College Football Bowl Projections for 2014

College football’s postseason format has changed significantly last year, with 2014 the first season of a four-team playoff.

As a result of the new playoff format, the changes in the postseason extended to the bowl games.

Whether it was a change in date or conference affiliation, nearly every bowl game was impacted by the new format.

While there will be an adjustment period on remembering all of the new tie-ins and bowl affiliations, the bowl lineup for 2014 and beyond has improved.

Counting the three playoff games, there will be 39 bowl games for 2014. The postseason is set to start on Dec. 20, with five games scheduled to take place, starting with the New Orleans Bowl between the Sun Belt and Mountain West.

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College Football's 2014 Bowl Projections

Bowl	Date	Tie-In	Projection
New Orleans	Dec. 20	Sun Belt vs. Mountain West	UL Lafayette  vs. Utah State
New Mexico	Dec. 20	C-USA vs. Mountain West	North Texas vs. San Diego State
Las Vegas	Dec. 20	Mountain West vs. Pac-12 No. 6	Arizona vs. Boise State
Famous Idaho Potato	Dec. 20	MAC vs. Mountain West	Ball State vs.  Nevada
Camellia	Dec. 20	MAC vs. Sun Belt	Arkansas State vs. Toledo
Miami Beach	Dec. 23	American vs. BYU	BYU vs. East Carolina
Boca Raton	Dec. 23	C-USA vs.  MAC	FAU vs. Northern Illinois
Poinsettia	Dec. 23	Mountain West vs. Navy	Fresno State vs.  Navy
Bahamas	Dec. 24	C-USA vs. MAC	MTSU vs. Ohio
Hawaii	Dec. 24	C-USA vs.  Mountain West	Colorado State vs. Rice
Heart of Dallas	Dec. 26	Big Ten vs.  C-USA	Maryland vs.  UTSA
Bitcoin St. Petersburg	Dec. 26	ACC No. 10 vs. American	Georgia Tech vs. USF
Military	Dec. 27	ACC No. 7-9 vs. American Athletic	Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh
Sun	Dec. 27	ACC No. 3-6 vs. Pac-12 No. 5	Miami vs.  Washington
Pinstripe	Dec. 27	ACC No. 3-6 vs. Big Ten No. 5-7	Nebraska vs. North Carolina
Independence	Dec. 27	ACC No. 7-9 vs. SEC No. 3-8	Duke vs. Utah*
Holiday	Dec. 27	Big Ten No. 2-4 vs. Pac-12 No. 3	Michigan vs. USC
Liberty	Dec. 29	Big 12 No. 5 vs. SEC No. 3-8	Oklahoma State vs. Tennessee
Russell Athletic	Dec. 29	ACC No. 2 vs. Big 12 No. 3	Notre Dame vs.  Kansas State
Texas	Dec. 29	Big 12 No. 4 vs. SEC No. 3-8	Texas A&M vs. TCU
Detroit	Dec. 30	ACC No. 7-9 vs. Big Ten	Northwestern vs. Syracuse
Belk	Dec. 30	ACC No. 3-6 vs. SEC No. 3-8	Louisville vs. Mississippi State
San Francisco	Dec. 30	Big Ten No. 5-7 vs. Pac-12 No. 4	Arizona State vs. Minnesota
Music City	Dec. 30	ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC No. 3-8	Iowa vs. Missouri
Capital One	Jan. 1	SEC No. 2 vs Big Ten/ACC	Ohio State vs. Ole Miss
Outback	Jan. 1	Big Ten No. 2-4 vs. SEC No. 3-8	Florida vs.  Wisconsin
Armed Forces	Jan. 2	American/Army vs. Big 12 No. 7	Houston vs. Oregon State*
TaxSlayer	Jan. 2	ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC No. 3-8	Virginia Tech vs. LSU
Alamo	Jan. 2	Big 12 No. 2 vs. Pac-12 No. 2	Stanford vs.  Texas
Cactus	Jan. 2	Big 12 No. 6 vs.  Pac-12 No. 7	Texas Tech vs. Washington State
Birmingham	Jan. 3	American vs.  SEC No. 9	UCF vs. Vanderbilt
GoDaddy	Jan. 4	MAC vs.  Sun Belt	Bowling Green vs. South Alabama
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New Year's Bowls
Chick-fil-A Peach	Dec. 31	At-large vs. At-large	Georgia vs. Marshall
Fiesta	Dec. 31	At-large vs. At-large	UCLA vs. South Carolina
Orange	Dec. 31	ACC No. 1 vs.  Big Ten/ND/SEC	Clemson vs. Auburn
Cotton	Jan. 1	At-large vs.  At-large	Michigan State vs.  Baylor
College Football Playoff
Rose	Jan. 1	Playoff Semifinal	Alabama vs. Oklahoma
Sugar	Jan. 1	Playoff Semifinal	Florida State vs. Oregon
CFB Championship	Jan. 12	Semifinal Winner vs. Semifinal Winner	Florida State over Alabama