ESPN releases updated College Football Playoff, bowl projections following Week 4
Week 4 was an exciting week that saw plenty of shakeup to the top end of college football. With that, how we expect the postseason to go has changed too. ESPN keeps track of their College Football Playoff projections, as well as projections for every bowl game throughout the season.
Nothing changed at the very top of the standings in Week 4, meaning the College Football Playoff top-four is standing strong. At the same time, teams like Oklahoma did lose, which is going to impact the teams on the outside looking in of the Playoff.
ESPN’s full prediction of the College Football Playoff, New Year’s Six, and the remainder of the bowl games are done by Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach. There are some changes throughout, even though they’re both still sure they have the right College Football Playoff.
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ESPN’s predictions for College Football Playoff, New Year’s Six Bowls
CFP National Championship
Schlabach: Ohio State vs. Georgia
CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Bonagura: Georgia vs. Clemson
Schlabach: Georgia vs. Clemson
CFP Semifinal at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
Bonagura: Ohio State vs. Alabama
Schlabach: Ohio State vs. Alabama
New Year’s Six
Capital One Orange Bowl
Bonagura: Florida State vs. Minnesota
Schlabach: NC State vs. Penn State
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Bonagura: Oklahoma vs. Tennessee
Schlabach: Oklahoma State vs. Tennessee
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Bonagura: Washington vs. Cincinnati
Schlabach: Baylor vs. Cincinnati
Rose Bowl Game
Schlabach: Michigan vs. USC
ESPN’s projections for the rest of bowl season
HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl
Bonagura: Miami vs. UAB
Schlabach: FAU vs. Kent State
Duluth Trading Cure Bowl
Bonagura: Tulsa vs. South Alabama
Schlabach: Tulane vs. Rice
Wasabi Fenway Bowl
Bonagura: Duke vs. Memphis
Schlabach: Louisville vs. Memphis
Cricket Celebration Bowl
Bonagura: North Carolina Central vs. Jackson State
Schlabach: North Carolina Central vs. Jackson State
New Mexico Bowl
Bonagura: BYU vs. San Jose State
Schlabach: North Texas vs. San Diego State
Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented by Stifel
Bonagura: UCLA vs. Air Force
Schlabach: UCLA vs. Air Force
LendingTree Bowl
Bonagura: Louisiana Tech vs. Marshall
Schlabach: Appalachian State vs. BYU
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Bonagura: Oregon State vs. Texas A&M
Schlabach: Utah vs. Arkansas
Frisco Bowl
Bonagura: Houston vs. Iowa State
Schlabach: Marshal vs. Wyoming
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Bonagura: Appalachian State vs. Northern Illinois
Schlabach: Houston 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: Buffalo vs. Liberty
Schlabach: Eastern Michigan vs. Georgia Southern
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Bonagura: Western Kentucky vs. Coastal Carolina
Schlabach: UAB vs. Coastal Carolina
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Bonagura: Texas Tech vs. Tulane
Schlabach: TCU vs. UCF
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
Bonagura: Army vs. Cal
Schlabach: Army vs. Oregon State
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl
Bonagura: Auburn vs. Louisville
Schlabach: Liberty vs. UTSA
EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl
Bonagura: Middle Tennessee State vs. Wyoming
Schlabach: Western Kentucky vs. Boise State
Quick Lane Bowl
Bonagura: Illinois vs. Toledo
Schlabach: Illinois vs. Central Michigan
Camellia Bowl
Bonagura: FAU vs. James Madison
Schlabach: Northern Illinois vs. South Alabama
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Bonagura: SMU vs. UTSA
Schlabach: Kansas vs. Washington State
TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Bonagura: Texas vs. Florida
Schlabach: SMU vs. Mississippi State
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Bonagura: Kansas State vs. Iowa
Schlabach: Texas Tech vs. Iowa
Military Bowl presented by Peraton
Bonagura: North Carolina vs. UCF
Schlabach: Duke vs. Tulsa
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Bonagura: Kansas vs. Ole Miss
Schlabach: Texas vs. South Carolina
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
Bonagura: Syracuse vs. Oregon
Schlabach: Florida State vs. Oregon
TaxAct Texas Bowl
Bonagura: TCU vs. Arkansas
Schlabach: Iowa State vs. Ole Miss
Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Bonagura: Miami vs. Purdue
Schlabach: North Carolina vs. Wisconsin
Cheez-It Bowl
Bonagura: Wake Forest vs. Baylor
Schlabach: Pitt vs. Oklahoma
Valero Alamo Bowl
Bonagura: Oklahoma State vs. Utah
Schlabach: Kansas State vs. Washington
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Bonagura: Pitt vs. Michigan State
Schlabach: Miami vs. Michigan State
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Bonagura: Notre Dame vs. Washington State
Schlabach: Syracuse vs. Cal
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Bonagura: NC State vs. LSU
Schlabach: Notre Dame vs. Florida
Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl
Bonagura: UNLV vs. Central Michigan
Schlabach: Fresno State vs. Miami (OH)
TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Bonagura: Wisconsin vs. Mississippi State
Schlabach: Maryland vs. LSU
ReliaQuest Bowl
Bonagura: Maryland vs. LSU
Schlabach: Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M
Citrus Bowl
Bonagura: Penn State vs. Kentucky
Schlabach: Minnesota vs. Kentucky