2023-24 College Football Bowl Projections: Predicting matchups for all 41 games

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College football’s regular season is over, but the sport itself remains as busy as ever.

There are a slew of coaching vacancies to sort out, the transfer portal opening just around the corner, national signing day coming up in a few weeks, and the matter of all those conference championship games over the coming weekend — nearly all of which will impact the New Year’s Six on down.

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But for many programs, the hay is already in the barn. 

They either know there’s a postseason bowl berth to look forward to when they’re rolled out on Sunday, or they’re busy planning for a rebuilding year in 2024.

So, factoring all of that in, who’s going where at the moment?

Diving into the bowl selection process ahead of Week 14’s action, here’s a postseason projection on where every team from one through 82 is ticketed for the most wonderful time of year for college football fans.

Note: designates a 5-7 team

NEW YEAR’S SIX

Cotton Bowl (Dec. 29): Missouri vs. Penn State

Peach Bowl (Dec. 30): Tulane vs. Florida State

Orange Bowl (Dec. 30): Louisville vs. Ohio State

Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 1): Oregon vs. Alabama

Rose Bowl (Semifinal, Jan. 1): Michigan vs. Washington

Sugar Bowl (Semifinal, Jan. 1): Georgia vs. Texas

OTHER BOWL GAMES

Myrtle Beach Bowl (Dec. 16): Coastal Carolina vs. Eastern Michigan

New Orleans Bowl (Dec. 16): Jacksonville State vs. Troy

Cure Bowl (Dec. 16): James Madison vs. Liberty

New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 16): Air Force vs. New Mexico State 

LA Bowl (Dec. 16): UCLA vs. UNLV

Independence Bowl (Dec 16): Oregon State vs. Iowa State

Famous Toastery Bowl (Dec. 18): Western Kentucky vs. Bowling Green

Frisco Bowl (Dec. 19): Rice vs. Texas State

Boca Raton Bowl (Dec. 21): Utah State vs. Georgia State

Gasparilla Bowl (Dec. 22): USF vs. South Alabama

Camellia Bowl (Dec. 23): Appalachian State vs. Ohio

Birmingham Bowl (Dec. 23): Syracuse vs. Louisiana

Armed Forces Bowl (Dec. 23): Wyoming vs. Old Dominion

Idaho Potato Bowl (Dec. 23): Boise State vs. Toledo

68 Ventures Bowl (Dec. 23): Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois

Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 23): USC vs. Maryland

Hawaii Bowl (Dec. 23): Memphis vs. San Jose State

Quick Lane Bowl (Dec. 26): Minnesotavs. Marshall

First Responder Bowl (Dec. 26): Texas Tech vs. Georgia Southern

Guaranteed Rate Bowl (Dec. 26): Kansas vs. Northwestern

Military Bowl (Dec. 27): Virginia Tech vs. SMU

Mayo Bowl (Dec. 27): Miami vs. UCF

Holiday Bowl (Dec. 27): Utah vs. Clemson

Texas Bowl (Dec. 27): West Virginia vs. Texas A&M

Fenway Bowl (Dec. 28): Boston College vs. UTSA

Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 28): Rutgers vs. Duke

Pop-Tarts Bowl (Dec. 28): Oklahoma State vs. N.C. State

Alamo Bowl (Dec. 28): Oklahoma vs. Arizona

Gator Bowl (Dec. 29): North Carolina vs. Tennessee

Sun Bowl (Dec. 29): Cal vs. Georgia Tech

Liberty Bowl (Dec. 29): Kansas State vs. Kentucky

Music City Bowl (Dec. 30): Wisconsin vs. Auburn

Arizona Bowl (Dec. 30): Fresno State vs. Miami-Ohio

ReliaQuest Bowl (Jan. 1): Notre Dame vs. LSU

Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1): Iowa vs. Ole Miss 

Bryan Fischer is a college football writer for FOX Sports. He has been covering college athletics for nearly two decades at outlets such as NBC Sports, CBS Sports, Yahoo! Sports and NFL.com among others. Follow him on Twitter at @BryanDFischer.


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