Bowl Projections

Updated May 7

BCS National Championship Game

Jan. 6, 8:30 p.m.
Pasadena, Calif.
BCS #1 vs. BCS #2
ESPN
Comment: In the final year of the BCS, No. 1 Alabama will take on No. 2 Ohio State in the BCS Championship Game. -- Jerry Palm

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.

Orange Bowl
Jan. 3, 8:30 p.m.
Miami, Fla.
ACC vs. at-large
ESPN
Comment: Florida State is the projected winner of the ACC and will land in the Orange Bowl for the second consecutive season. With the first at-large pick after replacement selections, the Orange Bowl takes Notre Dame.
 
Sugar Bowl
Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m.
New Orleans, La.
SEC vs. at-large
ESPN
Comment: By losing the SEC Champion to the title game, the Sugar Bowl takes Texas A&M as the replacement selection. With the second at-large pick, it takes a highly-ranked Clemson squad.

Fiesta Bowl
Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m.
Glendale, Ariz.
Big 12 vs. at-large
ESPN
Comment: Texas is the projected Big 12 champion and lands in the Fiesta Bowl. With the last pick of at-large selections, the champion of the new American Athletic Conference (Louisville) lands here.
 
Rose Bowl
Jan. 1, 5 p.m.
Pasadena, Calif.
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
ESPN
Comment: With Ohio State in the title game, the Rose Bowl will take the next best Big Ten squad, which is Nebraska. Stanford is the projected Pac-12 champion, heading back to Pasadena.

Non-BCS Games
BowlDateLocationMatchupPrediction
Maaco Las VegasDec. 21Las Vegas, Nev.MW vs. Pac-12Boise State vs. Arizona State
New OrleansDec. 21New Orleans, La.Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USALa.-Lafayette vs. La. Tech
Famous Idaho PotatoDec. 21Boise, IdahoMW vs. MACNevada vs. Ohio
New MexicoDec. 21Albuquerque, N.M.MW vs. Pac-12Air Force vs. Utah
HawaiiDec. 24Honolulu, HawaiiMW vs. C-USAUtah State vs. Rice
PoinsettiaDec. 26San Diego, Calif.MW vs. Army*Fresno State vs. Arkansas State
Little Caesars PizzaDec. 26Detroit, Mich.Big Ten vs. MACIllinois vs. Northern Illinois
Kraft Fight HungerDec. 27San Francisco, Calif.Pac-12 vs. BYU*Arizona vs. BYU
TexasDec. 27Houston, TexasBig 12 vs. Big TenBaylor vs. Purdue
MilitaryDec. 27Washington D.C.ACC No. 7 vs. At-LargeSyracuse vs. Toledo
PinstripeDec. 28Bronx, N.Y.Big 12 vs. American AthleticIowa State vs. Cincy
Buffalo Wild WingsDec. 28Tempe, Ariz.Big 12 vs. Big TenOklahoma State vs. Northwestern
BelkDec. 28Charlotte, N.C.ACC No. 5 vs. American AthleticPittsburgh vs. Rutgers
Russell AthleticDec. 28Orlando, Fla.ACC No. 3 vs. American AthleticMiami (Fla.) vs. UCF
Music CityDec. 30Nashville, Tenn.ACC No. 6 vs. SECGeorgia Tech vs. Arkansas
Armed ForcesDec. 30Fort Worth, TexasMW vs. Navy*San Diego State vs. Navy
AlamoDec. 30San Antonio, TexasBig 12 vs. Pac-12TCU vs. Oregon
HolidayDec. 30San Diego, Calif.Big 12 vs. Pac-12Kansas State vs. Oregon State
LibertyDec. 31Memphis, Tenn.C-USA No. 1 vs. SECTulsa vs. Miss. State
IndependenceDec. 31Shreveport, La.ACC No. 7 vs. SECVirginia vs. Missouri
Chick-fil-ADec. 31Atlanta, Ga.ACC No. 2 vs. SECVirginia Tech vs. South Carolina
SunDec. 31El Paso, TexasACC No. 4 vs. Pac-12North Carolina vs. UCLA
Heart of DallasJan. 1Dallas, TexasBig Ten vs. C-USAMinnesota vs. East Carolina
Capital OneJan. 1Orlando, Fla.Big Ten No. 2 vs. SECMichigan vs. Florida
GatorJan. 1Jacksonville, Fla.Big Ten vs. SECMichigan State vs. Ole Miss
OutbackJan. 1Tampa, Fla.Big Ten vs. SECWisconsin vs. Georgia
CottonJan. 3Arlington, TexasBig 12 No. 2 vs. SECOklahoma vs. LSU
BBVA CompassJan. 4Birmingham, Ala.American Athletic vs. SECSouth Florida vs. Vanderbilt
Beef O'Brady'sTBASt. Petersburg, Fla.American Athletic vs. C-USAHouston vs. Marshall
GoDaddy.comTBAMobile, Ala.MAC vs. Sun BeltBowling Green vs. Troy
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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