Bowl Projections: College football Week 6 shakes up postseason picture
CBS Sports updated their bowl projections following a wild weekend of college football. There’s a new top four in the AP Top 25 following a massive upset for No. 1 Alabama at the hands of Texas A&M.
What’s wilder than the results in Week 6 are Jerry Palm’s new college football playoff picks, which finally feature a Group of Five contender. It’s only a slight change from last week’s projections, but a change with huge implications.
See the full list of updated bowl projections ahead of Week 7 below:
College Football Playoff
Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma Sooners vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
Orange Bowl: Georgia Bulldogs vs. Cincinnati Bearcats
Selection Committee Bowl Games
Sugar Bowl: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Texas Longhorns
Fiesta Bowl: Michigan Wolverines vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Rose Bowl: Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Oregon Ducks
Peach Bowl: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
Full Bowl Projections
Texas Bowl: Baylor Bears vs. Texas A&M Aggies
Citrus Bowl: Michigan State Spartans vs. Kentucky Wildcats
Outback Bowl: Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Arizona Bowl: San Diego State Aztecs vs. Buffalo Bulls
Sun Bowl: Virginia Cavaliers vs. Stanford Cardinal
Gator Bowl: Florida Gators vs. Pittsburgh Panthers
Las Vegas Bowl: UCLA Bruins vs. Indiana Hoosiers
Music City Bowl: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Ole Miss Rebels
Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Auburn Tigers
Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Arizona State Sun Devils
Cheez-It Bowl: Clemson Tigers vs. Kansas State Wildcats
Pinstripe Bowl: Boston College Eagles vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Fenway Bowl: North Carolina Tar Heels vs. UCF Knights
Guaranteed Rate Bowl: West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Wisconsin Badgers
Holiday Bowl: NC State Wolfpack vs. Oregon State Beavers
Liberty Bowl: Iowa State Cyclones vs. Tennessee Volunteers
First Responder Bowl: Nevada Wolfpack vs. SMU Mustangs
Birmingham Bowl: Western Michigan Broncos vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs
Military Bowl: Louisville Cardinals vs. East Carolina Pirates
Quick Lane Bowl: Missouri Tigers vs. Northern Illinois Huskies
Camellia Bowl: Miami (OH) RedHawks vs. Wyoming Broncos
Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs. Memphis Tigers
Gasparilla Bowl: Miami Hurricanes vs. Air Force Falcons
Armed Forces Bowl: Boise State Broncos vs. Army Black Knights
Frisco Bowl: Houston Cougars vs. UTSA Road Runners
Idaho Potato Bowl: Toledo Rockets vs. Utah State Aggies
Myrtle Beach Bowl: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs. FAU Owls
New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns
Los Angeles Bowl: Fresno State Bulldogs vs. Central Michigan Chippewas
Lending Tree Bowl: Charlotte 49ers vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles
Independence Bowl: UAB Dragons vs. BYU Cougars
New Mexico Bowl: San Jose State Spartans vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Boca Raton Bowl: Ball State Cardinals vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Cure Bowl: Appalachian State Mountaineers vs. Liberty Flames
Bahamas Bowl: Marshal Thundering Herd vs. Kent State Golden Flashes