Trevone Boykin
The start of college football’s 2015-16 bowl season is less than two months 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.
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The post-Week 9 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 nine weeks of action. Expect several changes over the next two months.
College Football's Post-Week 9 Bowl Projections
Bowl | Date | Tie-In | Projection |
AutoNation Cure | Dec. 19 | Sun Belt vs. | Georgia Southern vs.East Carolina |
Gildan New Mexico | Dec. 19 | C-USA vs. | Utah State vs.Louisiana Tech |
Royal PurpleLas Vegas | Dec. 19 | MW/BYU vs. | Washington State vs.Boise State |
Raycom MediaCamellia | Dec. 19 | MAC vs. | Arkansas State vs.Ohio |
R+L CarriersNew Orleans | Dec. 19 | C-USA vs. | UL Lafayette vs.Southern Miss |
Miami Beach | Dec. 21 | American vs. | WKU vs.Houston |
Famous Idaho Potato | Dec. 22 | MAC vs. | Nevada vs.Bowling Green |
Boca Raton | Dec. 22 | American vs. | Toledo vs.Temple |
SDCCU Poinsettia | Dec. 23 | Mountain West vs. | San Diego State vs.Washington* |
GoDaddy | Dec. 23 | MAC vs.Sun Belt | Appalachian State vs.Northern Illinois |
Popeyes Bahamas | Dec. 24 | C-USA vs.MAC | MTSU vs.Western Michigan |
Hawaii | Dec. 24 | American vs. | BYU vs. Tulsa |
St. Petersburg | Dec. 26 | C-USA vs. | Marshall vs.USF |
Hyundai Sun | Dec. 26 | ACC/ND vs. | Pittsburgh vs.Oregon |
Zaxby's Heart ofDallas | Dec. 26 | Big 12 vs. | Rice vs.Texas State* |
New Era Pinstripe | Dec. 26 | ACC/ND vs. | Duke vs.Wisconsin |
Independence | Dec. 26 | ACC/ND vs. | Virginia Tech vs.Kentucky |
Foster Farms | Dec. 26 | Big Ten vs. | Arizona State vs.Minnesota |
Military | Dec. 28 | ACC/ND vs. | Navy vs.NC State |
Quick Lane | Dec. 28 | ACC/ND vs. | Miami vs.Central Michigan* |
Lockheed MartinArmed Forces | Dec. 29 | MW vs. | Air Force vs.California* |
Russell Athletic | Dec. 29 | ACC/ND vs. | Oklahoma State vs.Florida State |
NOVA Home Loans Arizona | Dec. 29 | C-USA vs. Mountain West | Colorado State vs.Old Dominion |
AdvoCare V100Texas | Dec. 29 | Big 12 vs. | Texas Tech vs.Mississippi State |
Birmingham | Dec. 30 | American vs. | Cincinnati vs.Auburn |
Belk | Dec. 30 | ACC/ND vs. | North Carolina vs.Tennessee |
Franklin American | Dec. 30 | ACC/ND/Big Ten vs. | Indiana vs.Georgia |
National University | Dec. 30 | Big Ten vs. | UCLA vs.Northwestern |
Outback | Jan. 1 | Big Ten vs. | Penn State vs.Ole Miss |
Buffalo Wild Wings | Jan. 1 | Big Ten vs. | Michigan vs.Florida |
TaxSlayer | Jan. 2 | ACC/ND/Big Ten vs. | Louisville vs.Texas A&M |
AutoZone Liberty | Jan. 2 | Big 12 vs. | Kansas State vs.Arkansas |
Valero Alamo | Jan. 2 | Big 12 vs. | Oklahoma vs.USC |
Cactus | Jan. 2 | Big 12 vs. | West Virginia vs.Arizona |
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Chick-fil-A Peach | Dec. 31 | At-large vs. | Memphis vs.Iowa |
Fiesta | Jan. 1 | At-large vs. | Notre Dame vs.Utah |
Rose | Jan. 1 | Big Ten vs. | Michigan State vs.Stanford |
Sugar | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. | LSU vs.TCU |
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Cotton | Dec. 31 | Playoff | Ohio State vs.Baylor |
Orange | Dec. 31 | Playoff | Alabama vs.Clemson |
National Championship | Jan. 11 | Cotton Bowl Winner vs. | Ohio State vs.Alabama |
