Jerry Palm’s Playoff Projection

1
Georgia
UGA
4
Ohio State
OHST
2
Michigan
MICH
3
TCU
TCU
5
Alabama
ALA
6
Tennessee
TENN

College Football Playoff
Updated Dec 4, 2022

Date Bowl Projection Matchup Time Location
Jan. 9 Championship — — Semifinal winners 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles, Calif.
Dec. 31 Peach
UGA
Georgia*
 vs.
OHST
Ohio State*
 CFP semifinal TBD Atlanta, Ga.
Dec. 31 Fiesta
MICH
Michigan*
 vs.
TCU
TCU*
 CFP semifinal TBD Glendale, Ariz.

Selection Committee Bowl Games

Date Bowl Projection Matchup Time Location
Jan. 2 Rose
PSU
Penn State*
 vs.
UTAH
Utah*
 Big Ten vs. Pac-12 5 p.m. Pasadena, Calif.
Jan. 2 Cotton
USC
USC*
 vs.
TUL
Tulane*
 at-large vs. at-large 1 p.m. Arlington, Tex.
Dec. 31 Sugar
ALA
Alabama*
 vs.
KSU
Kansas State*
 SEC vs. Big 12 12 p.m. New Orleans, La.
Dec. 30 Orange
CLEM
Clemson*
 vs.
TENN
Tennessee*
 ACC vs SEC/Big Ten/ND 7:30 p.m. Miami, Fla.

Other Bowl Games

Date Bowl Projection Matchup Time Location
Jan. 2 Citrus
PUR
Purdue*
 vs.
LSU
LSU*
 Big Ten vs. SEC 1 p.m. Orlando, Fla.
Jan. 2 ReliaQuest
ILL
Illinois*
 vs.
MSST
Mississippi St*
 Big Ten/ACC vs. SEC 12 p.m. Tampa, Fla.
Dec. 31 Music City
IOWA
Iowa*
 vs.
UK
Kentucky*
 Big Ten vs. SEC 12 p.m. Nashville, Tenn.
Dec. 30 Arizona
WYO
Wyoming*
 vs.
OHIO
Ohio*
 Mountain West vs. MAC 4:30 p.m. Tucson, Ariz.
Dec. 30 Gator
ND
Notre Dame*
 vs.
SC
South Carolina*
 Big Ten vs. SEC 3:30 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla.
Dec. 30 Sun
PITT
Pittsburgh*
 vs.
UCLA
UCLA*
 ACC vs. Pac-12 2 p.m. El Paso, Tex.
Dec. 30 Duke's Mayo
NCST
NC State*
 vs.
MD
Maryland*
 ACC vs. Big Ten 12 p.m. Charlotte, N.C.
Dec. 29 Alamo
TEX
Texas*
 vs.
WASH
Washington*
 Big 12 vs. Pac-12 9 p.m. San Antonio, Tex.
Dec. 29 Cheez-It
FSU
Florida State*
 vs.
OKLA
Oklahoma*
 ACC vs. Big 12 5:30 p.m. Orlando, Fla.
Dec. 29 Pinstripe
SYR
Syracuse*
 vs.
MINN
Minnesota*
 ACC vs. Big Ten 2 p.m. New York, N.Y.
Dec. 28 Texas
TTU
Texas Tech*
 vs.
MISS
Ole Miss*
 Big 12 vs. SEC 9 p.m. Houston, Tex.
Dec. 28 Holiday
UNC
North Carolina*
 vs.
ORE
Oregon*
 ACC vs. Pac-12 8 p.m. San Diego, Calif.
Dec. 28 Liberty
KAN
Kansas*
 vs.
ARK
Arkansas*
 Big 12 vs. SEC 5:30 p.m. Memphis, Tenn.
Dec. 28 Military
DUKE
Duke*
 vs.
UCF
UCF*
 ACC vs. American 2 p.m. Annapolis, Md.
Dec. 27 Guaranteed Rate
OKST
Oklahoma State*
 vs.
WISC
Wisconsin*
 Big 12 vs. Big Ten 10:15 p.m. Phoenix, Ariz.
Dec. 27 Birmingham
CCU
Coastal Carolina*
 vs.
ECU
East Carolina*+
 Pool vs. ACC/SEC 6:45 p.m. Birmingham, Ala.
Dec. 27 First Responder
MEM
Memphis*+
 vs.
USU
Utah State*
 Big 12 vs. Pool 3:15 p.m. Dallas, Tex.
Dec. 27 Camellia
BUFF
Buffalo*
 vs.
GASO
Georgia Southern*
 Pool vs. Pool 12 p.m. Montgomery, Ala.
Dec. 26 Quick Lane
NMST
New Mexico St*+
 vs.
BGSU
Bowling Green*
 Big Ten vs. MAC 2:30 p.m. Detroit, Mich.
Dec. 24 Hawaii
SDSU
San Diego State*
 vs.
MTSU
Middle Tenn.*
 Mountain West vs. C-USA 8 p.m. Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec. 23 Gasparilla
WAKE
Wake Forest*
 vs.
MIZZ
Missouri*
 ACC/SEC vs. Pool TBD Tampa, Fla.
Dec. 23 Independence
HOU
Houston*
 vs.
UL
Louisiana*+
 American vs. Army 3:30 p.m. Shreveport, La.
Dec. 22 Armed Forces
AF
Air Force*+
 vs.
BAY
Baylor*
 American vs Pool 7:30 p.m. Fort Worth, Tex.
Dec. 21 New Orleans
WKY
Western Kentucky*
 vs.
USA
South Alabama*
 C-USA vs. Sun Belt 9 p.m. New Orleans, La.
Dec. 20 Boca Raton
LIB
Liberty*
 vs.
TOL
Toledo*
 Pool vs. Pool 7:30 p.m. Boca Raton, Fla.
Dec. 20 Idaho Potato
EMU
Eastern Michigan*
 vs.
SJSU
San Jose State*
 MAC vs. Mountain West 3:30 p.m. Boise, Idaho
Dec. 19 Myrtle Beach
CONN
Connecticut*
 vs.
MRSH
Marshall*
 Pool vs. Pool 2:30 p.m. Myrtle Beach, SC
Dec. 17 Frisco
BSU
Boise State*
 vs.
UNT
North Texas*
 Pool vs. Pool 9:15 p.m. Dallas, Tex.
Dec. 17 Las Vegas
ORST
Oregon State*
 vs.
FLA
Florida*
 SEC vs. Pac-12 7:30 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev.
Dec. 17 LendingTree
RICE
Rice*
 vs.
USM
Southern Miss*
 Pool vs. Sun Belt 5:45 p.m. Mobile, Ala.
Dec. 17 Los Angeles
FRES
Fresno State*
 vs.
WSU
Washington St*
 Mountain West vs. Pac-12 3:30 p.m. Los Angeles, Calif.
Dec. 17 New Mexico
SMU
SMU*+
 vs.
BYU
BYU*
 C-USA vs. Mountain West 2:15 p.m. Albuquerque, N.M.
Dec. 17 Fenway
LOU
Louisville*
 vs.
CIN
Cincinnati*
 ACC vs. American 11 a.m. Boston, Mass.
Dec. 16 Cure
UTSA
UTSA*
 vs.
TROY
Troy*
 Pool vs. Pool 3 p.m. Orlando, Fla.
Dec. 16 Bahamas
UAB
UAB*
 vs.
M-OH
Miami (OH)*
 C-USA vs. MAC 11:30 p.m. Nassau, Bahamas

Notes

  • All times are US/Eastern.

Legend

  • + - Replacement Team
  • * - Teams Have Accepted Bid
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