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Week 7 Football Bowl Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 10/16/2022
 
 
The top spots in the bowl projections finally saw some major changes following an exciting week 7. The biggest of them all came in Knoxville where Tennessee beat Alabama. That moves the Volunteers into the projected playoffs in Alabama’s old spot. The spots in the Big 12 and ACC New Year’s Six Bowls also changed hands. TCU slipped past Oklahoma State in overtime and are now eyeing a spot in the Sugar Bowl. ...
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Week 6 Football Bowl Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 10/09/2022
 
 
Alabama had a close call against Texas A&M, but stayed perfect with a 24-20 victory. Tennessee and UCLA both got wins over ranked teams. The Volunteers crushed LSU on the road, but they play Alabama next and travel to Georgia next month. If they are going to reach the playoffs, or even a New Year's Six Bowl, they will certainly earn it. The Bruins beat Utah 42-32 and have a week off before heading to Oregon. 

Week 5 Football Bowl Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 10/02/2022
 
Week 5 provided some close calls for the top teams in the nation. Most notable was Georgia’s comeback victory over Missouri. The Bulldogs were down 22-12 early in the fourth quarter, but scored 14 unanswered to remain undefeated. We currently have Georgia projected to face off against Ohio State in the semifinals of the playoffs, with projected top-seeded Alabama going up against Clemson in the other semifinals. The Tigers picked up a quality victory over a tough NC State ...
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Football Week 14 Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sat, 12/04/2021
 
Alabama, Georgia, Michigan and Cincinnati will be in the playoffs. The only question that remains is the seeding order, but that really will not matter anyway. Alabama or Michigan could be #1, but the Wolverines will have to play Georgia since the committee will not pit two SEC teams against each other. The most likely scenario is Alabama will be the #1 and head to Arlington to play the Bearcats, while Georgia and Michigan will face off in Miami at the Orange ...
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Football Week 13 Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 11/28/2021
 
By our count, there are 83 eligible bowl teams for 82 bowl spots. That almost works out nicely. Of course, the big news this week besides Alabama somehow beating Auburn, was Michigan handing it to Ohio State. That drops the Buckeyes out of the playoff picture and sends the Wolverines to the Big Ten Championship game. A win over Iowa and Michigan is in the playoffs. Georgia is in regardless, but Alabama will join them ...
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Football Week 12 Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 11/21/2021
 
There are 82 teams that will go to bowl games this year, but we project 81 to be bowl eligible. Of course, there are lots of teams who are one win away, but many of those teams happen to play other 5-6 teams to close out the season. That makes for some very important games. While it is not the type of contest Florida and Florida State want to play at the end of their season, the extra practice for the bowl game does mean something. It may mean more for Rutgers and Maryland ...
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Football Week 11 Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 11/14/2021
 
The playoff picture is getting clearer after Oklahoma lost. It seemed inevitable that the Sooners would eventually lose after so many close calls. But that should knock them out of the playoff picture. However, we are starting to run out of teams. Georgia is almost a lock as long as they only lose one game. Alabama will have to beat Georgia in the SEC title game and not lose on their way there. The Big Ten East will get a team in as long as that team can stay at one loss. ...
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Football Week 10 Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 11/07/2021
 
Two more undefeated teams fell again this week. Michigan State was toppled by Purdue and Wake Forest lost at North Carolina. We still project Ohio State to win the Big Ten and reach the playoffs, so all these upsets have not changed our playoff projections. Baylor also picked up their second loss of the season, knocking them out of playoff contention. However, Michigan State and Wake Forest are not out of the equation just yet. The Spartans have a clearer path, albeit more ...
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Football Week 9 Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 10/31/2021
 
All of the speculation ends this week as the College Football Playoff Committee releases their first rankings. One of the important things to watch for at this point is where the committee ranks one-loss teams. Who has the inside track to make the playoffs with one loss? Surely Alabama tops that list and Ohio State should not be too far behind, but where do teams like Notre Dame, Michigan, Oklahoma State and Baylor land? Teams towards the top of that list of teams with one ...
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Football Week 8 Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 10/24/2021
 
The last two weeks have proven just how tough the Big Ten is this season. A week after Iowa lost to an unranked Purdue, Illinois went to Happy Valley and knocked off Penn State in a nine overtime not-so thriller. This week some of the bigger teams in the conference finally starting playing each other. Undefeated Michigan State hosts rival and fellow undefeated Michigan and Penn State travels to Ohio State to take on the Buckeyes under the lights. As the Big Ten beats up on ...
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