Updated May 7
The champions of selected conferences are contractually committed to certain bowls, unless they are No. 1 or No. 2. (ACC: Orange; Big Ten: Rose; Big 12: Fiesta; Pac-12: Rose; SEC: Sugar). If a Bowl loses a host team to the title game, then the bowl gets first choice at a replacement team. The rest of the selection order for 2014 is as follows: Orange, Sugar, Fiesta. |
Jerry Palm projects all 35 bowl games each week throughout the season, including the BCS Championship Game. Follow Jerry Palm on Twitter at @jppalmCBS.
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| Bowl | Date | Location | Matchup | Prediction | ||
| BBVA Compass | Jan. 4 | Birmingham, Ala. | American Athletic vs. SEC | South Florida vs. Vanderbilt | ||
| Cotton | Jan. 3 | Arlington, Texas | Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC | Oklahoma vs. LSU | ||
| Heart of Dallas | Jan. 1 | Dallas, Texas | Big Ten vs. C-USA | Minnesota vs. East Carolina | ||
| Outback | Jan. 1 | Tampa, Fla. | Big Ten vs. SEC | Wisconsin vs. Georgia | ||
| Capital One | Jan. 1 | Orlando, Fla. | Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC | Michigan vs. Florida | ||
| Gator | Jan. 1 | Jacksonville, Fla. | Big Ten vs. SEC | Michigan State vs. Ole Miss | ||
| Chick-fil-A | Dec. 31 | Atlanta, Ga. | ACC No. 2 vs. SEC | Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina | ||
| Liberty | Dec. 31 | Memphis, Tenn. | C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC | Tulsa vs. Miss. State | ||
| Independence | Dec. 31 | Shreveport, La. | ACC No. 7 vs. SEC | Virginia vs. Missouri | ||
| Sun | Dec. 31 | El Paso, Texas | ACC No. 4 vs. Pac-12 | North Carolina vs. UCLA | ||
| Holiday | Dec. 30 | San Diego, Calif. | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | Kansas State vs. Oregon State | ||
| Alamo | Dec. 30 | San Antonio, Texas | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | TCU vs. Oregon | ||
| Music City | Dec. 30 | Nashville, Tenn. | ACC No. 6 vs. SEC | Georgia Tech vs. Arkansas | ||
| Armed Forces | Dec. 30 | Fort Worth, Texas | MW vs. Navy* | San Diego State vs. Navy | ||
| Russell Athletic | Dec. 28 | Orlando, Fla. | ACC No. 3 vs. American Athletic | Miami (Fla.) vs. UCF | ||
| Belk | Dec. 28 | Charlotte, N.C. | ACC No. 5 vs. American Athletic | Pittsburgh vs. Rutgers | ||
| Pinstripe | Dec. 28 | Bronx, N.Y. | Big 12 vs. American Athletic | Iowa State vs. Cincy | ||
| Buffalo Wild Wings | Dec. 28 | Tempe, Ariz. | Big 12 vs. Big Ten | Oklahoma State vs. Northwestern | ||
| Kraft Fight Hunger | Dec. 27 | San Francisco, Calif. | Pac-12 vs. BYU* | Arizona vs. BYU | ||
| Texas | Dec. 27 | Houston, Texas | Big 12 vs. Big Ten | Baylor vs. Purdue | ||
| Military | Dec. 27 | Washington D.C. | ACC No. 7 vs. At-Large | Syracuse vs. Toledo | ||
| Poinsettia | Dec. 26 | San Diego, Calif. | MW vs. Army* | Fresno State vs. Arkansas State | ||
| Little Caesars Pizza | Dec. 26 | Detroit, Mich. | Big Ten vs. MAC | Illinois vs. Northern Illinois | ||
| Hawaii | Dec. 24 | Honolulu, Hawaii | MW vs. C-USA | Utah State vs. Rice | ||
| New Orleans | Dec. 21 | New Orleans, La. | Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA | La.-Lafayette vs. La. Tech | ||
| Famous Idaho Potato | Dec. 21 | Boise, Idaho | MW vs. MAC | Nevada vs. Ohio | ||
| Maaco Las Vegas | Dec. 21 | Las Vegas, Nev. | MW vs. Pac-12 | Boise State vs. Arizona State | ||
| New Mexico | Dec. 21 | Albuquerque, N.M. | MW vs. Pac-12 | Air Force vs. Utah | ||
| GoDaddy.com | TBA | Mobile, Ala. | MAC vs. Sun Belt | Bowling Green vs. Troy | ||
| Beef O'Brady's | TBA | St. Petersburg, Fla. | American Athletic vs. C-USA | Houston vs. Marshall | ||
| All games are on ESPN, except for the Sun (CBS), Cotton (FOX), Heart of Dallas (ESPNU) and Gator (ESPN2). If Army is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Poinsettia Bowl. If Navy is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Armed Forces Bowl. If BYU is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. | ||||||
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