I’ve been doing these bowl projections for a few years now for the good folks at Last Word On College<\/strong> Football<\/strong>. With one playoff team and four of our selection committee teams losing trying to figure out the top games this week was quite the challenge. At the end with a couple of exceptions, the best course was the “status quo.” Let’s sort it out with our 2022 Week Seven Bowl Projections. As always if you want to see what changed from last week click here. <\/a><\/p>\n Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl- December 31st- (1) Georgia vs. (4) Clemson-<\/strong> After a couple of subpar weeks, Kirby Smart\u2019s<\/a> team was dominant in a 55-0 win over Vanderbilt. They remain in the top spot.<\/p>\n Dabo Swinney\u2019s<\/a> club jumped out to a huge lead over Florida State then had to withstand a furious rally in a 34-28 win. We are keeping them at four this week and let us explain why.<\/p>\n Vrbo Fiesta Bowl- December 31st- (2) Ohio State vs. (3) Tennessee- <\/strong>The Volunteers broke a 15-game losing streak to Alabama in an epic 52-49 win.<\/a>. As a result, they not only move into the playoff but at the three seed. No offense to Clemson but Hendon Hooker<\/a> and company have more quality wins and should finish the season 11-1. In addition by putting them at three, you avoid the rematch with Georgia.<\/p>\n The Buckeyes had the week off before hosting Iowa this week.<\/p>\n College Football National Championship- January 9th- (1)- Georgia vs. (2) Ohio State-<\/strong> If this match-up holds true this is only the second meeting of all time between the two schools. Georgia won the 1993 Citrus Bowl 21-14.<\/p>\n Orange Bowl- December 30th- ACC vs. SEC\/Big 10\/Notre Dame<\/strong><\/p>\n Penn State vs. Wake Forest-<\/strong> Yes the Nittany Lions were soundly beaten by Michigan. However, we’re keeping them in the game for now. On the other side of the ball, we’re sending the Demon Deacons to Miami as the ACC representative. They should be favored in every game the rest of the way and finish 11-1.<\/p>\n Sugar Bowl- December 31st- SEC vs. Big 12 <\/strong><\/p>\n Alabama vs. Oklahoma State- <\/strong>Following their loss to Tennessee the Crimson Tide fall to the Sugar Bowl.<\/p>\n The Cowboys lost in overtime to TCU in overtime on Saturday. Despite that, we think OSU will have a better record and go to New Orleans as the Big 12 representative.<\/p>\n Cotton Bowl- January 2nd- At Large vs. At Large Cincinnati vs. Oregon<\/strong>\u2013 Unlike some other bowl projections we’ve been “All In” on Cincinnati and they’ve rewarded us. Now that Coastal Carolina lost they’re the team to beat as the Group Of Five representative.<\/p>\n The Ducks have a big one this week versus UCLA. The winner has the inside track to playing at \u201cJerry World.\u201d<\/p>\n Rose Bowl- January 2nd-Big 10 vs. Pac 12<\/strong><\/p>\n Michigan vs. USC-<\/strong>\u00a0Jim Harbaugh\u2019s<\/a> club blew out Penn State and they just missed making the playoff.\u00a0 Despite their loss to Utah the Trojans are still our Pac-12 representative.<\/p>\n Continuing our 2022 Week Seven bowl projections we head to the games usually played on New Year\u2019s Day. As we like to point out every week these games have been moved so they don\u2019t compete with the NFL. Currently, there are 16 teams who are already bowl-eligible.<\/p>\n Citrus Bowl- January 2nd-Big 10 vs. SEC- Illinois<\/strong> vs. Ole Miss-<\/strong> The Fighting Illini beat Minnesota and have a real chance of finishing 10-2. Lane Kiffin\u2019s<\/a> squad got quite the battle from Auburn before winning 48-34.<\/p>\n ReliaQuest Bowl- January 2nd- Big 10\/ACC vs. SEC- <\/strong>Kentucky vs. Purdue- <\/strong>The Big 10 team for this game has been a revolving door. This week it’s the Boilermakers.<\/p>\n Behind a returning, Will Levis<\/a> and a monster game from\u00a0Chris Rodriguez<\/a> the Wildcats beat Mississippi State. <\/a>Despite their relative proximity, the two schools have only met three times in history and none since 1915.<\/p>\n Duke\u2019s Mayo Bowl- December 30th- ACC vs. Big 10- Florida State vs. Minnesota<\/strong><\/p>\n Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl- December 30th- ACC vs. Pac 12- <\/strong>Syracuse vs. Washington TaxSlayer Gator Bowl-<\/strong> December 30th-Big 10 vs. SEC- Arkansas<\/strong> vs. Notre Dame<\/strong><\/p>\n Arizona Bowl- December 30th- Mountain West vs. Mid-American- <\/strong>Boise State vs. Toledo<\/strong><\/p>\n Music City Bowl- December 31st- Big 10 vs. SEC- Florida<\/strong> vs. Maryland<\/strong><\/p>\n Quick Lane Bowl- December 26th<\/strong>\u2013Big 10 vs. Mid-American- <\/strong>Central Michigan vs. Wisconsin<\/strong><\/p>\n Birmingham Bowl- December 27th- Pool vs. ACC\/SEC- Iowa State vs. South Carolina <\/strong> Camellia Bowl- December 27th<\/strong>\u2013 Pool vs. Pool- Liberty vs. Troy<\/strong><\/p>\n First Responder Bowl- December 27th- Big 10 vs. Pool- Oklahoma<\/strong> vs. Oregon State Guaranteed Rate Bowl- December 27th- Big 12 vs. Big 10- Kansas vs. Michigan State- <\/strong> Military Bowl- December 28th-ACC vs. American- Central Florida<\/strong> vs. Duke<\/strong><\/p>\n Liberty Bowl- December 28th-Big 12 vs. SEC- Baylor vs. LSU<\/strong> Holiday Bowl- December 28th- ACC vs. Pac 12- Miami (Florida) vs. Utah<\/strong><\/p>\n Texas Bowl- December 28th- SEC vs. Big 12- <\/strong>Kansas State vs. Texas A&M<\/strong><\/p>\n Pinstripe Bowl- December 29th- ACC vs. Big 10- <\/strong>North Carolina vs. Iowa Cheez-It Bowl- December 29th- ACC vs. Big 12- <\/strong>Pittsburgh vs. Texas<\/strong> Alamo Bowl- December 29th- Big 12 vs. Pac 12- TCU<\/strong> vs. UCLA- <\/strong>Find a way to beat Oregon on Saturday and the Bruins could be playing at home in the Rose Bowl. However for now they\u2019re headed to San Antonio.<\/p>\n As we go through the final sets of games in our 2022 Week Seven Bowl Projections you\u2019ll find we’ve made quite a few changes from last week.<\/p>\n Myrtle Beach Bowl- December 19th- Pool vs. Pool- <\/strong>Coastal Carolina vs. Western Kentucky Idaho Potato Bowl- December 20th-Mid-American vs. Mountain West- <\/strong><\/p>\n Ball State vs. Wyoming Boca Raton Bowl- December 20th- Pool vs. Pool- <\/strong>Miami (Ohio) vs. Rice<\/strong><\/p>\n New Orleans Bowl- December 21st- Conference USA vs. Sun Belt Louisiana vs. UAB<\/strong><\/p>\n Armed Forces Bowl- December 22nd-American vs. Pool- <\/strong>BYU vs. Houston<\/strong><\/p>\n Independence Bowl- December 23rd- American vs. Army- <\/strong>Army vs. East Carolina<\/strong><\/p>\n Gasparilla Bowl- December 23rd- ACC\/SEC vs. Pool Georgia Tech vs. South Alabama- <\/strong>This one might be a stretch but the Yellow Jackets are 2-0 since firing head coach Geoff Collins<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Hawai\u2019i Bowl- December 24th-Mountain West vs. Conference USA San Jose State vs. Texas-San Antonio<\/strong><\/p>\n Time to wrap our 2022 Week Seven Bowl Projections will the enormous slate of early season games. Of course that includes a whopping seven games on December 17th alone.<\/p>\n Bahamas Bowl- December 16th- Conference USA vs. Mid-American- UTEP<\/strong> vs. Western Michigan<\/strong><\/p>\n Cure Bowl- December 16th- Pool vs. Pool- Marshall<\/strong> vs. Middle Tennessee- <\/strong>This one features a battle of two teams who’ve struggled following marquee wins.<\/p>\n Fenway Bowl- December 17th- ACC vs. American-<\/strong> North Carolina State vs. Tulane Frisco Bowl- December 17th- Pool vs. Pool- Memphis vs. Southern Mississippi<\/strong><\/p>\n Celebration Bowl- December 17th- MEAC vs. SWAC- <\/strong>Jackson State vs. North Carolina Central<\/strong><\/p>\n New Mexico Bowl-<\/strong> December 17th- Conference USA vs. Mountain West- <\/strong>Air Force vs. North Texas<\/strong><\/p>\n Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl<\/strong>\u2013 December 17th- Mountain West vs. Pac-12- Arizona vs. <\/strong>Fresno State Lending Tree Bowl- December 17th- Pool vs. Sun Belt- Eastern Michigan<\/strong> vs. Troy Las Vegas Bowl- December 17th- SEC vs. Pac-12- Mississippi State <\/strong>vs. Washington State Frisco Football Classic- Date TBA- Appalachian State vs. UNLV-<\/strong> If the San Francisco Bowl can\u2019t be played this year ESPN has the rights to create a new game to replace it much like last year.<\/p>\n Thanks for checking out our 2022 Week Seven Bowl Projections here at Last Word On College Football<\/strong>. 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