There is enormous uncertainty surrounding the bowl system with the College Football Playoff expanding to 24 teams next season. How many bowls will survive? What will it look like?
But forget about next year. And this season? You are in the right place. My College Football Playoff and bowl projections for Week 8.
Four new teams are in my bowl projections: Auburn, TCU, Tulane and Texas State. There are also new teams in my 12-team playoff field: Tennessee and Utah.
Here are my complete College Football Playoff and bowl projections for October 19.
First round (December 18-19)
No. 12 Boise State at n°5 Ole Mademoiselle
No. 9 Notre Dame at n°8 Indiana
No. 11 Utah at n°6 UCLA
No. 10 Tennessee at n°7 Texas Technology
Quarter-finals
Fiesta Bowl (December 30)
State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
No. 4 BYU against No. 5 Ole Miss
Cotton Bowl (January 1, 2027)
AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas
No. 1 Miami against No. 8 Indiana
Rose Bowl (January 1, 2027)
Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.
No. 3 Ohio State against No. 6 UCLA
Peach Bowl (January 1, 2027)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta
No. 2 Georgia against No. 7 Texas Tech
Semi-finals
Orange Bowl (January 14, 2027)
Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
No. 1 Miami vs. No. 5 Ole Miss
Sugar bowl (January 15, 2027)
Caesars Superdome in New Orleans
No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 3 Ohio State
National Championship (January 25, 2027)
Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas
Miami No. 1 vs. Georgia No. 2 (Miami winner)
Salute to the Veterans Bowl (December 15)
Montgomery, Ala.
Eastern Michigan against. State of Georgia
Frisco Football Classic (December 15)
Frisco, TX
South Florida against. South Alabama
Boca Raton Bowl (December 18)
Boca Raton, Florida.
Florida Atlantic against. Miami, Ohio
Gasparilla bowl (December 18)
Tampa, Florida.
Texas A&M against. Virginia
Myrtle Beach Bowl (December 21)
Conway, South Carolina
Tulane against. Louisiana
Idaho’s Famous Potato Bowl (December 21)
Boise, Idaho
Wyoming against. Ohio
Puerto Rican Bowl (December 22)
Puerto Rico
UMass against. FIU
Healing Bowl (December 22)
Orlando, Florida.
UAB against. UConn
Independence Bowl (December 22)
Shreveport, Louisiana.
Cincinnati against. Western Kentucky
Frisco Bowl (December 23)
Frisco, TX
Jacksonville State against. Appalachian State
New Orleans Bowl (December 23)
New Orleans
James Madison against. Freedom
Bowl of poinsettias (December 23)
San Diego, California.
Fresno State against. North Texas
Armed Forces Bowl (December 23)
Fort Worth, TX
Army against. Pitt
New Mexico Bowl (December 24)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
New Mexico against. Toledo
Hawaii bowl (December 24)
Honolulu
UNLV against. State of Texas
Pinstripe bowl (December 26)
Bronx, New York
NC State against. Minnesota
Fenway Bowl (December 26)
Boston
Memphis against. Duke
Duke’s Mayo Bowl (December 26)
Charlotte, North Carolina
North Carolina against. Michigan
Bol 68 Companies (December 26)
Mobile, Ala.
Louisiana Technology against. Tulsa
Cactus bowl (December 26)
Tempe, Arizona.
UCF against. Nebraska
Military bowl (December 28)
Annapolis, Maryland.
Virginia Tech against. UTSA
Holiday Bowl (December 28)
San Diego
Waking up forest against. Arizona
Birmingham Bowl (December 29)
Birmingham, Ala.
Auburn against. TCU
Bowl of Pop-Tarts (December 29)
Orlando, Florida.
EMS against. Oklahoma State
Alamo Bowl (December 29)
San Antonio, TX
Houston against. U.S.C.
Alligator bowl (December 30)
Jacksonville, Florida.
LSU against. Louisville
Musical City Bowl (December 30)
Nashville, TN.
Alabama against. Wisconsin
ReliaQuest Bowl (December 31)
Tampa, Florida.
Florida against. Northwest
Solar bowl (December 31)
El Paso, Texas
Clemson against. Oregon State
Las Vegas Bowl (December 31)
Las Vegas
Missouri against. Oregon
Texas Bowl (December 31)
Houston
Texas against. Kansas State
Arizona Bowl (January 2)
Tucson, Arizona.
Western Michigan against. North Dakota State
Citrus bowl (January 2)
Orlando, Florida.
Kentucky against. Iowa
First Responders Bowl (January 2)
Dallas
Aviation against. Mississippi State
Liberty Bowl (January 2)
Memphis, Tennessee.
South Carolina against. Baylor
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