College Football's Post-Week 9 Bowl Projections

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College Football's Post-Week 9 Bowl Projections

By Steven Lassan, 10/29/13, 7:15 AM EDT

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	Colorado State vs. USC
Famous Idaho Potato	Dec. 21	MAC vs. MWC	Bowling Green vs. UNLV
Las Vegas	Dec. 21	Pac-12 vs. MWC	Boise State vs. Arizona
New Orleans	Dec. 21	Sun Belt vs. CUSA	UL Lafayette vs. Tulane
Beef 'O' Brady's	Dec. 23	American vs. CUSA	Ohio* vs. MTSU
Hawaii	Dec. 24	MWC vs. CUSA	SJSU vs. Rice
Little Caesars Pizza	Dec. 26	MAC vs. Big Ten	No. Illinois vs. N'Western
Poinsettia	Dec. 26	Army vs. MWC	SDSU vs. North Carolina*
Military	Dec. 27	CUSA vs. ACC	Marshall vs. Maryland
Texas	Dec. 27	Big 12 vs. Big Ten	K-State vs. Indiana
Fight Hunger	Dec. 27	BYU vs. Pac-12	BYU vs. Washington
Pinstripe	Dec. 28	American vs. Big 12	Rutgers vs. Notre Dame*
Belk	Dec. 28	American vs. ACC	Houston vs. Duke
Russell Athletic	Dec. 28	American vs. ACC	Louisville vs. Clemson
Buffalo Wild Wings	Dec. 28	Big 12 vs. Big Ten	Okla. State vs. Nebraska
Armed Forces	Dec. 30	MWC vs. Navy	Navy vs. Utah State
Music City	Dec. 30	ACC vs. SEC	Ga. Tech vs. Ole Miss
Alamo	Dec. 30	Big 12 vs. Pac-12	Texas Tech vs. UCLA
Holiday	Dec. 30	Pac-12 vs. Big 12	Arizona State vs. Texas
AdvoCare V100	Dec. 31	ACC vs. SEC	Pittsburgh vs. Vanderbilt
Sun	Dec. 31	Pac-12 vs. ACC	Va. Tech vs. Oregon State
Liberty	Dec. 31	SEC vs. CUSA	Tennessee vs. E. Carolina
Chick-fil-A	Dec. 31	SEC vs. ACC	Miami vs. Auburn
Gator	Jan. 1	SEC vs. Big Ten	Georgia vs. Iowa
Heart of Dallas	Jan. 1	Big Ten vs. CUSA	North Texas vs. Minnesota
Outback	Jan. 1	SEC vs. Big Ten	Michigan vs. Missouri
Capital One	Jan. 1	SEC vs. Big Ten	Mich. State vs. S. Carolina
Rose	Jan. 1	BCS vs. BCS	Ohio State vs. Stanford
Fiesta	Jan. 1	BCS vs. BCS	Fresno State vs. Baylor
Sugar	Jan. 2	BCS vs. BCS	Texas A&M vs. UCF
Cotton	Jan. 3	SEC vs. Big 12	LSU vs. Oklahoma
Orange	Jan. 3	BCS vs. BCS	Florida State vs. Wisconsin
BBVA Compass	Jan. 4	SEC vs. American	Florida vs. Cincinnati
GoDaddy	Jan. 5	MAC vs. Sun Belt	Ball State vs. Troy
National Title	Jan. 6	BCS vs. BCS	Alabama vs. Oregon