Minnesota is back in the bowl projections.
With nine weeks in the books, college football’s bowl picture is starting to clear.
The second release of the BCS standings saw an expected change, as Oregon passed Florida State for the No. 2 spot. The Ducks have the edge in strength of schedule for the second half of the season, which should help Mark Helfrich’s team hold onto the No. 2 position over the Seminoles – assuming both teams win out.
The SEC’s East Division continues to be a nightmare to sort out. Missouri lost to South Carolina, which puts the Gamecocks back in the mix for the division crown. And the bowl bids for the SEC will be a battle, especially to be the team that replaces Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. Texas A&M, Auburn, LSU, Missouri and South Carolina all have a case to be projected for that spot, but a slight edge goes to the Aggies for now.
With the Big 12 likely short on bowl-eligible teams, a spot should open for Notre Dame in the Pinstripe Bowl. The Fighting Irish do not have a guaranteed bowl spot for 2013, but the Fighting Irish won’t be left out of the postseason.
The bowl season doesn’t start until December, but with one month to go in the season, it's never too early to take a look at what the matchups might look like.
The post-Week 9 bowl projections are a mixture between projections for the next few weeks, how things would look if the season ended today, and the results from the first nine weeks of action. Expect more changes over the next few weeks.
A few teams barely missed the projections this week, including West Virginia, TCU, NC State and Boston College from BCS conferences. And Texas State, Buffalo, Toledo, Western Kentucky and Arkansas State 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 9 Bowl Projections for 2013
Bowl | Tie-In | Date | Projection |
New Mexico | Dec. 21 | Pac-12 vs. MWC |
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Famous Idaho Potato | Dec. 21 | MAC vs. MWC |
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Las Vegas | Dec. 21 | Pac-12 vs. MWC |
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New Orleans | Dec. 21 | Sun Belt vs. CUSA |
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Beef 'O' Brady's | Dec. 23 | American vs. CUSA |
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Hawaii | Dec. 24 | MWC vs. CUSA |
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Little Caesars Pizza | Dec. 26 | MAC vs. Big Ten |
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Poinsettia | Dec. 26 | Army vs. MWC |
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Military | Dec. 27 | CUSA vs. ACC |
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Texas | Dec. 27 | Big 12 vs. Big Ten |
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Fight Hunger | Dec. 27 | BYU vs. Pac-12 |
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Pinstripe | Dec. 28 | American vs. Big 12 |
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Belk | Dec. 28 | American vs. ACC |
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Russell Athletic | Dec. 28 | American vs. ACC |
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Buffalo Wild Wings | Dec. 28 | Big 12 vs. Big Ten |
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Armed Forces | Dec. 30 | MWC vs. Navy |
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Music City | Dec. 30 | ACC vs. SEC |
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Alamo | Dec. 30 | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 |
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Holiday | Dec. 30 | Pac-12 vs. Big 12 |
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AdvoCare V100 | Dec. 31 | ACC vs. SEC |
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Sun | Dec. 31 | Pac-12 vs. ACC |
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Liberty | Dec. 31 | SEC vs. CUSA |
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Chick-fil-A | Dec. 31 | SEC vs. ACC |
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Gator | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten |
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Heart of Dallas | Jan. 1 | Big Ten vs. CUSA |
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Outback | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten |
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Capital One | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten |
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Rose | Jan. 1 | BCS vs. BCS |
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Fiesta | Jan. 1 | BCS vs. BCS |
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Sugar | Jan. 2 | BCS vs. BCS |
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Cotton | Jan. 3 | SEC vs. Big 12 |
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Orange | Jan. 3 | BCS vs. BCS |
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BBVA Compass | Jan. 4 | SEC vs. American |
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GoDaddy | Jan. 5 | MAC vs. Sun Belt |
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National Title | Jan. 6 | BCS vs. BCS |
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* Indicates conference is not expected to fill its alloted bowl slots, leaving an at-large spot available.
Bold indicates team has accepted bid to bowl.
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