College Football Post-Week 6 Bowl Projections
College football's bowl season is inching closer, but it's never too early to take a look at what the matchups might look like. With six weeks of results in the books, it's hard to make long-term projections about teams, especially with several teams just getting into conference play.
With little data to work with, the post-Week 6 bowl projections are a mixture between preseason projections, how things would look if the season ended today, and a 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 6 College Football Bowl Projections
Bowl | Date | Tie-In | Projected Matchup |
New Mexico | Dec. 15 | MWC vs. Pac-12 | Arizona vs. Nevada |
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 | East Carolina vs. Connecticut |
New Orleans | Dec. 22 | Sun Belt vs. C-USA | UL Lafayette vs. Tulsa |
Las Vegas | Dec. 22 | MWC vs. Pac-12 | UCLA vs. Boise State |
Hawaii | Dec. 24 | C-USA vs. MWC | Fresno State vs. SMU |
Little Caesars | Dec. 26 | Big Ten vs. MAC | Minnesota vs. Toledo |
Military | Dec. 27 | ACC vs. Army | Duke vs. Marshall* |
Belk | Dec. 27 | ACC vs. Big East | NC State vs. Cincinnati |
Holiday | Dec. 27 | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | Stanford vs. Baylor |
Independence | Dec. 28 | ACC vs. SEC | Wake Forest vs. La. Tech* |
Russell Athletic | Dec. 28 | ACC vs. Big East | Miami vs. Rutgers |
Meineke Car Care | Dec. 28 | Big Ten vs. Big 12 | Iowa vs. Texas Tech |
Armed Forces | Dec. 29 | C-USA vs. MWC | Houston vs. Air Force |
Kraft Fight Hunger | Dec. 29 | Pac-12 vs. Navy | Navy vs. Washington |
Pinstripe | Dec. 29 | Big East vs. Big 12 | Pittsburgh vs. Iowa State |
Alamo | Dec. 29 | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | Oregon State vs. Texas |
Buffalo Wild Wings | Dec. 29 | Big Ten vs. Big 12 | Okla. State vs. Northwestern |
Music City | Dec. 31 | SEC vs. ACC | Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech |
Sun | Dec. 31 | ACC vs. Pac-12 | Arizona State vs. Va. Tech |
Liberty | Dec. 31 | SEC vs. C-USA | Arkansas vs. UCF** |
Chick-fil-A | Dec. 31 | ACC vs. SEC | Clemson vs. Miss. State |
Heart of Dallas | Jan. 1 | Big Ten vs. C-USA | Purdue vs. TCU |
TaxSlayer.com Gator | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten | Texas A&M vs. Michigan State |
Capital One | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten | Florida vs. Nebraska |
Outback | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten | Wisconsin vs. Georgia |
Cotton | Jan. 4 | Big 12 vs. SEC | Oklahoma vs. LSU |
BBVA Compass | Jan. 5 | SEC vs. Big East | Vanderbilt vs. UL Monroe* |
GoDaddy.com | Jan. 6 | MAC vs. Sun Belt | W. Kentucky vs. Ohio |
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Rose | Jan. 1 | BCS vs. BCS | Michigan vs. USC |
Orange | Jan. 1 | BCS vs. BCS | Florida State vs. Louisville |
Sugar | Jan. 2 | BCS vs. BCS | South Carolina vs. Kansas State |
Fiesta | Jan. 3 | BCS vs. BCS | West Virginia vs. Notre Dame |
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.
** UCF is appealing a postseason ban and for now, is eligible to compete in the 2012 postseason.
by Steven Lassan
(published Oct. 9, 2012)
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