College Football Bowl Projections Week 10: Full list of matchups, playoff predictions

My Week 10 College Football Playoff projections look similar to last week, except Memphis is the latest rotating American Conference Group of 5 representative.

The non-playoff bowls, however, are a different story. LSU and Oklahoma have plummeted down the SEC bowl pecking order, while Vanderbilt and Tennessee are among my top SEC non-playoff teams.

Since these are end-of-season projections, I don’t have Vanderbilt as a playoff team with road games remaining at Texas and Tennessee. Like the Commodores have all season, I’m sure they’ll prove me wrong.

But until they do here are the 82 teams that made my On3 College Football Playoff and bowl projections for Week 10.

College Football Playoffs

First Round (Dec. 19-20)
No. 12 Memphis at No. 5 Georgia
No. 9 Georgia Tech at No. 8 Oregon
No. 11 Notre Dame at No. 6 Ole Miss
No. 10 Texas Tech at No. 7 Miami

Quarterfinals
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 2026)
Caesars Superdome in New Orleans
No. 2 Texas A&M vs. No. 7 Miami

Cotton Bowl (Dec. 31)
AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas
No. 3 Indiana vs. No. 6 Ole Miss

Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 2026)
Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Calif.
No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Oregon

Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 2026)
Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 5 Georgia

Semifinals
Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 8, 2026)
State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.
No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Alabama

Peach Bowl (Jan. 8, 2026)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta
No. 2 Texas A&M vs. No. 3 Indiana

National Championship (Jan. 19, 2026)
Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Texas A&M (Texas A&M winner)

College Football Bowl Projections

LA Bowl (Dec. 13)
Inglewood, Calif.
Arizona vs. Boise State

Salute to Veterans Bowl (Dec. 16)
Montgomery, Ala.
Troy vs. Central Michigan

Cure Bowl (Dec. 17)
Orlando, Fla.
Arkansas State vs. UConn

68 Ventures Bowl (Dec. 17)
Mobile, Ala.
Appalachian State vs. Western Kentucky

Myrtle Beach Bowl (Dec. 19)
Conway, S.C.
Old Dominion vs. Toledo

Gasparilla Bowl (Dec. 19)
Tampa, Fla.
UCF vs. USF

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Dec. 22)
Boise, Idaho
UNLV vs. Ohio

Boca Raton Bowl (Dec. 23)
Boca Raton, Fla.
Marshall vs. Temple

New Orleans Bowl (Dec. 23)
New Orleans
Southern Miss vs. Kennesaw State

Frisco Bowl (Dec. 23)
Frisco, Texas
North Texas vs. Coastal Carolina

Hawai’i Bowl (Dec. 24)
Honolulu
Hawaii vs. Cal

GameAbove Sports Bowl (Dec. 26)
Detroit
Minnesota vs. Miami, Ohio

Rate Bowl (Dec. 26)
Phoenix.
Iowa State vs. Maryland

First Responder Bowl (Dec. 26)
Dallas
San Diego State vs. James Madison

Military Bowl (Dec. 27)
Annapolis, Md.
Wake Forest vs. Navy

Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 27)
Bronx, N.Y
Clemson vs. Northwestern

Fenway Bowl (Dec. 27)
Boston.
NC State vs. Tulane

Arizona Bowl (Dec. 27)
Tucson, Ariz.
UNLV vs. Buffalo

Pop-Tarts Bowl (Dec. 27)
Orlando, Fla.
Louisville vs. BYU

New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 27)
Albuquerque, N.M.
New Mexico vs. Washington State

Gator Bowl (Dec. 27)
Jacksonville, Fla.
Pitt vs. Oklahoma

Texas Bowl (Dec. 27)
Houston
Auburn vs. Houston

Birmingham Bowl (Dec. 29)
Birmingham, Ala.
Kansas vs. East Carolina

Independence Bowl (Dec. 30)
Shreveport, La.
Kansas State vs. Jacksonville State

Music City Bowl (Dec. 30)
Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt vs. Illinois

Alamo Bowl (Dec. 30)
San Antonio, Texas
USC vs. Cincinnati

ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)
Tampa, Fla.
Tennessee vs. Nebraska

Sun Bowl (Dec. 31)
El Paso, Texas
SMU vs. Arizona State

Citrus Bowl (Dec. 31)
Orlando, Fla.
Texas vs. Michigan

Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 31)
Las Vegas
Iowa vs. Washington

Armed Forces Bowl (Jan. 2)
Fort Worth, Texas
Baylor vs. Army

Liberty Bowl (Jan. 2)
Memphis, Tenn.
LSU vs. TCU

Duke’s Mayo Bowl (Jan. 2)
Charlotte, N.C.
Missouri vs. Duke

Holiday Bowl (Jan. 2)
San Diego
Virginia vs. Utah

Bahamas Bowl (TBA)
Location TBA
Western Michigan vs. Louisiana Tech