2025 Preseason Bowl Projections: Predicting Every Game from December 26 to 29

2025-2026 Bowl Projections
December 15 to 24 Bowls 
December 30 to January 2 Bowls
College Football Playoff 

GameAbove Sports Bowl

Friday, December 26
1:00, ESPN
Ford Field, Detroit, MI
Bowl Affiliations: Big Ten, MAC
Last Season: Toledo 48, Pitt 46 6OT
2023 Season: Minnesota 30, Bowling Green 24

Preseason Bowl Projection
Michigan State (6-6) vs Toledo (10-3)

Rate Bowl

Friday, December 26
4:30, ESPN
Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
Bowl Affiliations: Big Ten, Big 12 MW
Last Season: Kansas State 44, Rutgers 41
2023 Season: Kansas 49, UNLV 36

Preseason Bowl Projection
Nebraska (6-6) vs Texas Tech (8-4)

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

Friday, December 26
8:00, ESPN
Gerald R Ford Stadium, University Park, TX
Bowl Affiliations: CUSA, Gof5 ACC, Big 12
Last Season: Texas State 30, North Texas 28
2023 Season: Texas State 45, Rice 21

Preseason Bowl Projection
Cal (7-5) vs Houston (6-6)

Go Bowling Military Bowl

Saturday, December 27, 2025
11:00 am, ESPN
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Bowl Affiliations: AAC, ACC
Last Season: East Carolina 26, NC State 21
2023 Season: Virginia Tech 41, Tulane 20

Preseason Bowl Projection
Navy (9-3) vs Pitt (6-6)

Wasabi Fenway Bowl

Saturday, December 27, 2025
2:15, ESPN
Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Bowl Affiliations: AAC, ACC
Last Season: UConn 27, North Carolina 14
2023 Season: Boston College 23, SMU 14

Preseason Bowl Projection
Memphis (10-3) vs Virginia Tech (7-5)

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl

Saturday, December 27, 2025
12:00, ABC
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
Bowl Affiliations: ACC, Big Ten
Last Season: Nebraska 20, Boston College 15
2023 Season: Rutgers 31, Miami 24

Preseason Bowl Projection
Syracuse (6-6) vs Minnesota (7-5)

Pop-Tarts Bowl

Saturday, December 27, 2025
3:30, ABC
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
Bowl Affiliations: ACC, Big 12
Last Season: Iowa State 42, Miami 41
2023 Season: Kansas State 28, NC State 19

Preseason Bowl Projection
North Carolina (7-5) vs Baylor (8-4)

Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl

Saturday, December 27, 2025
4:30, CW Network
Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ
Bowl Affiliations: MAC, MW
Last Season: Miami University 43, Colorado State 17
2023 Season: Wyoming 16, Toledo 15

Preseason Bowl Projection
Buffalo (8-4) vs Air Force (7-5)

Isleta New Mexico Bowl

Saturday, December 27, 2025
5:45, ESPN
University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
Bowl Affiliations: AAC, MW, CUSA, MAC, Sun Belt
Last Season: TCU 34, Louisiana 3
2023 Season: Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10

Preseason Bowl Projection
East Carolina (6-6) vs San Jose State (7-5

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

Saturday, December 27, 2025
7:30, ESPN
EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL
Bowl Affiliations: ACC, SEC
Last Season: Ole Miss 52, Duke 20
2023 Season: Clemson 38, Kentucky 35

Preseason Bowl Projection
Georgia Tech (7-5) vs Florida (8-4)

Kinder’s Texas Bowl

Saturday, December 27, 2025
9:15, ESPN
NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
Bowl Affiliations: Big 12, SEC
Last Season: LSU 44, Baylor 31
2023 Season: Oklahoma State 31, Texas A&M 23

Preseason Bowl Projection
TCU (8-4) vs Texas A&M (8-4)

Birmingham Bowl

Monday, December 29, 2025
2:00, ESPN
Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL
Bowl Affiliations: AAC, ACC, CUSA, SEC
Last Season: Vanderbilt 35, Georgia Tech 27
2023 Season: Duke 17, Troy 10

Preseason Bowl Projection
Duke (6-6 vs Auburn (6-6)

2025-2026 Bowl Projections
December 15 to 24 Bowls 
December 30 to January 2 Bowls
College Football Playoff