College Football's Post-Week 13 Bowl Projections
C.J. Beathard
The start of college football’s 2015-16 bowl season is less than three weeks away, but it’s never too early to take a peek at the potential matchups this postseason.
The bowl season is bigger and better than ever with 41 matchups, starting on Dec. 19 with five games. The postseason concludes on Jan. 11 with the national championship, while the playoff semifinals are on Dec. 31 this year.
The post-Week 13 bowl projections are a mixture between predictions for Week 14, how things would look if the season ended today, and the results from the first 13 weeks of action.
Note: Bold indicates team has accepted bowl bid.
College Football's Post-Week 13 Bowl Projections
Bowl | Date | Tie-In | Projection |
AutoNation Cure | Dec. 19 | Sun Belt vs. | Tulsa vs. San Jose State* |
Gildan New Mexico | Dec. 19 | C-USA vs. | New Mexico vs.Arizona State* |
Royal PurpleLas Vegas | Dec. 19 | MW/BYU vs. | BYU vs.Washington State |
Raycom MediaCamellia | Dec. 19 | MAC vs. | Appalachian State vs.Akron |
R+L CarriersNew Orleans | Dec. 19 | C-USA vs. | Arkansas State vs.Southern Miss |
Miami Beach | Dec. 21 | American vs. | WKU vs.South Florida |
Famous Idaho Potato | Dec. 22 | MAC vs. | Colorado State vs.Bowling Green |
Boca Raton | Dec. 22 | American vs. | Ohio vs.Cincinnati |
SDCCU Poinsettia | Dec. 23 | Mountain West vs. | Boise State vs.Toledo |
GoDaddy | Dec. 23 | MAC vs.Sun Belt | Georgia Southern vs.Northern Illinois |
Popeyes Bahamas | Dec. 24 | C-USA vs.MAC | MTSU vs.Western Michigan |
Hawaii | Dec. 24 | American vs. | San Diego State vs.Temple |
St. Petersburg | Dec. 26 | C-USA vs. | Marshall vs.UConn |
Hyundai Sun | Dec. 26 | ACC/ND vs. | UCLA vs.Louisville |
Zaxby's Heart ofDallas | Dec. 26 | Big 12 vs. | Louisiana Tech vs.Utah State* |
New Era Pinstripe | Dec. 26 | ACC/ND vs. | Indiana vs.Pittsburgh |
Independence | Dec. 26 | ACC/ND vs. | Duke vs.Illinois* |
Foster Farms | Dec. 26 | Big Ten vs. | USC vs.Nebraska |
Military | Dec. 28 | ACC/ND vs. | Navy vs.NC State |
Quick Lane | Dec. 28 | ACC/ND vs. | Central Michigan* vs.Minnesota |
Lockheed MartinArmed Forces | Dec. 29 | MW vs. | Air Force vs.Washington* |
Russell Athletic | Dec. 29 | ACC/ND vs. | Oklahoma State vs.North Carolina |
NOVA Home Loans Arizona | Dec. 29 | C-USA vs. Mountain West | Arizona* vs.Nevada |
AdvoCare V100Texas | Dec. 29 | Big 12 vs. | Texas Tech vs.Texas A&M |
Birmingham | Dec. 30 | American vs. | Auburn vs.Memphis |
Belk | Dec. 30 | ACC/ND vs. | Mississippi State vs.Virginia Tech |
Franklin American | Dec. 30 | ACC/ND/Big Ten vs. | Penn State vs.Georgia |
National University | Dec. 30 | Big Ten vs. | Utah vs.Wisconsin |
Outback | Jan. 1 | Big Ten vs. | Northwestern vs.Tennessee |
Buffalo Wild Wings | Jan. 1 | Big Ten vs. | Michigan vs.Florida |
TaxSlayer | Jan. 2 | ACC/ND/Big Ten vs. | LSU vs.Miami |
AutoZone Liberty | Jan. 2 | Big 12 vs. | Kansas State vs.Arkansas |
Valero Alamo | Jan. 2 | Big 12 vs. | Oregon vs.TCU |
Cactus | Jan. 2 | Big 12 vs. | California vs.West Virginia |
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Chick-fil-A Peach | Dec. 31 | At-large vs. | Florida State vs.Iowa |
Fiesta | Jan. 1 | At-large vs. | Houston vs.Notre Dame |
Rose | Jan. 1 | Big Ten vs. | Ohio State vs.Stanford |
Sugar | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. | Ole Miss vs.Baylor |
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Cotton | Dec. 31 | Playoff | Alabama vs.Oklahoma |
Orange | Dec. 31 | Playoff | Clemson vs.Michigan State |
National Championship | Jan. 11 | Cotton Bowl Winner vs. | Alabama vs.Clemson |
