CSD College Football Preview 2018 – Preseason College Football Playoff & Bowl Projections

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Updated: August 21, 2018

Bowl-eligible teams left out: Old Dominion, Ole Miss (Sanctions)

Date	Game	Site, Location, Time	Teams	Prediction

15-Dec	Gildan New Mexico Bowl	Dreamstyle Stadium	Marshall vs Wyoming	Marshall
		Albuquerque, New Mexico
		2:00 p.m.
	AutoNation Cure Bowl	Camping World Stadium	Georgia Southern vs Cincinnati	Cincinnati
		Orlando, Florida
		2:30 p.m.
	Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl	Sam Boyd Stadium	Fresno State vs Arizona	Arizona
		Las Vegas, Nevada
		3:30 p.m.
	Raycom Media Camellia Bowl	Cramton Bowl	Ohio vs Appalachian State	Ohio
		Montgomery, Alabama
		5:30 p.m.
	R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Arkansas State vs Louisiana Tech	Arkansas State
		New Orleans, Louisiana
		9:00 p.m.
18-Dec	Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl	FAU Stadium	Florida Atlantic vs Bowling Green	Florida Atlantic
		Boca Raton, Florida
		7:00 p.m.
19-Dec	DXL Frisco Bowl	Toyota Stadium	USF vs Miami (OH)	USF
		Frisco, Texas
		8:00 p.m.
20-Dec	Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl	Raymond James Stadium	Memphis vs Middle Tennessee	Memphis
		Tampa, Florida
		8:00 p.m.
21-Dec	Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl	Thomas Robinson Stadium	Temple vs Southern Miss	Temple
		Nassau, Bahamas
		12:30 p.m.
	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	Albertsons Stadium	Northern Illinois vs Utah State	Northern Illinois
		Boise, Idaho
		4:00 p.m.
22-Dec	Birmingham Bowl	Legion Field	UCF vs Army	UCF
		Birmingham, Alabama
		12:00 p.m.
	Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl	Amon G. Carter Stadium	Navy vs Texas Tech	Texas Tech
		Fort Worth, Texas
		3:30 p.m
	Dollar General Bowl	Ladd-Peebles Stadium	Toledo vs Troy	Toledo
		Mobile, Alabama
		7:00 p.m
	Hawaii Bowl	Aloha Stadium	North Texas vs San Diego State	San Diego State
		Honolulu, Hawaii
		10:30 p.m.
26-Dec	Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl	Cotton Bowl Stadium	UAB vs UMass	UAB
		Dallas, Texas
		1:30 p.m.
	Quick Lane Bowl	Ford Field	Boston College vs Western Michigan	Boston College
		Detroit, Michigan
		5:15 p.m.
	Cactus Bowl	Chase Field	Kansas State vs Washington State	Washington State
		Phoenix, Arizona
		9:00 p.m
27-Dec	Walk On’s Independence Bowl	Independence Stadium	Wake Forest vs UTSA	Wake Forest
		Shreveport, Louisiana
		1:30 p.m
	New Era Pinstripe Bowl	Yankee Stadium	Georgia Tech vs Buffalo	Georgia Tech
		Bronx, New York
		5:15 p.m.
	San Francisco Bowl	Levi’s Stadium	Oregon vs UNLV	Oregon
		Santa Clara, California
		8:30 p.m.
	Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl	NRG Stadium	West Virginia vs South Carolina	South Carolina
		Houston, Texas
		9:00 p.m.
28-Dec	Franklin American Mortage Music City Bowl	Nissan Stadium	Florida State vs Texas A&M	Florida State
		Nashville, Tennessee
		1:30 p.m
	Camping World Bowl	Camping World Stadium	Virginia Tech vs Oklahoma State	Virginia Tech
		Orlando, Florida
		5:15 p.m.
	Valero Alamo Bowl	Alamodome	TCU vs USC	USC
		San Antonio, Texas
		9:00 p.m.
	San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl	SDCCU Stadium	Iowa vs Stanford	Stanford
		San Diego, California
		9:00 p.m
29-Dec	Belk Bowl	Bank of America Stadium	NC State vs Missouri	Missouri
		Charlotte, North Carolina
		12:00 p.m
	Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl	Arizona Stadium	Colorado State vs New Mexico State	Colorado State
		Tucson, Arizona
		9:00 p.m.
31-Dec	Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium	Houston vs Duke	Houston
		Annapolis, Maryland
		12:00 p.m.
	Hyundai Sun Bowl	Sun Bowl Stadium	Louisville vs Utah	Utah
		El Paso, Texas
		2:30 p.m
	AutoZone Liberty Bowl	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	Iowa State vs Florida	Florida
		Memphis, Tennessee
		3:45 p.m.
	TaxSlayer Gator Bowl	TIAA Bank Field	Northwestern vs Mississippi State	Mississippi State
		Jacksonville, Florida
		7:30 p.m.
1-Jan	Outback Bowl	Raymond James Stadium	Michigan vs LSU	Michigan
		Tampa, Florida
		12:00 p.m
	Citrus Bowl	Camping World Stadium	Miami vs Michigan State	Miami
		Orlando, Florida
		1:00 p.m.

New Year’s Six Bowls

Date	Game	Site	Teams	Prediction
29-Dec	Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Auburn vs Wisconsin	Wisconsin
		Atlanta, Georgia
		12:00 pm
	Capital One Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal Game)	Hard Rock Stadium	Alabama vs Oklahoma	Alabama
		Miami Gardens, Florida
		4:00 pm
	Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal Game)	AT&T Stadium	Ohio State vs Clemson	Ohio State
		Arlington, Texas
		8:00 pm
1-Jan	PlayStation Fiesta Bowl	University of Phoenix Stadium	Boise State vs Notre Dame	Notre Dame
		Glendale, Arizona
		1:00 pm
	Rose Bowl presented by Northwestern Mutual	Rose Bowl	Washington vs Penn State	Washington
		Pasadena, California
		5:00 pm
	Allstate Sugar Bowl	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Texas vs Georgia	Georgia
		New Orleans, Louisiana
		8:30 pm
7-Jan	College Football Playoff National Championship (Cotton Bowl winner vs Orange Bowl Winner)	Levi’s Stadium	Alabama vs Ohio State	Alabama
		Santa Clara, California
		8:00 pm