Week 3 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown
What many dubbed to be Separation Saturday did not quite live up to the hype as teams like Florida State and Oklahoma failed to put up much of a fight. Regardless, teams were separated. Louisville still has a long way to go, but beating the Seminoles 63-20 immediately made them legitimate playoff contenders. The Cardinals have two very tough games away from home left this season against Clemson, on October 1st, and Houston on November 17th. A loss to Clemson would not necessarily end their playoff hopes, but they would somehow have to still win the ACC Atlantic Division over Clemson and win the ACC title. It is the Tigers, who travel to FSU on October 29th, who are projected to win the conference title and head to the playoffs…for now.
American: Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, Navy, South Florida, Tulsa
ACC: Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
Big 12: Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Big Ten: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
C-USA: Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Southern Miss, Western Kentucky
Independent: Army, BYU, Notre Dame
MAC: Akron, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan
MWC: Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Nevada, San Diego State, Utah State
Pac-12: Arizona State, California, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington
SEC: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Sun Belt: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana, Troy
