BOWL PROJECTIONS
The bowls that will likely be played
None of these bowl games are a sure-thing to be played, but there will likely be enough eligible teams to give them a go. They’re also the ones – at least most of them – that can either keep their contracted tie-ins, or are big enough to figure it all out.
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
ESPN, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
Normal Bowl Tie-Ins: Big 12 vs. SEC
Bowl Projection: TCU vs. Texas A&M
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
ESPN, Liberty Bowl, Memphis, TN
Normal Bowl Tie-Ins: Big 12 vs. SEC
Bowl Projection: Kansas State vs. South Carolina
Cheez-It Bowl
ESPN, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
Normal Bowl Tie-Ins: ACC vs. Big 12
Bowl Projection: Louisville vs. Iowa State
Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
ESPN, Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
Normal Bowl Tie-Ins: AAC or C-USA or MAC
Bowl Projection: Temple vs. Florida Atlantic
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
ESPN, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
Normal Bowl Tie-Ins: ACC vs. Big Ten
Bowl Projection: NC State vs. WKU
FBS Mortgage Cure Bowl
CBS Sports Network, Exploria Stadium, Orlando, FL
Normal Bowl Tie-Ins: AAC, MAC, Sun Belt
Bowl Projection: Tulane vs. Arkansas State
Fenway Bowl
ESPN, Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Normal Bowl Tie-Ins: ACC vs. AAC
Bowl Projection: Boston College vs. Cincinnati
LendingTree Bowl
ESPN, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL
Normal Bowl Tie-Ins: MAC vs. Sun Belt
Bowl Projection: Southern Miss vs. Georgia Southern
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
ESPN, Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
Normal Bowl Tie-Ins: Big 12 vs Group of 5
Bowl Projection: Texas Tech vs. SMU
Military Bowl
ESPN, Navy-Marine Corps. Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Normal Bowl Tie-Ins: ACC vs. AAC
Bowl Projection: Georgia Tech vs. Navy
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
ESPN, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
Normal Bowl Tie-Ins: ACC vs. Big Ten
Bowl Projection: Pitt vs. West Virginia
Outback Bowl
ESPN, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Normal Bowl Tie-Ins: Big Ten vs. SEC
Bowl Projection: Miami vs. Tennessee
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
ESPN, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Normal Bowl Tie-Ins: C-USA vs. Sun Belt Champion (if available)
Bowl Projection: UAB vs. Louisiana