Athlon projects the bowls and playoff 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 WestUL Lafayette vs.
Utah StateNew Mexico Dec. 20 C-USA vs.
Mountain WestNorth Texas vs.
San Diego StateLas Vegas Dec. 20 Mountain West
vs. Pac-12 No. 6Arizona vs.
Boise StateFamous Idaho Potato Dec. 20 MAC vs.
Mountain WestBall State vs.
NevadaCamellia Dec. 20 MAC vs.
Sun BeltArkansas State vs.
ToledoMiami Beach Dec. 23 American vs.
BYUBYU vs.
East CarolinaBoca Raton Dec. 23 C-USA vs.
MACFAU vs.
Northern IllinoisPoinsettia Dec. 23 Mountain West vs.
NavyFresno State vs.
NavyBahamas Dec. 24 C-USA vs.
MACMTSU vs.
OhioHawaii Dec. 24 C-USA vs.
Mountain WestColorado State vs.
RiceHeart of Dallas Dec. 26 Big Ten vs.
C-USAMaryland vs.
UTSABitcoin St. Petersburg Dec. 26 ACC No. 10 vs.
AmericanGeorgia Tech vs.
USFMilitary Dec. 27 ACC No. 7-9 vs.
American AthleticCincinnati vs.
PittsburghSun Dec. 27 ACC No. 3-6 vs.
Pac-12 No. 5Miami vs.
WashingtonPinstripe Dec. 27 ACC No. 3-6 vs.
Big Ten No. 5-7Nebraska vs.
North CarolinaIndependence Dec. 27 ACC No. 7-9 vs.
SEC No. 3-8Duke vs.
Utah*Holiday Dec. 27 Big Ten No. 2-4 vs.
Pac-12 No. 3Michigan vs.
USCLiberty Dec. 29 Big 12 No. 5 vs.
SEC No. 3-8Oklahoma State vs.
TennesseeRussell Athletic Dec. 29 ACC No. 2 vs.
Big 12 No. 3Notre Dame vs.
Kansas StateTexas Dec. 29 Big 12 No. 4 vs.
SEC No. 3-8Texas A&M vs.
TCUDetroit Dec. 30 ACC No. 7-9 vs.
Big TenNorthwestern vs.
SyracuseBelk Dec. 30 ACC No. 3-6 vs.
SEC No. 3-8Louisville vs.
Mississippi StateSan Francisco Dec. 30 Big Ten No. 5-7 vs.
Pac-12 No. 4Arizona State vs.
MinnesotaMusic City Dec. 30 ACC/Big Ten vs.
SEC No. 3-8Iowa vs.
MissouriCapital One Jan. 1 SEC No. 2 vs
Big Ten/ACCOhio State vs.
Ole MissOutback Jan. 1 Big Ten No. 2-4 vs.
SEC No. 3-8Florida vs.
WisconsinArmed Forces Jan. 2 American/Army vs.
Big 12 No. 7Houston vs.
Oregon State*TaxSlayer Jan. 2 ACC/Big Ten vs.
SEC No. 3-8Virginia Tech vs.
LSUAlamo Jan. 2 Big 12 No. 2 vs.
Pac-12 No. 2Stanford vs.
TexasCactus Jan. 2 Big 12 No. 6 vs.
Pac-12 No. 7Texas Tech vs.
Washington StateBirmingham Jan. 3 American vs.
SEC No. 9UCF vs.
VanderbiltGoDaddy Jan. 4 MAC vs.
Sun BeltBowling Green vs.
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Chick-fil-A Peach Dec. 31 At-large vs.
At-large
Georgia vs.
MarshallFiesta Dec. 31 At-large vs.
At-largeUCLA vs.
South CarolinaOrange Dec. 31 ACC No. 1 vs.
Big Ten/ND/SECClemson vs.
AuburnCotton Jan. 1 At-large vs.
At-largeMichigan State vs.
BaylorCollege Football Playoff
Rose Jan. 1 Playoff Semifinal Alabama vs.
OklahomaSugar Jan. 1 Playoff Semifinal Florida State vs.
OregonCFB Championship Jan. 12 Semifinal Winner vs.
Semifinal Winner
Alabama
