The bowl schedule is confirmed and there will be 36 bowl games, not counting the national championship game. That leaves 72 teams to fill those spots. Of course, that could change and we will keep up with those changes on a weekly basis. But for this week, Clemson and Notre Dame gave us a double overtime thriller on Saturday night. The Irish came away with a huge 47-40 victory. Unfortunately for Notre Dame, they are in the ACC this year and that will likely result in another game against Clemson in the conference championship game. If the Tigers win out and then beat Notre Dame, they will still be in the playoffs and that is what we are projecting to happen.
American: Cincinnati, Houston, Memphis, Navy, SMU, Tulsa, UCF
ACC: Boston College, Clemson, Miami (FL), North Carolina, NC State, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
Big 12: Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, West Virginia
Big Ten: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Ohio State, Wisconsin
C-USA: Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, UAB
Independent: Army, BYU, Liberty, Notre Dame
MAC: Ball State, Buffalo, Miami (OH), Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan
MWC: Boise State, Fresno State, Nevada, San Diego State, San Jose State
Pac-12: Arizona State, Oregon, USC, Utah, Washington
SEC: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Sun Belt: Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Louisiana, Troy
