College Football Bowl Projections for 2013
Whether you hate or love the BCS, the bowl season is exciting time for college football fans. Although some believe there are too many bowl games, it's one last chance to see teams before the long offseason sets in. And considering how long the offseason is, maybe 35 bowl games isn't too many after all.
With college football's new playoff format coming with the 2014 season, this will be the final year for many of the tie-ins with current bowls. And of course, the BCS format will morph into a four-team playoff, with a national championship site awarded to the highest bidder. With more bowl games expected in 2014 and beyond, we may see at least 40 postseason matchups starting next season.
Athlon has released its 2013 rankings but it's time to unveil where teams will be spending the postseason.
Alabama and Ohio State are Athlon's prediction to play in the national title game, but who will play in college football's remaining 35 bowls?
College Football's 2013-2014 Bowl Projections
Bowl | Date | Tie-In | Projection |
New Mexico | Dec. 21 | Pac-12 vs. MWC | Washington vs. Air Force |
Famous Idaho Potato | Dec. 21 | MAC vs. MWC | Nevada vs. Bowling Green |
Las Vegas | Dec. 21 | Pac-12 vs. MWC | Oregon State vs. Fresno State |
New Orleans Bowl | Dec. 21 | Sun Belt vs. CUSA | Louisiana-Lafayette vs. MTSU |
Beef 'O' Brady's | Dec. 23 | American vs. CUSA | Pittsburgh* vs. Louisiana Tech |
Hawaii | Dec. 24 | MWC vs. CUSA | San Jose State vs. East Carolina |
Little Caesars Pizza | Dec. 26 | MAC vs. Big Ten | Northern Illinois vs. Minnesota |
Poinsettia | Dec. 26 | Army vs. MWC | Arizona* vs. San Diego State |
Military | Dec. 27 | CUSA vs. ACC | Marshall vs. Maryland |
Texas | Dec. 27 | Big 12 vs. Big Ten | TCU vs. Indiana |
Kraft Fight Hunger | Dec. 27 | BYU vs. Pac-12 | BYU vs. USC |
Pinstripe | Dec. 28 | American vs. ACC | Rutgers vs. West Virginia |
Belk | Dec. 28 | American vs. ACC | North Carolina vs. USF |
Russell Athletic | Dec. 28 | American vs. ACC | Cincinnati vs. Miami |
Buffalo Wild Wings | Dec. 28 | Big 12 vs. Big Ten | Baylor vs. Northwestern |
Armed Forces | Dec. 30 | MWC vs. Navy | Navy vs. Utah State |
Music City | Dec. 30 | ACC vs. SEC | Ole Miss vs. Georgia Tech |
Alamo | Dec. 30 | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | Stanford vs. Oklahoma |
Holiday | Dec. 30 | Pac-12 vs. Big 12 | Arizona State vs. Kansas State |
AdvoCare V100 | Dec. 31 | ACC vs. SEC | NC State vs. Auburn |
Sun | Dec. 31 | Pac-12 vs. ACC | Virginia Tech vs. UCLA |
Liberty | Dec. 31 | SEC vs. CUSA | Tulsa vs. Tennessee |
Chick-fil-A | Dec. 31 | ACC vs. SEC | South Carolina vs. Florida State |
Gator | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten | Vanderbilt vs. Michigan State |
Heart of Dallas | Jan. 1 | Big Ten vs. CUSA | Rice vs. Texas Tech* |
Capital One | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten | Texas A&M vs. Wisconsin |
Outback | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten | Florida vs. Nebraska |
Rose | Jan. 1 | BCS vs. BCS | Oregon vs. Michigan |
Fiesta | Jan. 1 | BCS vs. BCS | Oklahoma State vs. Boise State |
Sugar | Jan. 2 | BCS vs. BCS | Georgia vs. Louisville |
Cotton | Jan. 3 | SEC vs. Big 12 | Texas vs. LSU |
Orange | Jan. 3 | BCS vs. BCS | Clemson vs. Notre Dame |
BBVA Compass | Jan. 4 | SEC vs. American | Mississippi State vs. UCF |
GoDaddy | Jan. 5 | MAC vs. Sun Belt | ULM vs. Ball State |
National Title | Jan. 6 | BCS vs. BCS | Alabama vs. Ohio State |