Phil Steele Blog • July 20, 2015

 

 

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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