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Week 6 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 10/06/2019
 
The SEC gave us a taste of things to come this week when Florida hosted Auburn in a matchup of top ten teams. The Gators came out on top thanks to the toughness of quarterback Kyle Trask and the elusiveness of running back Lamical Perine. That puts Florida in the mix for a spot in the playoffs. Of course, the Gators have some more difficult games on the schedule and it continues with a trip to LSU this weekend. That could be the game of the weekend, but there are other fun ...
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Week 5 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 09/29/2019
 
North Carolina nearly shook up the playoff picture, but Clemson managed to beat the Tar Heels 21-20. The Tigers may appear vulnerable now, but there are bound to be some close calls along the way. That left very few upsets in the top 25 this week. Arizona State went to #14 Cal and came away with a surprising win and Oklahoma State knocked off a Kansas State squad that was ranked in some polls. The only other ranked teams that lost came against higher ranked teams. USC fell ...
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Week 4 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 09/22/2019
 
Central Florida’s loss to Pitt has opened up the race for the best team in the AAC, CUSA, MAC, Mountain West and Sun Belt. With a trip to the New Year’s Six bowls on the line, UCF’s thrilling loss to the Panthers is a huge deal for lots of teams. However, the AAC is still the Knights’ to lose and they will still likely be the highest rated team out of those conferences if they can run the table. Boise State of the Mountain West will jump past UCF in the polls for now, but ...
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Week 3 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 09/15/2019
 
Perhaps the biggest upsets this week came in the Big Ten. Temple hosted Maryland and made a couple goal line stands to hang on to beat the Terrapins 20-17. In East Lansing, Michigan State fell 10-7 against Arizona State. That was a huge win for the Sun Devils and another tough loss for the Spartans. Just like last season, Michigan State has a superb defense, but they are still waiting for their offense to have any consistency. Things were worse in the ACC though. Boston ...
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Week 14 Football Bowl Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 12/02/2018
 
Without any major upsets, the bowl projections have not changed too much since last week. With Virginia Tech’s win, there are now four six-win teams who will not make a bowl. Joining Louisiana-Monroe, Wyoming, Miami (OH) on that unfortunate projected list is Southern Miss. All six win teams in mid-major conferences need to worry. More interesting are the teams at the other end of the spectrum. Alabama, Clemson and Notre Dame are clearly in the playoffs. The fourth team will ...
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Week 13 Football Bowl Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 11/25/2018
 
There will not be any 5-7 teams reaching a bowl this season. And having too many bowl eligible teams also makes for nervous waiting for some 6-6 teams in the lower level conferences. At the moment we are projecting Wyoming, Miami (OH) and Louisiana-Monroe to miss out. But of course the individual bowls may have drastically different ideas. The teams without conference affiliation also have reason for concern. Army is currently 9-2, but could miss out due to secondary bowl ...
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Week 12 Football Bowl Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 11/18/2018
 
There will be a ton of teams fighting for their sixth win and bowl eligibility as the regular season wraps up this Saturday. The AAC has two teams sitting at 5-6 in SMU and Tulane. The ACC has Florida State and Wake Forest. The Big 12 has an impressive four teams at 5-6. Baylor and Texas Tech will face off so one of them will reach six wins. The others are TCU and Kansas State. In the Big Ten, the winner of the Purdue and Indiana contest will reach six victories, while ...
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Week 11 Football Bowl Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 11/11/2018
 
Clemson has won the ACC Atlantic Division, but who they will face in the ACC title game remains up for grabs. However, Pittsburgh took a huge step towards winning the Coastal Division following their 52-22 victory over Virginia Tech. That puts the Panthers at 5-1 in ACC play with only Virginia, at 4-2, providing a serious threat. Pitt would need to lose their last two games, but that is certainly plausible considering the Panthers must travel to Wake Forest and Miami. But if ...
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Week 10 Football Bowl Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 11/04/2018
 
If there was ever any doubt, Alabama is clearly the best team in the country after their dominating 29-0 win over LSU. It seems very likely that the Crimson Tide will once again meet Clemson in the finals of the playoffs. There will be some teams like Notre Dame and Michigan who will not just be happy to get to the playoffs, if they do, but right now Alabama and Clemson is the matchup that nearly everyone will want to see…again.
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Week 9 Football Bowl Projections Breakdown

CSM Staff
Sun, 10/28/2018
 
There is still a long ways to go and only one Pac-12 team has fewer than two losses. Washington State sits at 4-1 after a thrilling 41-38 come from behind victory at Stanford. The Cougars are now firmly in control of the Pac-12 North. They got some help from California, who beat Washington 12-10. The Apple Cup showdown on November 23rd will likely decide the North. Meanwhile in the South, Utah is the only team with two losses. The Utes crushed UCLA on Friday night, but still ...
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