ohio State | Big Ten | ||||
| 6 |  Georgia | SEC | ||||
| 7 |  Penn State | Big Ten | ||||
| 8 |  Clemson | ACC | ||||
| 9 |  LSU | SEC | ||||
| 10 |  Texas A&M | SEC | ||||
| 11 |  BYU | Big 12 | ||||
| 12 |  Army* | AAC | ||||
College Football Playoff First Round
 CFP First Round Dec. 20 • Clemson, SC LSU Clemson -2.5  | CFP First Round Dec. 21 • Columbus, OH Army Ohio State -21.5 |
CFP First Round Dec. 21 • Athens, GA BYU Georgia -17.5 | CFP First Round Dec. 21 • State College, PA Texas A&M Penn State -7 |
College Football Playoff Quarterfinals
 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Dec. 31 • Glendale, AZ Iowa State Ohio State -7.5 |  Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Jan. 1 • Atlanta, GA Miami Georgia -7 |
 Rose Bowl Jan. 1 • Pasadena, CA Oregon -0.5 Penn State |  Allstate Sugar Bowl Jan. 1 • New Orleans, LA Texas -13 Clemson |
College Football Playoff Semifinals
 Capital One Orange Bowl Jan. 9 • Miami, FL Texas -5.5 Ohio State |  Goodyear Cotton Bowl Jan. 10 • Arlington, TX Oregon Georgia -2 |
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 -4.5 |  First Responder Bowl Jan. 3 • Dallas, TX  Michigan St.  Arizona -4.5 |  TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Jan. 2 • Jacksonville, FL  Oklahoma -8.5  Pittsburgh |  Texas Bowl Dec. 31 • Houston, TX  TCU  Arkansas -5.5 |  Cheez-It Citrus Bowl Dec. 31 • Orlando, FL  Alabama -10.5  Indiana |  Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Dec. 31 • El Paso, TX  Syracuse  Colorado -6 |  ReliaQuest Bowl Dec. 31 • Tampa, FL  Tennessee -8  Nebraska |  Music City Bowl Dec. 30 • Nashville, TN  Missouri -3  Michigan |  Independence Bowl Dec. 28 • Shreveport, LA  Washington St. -5  Duke |  Valero Alamo Bowl Dec. 28 • San Antonio, TX  USC PK  Kansas State |  Military Bowl Dec. 28 • Annapolis, MD  Georgia Tech -4.5  Navy |  Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl Dec. 28 • Tucson, AZ  E. Michigan  UNLV -19 |  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 -10.5 |  Pinstripe Bowl Dec. 28 • Bronx, NY  Louisville -2  Wisconsin |  Wasabi Fenway Bowl Dec. 28 • Boston, MA  Virginia Tech -2  Memphis |  Holiday Bowl Dec. 27 • San Diego, CA  SMU -8  Arizona State |  Las Vegas Bowl Dec. 27 • Las Vegas, NV  Ole Miss -11.5  Washington |  AutoZone Liberty Bowl Dec. 27 • Memphis, TN  Vanderbilt  West Virginia -2.5 |  Birmingham Bowl Dec. 27 • Birmingham, AL  Kentucky -12  Boston College |  Armed Forces Bowl Dec. 27 • Fort Worth, TX  Oklahoma St. -9  Oregon State |  68 Ventures Bowl Dec. 26 • Mobile, AL  Marshall -1.5  UConn |  Guaranteed Rate Bowl Dec. 26 • Phoenix, AZ  Cincinnati  Iowa -7 |  Detroit Bowl Dec. 26 • Detroit, MI  Minnesota -12.5  Toledo |  Hawai'i Bowl Dec. 24 • Honolulu, HI  Colorado St.  Tulane -14 |  Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Dec. 23 • Boise, ID  Buffalo  WKU -9 |  Myrtle Beach Bowl Dec. 23 • Conway, SC  W. Michigan  Coastal Carolina -6.5 |  Gasparilla Bowl Dec. 20 • Tampa, FL  Rutgers -3  JMU |  StaffDNA Cure Bowl Dec. 20 • Orlando, FL  South Florida -2  Georgia Southern |  New Orleans Bowl Dec. 19 • New Orleans, LA  Liberty -9.5  ULM |  LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk Dec. 18 • Inglewood, CA  Utah  Boise State -1.5 |  Boca Raton Bowl Dec. 18 • Boca Raton, FL  East Carolina  Louisiana -5 |  Frisco Bowl Dec. 17 • Frisco, TX  North Texas -6.5  Ohio |  Camellia Bowl Dec. 14 • Montgomery, AL  C. Michigan  Jacksonville St. -9 |
