College Football Post-Week 3 Bowl Projections
College football's bowl season is still a few months away, but it's never too early to take a look at what the matchups might look like. With only three weeks of results in the books, it's hard to make long-term projections about teams, especially with several teams still playing overmatched non-conference games.
With very little data to work with, the post-Week 3 bowl projections are a mixture between preseason projections, how things would look if the season ended today, and a small dose of the results so far this year. Expect more changes over the next few weeks, especially as we see how teams perform in conference games.
2012-2013 Post-Week 3 College Football Bowl Projections
Bowl | Date | Tie-In | Projected Matchup |
New Mexico | Dec. 15 | MWC vs. Pac-12 | Utah vs. Wyoming |
Famous Idaho Potato | Dec. 15 | MAC vs. WAC | Utah State vs. N. Illinois |
Poinsettia | Dec. 20 | BYU vs. MWC | BYU vs. San Diego State |
Beef 'O'Brady's | Dec. 21 | Big East vs. C-USA | Vanderbilt* vs. Louisiana Tech* |
New Orleans | Dec. 22 | Sun Belt vs. C-USA | UL Lafayette vs. Southern Miss |
Las Vegas | Dec. 22 | MWC vs. Pac-12 | Washington vs. Boise State |
Hawaii | Dec. 24 | C-USA vs. MWC | Fresno State vs. SMU |
Little Caesars | Dec. 26 | Big Ten vs. MAC | Purdue vs. Toledo |
Military | Dec. 27 | ACC vs. Army | Marshall* vs. Miami |
Belk | Dec. 27 | ACC vs. Big East | Georgia Tech vs. Cincinnati |
Holiday | Dec. 27 | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | UCLA vs. TCU |
Independence | Dec. 28 | ACC vs. SEC | Wake Forest vs. Arkansas |
Russell Athletic | Dec. 28 | ACC vs. Big East | Clemson vs. Rutgers |
Meineke Car Care | Dec. 28 | Big Ten vs. Big 12 | Texas Tech vs. Iowa |
Armed Forces | Dec. 29 | C-USA vs. MWC | Nevada vs. UTEP |
Kraft Fight Hunger | Dec. 29 | Pac-12 vs. Navy | Navy vs. Arizona State |
Pinstripe | Dec. 29 | Big East vs. Big 12 | Baylor vs. Connecticut |
Alamo | Dec. 29 | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | Stanford vs. Kansas State |
Buffalo Wild Wings | Dec. 29 | Big Ten vs. Big 12 | Oklahoma State vs. N'Western |
Music City | Dec. 31 | SEC vs. ACC | Virginia vs. Missouri |
Sun | Dec. 31 | ACC vs. Pac-12 | Arizona vs. NC State |
Liberty | Dec. 31 | SEC vs. C-USA | Texas A&M vs. East Carolina |
Chick-fil-A | Dec. 31 | ACC vs. SEC | Virginia Tech vs. Miss. State |
TicketCity | Jan. 1 | Big Ten vs. C-USA | Illinois vs. Tulsa |
TaxSlayer.com Gator | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten | Tennessee vs. Wisconsin |
Capital One | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten | Georgia vs. Michigan State |
Outback | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten | Nebraska vs. Florida |
Cotton | Jan. 4 | Big 12 vs. SEC | West Virginia vs. So. Carolina |
BBVA Compass | Jan. 5 | SEC vs. Big East | Auburn vs. South Florida |
GoDaddy.com | Jan. 6 | MAC vs. Sun Belt | Arkansas State vs. Ohio |
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Rose | Jan. 1 | BCS vs. BCS | Michigan vs. USC |
Orange | Jan. 1 | BCS vs. BCS | Florida State vs. Texas |
Sugar | Jan. 2 | BCS vs. BCS | LSU vs. Notre Dame |
Fiesta | Jan. 3 | BCS vs. BCS | Oklahoma vs. Louisville |
National Title | Jan. 7 | BCS vs. BCS | Oregon vs. Alabama |
* Indicates an at-large team due to a conference unable to fill bowl slots according to Athlon's projections.
by Steven Lassan
(published Sept. 18, 2012)
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