2014-15 Bowl Projections

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Brent Zwerneman @BrentZwerneman  ·  2 hours ago

A&M WR Malcome Kennedy on A&M possibly playing Texas in a bowl game: It would be great for the state. Everybody wants to see that game.

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USA Today Bowl Projections

Jan. 12    CFP title game    Semifinal winners    Alabama vs. Oregon

Bama advances with win over Ohio St.

SEC fails to field a team in the Duck Commander Bowl.

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https://www.philsteele.com/bowls/13-14/bowlprojections.html (static link will be updated)

Has TTech v. A&M in the Texas Bowl

Bama v. Florida St. in the Championship Game.

SEC fails to field a team in the Duck Commander Bowl and sends Tennessee to face Memphis in Birmingham.

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https://www.philsteele.com/bowls/13-14/bowlprojections.html (static link will be updated)

Has TTech v. A&M in the Texas Bowl

Bama v. Florida St. in the Championship Game.

SEC fails to field a team in the Duck Commander Bowl and sends Tennessee to face Memphis in Birmingham.

do most of these current projections only use teams already bowl eligible?

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GoGamecocks.com @gogamecocks  ·  1 minute ago
Steve Spurrier: 'Another team is bowl-eligible: the South Carolina Gamecocks.'


Florida also becomes eligible with a win over Eastern.

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Add Arkansas to that list.  They should rate a better bowl.

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Jerry Palm @jppalmCBS  ·  5 hours ago
tune in tomorrow.  or very late tonight RT @PaulKislanko: So... what bowl gets the Hogs?

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Jerry Palm @jppalmCBS  ·  9 minutes ago
This week's bowl projections http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions ...

Bama No.1 v. Baylor in the Sugar Bowl

Arkansas v. Texas in the Liberty Bowl

SEC meets their allotment to all of the bowls.

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SB Nation: For the No. 4 spot, where I had Ohio State last week, I'm going back to Baylor.

Liberty: West Virginia v. Arkansas

Texas Bowl: Texas v. A&M

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SEC Sports @SEC  ·  1 hour ago

Eleven #SEC football teams currently are bowl eligible. Here's info on the bowl selection process: http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2014/1119/SEC%20Bowl%20Selection%20Process%202014.pdf ...

SEC BOWLS
BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWL: (Orlando, FL) vs. Big 10/ACC ▪ January 1 – 1 p.m. (ET) ABC
After the CFP selection process the Citrus Bowl gets the first selection of available SEC Teams.

POOL OF SIX BOWLS:
After the Citrus Bowl selects a team, there will be a pool of six bowls and the Conference, in consultation with the institutions and the bowls, will make the assignments for these six bowl games from all eligible SEC teams.

The pool of six bowls is as follows:
Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL) vs. Big 10 ▪ January 1 – Noon (ET) ESPN2
TaxSlayer Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) vs. Big Ten/ACC ▪ January 2 –3:20 p.m. (ET) ESPN
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN) vs. ACC/Big Ten ▪ Dec 30 – 3:00 p.m. (ET) ESPN
Advocare V100 Texas Bowl (Houston, TX) vs. Big 12 ▪ December 29 –9:00 pm (ET) ESPN
Belk Bowl (Charlotte, NC) vs. ACC ▪ December 30 – 6:30 pm (ET) ESPN
AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) vs. Big 12 ▪ December 29 – 2:00 p.m. (ET) ESPN

BOWLS AFTER THE POOL OF SIX:
Compass Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, AL) vs. American ▪ January 3 – 1 p.m. (ET) ESPN or ESPN2
The Birmingham Bowl selects after the CFP, Citrus Bowl and the Pool of Six Bowls (Outback Bowl, TaxSlayer Bowl, Music City Bowl, Texas Bowl, Belk Bowl and Liberty Bowl).

Duck Commander Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA) vs. ACC ▪ December 27 – 3:30 p.m. (ET) ABC
The Independence Bowl selects after the CFP, Citrus Bowl, the Pool of Six (Outback Bowl, TaxSlayer Bowl, Music City Bowl, Texas Bowl, Belk Bowl and Liberty Bowl) and the Birmingham Bowl.

OPEN BOWLS: Teams with six wins are eligible for selection to fill any "open bowl spot" outside the SEC contracted bowls.

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SEC Standings and links to Saturday's game summaries
Tennessee and Kentucky need road wins to become bowl eligible

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Patrick Brown @patrickbrownTFP  ·  4 hours ago
Tennessee opens as a 14.5-point favorite at Vanderbilt next week, according to Vegas Insider.

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-2014-college-football-bowl-projections-htmlstory.html

Arkansas v. NC State in the Duck Commander Bowl in Shreveport.

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ESPN SEC @ESPN_SEC  ·  12 minutes ago
SEC bowl projections: Week 13 http://es.pn/11WHi0R

Birmingham Bowl: Arkansas

College Football Playoff semifinal (Allstate Sugar Bowl): Alabama
College Football Playoff semifinal (Sugar Bowl): Mississippi State

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Who are we projected to play there jb?

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Who are we projected to play there jb?

In that cut they don't project the opponent, just where the SEC teams will land in the bowl pecking order.

Later this week McMurphy and Schlabach will put out their national ESPN projections including an opponent.

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Ok. Thanks

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Chuck Carlton projects the College Football Playoff semifinals and the other four bowls associated with the playoff based on the current rankings released Tuesday, as well as other bowls with regional tie-ins:

TEXAS BOWL
Texas vs. Arkansas

LIBERTY BOWL
West Virginia vs. Tennessee

BELK BOWL
Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M

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Brett McMurphy @McMurphyESPN  ·  7 hours ago

Only 24 more shopping days until bowl season begins so here are @Mark_Schlabach & my bowl projections http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls/projections ...

[Jumping on the Arkansas bandwagon]

Schlabach: Liberty Bowl, Arkansas v. West Virginia

McMurphy: Music City Bowl, Arkansas v. Penn State

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SI: The playoff's current top three teams -- Alabama, Oregon and Florida State -- are all near-locks for semifinal berths if they win out. But the No. 4 spot is less certain.

Duck Commander Bowl: UNC v. Arkansas

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SW Arkansas fans should get a short trip.

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Neither Kentucky nor Vandy will be bowl eligible.

Tennessee needs to beat Vandy in Nashville to become the SEC's 12th bowl eligible team.

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12 of the 14 SEC teams are bowl eligible heading into selection Saturday, next weekend.

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Jerry Palm @jppalmCBS  ·  7 hours ago

bowl projections tweaked Fresno in, MTSU out. http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions ...

Sugar Bowl: Bama v. Baylor

Orange: GaTech v. MS St

Music City: UofL v. Auburn

Texas Bowl: Tejas v. LSU

Liberty Bowl: West Virginia v. Arkansas

Duck Commander: A&M v. UNC

Quick Lane Bowl: VaTech v. Florida

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Jerry Palm @jppalmCBS  ·  7 hours ago

bowl projections tweaked Fresno in, MTSU out. http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions ...

Sugar Bowl: Bama v. Baylor

Orange: GaTech v. MS St

Music City: UofL v. Auburn

Texas Bowl: Tejas v. LSU

Liberty Bowl: West Virginia v. Arkansas

Duck Commander: A&M v. UNC

Quick Lane Bowl: VaTech v. Florida

that looks like a great line up... a lot of interesting games... it would be a good test for WPS, we would be playing up a bit in the National eye.

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that looks like a great line up... a lot of interesting games... it would be a good test for WPS, we would be playing up a bit in the National eye.

Palm's projection has a mix of the current SEC pecking order with an eye toward optimizing travel distances. Auburn to the Music City Bowl in Nashville was the bigger surprise if it happens.

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Palm's projection has a mix of the current SEC pecking order with an eye toward optimizing travel distances. Auburn to the Music City Bowl in Nashville was the bigger surprise if it happens.

regional locations grouped with interesting games makes for a good bowl season... the SEC would be more than challenged in all those games.

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This from AL.com @ 7:30am Sunday:
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/11/bowl_projections_where_college.html

They concur with what I calculated late last night...

Hogs to Shreveport

... and vs Miami

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DJournalnow @DJournalnow  ·  2 hours ago

Egg Bowl notebook: Rebels improve bowl position http://ow.ly/F65UZ  | Citrus Bowl a strong possibility.

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Ross Dellenger @DellengerAdv  ·  22 minutes ago

Final #SEC standings:

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USA TODAY Sports @USATODAYsports  ·  30 minutes ago
UAB to shut down football program: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/11/30/uab-to-shut-down-football-program/19702899/ ...

Had qualified for a bowl

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Brett McMurphy @McMurphyESPN  ·  38 minutes ago
If No. 22 Boise State wins MWC, Broncos should be headed to Fiesta

Ole Miss at No. 12 means Rebels in good position to get New Year's 6 bowl in Fiesta, Cotton or Peach

No. 8 Michigan State ahead of No. 10 Mississippi State means Spartans likely headed to Orange vs. ACC

With TCU at No. 3, I don't see how TCU can drop out of Top 4 if it beats ISU. Would be conf champ. Baylor can't jump TCU

Baylor can beat KSU by 100, but won't matter. Committee sending message about non-conference schedule

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Ross Dellenger @DellengerAdv  ·  10 hours ago
From yesterday: @RabalaisAdv projects #LSU to J'ville for Taxslayer Bowl. He weighs in on other bowl possibilities - http://bit.ly/1zHae8q

Arkansas: Liberty Bowl

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Brett McMurphy @McMurphyESPN  ·  1 hour ago
If you think @CFBPlayoff rankings were messed up, what til you see @Mark_Schlabach & my bowl projections http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls/projections ...

Schalbach: Duck Commander Bowl; Arkansas v. UNC

McMurphy: Liberty Bowl: Arkansas v. West Virginia

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Jerry Palm @jppalmCBS  ·  3 hours ago
bowl projections changed. Mich St-Miss St swapped, has domino effects in ACC, B1G. http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions ...

Liberty: West Virginia v. Arkansas

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ESPN SEC @ESPN_SEC  ·  15 hours ago

SEC bowl projections: Week 14 http://es.pn/1zg99EN

College Football Playoff semifinal (Allstate Sugar Bowl): Alabama
Liberty Bowl: Arkansas
Birmingham Bowl: Tennessee
Duck Commander Independence Bowl: Florida

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Stewart Mandel @slmandel  ·  2 hours ago

Bowl Projections 2.0: A couple mild surprises in last night's rankings caused a major revision. http://bitly.com/1CBr8v8

Mississippi State, which I had in the Orange Bowl, would move to the Peach Bowl [v. Ohio State]

Texas Bowl: Arkansas v. Tejas

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GoGamecocks.com @gogamecocks  ·  23 hours ago
Bowl projections: Birmingham or Shreveport most likely for Gamecocks? http://www.gogamecocks.com/2014/12/02/651469/bowl-projections-outlook-becomes.html ...

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AL.com sports @aldotcomSports  ·  2 hours ago
SEC fans, bowl presidents play waiting game on eve of playoff era http://ow.ly/Ftc7P

When the dust settles and the playoff games are set, Steve Hogan will push the first domino in the SEC.

The Citrus Bowl chief executive officer has options, but he's still uncertain which way to go entering a slew of conference championship games today. He'll get the first shot at picking an SEC team after the playoff committee settles two national semifinal games and four bowls comprising the New Year's Six.

Uncertainty reigns until 1:45 p.m. on Sunday. When the SEC calls Hogan and asks for his pick, the puzzle will start to make sense.

"Once that telephone rings, we have to be ready to give them an answer," Hogan said.

Not every bowl, however, gets the luxury afforded the Citrus Bowl, which has the freedom to pick the best available SEC team. The bowl destinations of six SEC teams below the Citrus Bowl will be determined by the conference office, which will weigh feedback from the bowls and schools while also considering popular match-ups.

The SEC's new pool selection process, which will place six teams into bowls on equal footing beneath the Citrus Bowl, is a new addition to the mix this season. The days of the SEC following a pecking order based loosely on records are over.

Bowl presidents shared their preferred teams this week. They're not certain what the bowl picture will look like Sunday, but the possibility of bowls such as the Music City getting a high-profile team rather than a six- or seven-win team is quite the shift from previous seasons.

"You could be there thinking it's going to go one way," said Music City Bowl president Scott Ramsey. "But you're not going to be able to confirm anything until Sunday."

Committees for the Belk, Liberty, Music City, Outback, TaxSlayer and Texas bowls provided the SEC office lists ranking its most-desired teams this week. Schools in consideration also provided the SEC with a similar list.

Representatives at the Music City Bowl, for example, believe there are as many as five possibilities from the SEC...

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MrSEC @MrSEC  ·  Dec 5
SEC Bowl Projections http://dlvr.it/7knKG6

ALABAMA

Yahoo! Sports -- Sugar Bowl (Playoff) vs TCU

CBS Sports -- Sugar Bowl (Playoff) vs Baylor

ESPN (Mark Schlabach) -- Sugar Bowl (Playoff) vs TCU

ESPN (Brett McMurphy) -- Sugar Bowl (Playoff) vs Ohio State

Phil Steele -- Sugar Bowl (Playoff) vs TCU

Fox Sports -- Sugar Bowl (Playoff) vs TCU



ARKANSAS

Yahoo! Sports -- Independence Bowl vs Miami (FL)

CBS Sports -- Liberty Bowl vs West Virginia

ESPN (Mark Schlabach) -- Independence Bowl vs North Carolina

ESPN (Brett McMurphy) -- Liberty Bowl vs West Virginia

Phil Steele -- Liberty Bowl vs West Virginia

Fox Sports -- Texas Bowl vs Texas

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Jerry Palm @jppalmCBS  ·  9 hours ago
Bowl projections...sorry Big 12... http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions ...

Sugar Bowl (semifinal): 1 Bama v.  4 Ohio State

Peach Bowl: TCU v. Ole Miss
Cotton Bowl: Baylor v. Miss. St.

Citrus Bowl: Clemson v. Mizzou

Liberty: West Virginia v. Arkansas

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With mere hours before the College Football Playoff selection committee reveals its final rankings, Mark Schlabach and Brett McMurphy weigh in with their best guesses on what the bowl lineup will look like.

Sugar Bowl: 1 Bama v. Ohio -OR- Florida State

Peach Bowl: Miss. State v. TCU -OR- Ohio State

Cotton Bowl: Baylor v. Ole Miss

Duck Commander [Schlabach]: UNC v. Arkansas

Music City Bowl [McMurphy]: NC State v. Arkansas

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https://www.philsteele.com/bowls/13-14/bowlprojections.html

Here's the static link to Phil Steele's projections in the event he chooses to update between now and the reveal.  Also shows the reputation risk of using a static link for these projections. [Don't see Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl, a CFP semi-final].

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USA Today Projections

Bama v. Ohio State

Mississippi schools face Big 12 co-champs in Cotton and Peach

Duck Commander: North Carolina v. Arkansas

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CFB Playoff @CFBPlayoff  ·  4 minutes ago
Coming Up: @CottonBowlGame @FiestaBowl @CFAPeachBowl @OrangeBowl to be announced at 2:45 p.m. ET on @espn

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College GameDay @CollegeGameDay  ·  45m

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https://www.philsteele.com/bowls/13-14/bowlprojections.html

Here's the static link to Phil Steele's projections in the event he chooses to update between now and the reveal.  Also shows the reputation risk of using a static link for these projections. [Don't see Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl, a CFP semi-final].

Yeah, he doesn't even have Arkansas in a bowl right now.

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Jon Solomon @JonSolomonCBS  ·  26 minutes ago
Long: Baylor's head to head win over TCU was the tiebreaker at 5 and 6. The fact they were co-champions "had no bearing" on the decision.

Jerry Palm @jppalmCBS  ·  4 hours ago
yes, but they won't RT @theterrytaylor: Theoretically, could the committee match up TCU & Baylor  in a New Year's Six non-CFP game?

Jerry Palm @jppalmCBS  ·  2 hours ago
Was settled already RT @kurtk65: jerry, how about a Baylor TCU Cotton Bowl to settle the Big 12 Title.

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SEC Network @SECNetwork  ·  8 minutes ago
One down, 11 to go!

See where all 12 @SEC teams are going bowling here » http://bit.ly/1zC2vJb

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AL.com sports @aldotcomSports  ·  1 hour ago
Bowl projections: Final predictions for college football's 2014-2015 bowl pairings | http://AL.com  http://ow.ly/FuWDZ

Selection Committee bowl games:

Cotton (Jan. 1): TCU vs. Ole Miss

Peach (Dec. 31): Baylor vs. Mississippi State

Duck Commander Independence (Dec. 27): Arkansas vs. Miami