{"id":2656,"date":"2016-10-20T19:18:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T23:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/?p=2656"},"modified":"2017-12-30T16:24:21","modified_gmt":"2017-12-30T21:24:21","slug":"lwos-bowl-projections-week-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2016\/10\/20\/lwos-bowl-projections-week-7\/","title":{"rendered":"LWOS Bowl Projections Week 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

After seven weeks of action, we still have 11 undefeated teams<\/a> in the Football Bowl Subdivision. With a huge matchup between\u00a0Texas A&M\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Alabama\u00a0<\/strong>looming this weekend, here are the LWOS Bowl Projections Week 7.<\/p>\n

College Football Playoff
\n<\/span>Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
\n<\/strong>CFP Semifinal
\n#1 Alabama vs. #4 Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fiesta Bowl
\n<\/strong>CFP Semifinal
\n#2 Ohio State vs. #3 Clemson<\/strong><\/p>\n

National Championship Game
\n#1 Alabama vs. #2 Ohio State<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ohio State escaped a visit to Madison, Wisconsin<\/strong> in overtime. The Buckeyes<\/strong> and the Michigan Wolverines <\/strong>are getting closer and closer to a November 26th meeting in Columbus<\/strong> with a playoff berth on the line.<\/p>\n

Clemson won an overtime nail biter at home as well, over NC State<\/strong>. If not for a missed field goal in regulation by the Wolfpack,<\/strong> Clemson would have suffered their first loss of the season. With the win, the Tigers<\/strong> kept their record unblemished, and kept their playoff hopes very much alive.<\/p>\n

Alabama throttled Tennessee<\/strong> in Knoxville to the tune of 49 – 10. The Crimson Tide<\/strong> are building steam at the mid-point in their season, and with Texas A&M coming to town this weekend, the SEC West could be in The Tide\u2019s grasp come Saturday night.<\/p>\n

New Years Six Bowls<\/u><\/h3>\n

Rose Bowl
\nMichigan vs. USC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Allstate Sugar Bowl
\nBaylor vs. Texas A&M<\/strong><\/p>\n

Capital One Orange Bowl
\nLouisville vs. Wisconsin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
\nTennessee vs. Boise State<\/strong><\/p>\n

Explanation
\n<\/em><\/h3>\n

Boise State stayed in my New Year\u2019s Six Bowls with a narrow 28 – 23 win over Colorado State<\/strong>. The Broncos<\/strong> welcome BYU<\/strong> Thursday night in what should be their toughest test outside of a presumptive Mountain West Championship Game.<\/p>\n

Western Michigan<\/strong> rolled on by decimating Akron<\/strong> 41 – 0 while South Florida<\/strong> kept their AAC record perfect with a 42 – 27 win over UConn<\/strong>. Both the Eagles<\/strong> and Bulls<\/strong> are sneaking up the rankings with Houston<\/strong> having lost to Navy. <\/strong>Houston struggled this past weekend to win at Tulsa<\/strong> (Houston won 38 \u2013 31). The Cougars’<\/strong> only hope for redemption lies in their home showdown with Louisville.<\/p>\n

Bowl Season Projections<\/u><\/h3>\n

Outback Bowl
\n<\/strong>Big Ten vs. SEC
\nPenn State vs. Missouri<\/strong><\/p>\n

TaxSlayer Bowl
\n<\/strong>SEC vs. ACC\/Big Ten\/Notre Dame
\nArkansas vs. Miami (FL)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
\n<\/strong>SEC vs. ACC\/Big Ten\/Notre Dame
\nFlorida vs. Nebraska<\/strong><\/p>\n

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
\n<\/strong>ACC\/Big Ten vs. SEC
\nIndiana vs. Ole Miss<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hyundai Sun Bowl
\n<\/strong>ACC\/Notre Dame vs. Pac-12
\nFlorida State vs. Utah<\/strong><\/p>\n

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
\n<\/strong>Big 12 vs. SEC
\nOklahoma State vs. Georgia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arizona Bowl
\n<\/strong>Mountain West vs. Sun Belt
\nNevada vs. Idaho <\/strong><\/p>\n

Valero Alamo Bowl
\n<\/strong>Big 12 vs. Pac-12
\nOklahoma vs. Colorado<\/strong><\/p>\n

Belk Bowl
\n<\/strong>ACC vs. SEC
\nVirginia Tech vs. Auburn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Birmingham Bowl
\n<\/strong>AAC vs. SEC
\nTulsa vs. Arizona State *<\/strong><\/p>\n

AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl
\n<\/strong>Big 12 vs. SEC
\nTexas vs. LSU<\/strong><\/p>\n

Foster Farms Bowl
\n<\/strong>Big Ten vs. Pac-12
\nIowa vs. California<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russell Athletic Bowl
\n<\/strong>ACC vs. Big 12
\nUNC vs. West Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
\n<\/strong>ACC\/Notre Dame vs. Big Ten
\nPitt vs. Maryland<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cactus Bowl
\n<\/strong>Big 12 vs. Pac-12
\nTCU vs. UCLA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Holiday Bowl
\n<\/strong>Big Ten vs. Pac-12
\nMinnesota vs. Washington State<\/strong><\/p>\n

Military Bowl
\n<\/strong>AAC vs. ACC
\nUConn vs. NC State<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zaxby\u2019s Heart of Dallas Bowl
\n<\/strong>Big Ten vs. C-USA
\nTexas Tech * vs. Western Kentucky<\/strong><\/p>\n

Camping World Independence Bowl
\n<\/strong>ACC vs. SEC
\nGeorgia Tech vs. South Carolina<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quick Lane Bowl
\n<\/strong>ACC vs. Big Ten
\nEastern Michigan * vs. Northwestern<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Petersburg Bowl
\n<\/strong>AAC vs. ACC
\nSouth Florida\u00a0vs. Wake Forest<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hawai\u2019i Bowl
\n<\/strong>C-USA vs. Mountain West
\nArmy * vs. Hawai\u2019i<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dollar General Bowl
\n<\/strong>MAC vs. Sun Belt
\nAkron vs. Georgia Southern<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
\n<\/strong>AAC vs. Big 12
\nNavy vs. Kansas State<\/strong><\/p>\n

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
\n<\/strong>C-USA vs. MAC
\nSouthern Mississippi vs. Ohio<\/strong><\/p>\n

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
\n<\/strong>MAC vs. Mountain West
\nToledo vs. Wyoming<\/strong><\/p>\n

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
\n<\/strong>BYU vs. Mountain West
\nBYU vs. Air Force<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marmot Boca Raton Bowl
\n<\/strong>AAC vs. C-USA
\nTemple vs. Old Dominion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miami Beach Bowl
\n<\/strong>AAC vs. MAC
\nHouston vs. Western Michigan<\/strong><\/p>\n

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
\n<\/strong>C-USA vs. Sun Belt
\nMiddle Tennessee vs. Appalachian State<\/strong><\/p>\n

AutoNation Cure Bowl
\n<\/strong>AAC vs. Sun Belt
\nMemphis vs. Troy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
\n<\/strong>MAC vs. Sun Belt
\nCentral Michigan vs. South Alabama<\/strong><\/p>\n

Las Vegas Bowl
\n<\/strong>Mountain West vs. Pac-12
\nSan Diego State vs. Stanford<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gildan New Mexico Bowl
\n<\/strong>C-USA vs. Mountain West
\nLouisiana Tech vs. Nevada<\/strong><\/p>\n

Explanation<\/em><\/h3>\n


\n<\/em>After dropping Oregon<\/strong> and Notre Dame<\/strong>, I can\u2019t believe I am dropping Michigan State<\/strong> out of the projections. Each of these teams will have to make a U-turn on their season if they are to salvage a bowl berth.<\/p>\n

Michigan State gave up a whopping 54 points to Northwestern to fall to 2 \u2013 4. With Ohio State and Michigan remaining on their schedule, that\u2019s essentially six losses at the least for the Spartans.<\/strong> If they want\u00a0six wins, they have to beat Maryland, Illinois, Rutgers, and Penn State. It will be a tough task for Mark Dantonio<\/strong> and company to make their tenth straight bowl game.<\/p>\n

Welcome aboard Eastern Michigan! I have had my eye on the Eagles<\/strong> ever since they reeled off three consecutive wins. Now at 5 \u2013 2, EMU is one win away from gaining bowl eligibility. I have them as an ACC replacement team in the Quick Lane Bowl, as the Detroit bowl would love to have a local team in their game.<\/p>\n

The MAC will send EMU bowling if they are eligible. Their lone bowl game was the 1987 California Bowl and fans in Ypsilanti, Michigan<\/strong> will be foaming at the mouth for a bowl trip.<\/p>\n

* = Replacement team<\/p>\n

Main Photo<\/p>\n

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