College Football Bowl Projections for 2019-20
Only 78 teams are projected to have six or more wins on average, but for the sake of this article, I rounded all records to the nearest whole number
Note: The ACC and SEC could not fill their required bowl slots, and eight teams: Kansas State, Middle Tennessee, Southern Miss, Miami (OH), Air Force, Nevada, Arizona, and Washington State were projected 5.5 or more wins but denied bowl berths due to a lack of openings.
Bahamas Bowl
Dec. 20, ESPN at 2 p.m. ET
Tie-In: Conference USA vs. MAC
Projection: Florida Atlantic vs. Northern Illinois
Projected Winner: Florida Atlantic
Frisco Bowl
Dec. 20, ESPN2 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Tie-In: American vs. At-Large
Projection: SMU vs. Army
Projected Winner: Army
New Mexico Bowl
Dec. 21, ESPN at 2 p.m. ET
Tie-In: Conference USA vs. Mountain West
Projection: UAB vs. San Diego State
Projected Winner: San Diego State
Cure Bowl
Dec. 21, CBS Sports Network at 2:30 p.m. ET
Tie-In: American vs. Sun Belt
Projection: Tulane vs. Georgia Southern
Projected Winner: Tulane
Boca Raton Bowl
Dec. 21, ABC at 3:30 p.m. ET
Tie-In: American vs. MAC
Projection: USF vs. Ohio
Projected Winner: Ohio
Camellia Bowl
Dec. 21, ESPN at 5:30 p.m. ET
Tie-In: MAC vs. Sun Belt
Projection: Western Michigan vs. Troy
Projected Winner: Troy
Las Vegas Bowl
Dec. 21, ABC at 7:30 p.m. ET
Tie-In: Mountain West vs. Pac-12
Projection: Boise State vs. Arizona State
Projected Winner: Boise State
New Orleans Bowl
Dec. 21, ESPN at 9 p.m. ET
Tie-In: Conference USA vs. Sun Belt
Projection: Louisiana Tech vs. Appalachian State
Projected Winner: Appalachian State
Gasparilla Bowl
Dec. 23, ESPN at 2:30 p.m. ET
Tie-In: American vs. Conference USA
Projection: Cincinnati vs. Marshall
Projected Winner: Cincinnati
Hawaii Bowl
Dec. 24, ESPN at 8 p.m. ET
Tie-In: BYU vs. Mountain West/American
Projection: BYU vs. Houston
Projected Winner: BYU
Independence Bowl
Dec. 26, ESPN at 4 p.m. ET
Tie-In: ACC vs. SEC
Projection: Pittsburgh vs. FIU*
Projected Winner: Pittsburgh
Quick Lane Bowl
Dec. 26, ESPN at 8 p.m. ET
Tie-In: ACC vs. Big Ten
Projection: Eastern Michigan* vs. Purdue
Projected Winner: Purdue
Military Bowl
Dec. 27, ESPN at Noon ET
Tie-In: ACC vs. American
Projection: Boston College vs. Temple
Projected Winner: Boston College
Pinstripe Bowl
Dec. 27, ESPN at 3:20 p.m. ET
Tie-In: ACC vs. Big Ten
Projection: Syracuse vs. Minnesota
Projected Winner: Minnesota
Texas Bowl
Dec. 27, ESPN at 6:45 p.m. ET
Tie-In: Big 12 vs. SEC
Projection: TCU vs. South Carolina
Projected Winner: South Carolina
Holiday Bowl
Dec. 27, FS1 at 8 p.m. ET
Tie-In: Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Projection: Iowa vs. Utah
Projected Winner: Iowa
Cheez-It Bowl
Dec. 27, ESPN at 10:15 p.m. ET
Tie-In: Big 12 vs. Pac-12
Projection: Iowa State vs. UCLA
Projected Winner: Iowa State
Camping World Bowl
Dec. 28, ABC at Noon ET
Tie-In: ACC vs. Big 12
Projection: Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State
Projected Winner: Oklahoma State
First Responder Bowl
Dec. 30, ESPN at 12:30 p.m. ET
Tie-In: Big 12 vs. Conference USA
Projection: West Virginia vs. North Texas
Projected Winner: West Virginia
Music City Bowl
Dec. 30, ESPN at 4 p.m. ET
Tie-In: ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC
Projection: Wake Forest vs. Auburn
Projected Winner: Auburn
Redbox Bowl
Dec. 30, FOX at 4 p.m. ET
Tie-In: Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Projection: Wisconsin vs. USC
Projected Winner: USC
Belk Bowl
Dec. 31, ESPN at Noon ET
Tie-In: ACC vs. SEC
Projection: Florida State vs. Texas A&M
Projected Winner: Texas A&M
Sun Bowl
Dec. 31, CBS at 2 p.m. ET
Tie-In: ACC vs. Pac-12
Projection: Virginia vs. Stanford
Projected Winner: Stanford
Liberty Bowl
Dec. 31, ESPN at 3:45 p.m. ET
Tie-In: Big 12 vs. SEC
Projection: Baylor vs. Mississippi State
Projected Winner: Mississippi State
Arizona Bowl
Dec. 31, CBS Sports Network at 4:30 p.m. ET
Tie-In: Mountain West vs. Sun Belt
Projection: Utah State vs. Louisiana
Projected Winner: Utah State
Alamo Bowl
Dec. 31, ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET
Tie-In: Big 12 vs. Pac-12
Projection: Texas vs. Oregon
Projected Winner: Texas
Citrus Bowl
Jan. 1, ABC at 1 p.m. ET
Tie-In: Big Ten/ACC vs. SEC
Projection: NC State vs. Florida
Projected Winner: Florida
Outback Bowl
Jan. 1, ESPN at 1 p.m. ET
Tie-In: Big Ten vs. SEC
Projection: Michigan State vs. Kentucky
Projected Winner: Michigan State
Birmingham Bowl
Jan. 2, ESPN at 3 p.m. ET
Tie-In: American vs. SEC
Projection: Memphis vs. Indiana
Projected Winner: Memphis
Gator Bowl
Jan. 2, ESPN at 7 p.m. ET
Tie-In: ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC
Projection: Nebraska vs. Tennessee
Projected Winner: Nebraska
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Jan. 3, ESPN at 3:30 p.m. ET
Tie-In: MAC vs. Mountain West
Projection: Buffalo vs. Fresno State
Projected Winner: Fresno State
Armed Forces Bowl
Jan. 4, ESPN at 11:30 a.m. ET
Tie-In: Big Ten vs. Mountain West
Projection: Northwestern vs. Wyoming
Projected Winner: Northwestern
Mobile Alabama Bowl
Jan. 6, ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET
Tie-In: MAC vs. Sun Belt
Projection: Toledo vs. Arkansas State
Projected Winner: Toledo
New Year’s Six
Cotton Bowl
Dec. 28, ESPN at Noon ET
Tie-In: Highest Ranked Group of Five Champion vs. At-Large
Projection: UCF vs. Notre Dame
Projected Winner: Notre Dame
Orange Bowl
Dec. 30, ESPN at 8 p.m. ET
Tie-In: ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC/Notre Dame
Projection: Miami vs. Penn State
Projected Winner: Penn State
Rose Bowl
Jan. 1, ESPN at 5 p.m. ET
Tie-In: Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Projection: Michigan vs. Washington
Projected Winner: Michigan
Sugar Bowl
Jan. 1, ESPN at 8:45 p.m. ET
Tie-In: Big 12 vs. SEC
Projection: Oklahoma vs. LSU
Projected Winner: LSU
College Football Playoff
Fiesta Bowl (Semifinal)
Dec. 28, ESPN, 4 or 8 p.m. ET
Tie-In: National Semifinal
Projection: Clemson vs. Georgia
Projected Winner: Clemson
Peach Bowl (Semifinal)
Dec. 28, ESPN, 4 or 8 p.m. ET
Tie-In: National Semifinal
Projection: Alabama vs. Ohio State
Projected Winner: Alabama
National Championship
Jan. 13, ESPN at 8 p.m. ET
Tie-In: Fiesta Bowl Winner vs. Peach Bowl Winner
Projection: Clemson vs. Alabama
Projected Winner: Alabama