{"id":10983,"date":"2017-11-27T13:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T18:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosoncfb.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=10983"},"modified":"2025-09-13T16:14:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T20:14:04","slug":"last-word-college-football-2017-bowl-projections-championship-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2017\/11\/27\/last-word-college-football-2017-bowl-projections-championship-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Word on College Football 2017 Bowl Projections (Championship Week)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanksgiving weekend always gives us a lot to be thankful for in the College Football world. One of those things is shakeups in the top ten. The top two teams in the College Football Playoff went down this weekend which will beg two burning questions over the next week. Even with Miami<\/strong> losing to Pittsburgh<\/strong>, do the Hurricanes still control their own destiny? Does Alabama<\/strong> have a strong enough\u00a0resume to get in as a one-loss team that didn’t win their own division in the SEC? How will these results impact our 2017 Bowl Projections heading into championship weekend?<\/p>\n

There are four monumental championship games that will impact the College Football Playoff and the remainder of the bowls as they fall into place. Oklahoma<\/strong>, Clemson<\/strong>, Auburn<\/strong>, and Wisconsin<\/strong> are all in a win and you’re in scenario but certainly, that will be easier said than done. Oklahoma and Auburn are in similar positions as they head into a conference championship game against teams they won easily against just three weeks ago. The Sooners won by 18 points, while the Tigers won by 23. Both of those were home games, but now they face TCU and Georgia on a neutral field.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Clemson will take on Miami in the ACC championship game where it looks like both teams may be going in opposite directions. The Hurricanes have struggled over the last couple of weeks against inferior opponents in Virginia and Pittsburgh. However, they have played their best when the lights are the brightest. Clemson was dominant on both sides of the ball in their victory against South Carolina<\/strong>. In Indianapolis, perhaps the most intriguing of matchups will be between Ohio State<\/strong> and Wisconsin. Wisconsin is undefeated and Ohio State has lost twice and the Buckeyes are favored? If Ohio State wins this game, let the madness begin. You won’t want to miss a second of these tremendous games this weekend.<\/p>\n

R + L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans (1 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nTroy vs Louisiana Tech<\/p>\n

AutoNation Cure Bowl, Orlando, Fla. (2:30 p.m., CBSSN)<\/strong>
\nUCLA vs Georgia State<\/p>\n

Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas (3:30 p.m., ABC)<\/strong>
\nBoise State vs Arizona<\/p>\n

Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque (4:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nMiddle Tennessee vs San Diego State<\/p>\n

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, Montgomery, Ala. (8 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nAkron vs. Arkansas State<\/p>\n

TUESDAY, DEC. 19<\/h3>\n

Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, Fla. (7 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nTemple vs. Florida International<\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20<\/h3>\n

Frisco Bowl, Frisco, Texas (8 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nHouston vs. Marshall<\/p>\n

THURSDAY, DEC. 21<\/h3>\n

Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, St. Petersburg, Fla. (8 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nSouth Florida vs. Florida Atlantic<\/p>\n

FRIDAY, DEC. 22<\/h3>\n

Bahamas Bowl, Nassau, Bahamas (12:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nUAB vs. Ohio<\/p>\n

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise (4 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nNorthern Illinois vs. Fresno State<\/p>\n

SATURDAY, DEC. 23<\/h3>\n

Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham, Ala. (12 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nMemphis vs Western Kentucky<\/p>\n

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Texas (3:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nUTSA vs. Army<\/p>\n

Dollar General Bowl, Mobile, Ala. (7 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nToledo vs Appalachian State<\/p>\n

SUNDAY, DEC. 24<\/h3>\n

Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu, (8:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nSMU vs. Colorado State<\/p>\n

TUESDAY, DEC. 26<\/h3>\n

Heart of Dallas Bowl, Dallas (1:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nTexas Tech vs. North Texas<\/p>\n

Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit (5:15 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nCentral Michigan vs. Duke<\/p>\n

Cactus Bowl, Phoenix (9 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nKansas State vs Oregon<\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27<\/h3>\n

Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La. (1:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nFlorida State vs Southern Mississippi<\/p>\n

New Era Pinstripe Bowl, New York (5:15 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nBoston College vs. Iowa<\/p>\n

Foster Farms Bowl, Santa Clara, Calif. (8 p.m., FOX)<\/strong>
\nNorthwestern vs Washington State<\/p>\n

Texas Bowl, Houston (9 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nTexas vs Utah<\/p>\n

THURSDAY, DEC. 28<\/h3>\n

Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman, Annapolis, Md. (1:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nVirginia vs Navy<\/p>\n

Camping World Bowl, Orlando, Fla. (5:15 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nVirginia Tech vs. Iowa State<\/p>\n

Valero Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, 9 p.m. (ESPN)<\/strong>
\nOklahoma State vs. Washington<\/p>\n

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl, San Diego (9 p.m., FS1)<\/strong>
\nMichigan vs. Stanford<\/div>\n

FRIDAY, DEC. 29<\/h3>\n

Belk Bowl, Charlotte, N.C. (1 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nWake Forest vs. Mississippi State<\/p>\n

Hyundai Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas (2 p.m., CBS)<\/strong>
\nLouisville vs. Arizona State<\/p>\n

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Nashville, Tenn. (4:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nKentucky vs. Purdue<\/p>\n

Arizona Bowl, Tucson, Ariz. (5:30 p.m., CBSSN)<\/strong>
\nWyoming vs New Mexico State<\/p>\n

SATURDAY, DEC. 30<\/h3>\n

TaxSlayer Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla. (12 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nNC State vs Texas A&M<\/p>\n

AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn. (12:30 p.m., ABC)<\/strong>
\nWest Virginia vs. Missouri<\/p>\n

MONDAY, JAN. 1, 2018<\/h3>\n

Outback Bowl, Tampa, Fla. (12 p.m., ESPN2)<\/strong>
\nSouth Carolina vs. Michigan State<\/p>\n

Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla. (1 p.m., ABC)<\/strong>
\nNotre Dame vs LSU<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

NEW YEAR’S SIX BOWLS<\/h3>\n

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Arlington, Texas (Dec. 29, 8:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nPenn State vs TCU<\/p>\n

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz. (Dec. 30, 4 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nUSC vs. Ohio State<\/p>\n

Capital One Orange Bowl, Miami Gardens, Fla. (Dec. 30, 8 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nMiami vs Alabama<\/p>\n

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Atlanta (Jan. 1, 12:30 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nCentral Florida vs. Georgia<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual, Pasadena, Calif. (Jan. 1, 5 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nOklahoma vs. Auburn<\/p>\n

Allstate Sugar Bowl, New Orleans (Jan. 1, 8:45 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nClemson vs Wisconsin<\/p>\n

College Football Playoff National Championship, Atlanta (Jan. 8, 8 p.m., ESPN)<\/strong>
\nClemson vs\u00a0<\/em>Oklahoma<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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