Bowl Projections: Auburn and Florida State looking good for New Year's Six bowls
Welcome to our last round of bowl projections guaranteed to be incorrect.
If Alabama and Clemson make the College Football Playoff, it spells good news for Auburn and Florida State. The Sugar and Orange Bowls are obligated to take the next-highest teams from the SEC (Sugar) and ACC (Orange) if the top teams are in the playoff. Right now, Auburn’s in the Sugar Bowl and Florida State is in the Orange. It’s hard to see Florida State getting jumped by Louisville for the Orange Bowl given that neither team plays this weekend and Auburn will only fall out of the Sugar if Florida somehow beats Alabama.
New Mexico Bowl, Dec. 17
New Mexico vs. UTSA
Las Vegas Bowl, Dec. 17
Boise State vs. Mississippi State (5-7)
Camellia Bowl, Dec. 17
Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Miami, Ohio
Cure Bowl, Dec. 17
Central Florida vs. South Alabama
New Orleans Bowl, Dec. 17
Western Kentucky vs. Troy
Miami Beach Bowl, Dec. 19
Houston vs. Toledo
Boca Raton Bowl, Dec. 20
South Florida vs. Middle Tennessee State
Poinsettia Bowl, Dec. 21
San Diego State vs. BYU
Potato Bowl, Dec. 22
Wyoming vs. Ohio
Bahamas Bowl, Dec. 23
Old Dominion vs. Eastern Michigan
Armed Forces Bowl, Dec. 23
Kansas State vs. Navy
Dollar General Bowl, Dec. 23
App State vs. Central Michigan
Hawaii Bowl, Dec. 24
Hawaii vs. Southern Miss
St. Petersburg Bowl, Dec. 26
Wake Forest vs. Tulsa
QuickLane Bowl, Dec. 26
Maryland vs. Arkansas State
Independence Bowl, Dec. 26
NC State vs. Vanderbilt
Heart of Dallas Bowl, Dec. 27
North Texas (5-7) vs. Army
Military Bowl, Dec. 27
Georgia Tech vs. Memphis
Holiday Bowl, Dec. 27
Utah vs. Iowa
Cactus Bowl, Dec. 27
Louisiana Tech vs. Colorado State
Pinstripe Bowl, Dec. 28
Northwestern vs. Boston College
Russell Athletic Bowl, Dec. 28
West Virginia vs. Miami
Foster Farms Bowl, Dec. 28
Indiana vs. Washington State
Texas Bowl, Dec. 28
TCU vs. Kentucky
Birmingham Bowl, Dec. 29
South Carolina vs. Temple
Belk Bowl, Dec. 29
North Carolina vs. Tennessee
Alamo Bowl, Dec. 29
Oklahoma State vs. USC
Arizona Bowl, Dec. 30
Air Force vs. Idaho
Liberty Bowl, Dec. 30
Baylor vs. Georgia
Sun Bowl, Dec. 30
Pitt vs. Stanford
Music City Bowl, Dec. 30
Minnesota vs. Arkansas
Orange Bowl, Dec. 30
Michigan vs. Florida State
Peach Bowl, Dec. 31 (Playoff semifinal)
Alabama vs. Washington
Fiesta Bowl, Dec. 31 (Playoff semifinal)
Ohio State vs. Clemson
TaxSlayer Bowl, Dec. 31
Virginia Tech vs. Florida
Citrus Bowl, Dec. 31
Louisville vs. LSU
Outback Bowl, Jan. 2
Nebraska vs. Texas A&M
Cotton Bowl, Jan. 2
Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin
Rose Bowl, Jan. 2
Penn State vs. Colorado
Sugar Bowl, Jan. 2
Oklahoma vs. Auburn
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