Final Bowl Projections

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There's relatively few changes in the final bowl projections of the season. Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Oklahoma remain in the playoff, and the NY6 bowls are unchanged. If I am wrong about the playoff (Georgia or Ohio State getting in over Oklahoma) it would have ripple effects all the way down the bowls.

Most of the interesting decisions came in the non-NY6 bowls. I had some tough choices about who to leave out of a bowl game- I chose to exclude Southern Miss, Miami (OH), Wyoming and ULM. I feel pretty confident that the latter 3 won't be bowling- Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan and Southern Miss are fighting for the last two bowl bids.

Cotton (Playoff Semifinal): #2 Clemson vs. #3 Notre Dame
Orange (Playoff Semifinal): #1 Alabama vs. #4 Oklahoma
Peach: Michigan vs. LSU
Fiesta: UCF vs. Florida
Rose: Ohio State vs. Washington
Sugar: West Virginia vs. Georgia
Citrus: Penn State vs. Kentucky
Outback: Iowa vs. Mississippi State
Sun: Boston College vs. Utah
TaxSlayer: Miami (FL) vs. Texas A&M
Holiday: Northwestern vs. Oregon
Liberty: Oklahoma State vs. Missouri
Redbox: Michigan State vs. Stanford
Military: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati
Arizona: Arkansas State vs. Nevada
Belk: Pittsburgh vs. South Carolina
Alamo: Texas vs. Washington State
Camping World: NC State vs. Iowa State
Music City: Purdue vs. Auburn
Texas: Baylor vs. Vanderbilt
Pinstripe: Syracuse vs. Wisconsin
Independence: Georgia Tech vs. Western Michigan*
Cheez-It: TCU vs. Arizona State
Quick Lane: Virginia vs. Minnesota
First Responder: Middle Tennessee vs. BYU*
Hawaii: Hawaii vs. Louisiana Tech
Dollar General: Troy vs. Northern Illinois
Armed Forces: Houston vs. Army*
Birmingham: Duke* vs. Memphis
Famous Idaho Potato: Buffalo vs. Boise State
Bahamas: Toledo vs. FIU
Gasparilla: Wake Forest vs. USF
Frisco: Eastern Michigan vs. Tulane
Boca Raton: Temple vs. UAB
New Orleans: Appalachian State vs. Marshall
Camellia: Georgia Southern vs. Ohio
Las Vegas: Cal vs. Fresno State
Cure: Louisiana vs. San Diego State*
New Mexico: Utah State vs. North Texas

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