ESPN releases College Football Playoff, bowl projections after Week 5 action

A full month of college football has been played and the postseason picture is starting to take shape. Of course, so much can still change but we are starting to get an idea of what the College Football Playoff and bowl projections could look like.

ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach are two insiders that are making predictions and helping shape those thoughts. The duo has once again updated their postseason bowl projections and there are some interesting changes.

Of course, the next two months will continue to change how these bowl projections shake out. But for now, here is a look at how ESPN sees the playoff and postseason lining up.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF

CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T

Bonagura: Georgia vs. Alabama
Schlabach: Ohio State vs. Alabama

CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

Bonagura: Georgia vs. Clemson
Schlabach: Alabama vs. Clemson

CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl

Bonagura: Ohio State vs. Alabama
Schlabach: Ohio State vs. Georgia

NEW YEAR’S SIX BOWL PROJECTIONS

Capital One Orange Bowl

Bonagura: Wake Forest vs. Penn State
Schlabach: Wake Forest vs. Penn State

Allstate Sugar Bowl

Bonagura: Oklahoma State vs. Tennessee
Schlabach: Oklahoma State vs. Tennessee

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

Bonagura: TCU vs. Cincinnati
Schlabach: Oregon vs. Cincinnati

Rose Bowl Game

Bonagura: Michigan vs. USC
Schlabach: Michigan vs. USC

BOWL SEASON

HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl

Bonagura: Rice vs. Eastern Michigan
Schlabach: UTEP vs. Kent State

Duluth Trading Cure Bowl

Bonagura: Western Kentucky vs. Miami (Ohio)
Schlabach: Tulane vs. Rice

Wasabi Fenway Bowl

Bonagura: Pittsburgh vs. UCF
Schlabach: Michigan State vs. Memphis

Cricket Celebration Bowl

Bonagura: North Carolina Central vs. Jackson State
Schlabach: North Carolina Central vs. Jackson State

New Mexico Bowl

Bonagura: East Carolina vs. Wyoming
Schlabach: North Texas vs. San Diego State

Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented by Stifel

Bonagura: Washington vs. Air Force
Schlabach: California vs. Air Force

LendingTree Bowl

Bonagura: Georgia Southern vs. Liberty
Schlabach: Appalachian State vs. BYU

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl

Bonagura: Oregon vs. Texas A&M
Schlabach: UCLA vs. Arkansas

Frisco Bowl

Bonagura: Middle Tennessee vs. Central Michigan
Schlabach: Troy vs. Wyoming

Myrtle Beach Bowl

Bonagura: Appalachian State vs. UAB
Schlabach: East Carolina vs. Middle Tennessee State

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Bonagura: Fresno State vs. Kent State
Schlabach: San Jose State vs. Toledo

RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl

Bonagura: Western Michigan vs. UNLV
Schlabach: Ohio vs. Georgia Southern

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Bonagura: North Texas vs. South Alabama
Schlabach: UAB vs. Coastal Carolina

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

Bonagura: Texas vs. Tulane
Schlabach: Kansas vs. UCF

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

Bonagura: Army vs. SMU
Schlabach: Iowa State vs. Oregon State

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl

Bonagura: Missouri vs. Houston
Schlabach: Liberty vs. UTSA

EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl

Bonagura: UTSA vs. San Jose State
Schlabach: Western Kentucky vs. Boise State

Quick Lane Bowl

Bonagura: Iowa vs. Ohio
Schlabach: Wisconsin vs. Buffalo

Camellia Bowl

Bonagura: Buffalo vs. Marshall
Schlabach: Eastern Michigan vs. South Alabama

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

Bonagura: California vs. BYU
Schlabach: Texas Tech vs. Marshall

TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl

Bonagura: South Carolina vs. Coastal Carolina
Schlabach: South Carolina vs. SMU

Guaranteed Rate Bowl

Bonagura: Oklahoma vs. Michigan State
Schlabach: Oklahoma vs. Iowa

Military Bowl presented by Peraton

Bonagura: Miami vs. Memphis
Schlabach: Duke vs. Houston

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Bonagura: Texas Tech vs. Florida
Schlabach: TCU vs. Texas A&M

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl

Bonagura: NC State vs. UCLA
Schlabach: Florida State vs. Washington State

TaxAct Texas Bowl

Bonagura: Baylor vs. Arkansas
Schlabach: Texas vs. Mississippi State

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl

Bonagura: Duke vs. Maryland
Schlabach: North Carolina vs. Illinois

Cheez-It Bowl

Bonagura: Syracuse vs. Kansas State
Schlabach: Syracuse vs. Kansas State

Valero Alamo Bowl

Bonagura: Kansas vs. Utah
Schlabach: Baylor vs. Utah

Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Bonagura: Notre Dame vs. Indiana
Schlabach: Miami vs. Purdue

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

Bonagura: North Carolina vs. Washington State
Schlabach: Pittsburgh vs. Washington

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

Bonagura: Florida State vs. Kentucky
Schlabach: Notre Dame vs. Florida

Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl

Bonagura: Boise State vs. Toledo
Schlabach: UNLV vs. Miami (Ohio)

TransPerfect Music City Bowl

Bonagura: Illinois vs. Mississippi State
Schlabach: Maryland vs. LSU

ReliaQuest Bowl

Bonagura: Purdue vs. LSU
Schlabach: NC State vs. Kentucky

Citrus Bowl

Bonagura: Minnesota vs. Ole Miss
Schlabach: Minnesota vs. Ole Miss