New Years’ Six Bowl Games
| Cotton Bowl Classic | Sat, Dec 28, Noon | Baylor | vs | Memphis |
| Orange Bowl | Mon, Dec 30, 8:00 PM | Virginia | vs | Penn State |
| Rose Bowl Game | Wed, Jan 1, 5:00 PM | Wisconsin | vs | Utah |
| Sugar Bowl | Wed, Jan 1, 8:45 PM | Florida | vs | Oklahoma |
The NY6 bowls are straightforward enough. The Rose Bowl gets the highest teams from the Big Ten and Pac 12, while the Sugar Bowl gets the same from the SEC and Big 12.
The ACC finally has a second ranked team, so we’ll put Virginia Tech into the Orange Bowl. The other Orange Bowl slot goes to the highest-ranked remaining Big Ten or SEC team, which is currently Penn State.
The highest remaining at-large is Baylor, and the Bears face the current highest-ranked Group of 5 team, Memphis.
Keep in mind, again, that this is based on current rankings. If Georgia loses to LSU and falls out of the Playoff, that will have a trickle effect through every NY6 Bowl (except the Rose Bowl), which will trickle on through the rest of the bowls.
Other Big Ten Bowl Games
| Quick Lane Bowl | Thu, Dec 26, 8:00 PM | Michigan State | vs | Boston College |
| Pinstripe Bowl | Fri, Dec 27, 3:20 PM | Indiana | vs | Florida State |
| Holiday Bowl | Fri, Dec 27, 8:00 PM | Iowa | vs | USC |
| Redbox Bowl | Mon, Dec 30, 12:30 PM | Illinois | vs | Arizona State |
| Outback Bowl | Wed, Jan 1, 1:00 PM | Minnesota | vs | Kentucky |
| Gator Bowl | Thu, Jan 2, 7:00 PM | Michigan | vs | Auburn |
I have another post detailing all the potential Big Ten bowl games. This is the current scenario, which has both Wisconsin and Penn State in New Years’ Six Bowl games. Depending on how things break this weekend, that could definitely change.