Pitt’s upset loss over Clemson will cause a domino effect not only on the College Football Playoff but the entire bowl picture. Clemson’s loss opens up the possibility of two teams from the same conference making the playoff.
In Heavy’s latest projections, we have two Big Ten teams making it. How does this happen? Ohio State beats rival Michigan in the last regular season game. The committee has liked Michigan for much of the season and a loss against a top five team could allow the Wolverines to hang on to one of the top four spots. It will be interesting to see what the committee does in Tuesday’s rankings.
We have looked at all the bowl tie ins as well as bowl eligible teams to project every bowl. There is still plenty of football left to be played and these projections are subject to change. We will continue to update our projections throughout the night as more games go final.
Here’s the latest college football bowl projections and schedule.
Saturday, December 17, 2016
AFR Celebration Bowl
North Carolina AT&T vs. Grambling State Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA Noon ABC
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
UTSA vs. New Mexico New Mexico University Stadium
Albuquerque, NM 2 p.m. ESPN
Las Vegas Bowl
San Diego State vs. Arizona State Sam Boyd Stadium
Las Vegas, NV 3:30 p.m. ABC
AutoNation Cure Bowl
UCF vs. Troy Citrus Bowl Stadium
Orlando, FL 5:30pm CBSSN
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Akron vs. Idaho Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, AL 5:30 p.m. ESPN
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Middle Tennessee State vs. Arkansas State Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, LA 9 p.m. ESPN
Monday, December 19, 2016
Miami Beach Bowl
Tulsa vs. Eastern Michigan Marlins Park
Miami, FL 2:30 p.m. ESPN
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Boca Raton Bowl
Old Dominion vs. SMU FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, FL 7 p.m. ESPN
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
San Diego County Poinsettia Bowl
BYU vs. Wyoming Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, CA 9 p.m. ESPN
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Ohio vs. Colorado State Albertson’s Stadium
Boise, ID 7 p.m. ESPN
Friday, Deccember 23, 2016
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
USF vs. Central Michigan Thomas Robinson Stadium
Nassau, Bahamas 1 p.m. ESPN
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Navy vs. Texas Tech Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, TX 4:30 p.m. ESPN
Dollar General Bowl
Toledo vs. Appalachian State Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Mobile, AL 8 p.m. ESPN
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Hawai’i Bowl
Southern Miss vs. Boise State Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI 8 p.m. ESPN
Monday, December 26, 2016
St. Petersburg Bowl
Syracuse vs. Memphis Tropicana Field
St. Petersburg, FL 11 a.m. ESPN
Quick Lane Bowl
Indiana vs. Miami of Ohio Ford Field
Detroit, MI 2:30 p.m. ESPN
Camping World Independence Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. Louisiana Tech Independence Stadium
Shreveport, LA 5 p.m. ESPN2
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl
Western Kentucky vs. Minnesota Cotton Bowl Stadium
Dallas, TX Noon ESPN
Military Bowl
NC State vs. Temple Navy-Marine Corps. Stadium
Annapolis, MD 3:30 p.m. ESPN
Holiday Bowl
Wisconsin vs. Washington State Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, CA 7 p.m. ESPN
Motel 6 Cactus Bowl
Kansas State vs. Stanford Chase Field
Phoenix, AZ 10:15 P.M. ESPN
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Pitt vs. Iowa Yankee Stadium
Bronx, NY 2 p.m. ESPN
Russell Athletic Bowl
Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State Camping World Stadium
Orlando, FL 5:30 p.m. ESPN
Foster Farms Bowl
Cal vs. Northwestern Levi’s Stadium
Santa Clara, CA 8:30 p.m. FOX
AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl
TCU vs. Florida NRG Stadium
Houston, TX 9 p.m. ESPN
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Birmingham Bowl
Houston vs. Georgia Legion Field
Birmingham, AL 2 p.m. ESPN
Belk Bowl
Florida State vs. Arkansas Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, NC 5:30 p.m. ESPN
Valero Alamo Bowl
Baylor vs. Colorado Alamodome
San Antonio, TX 9 p.m. ESPN
Friday, December 30, 2016
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Texas vs. LSU Liberty Bowl
Memphis, TN Noon ESPN
Hyundai Sun Bowl
North Carolina vs. Utah Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, TX 2 p.m. CBS
Franklin Music City Bowl
Maryland vs. Tennessee Nissan Stadium
Nashville, TN 3:30 p.m. ESPN
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Air Force vs. North Texas Arizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ 5:30 p.m.
Orange Bowl
Louisville vs. Penn State Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL 8 p.m. ESPN
Saturday, December 31, 2016
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
Auburn vs. Miami Camping World Stadium
Orlando, FL 11 a.m. ABC
TaxSlayer Bowl
Kentucky vs. Wake Forest EverBank Field
Jacksonville, FL 11 a.m. ESPN
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Semifinal Game
1 Alabama vs. 4 Washington
Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA 3 or 7 p.m. ESPN
Fiesta Bowl
Semifinal Game
2 Ohio State vs. 3 Clemson
University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, AZ 3 or 7 p.m. ESPN
Monday, January 2, 2017
Outback Bowl
Nebraska vs. South Carolina Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL 1 p.m. ABC
Cotton Bowl
Western Michigan vs. West Virginia AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX 1 p.m. ESPN
Rose Bowl Game
Michigan vs. USC Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California 5 p.m. ESPN
Sugar Bowl
Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana 8:30 p.m. ESPN
Monday, January 9, 2017
College Football Playoff National Championship
1 Alabama vs. 2 Ohio State Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL 8:30 p.m. ESPN