Bowl Projections - College Football Rankings

🏆 College Football Playoff

Championship Game

#1 Indiana

14-0

#2 Oregon

13-1

First Round Byes

#1 Indiana

#2 Oregon

#3 Ohio State

#4 Texas Tech

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✨ New Year's Six Bowls

Rose Bowl

Pasadena, CA • $4M

USC

9-4 • Big Ten

Washington State

7-6 • Pac 12

Sugar Bowl

New Orleans, LA • $4M

Texas

10-3 • SEC

Houston

10-3 • Big XII

Orange Bowl

Miami Gardens, FL • $4M

Virginia

11-3 • ACC

Oklahoma

10-3 • SEC

Cotton Bowl

Arlington, TX • $4M

TCU

9-4 • Big XII

Vanderbilt

10-3 • SEC

Fiesta Bowl

Glendale, AZ • $4M

Arizona

9-4 • Big XII

North Texas

12-2 • American

Peach Bowl

Atlanta, GA • $4M

SMU

9-4 • ACC

James Madison

12-2 • Sun Belt

🎊 Major Bowls

Citrus Bowl

Orlando, FL • $2.75M

Tennessee

8-5 • SEC

Iowa

9-4 • Big Ten

Outback Bowl

Tampa, FL • $2.5M

Missouri

8-5 • SEC

Michigan

9-4 • Big Ten

Alamo Bowl

San Antonio, TX • $2.4M

Iowa State

8-4 • Big XII

Duke

9-5 • ACC

Holiday Bowl

San Diego, CA • $2.2M

Georgia Tech

9-4 • ACC

Washington

9-4 • Big Ten

Gator Bowl

Jacksonville, FL • $2.1M

Louisville

9-4 • ACC

LSU

7-6 • SEC

Sun Bowl

El Paso, TX • $2M

Wake Forest

9-4 • ACC

Tulane

11-3 • American

🏈 Conference Bowls

Music City Bowl

Nashville, TN • $1.8M

Auburn

5-7 • SEC

Illinois

9-4 • Big Ten

Las Vegas Bowl

Las Vegas, NV • $1.7M

Kentucky

5-7 • SEC

Navy

11-2 • American

Texas Bowl

Houston, TX • $1.6M

Arizona State

8-5 • Big XII

Mississippi State

5-8 • SEC

Duke's Mayo Bowl

Charlotte, NC • $1.5M

Pittsburgh

8-5 • ACC

Penn State

7-6 • Big Ten

Liberty Bowl

Memphis, TN • $1.4M

Cincinnati

7-6 • Big XII

Florida

4-8 • SEC

Armed Forces Bowl

Fort Worth, TX • $1.3M

Kansas State

6-6 • Big XII

South Florida

9-4 • American

🎯 Group of 5 & Other Bowls

New Mexico Bowl

Albuquerque, NM

UNLV

10-4

Kennesaw State

10-4

Boca Raton Bowl

Boca Raton, FL

East Carolina

9-4

Western Michigan

10-4

Frisco Bowl

Frisco, TX

Memphis

8-5

San Diego State

9-4

Cure Bowl

Orlando, FL

Army

7-6

Old Dominion

9-4

Gasparilla Bowl

St. Petersburg, FL

UTSA

7-6

NC State

8-5

Camellia Bowl

Montgomery, AL

Ohio

9-4

Troy

8-6

Projection Notes: • Based on current rankings and conference standings • Bowl selection order and conference tie-ins considered • Teams must be bowl eligible (6+ wins) • Actual selections may vary based on geographic preferences and rematches • Conference championship games determine final seeding