ESPN reveals updated bowl, College Football Playoff predictions following wild Week 9
November is right around the corner, meaning the College Football Playoff and bowl season are growing ever closer as well. With Week 9 now behind us, ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach released their updated projections heading into the final month of the regular season.
Bonagura and Schlabach agree on three currently undefeated teams to make the Playoff at this point in Clemson, Georgia and Ohio State. When it comes to the fourth team, Bonagura has TCU facing the Bulldogs in the Peach Bowl, while Schlabach has Tennessee taking on the Buckeyes in the Fiesta Bowl. The Volunteers are set to face Georgia this week in a pivotal game for their Playoff hopes.
Both writers also have Tulane making the Cotton Bowl out of the AAC. The Green Wave (7-1) are currently No. 19 in the country and earned a win against No. 13 Kansas State earlier in the year.
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Projections can change dramatically with just one Saturday’s worth of games and plenty more will change between now and the conference championships. Here is a look at how ESPN sees the playoff and postseason lining up after a wild Week 9.
College Football Playoff predictions after Week 9
CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T
Bonagura: Georgia vs. Ohio State
Schlabach: Georgia vs. Ohio State
CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Bonagura: Georgia vs. TCU
Schlabach: Georgia vs. Clemson
CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
Bonagura: Ohio State vs. Clemson
Schlabach: Ohio State vs. Tennessee
New Year’s Six
Capital One Orange Bowl
Bonagura: North Carolina vs. Alabama
Schlabach: North Carolina vs. Illinois
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Bonagura: Kansas State vs. Tennessee
Schlabach: TCU vs. Alabama
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Bonagura: UCLA vs. Tulane
Schlabach: USC vs. Tulane
Rose Bowl Game
Bonagura: Michigan vs. Oregon
Schlabach: Michigan vs. Oregon
Bowl game predictions post-Week 9
HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl
Bonagura: North Texas vs. Eastern Michigan
Schlabach: UTEP vs. Bowling Green
Duluth Trading Cure Bowl
Bonagura: South Alabama vs. Florida Atlantic
Schlabach: SMU vs. Rice
Wasabi Fenway Bowl
Bonagura: Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati
Schlabach: Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati
Cricket Celebration Bowl
Bonagura: Howard vs. Jackson State
Schlabach: North Carolina Central vs. Jackson State
New Mexico Bowl
Bonagura: BYU vs. San Diego State
Schlabach: North Texas vs. San Diego State
Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented by Stifel
Bonagura: Washington State vs. Boise State
Schlabach: Washington State vs. Boise State
LendingTree Bowl
Bonagura: Southern Miss vs. Ball State
Schlabach: Troy vs. BYU
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Bonagura: Washington vs. Mississippi State
Schlabach: Washington vs. Mississippi State
Frisco Bowl
Bonagura: Rice vs. UNLV
Schlabach: Southern Miss vs. UNLV
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Bonagura: Miami (Ohio) vs. Georgia Southern
Schlabach: East Carolina vs. Florida International
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Bonagura: Air Force vs. Buffalo
Schlabach: San Jose State vs. Toledo
RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl
Bonagura: UAB vs. Liberty
Schlabach: Ohio vs. Georgia Southern
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Bonagura: UTSA vs. Coastal Carolina
Schlabach: UTSA vs. Coastal Carolina
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Bonagura: Texas Tech vs. East Carolina
Schlabach: Kansas vs. Memphis
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Bonagura: Memphis vs. Army
Schlabach: Louisiana vs. Army
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Bonagura: Texas A&M vs. Houston
Schlabach: Liberty vs. Appalachian State
EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl
Bonagura: Western Kentucky vs. Wyoming
Schlabach: Western Kentucky vs. Air Force
Quick Lane Bowl
Bonagura: Iowa vs. Toledo
Schlabach: Iowa vs. Eastern Michigan
Camellia Bowl
Bonagura: Bowling Green vs. Marshall
Schlabach: Buffalo vs. South Alabama
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Bonagura: SMU vs. San Jose State
Schlabach: Texas Tech vs. Wyoming
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Bonagura: Missouri vs. Troy
Schlabach: UCF vs. UAB
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Bonagura: Kansas vs. Wisconsin
Schlabach: Oklahoma vs. Wisconsin
Military Bowl presented by Peraton
Bonagura: Louisville vs. UCF
Schlabach: Miami vs. Houston
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Bonagura: Baylor vs. Florida
Schlabach: Baylor vs. South Carolina
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
Bonagura: NC State vs. Utah
Schlabach: Notre Dame vs. Utah
TaxAct Texas Bowl
Bonagura: South Carolina vs. Oklahoma
Schlabach: Arkansas vs. Texas
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Bonagura: Notre Dame vs. Purdue
Schlabach: Louisville vs. Purdue
Cheez-It Bowl
Bonagura: Syracuse vs. Oklahoma State
Schlabach: Wake Forest vs. Oklahoma State
Valero Alamo Bowl
Bonagura: Texas vs. USC
Schlabach: Kansas State vs. UCLA
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Bonagura: Florida State vs. Maryland
Schlabach: Florida State vs. Minnesota
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Bonagura: Duke vs. Oregon State
Schlabach: Duke vs. Oregon State
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Bonagura: Wake Forest vs. Kentucky
Schlabach: NC State vs. Florida
Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl
Bonagura: Fresno State vs. Ohio
Schlabach: Fresno State vs. Ball State
TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Bonagura: Minnesota vs. Arkansas
Schlabach: Maryland vs. Kentucky
ReliaQuest Bowl
Bonagura: Illinois vs. LSU
Schlabach: Syracuse vs. Ole Miss
Citrus Bowl
Bonagura: Penn State vs. Ole Miss
Schlabach: Penn State vs. LSU