College Football's Post-Week 5 Bowl Projections

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With five weeks in the books, college football’s bowl and national title picture is surrounded in uncertainty.

The new playoff format has added a new layer of intrigue, as four teams – instead of two – will have a shot at the national championship once the bowl pairings are announced in early December.

While only five weeks are in the books, it’s never too early to start looking at what the bowl picture might hold for each conference and team this year. The post-Week 5 bowl projections are a mixture between picks for the next few weeks, how things would look if the season ended today, and the results from the first five weeks of action. Expect several changes over the next few weeks, especially as the heart of conference play arrives in October.

College Football's Post-Week 5 Bowl Projections


Bowl	Date	Tie-In	Projection
New Orleans	Dec. 20	Sun Belt vs. Mountain West	Nevada vs. ULM
New Mexico	Dec. 20	C-USA vs. Mountain West	UTSA vs. Wyoming
Las Vegas	Dec. 20	Mountain West vs. Pac-12	Boise State vs. Arizona
Famous Idaho Potato	Dec. 20	MAC vs. Mountain West	Air Force vs. Bowling Green
Camellia	Dec. 20	MAC vs. Sun Belt	ULL vs. Akron
Miami Beach	Dec. 22	American vs. BYU	Cincinnati vs. BYU
Boca Raton	Dec. 23	C-USA vs. MAC	FAU vs. Toledo
Poinsettia	Dec. 23	Mountain West vs. Navy	Colorado State vs. Navy
Bahamas	Dec. 24	C-USA vs. MAC	Marshall vs. Northern Illinois
Hawaii	Dec. 24	C-USA vs. Mountain West	MTSU vs. Utah State
Heart of Dallas	Dec. 26	Big Ten vs. C-USA	Rice vs. Rutgers
Quick Lane	Dec. 26	ACC vs. Big Ten	North Carolina vs. Maryland
Bitcoin St. Petersburg	Dec. 26	ACC vs. American	UCF vs. NC State
Military	Dec. 27	ACC vs. American	Temple vs. Pittsburgh
Sun	Dec. 27	ACC vs. Pac-12	Duke vs. Washington
Independence	Dec. 27	ACC vs. SEC	Virginia vs. Arkansas
Pinstripe	Dec. 27	ACC vs. Big Ten	Georgia Tech vs. Penn State
Holiday	Dec. 27	Big Ten vs. Pac-12	Wisconsin vs. USC
Liberty	Dec. 29	SEC vs. Big 12	Tennessee vs. Oklahoma State
Russell Athletic	Dec. 29	ACC vs. Big 12	West Virginia vs. Virginia Tech
Texas	Dec. 29	Big 12 vs. SEC	TCU vs. LSU
Music City	Dec. 30	ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC	Iowa vs. Missouri
Belk	Dec. 30	ACC vs. SEC	Louisville vs. South Carolina
San Francisco	Dec. 30	Big Ten vs. Pac-12	Minnesota vs. Arizona State
Outback	Jan. 1	Big Ten vs. SEC	Nebraska vs. Ole Miss
Citrus	Jan. 1	Big Ten/ACC vs. SEC	Ohio State vs. Georgia
Armed Forces	Jan. 2	American/Army vs. Big 12	Houston vs. Utah*
TaxSlayer	Jan. 2	ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC	Miami vs. Miss. State
Alamo	Jan. 2	Big 12 vs. Pac-12	Kansas State vs. Stanford
Cactus	Jan. 2	Big 12 vs. Pac-12	Texas vs. Oregon State
Birmingham	Jan. 3	American vs. SEC	Florida vs. Memphis
GoDaddy	Jan. 4	MAC vs. Sun Belt	Arkansas State vs. Ohio

New Year's Bowls
Peach	Dec. 31	At-large vs. At-large	Auburn vs. East Carolina
Fiesta	Dec. 31	At-large vs. At-large	UCLA vs. Notre Dame
Capital One Orange	Dec. 31	At-large vs. At-large	Clemson vs. Texas A&M
Cotton	Jan. 1	At-large vs. At-large	Baylor vs. Michigan State
Rose	Jan. 1	Playoff Semifinal	Florida State vs. Oregon
Sugar	Jan. 1	Playoff Semifinal	Alabama vs. Oklahoma
National Title	Jan. 12	Semifinal Winner vs. Semifinal Winner	Alabama vs. Florida State