CBS Sports updates Bowl, College Football Playoff projections following Week 13
CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm shared his updated CFP and bowl projections after a wild Week 13 that included multiple upsets. Thanks to Michigan‘s dominant victory over Ohio State on Saturday, the Wolverines are now one of the four teams heading to the CFP semifinal in the latest projections.
Despite a weekend of conference championships ahead, the postseason bowl picture is nearly set.
Palm predicts that Michigan will make the CFP even if they find a way to lose to Purdue in the Big Ten title game. In fact, the only team he sees potentially slipping is USC. The Trojans already have one loss on the schedule (to Utah) and a second could mean losing the fourth and final spot to the one-loss Buckeyes.
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The CFP committee’s rankings on Tuesday could ultimately determine which teams play in New Year’s Six games. LSU‘s loss to Texas A&M, as well as Clemson‘s to South Carolina, have an impact, but how large the impact is, is ultimately up to the committee.
Bowl games begin on Dec. 16 and continue all the way through Jan. 9’s national championship game.
Here are CBS Sports’ full bowl projections for this postseason after Week 13 action.
College Football Playoff and New Year’s Six bowl projections
National Championship
Semifinal winners
CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Georgia vs. USC
CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
Michigan vs. TCU
New Year’s Six
Orange Bowl
Clemson vs. Tennessee
Sugar Bowl
Alabama vs. Kansas State
Cotton Bowl
Tulane vs. Penn State
Rose Bowl Game
Ohio State vs. Washington
Other bowl game projections after Week 13
ReliaQuest Bowl
Illinois vs. South Carolina
Music City Bowl
Iowa vs. Ole Miss
Arizona Bowl
San Jose State vs. Ohio
Gator Bowl
Notre Dame vs. Mississippi State
Sun Bowl
Louisville vs. Oregon State
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Florida State vs. Minnesota
Cheez-It Bowl
North Carolina vs. Texas Tech
Pinstripe Bowl
Pittsburgh vs. Wisconsin
Texas Bowl
Oklahoma State vs. Kentucky
Liberty Bowl
Baylor vs. Arkansas
Military Bowl
NC State vs.Cincinnati
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Oklahoma vs. Maryland
Birmingham Bowl
Memphis vs. Missouri
First Responder Bowl
Kansas vs. BYU
Camellia Bowl
Liberty vs. Georgia Southern
Quick Lane Bowl
UConn vs. Eastern Michigan
Hawaii Bowl
San Diego State vs. Middle Tennessee State
Gasparilla Bowl
Wake Forest vs. Buffalo
Independence Bowl
UCF vs. Coastal Carolina
New Orleans Bowl
Western Kentucky vs. Louisiana
Boca Raton Bowl
Houston vs. Wyoming
Idaho Potato Bowl
Bowling Green vs. Utah State
Myrtle Beach Bowl
South Alabama vs. UTSA
Frisco Bowl
Fresno State vs. Troy
Las Vegas Bowl
UCLA vs. Florida
LendingTree Bowl
UNLV vs. Southern Miss
Los Angeles Bowl
Boise State vs. Washington State
New Mexico Bowl
Air Force vs. North Texas
Fenway Bowl
Syracuse vs. East Carolina
Bahamas Bowl
UAB vs. Miami (OH)