Bowl Projections After Next-to-Last CFP Rankings: CFN’s Latest Predictions

Originally posted on College Football News | Last updated Dec 4, 2024 5:57 AM ET

So what changed since we last did the bowl projections on Sunday night?

Call it a bit of a trickle down effect. With the College Football Playoff 12 - at least the teams that win the conference championships, along with the shoo-ins to form the tournament - pretty much set, that changed around some things. But there was something even bigger - at least in the world of bowl projections.

Here they come.

USF and San Jose State will meet in the Hawaii Bowl, and South Alabama will play Western Michigan in the Salute to Veterans Bowl. These two announcements did two things. 1) It screwed up the bowl tie-ins and affiliations from jump with a team from the AAC going to the Hawaii Bowl, and it busted up the puzzle when it comes a slew of Group of Five teams.

Some reworking had to be done to put it all back together.

We'll do this all one more time on Saturday evening, but until then, check out our latest Bowl Projections.

Bowl Projections: December 14 to 26

CFN Bowl Projections
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- All the Bowl Eligible Teams
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Cricket Celebration Bowl

Saturday, December 14
12:00, ABC
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Bowl Affiliations: MEAC, SWAC
Last Season: Florida A&M 30, Howard 26
Bowl Projection: South Carolina State vs Jackson State
Last Week: South Carolina State vs Jackson State

IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl

Saturday, December 14
9:00, ESPN
Cramton Bowl, Montgomery Alabama
Bowl Affiliations: CUSA, MAC, Sun Belt
Last Season: Northern Illinois 21, Arkansas State 19
Bowl Matchup: Western Michigan vs South Alabama
Last Week: Buffalo vs Georgia Southern

Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl

Tuesday, December 17
9:00, ESPN
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX
Bowl Affiliations: Gof5, Gof5
Last Season: UTSA 35, Marshall 17
Bowl Projection: North Texas vs Texas State
Last Week: Arkansas State vs Texas State

RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl

Wednesday, December 18
5:30, ESPN
FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
Bowl Affiliations: Gof5, Gof5
Last Season: USF 45, Syracuse 0
Bowl Projection: UConn vs Miami University
Last Week: USF vs Louisiana

LA Bowl

Wednesday, December 18
9:00, ESPN
SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
Bowl Affiliations: MW, Former Pac-12
Last Season: UCLA 35, Boise State 22
Bowl Projection: UNLV vs Cal
Last Week: UNLV vs Cal

R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Thursday, December 19
7:00, ESPN2
Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Bowl Affiliations: CUSA, Sun Belt
Last Season: Jacksonville State 34, Louisiana 31 OT
Bowl Projection: Jacksonville State vs Marshall
Last Week: Jacksonville State vs Marshall

StaffDNA Cure Bowl

Friday, December 20
12:00, ESPN
Exploria Stadium, Orlando, FL
Bowl Affiliations: Gof5, Gof5
Last Season: Appalachian State 13, Miami University 9
Bowl Projection: WKU vs James Madison
Last Week: Miami University vs James Madison

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl

Friday, December 20
3:30, ESPN
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Bowl Affiliations: AAC, ACC, CUSA, SEC
Last Season: Georgia Tech 30, UCF 17
Bowl Projection: Virginia Tech vs Florida
Last Week: North Carolina vs Florida

Myrtle Beach Bowl

Monday, December 23
11:00 am, ESPN
Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC
Bowl Affiliations: AAC, CUSA, MAC, Sun Belt
Last Season: Ohio 41, Georgia Southern 21
Bowl Projection: Memphis vs NC State
Last Week: East Carolina vs Coastal Carolina

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Monday, December 23
2:30, ESPN
Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID
Bowl Affiliations: MAC, MW, Sun Belt
Last Season: Georgia State 45, Utah State 22
Bowl Projection: Toledo vs Fresno State
Last Week: Ohio vs Fresno State

Hawaii Bowl

Tuesday, December 24
8:00, ESPN
Clarence TC Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI
Bowl Affiliations: CUSA, MW
Last Season: Coastal Carolina 24, San Jose State 14
Bowl Projection: USF vs San Jose State
Last Week: WKU vs Colorado State

GameAbove Sports Bowl

Thursday, December 26
2:00, ESPN
Ford Field, Detroit, MI
Bowl Affiliations: Big Ten, MAC
Last Season: Minnesota 30, Bowling Green 24
Bowl Projection: Georgia Southern vs Buffalo
Last Week: UConn vs Toledo

Rate Bowl

Thursday, December 26
5:30, ESPN
Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
Bowl Affiliations: Big Ten, Big 12
Last Season: Kansas 49, UNLV 36
Bowl Projection: Rutgers vs TCU
Last Week: Rutgers vs TCU

68 Ventures Bowl

Thursday, December 26
9:00, ESPN
Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL
Bowl Affiliations: CUSA, MAC, Sun Belt
Last Season: South Alabama 59, Eastern Michigan 10
Bowl Projection: Northern Illinois vs Arkansas State
Last Week: Northern Illinois vs UTSA

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