Phil Steele Blog • July 20, 2015 |
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2015 Bowl Projections.
Bowl Projections
Although we are still suffering through the preseason getting ready for September 3rd, it is never too early to start thinking about the postseason. For some, there are too many bowls, but my view has always been simple: the more football, the better!
Beginning with the playoff games on New Year’s Eve, my four projected teams are as follows:
Cotton Bowl (Arlington, TX): #2 TCU vs. #3 Alabama
Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, FL): #1 Ohio State vs. #4 USC
Next is the four BCS bowls that are part of the playoff rotation. These bowls will not host the playoffs this year, but they will feature marquee games on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day:
Peach Bowl (Georgia Dome; December 31): Florida State vs. LSU
Fiesta Bowl (University of Phoenix Stadium; January 1): Notre Dame vs. Boise State
Rose Bowl (Rose Bowl; January 1): Michigan State vs. Stanford
Sugar Bowl (Mercedes-Benz Superdome; January 1): Georgia vs. Baylor
Finally, I have posted my bowl projections for the upcoming year. Please note that I excluded the Austin Bowl, which was mentioned in my magazine but has since decided to delay competition until the end of the 2016 season:
BOWL |
Date |
Stadium |
Primary Choice |
Team A |
Team B |
Cure |
12/19 |
Citrus Bowl |
American vs Sun Belt |
UCF |
Texas State |
R+L Carriers New Orleans |
12/19 |
Mercedes-Benz Superdome |
CUSA vs Sun Belt |
Rice |
UL-Lafayette |
Gildan New Mexico |
12/19 |
University |
CUSA vs MWC |
UTEP |
Colorado State |
Royal Purple Las Vegas |
12/19 |
Sam Boyd |
Pac 12 vs IND |
Arizona |
BYU |
Camellia |
12/19 |
Cramton |
MAC vs Sun Belt |
Akron |
Arkansas State |
Miami Beach |
12/21 |
Marlins Park |
American vs CUSA |
Navy |
Marshall |
Famous Idaho Potato |
12/22 |
Bronco |
MAC vs MWC |
Bowling Green |
Nevada |
Boca Raton |
12/22 |
FAU |
American vs MAC |
Temple |
Northern Illinois |
GoDaddy |
12/23 |
Ladd-Peebles |
MAC vs Sun Belt |
Toledo |
Appalachian State |
Poinsettia |
12/23 |
Qualcomm |
MAC vs MWC |
Ohio |
San Diego State |
Popeye's Bahamas |
12/24 |
Thomas Robinson |
CUSA vs MAC |
WKU |
Western Michigan |
Hawaii |
12/24 |
Aloha |
American vs MWC/BYU |
East Carolina |
Utah State |
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas |
12/26 |
Cotton Bowl |
CUSA vs Big 12 |
Louisiana Tech |
Texas Tech |
St. Petersburg |
12/26 |
Tropicana Field |
CUSA vs MAC |
Ball State |
Middle Tennessee |
Independence |
12/26 |
Independence |
ACC vs SEC |
North Carolina |
Florida |
Foster Farms |
12/26 |
Levi's |
Big 10 vs Pac 12 |
Michigan |
Arizona State |
Hyundai Sun |
12/26 |
Sun Bowl |
Pac 12 vs ACC/Notre Dame |
Utah |
Louisville |
New Era Pinstripe |
12/26 |
Yankee Stadium |
Big Ten vs ACC/Notre Dame |
Iowa |
Georgia Tech |
Quick Lane |
12/28 |
Ford Field |
Big 10 vs ACC |
Northwestern |
Pittsburgh |
Military |
12/28 |
Navy-Marine Corps |
American vs ACC |
Memphis |
NC State |
Russell Athletic |
12/29 |
Citrus Bowl |
ACC vs Big 12 |
Clemson |
Oklahoma State |
AdvoCare Texas |
12/29 |
NRG Stadium |
SEC vs Big 12 |
Missouri |
Texas |
Armed Forces |
12/29 |
Amon G. Carter (TCU) |
Big 10 vs MWC |
Indiana |
Air Force |
Belk |
12/29 |
Bank of America |
SEC vs ACC/Notre Dame |
Arkansas |
Virginia Tech |
Arizona |
12/29 |
Arizona |
MWC vs CUSA |
Fresno State |
Old Dominion |
Birmingham |
12/30 |
Legion Field |
American vs SEC |
Cincinnati |
South Carolina |
Music City |
12/30 |
LP Field |
ACC/Big Ten vs SEC |
Minnesota |
Tennessee |
Holiday |
12/30 |
Qualcomm |
Big 10 vs Pac 12 |
Penn State |
UCLA |
Outback |
1/1 |
Raymond James |
Big 10 vs SEC |
Wisconsin |
Mississippi |
Buffalo Wild Wings |
1/1 |
Citrus Bowl |
Big Ten/ACC vs SEC |
Nebraska |
Auburn |
Tax Slayer |
1/2 |
EverBank Field |
SEC vs ACC |
Texas A&M |
Miami (FL) |
Auto Zone Liberty |
1/2 |
Liberty Bowl |
SEC vs Big 12 |
Mississippi State |
Kansas State |
Valero Alamo |
1/2 |
Alamodome |
Pac 12 vs Big 12 |
Oregon |
Oklahoma |
TicketCity Cactus |
1/2 |
Chase Field |
Pac 12 vs Big 12 |
California |
West Virginia |
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