Wayne Staats | NCAA.com | December 14, 2018

College football bowl projections: College Football Playoff, bowl games predictions

Clemson vs. Notre Dame: Which undefeated squad moves on?

Conference championships have been decided, and bowl season is here. Below, check out we predict the College Football Playoff, New Year's Six games and the entire bowl schedule.

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Bowl Projections: College Football Playoff

Bowl	Date	Location	Tie-ins	Teams
Orange Bowl	Dec. 29	Miami, Fla.	CFP Semifinal	Alabama vs. Oklahoma
Cotton Bowl	Dec. 29	Arlington, Texas	CFP Semifinal	Clemson vs. Notre Dame

Bowl projections: New Year's Six games predictions

Bowl	Date	Location	Tie-ins	Prediction
Sugar Bowl	Jan. 1	New Orleans	SEC vs. Big 12	Georgia vs. Texas
Rose Bowl	Jan. 1	Pasadena, Calif.	Big Ten vs. Pac-12	Ohio State vs. Washington
Fiesta Bowl	Jan. 1	Glendale, Ariz.	At-large vs. At-large	LSU vs. UCF
Peach Bowl	Dec. 29	Atlanta	At-large vs. At-large	Florida vs. Michigan

Bowl Projections

NOTE: Teams will fill in for bowl slots if conferences can't fill them through tie-ins.

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Bowl	Date	Location	Tie-ins	Predictions
Citrus Bowl	Jan. 1	Orlando, Fla.	ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC	Penn State vs. Kentucky
Outback Bowl	Jan. 1	Tampa, Fla.	Big Ten vs. SEC	Northwestern vs. Mississippi State
TaxSlayer Bowl	Dec. 31	Jacksonville, Fla.	ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC	N.C. State vs. Texas A&M
Holiday Bowl	Dec. 31	San Diego, Calif.	Big Ten vs. Pac-12	Iowa vs. Oregon
Liberty Bowl	Dec. 31	Memphis, Tenn.	Big 12 vs. SEC	Oklahoma State vs. Vanderbilt
Redbox Bowl	Dec. 31	Santa Clara, Calif.	Big Ten vs. Pac-12	Michigan State vs. Stanford
Sun Bowl	Dec. 31	El Paso, Texas	ACC vs. Pac-12	Virginia vs. Utah
Military Bowl	Dec. 31	Annapolis, Md.	ACC vs. American	Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati
Arizona Bowl	Dec. 29	Tucson, Ariz.	Mountain West vs. Sun Belt	San Diego State vs. Arkansas State
Belk Bowl	Dec. 29	Charlotte, N.C.	ACC vs. SEC	Boston College vs. South Carolina
Alamo Bowl	Dec. 28	San Antonio, Texas	Big 12 vs. Pac-12	West Virginia vs. Washington State
Camping World Bowl	Dec. 28	Orlando, Fla.	ACC vs. Big 12	Syracuse vs. Iowa State
Music City Bowl	Dec. 28	Nashville, Tenn.	ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC	Missouri vs. Purdue
Texas Bowl	Dec. 27	Houston, Texas	Big 12 vs. SEC	TCU vs. Auburn
Pinstripe Bowl	Dec. 27	New York, N.Y.	ACC vs. Big Ten	Wisconsin vs. Duke
Independence Bowl	Dec. 27	Shreveport, La.	ACC vs. SEC	Miami vs. Southern Miss
Cheez-It Bowl	Dec. 26	Tempe, Ariz.	Big 12 vs. Pac-12	California vs. Baylor
Quick Lane Bowl	Dec. 26	Detroit, Mich.	ACC vs. Big Ten	Pitt vs. Minnesota
First Responder Bowl	Dec. 26	Dallas, Texas	Big Ten vs. ACC/C-USA	North Texas vs. BYU
Hawaii Bowl	Dec. 22	Honolulu, Hawaii	C-USA vs. Mountain West	Hawaii vs. Louisiana Tech
Dollar General Bowl	Dec. 22	Mobile, Ala.	MAC vs. Sun Belt	Buffalo vs. Troy
Armed Forces Bowl	Dec. 22	Fort Worth, Texas	American vs. Big 12	Army vs. Nevada
Birmingham Bowl	Dec. 22	Birmingham, Ala.	American vs. SEC	Memphis vs. Georgia Tech
Idaho Potato Bowl	Dec. 21	Boise, Idaho	MAC vs. Mountain West	Utah State vs. Northern Illinois
Bahamas Bowl	Dec. 21	Nassau, Bahamas	C-USA vs. MAC	Florida International vs. Toledo
Gasparilla Bowl	Dec. 20	Tampa, Fla.	American vs. ACC/C-USA	Wake Forest vs. Temple
Frisco Bowl	Dec. 19	Dallas, Texas	American vs. C-USA/MAC /Sun Belt	Houston vs. Ohio
Boca Raton Bowl	Dec. 18	Boca Raton, Fla.	American vs. C-USA	Tulane vs. Marshall
New Orleans Bowl	Dec. 15	New Orleans, La.	C-USA vs. Sun Belt	Appalachian State vs. UAB
Camellia Bowl	Dec. 15	Montgomery, Ala.	MAC vs. Sun Belt	Western Michigan vs. Georgia Southern
Las Vegas Bowl	Dec. 15	Las Vegas, Nev.	Mountain West vs. Pac-12	Fresno State vs. Arizona State
Cure Bowl	Dec. 15	Orlando, Fla.	American vs. Sun Belt	South Florida vs. Louisiana
New Mexico Bowl	Dec. 15	Albuquerque, N.M.	C-USA vs. Mountain West	Middle Tennessee vs. Boise State

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