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. But with conference play right around the corner, we should be able to get a better grasp on what teams will be able to reach the six-win mark.
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.
A few teams barely missed the projections this week, including Boston College, Utah, Virginia, Washington State and Illinois from BCS conferences. And San Diego State, Western Kentucky and Toledo from the non-BCS ranks.
As the season progresses, it will be easier to project which teams will get to the six-win mark or finish below.
College Football's Post-Week 3 Bowl Projections for 2013
| Bowl | Date | Tie-In | Projection |
| New Mexico | Dec. 21 | Pac-12 vs. MWC |  Oregon State vs. Utah State  |
| Famous Idaho Potato | Dec. 21 | MAC vs. MWC |  Wyoming vs. Ohio |
| Las Vegas | Dec. 21 | Pac-12 vs. MWC |  Arizona vs. Fresno State |
| New Orleans | Dec. 21 | Sun Belt vs. CUSA |  UL Lafayette vs. Tulsa |
| Beef 'O' Brady's | Dec. 23 | American vs. CUSA |  MTSU vs. Houston |
| Hawaii | Dec. 24 | MWC vs. CUSA |  San Jose State vs. Rice |
| Little Caesars Pizza | Dec. 26 | MAC vs. Big Ten |  Northern Illinois vs. Minnesota |
| Poinsettia | Dec. 26 | Army vs. MWC |  Boise State vs. Notre Dame*  |
| Military | Dec. 27 | CUSA vs. ACC |  Marshall vs. Maryland |
| Texas | Dec. 27 | Big 12 vs. Big Ten |  Indiana vs. TCU |
| Kraft Fight Hunger | Dec. 27 | BYU vs. Pac-12 |  BYU vs. USC |
| Pinstripe | Dec. 28 | American vs. Big 12 |  West Virginia vs. Rutgers |
| Belk | Dec. 28 | American vs. ACC |  North Carolina vs. UCF |
| Russell Athletic | Dec. 28 | American vs. ACC |  Georgia Tech vs. Cincinnati |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | Dec. 28 | Big 12 vs. Big Ten |  Nebraska vs. Texas Tech |
| Armed Forces | Dec. 30 | MWC vs. Navy |  Nevada vs. Navy |
| Music City | Dec. 30 | ACC vs. SEC |  Auburn vs. NC State |
| Alamo | Dec. 30 | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 |  UCLA vs. Baylor |
| Holiday | Dec. 30 | Pac-12 vs. Big 12 |  Washington vs. Texas |
| AdvoCare V100 | Dec. 31 | ACC vs. SEC |  Tennessee vs. Pittsburgh |
| Sun | Dec. 31 | Pac-12 vs. ACC |  Arizona State vs. Virginia Tech |
| Liberty | Dec. 31 | SEC vs. CUSA |  Arkansas vs. East Carolina |
| Chick-fil-A | Dec. 31 | SEC vs. ACC |  Texas A&M vs. Miami |
| Gator | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten |  Ole Miss vs. Michigan State |
| Heart of Dallas | Jan. 1 | Big Ten vs. CUSA |  Iowa vs. Kansas State* |
| Outback | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten |  Florida vs. Northwestern |
| Capital One | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten |  South Carolina vs. Wisconsin |
| Rose | Jan. 1 | BCS vs. BCS |  Oregon vs. Michigan |
| Fiesta | Jan. 1 | BCS vs. BCS |  Oklahoma State vs. Stanford |
| Sugar | Jan. 2 | BCS vs. BCS |  Georgia vs. Florida State |
| Cotton | Jan. 3 | SEC vs. Big 12 |  LSU vs. Oklahoma |
| Orange | Jan. 3 | BCS vs. BCS |  Clemson vs. Louisville |
| BBVA Compass | Jan. 4 | SEC vs. American |  Vanderbilt vs. ULM* |
| GoDaddy | Jan. 5 | MAC vs. Sun Belt |  Bowling Green vs. Arkansas State |
| National Title | Jan. 6 | BCS vs. BCS |  Alabama vs. Ohio State |
* Indicates we do not expect a conference to fill its tie-ins. An at-large team will be selected for conferences that do not meet their required teams for bowl eligibility.
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