To no one’s surprise, it was another crazy weekend on the gridiron. A big road win forced a change to our playoff picks. In addition, it was a bad weekend for the Pac-12 as two of their three top teams lost. This also caused changes in our selection committee games. Let’s break it down with our 2022 Week 11 Bowl Projections. As always if you’d like to see how much things changed from last week click here.<\/a><\/p>\n Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl- December 31st- (1) Georgia vs. (4) Tennessee- <\/strong>The Bulldogs handled the other Bulldogs of Mississippi State easily and remain in the top spot. With TCU’s big win Hendon Hooker<\/a> and the Vols drop down a slot.<\/p>\n Vrbo Fiesta Bowl- December 31st- (2) Ohio State vs. (3) TCU-\u00a0<\/strong>Led by C.J. Stroud<\/a> the Buckeyes bounced back from an ugly win at Northwestern with a 56-14 rout of Indiana. Max Duggan<\/a> and the Horned Frogs not only won at Texas but clinched a bid in the Big 12 title game. They move up a spot this week.<\/p>\n College Football National Championship- January 9th- (1)- Georgia vs. (2) Ohio State-<\/strong> This game hasn\u2019t changed in about two months and probably won\u2019t unless something crazy happens.<\/p>\n Orange Bowl- December 30th- ACC vs. SEC\/Big 10\/Notre Dame<\/strong><\/p>\n Clemson vs. Alabama-<\/strong> The Tigers beat Louisville and remain our pick for the ACC champ. However, North Carolina’s making a strong case. Bryce Young<\/a> and the Crimson Tide won at Ole Miss and in the process avoided back-to-back regular season losses for the first time since 2007. Sugar Bowl- December 31st- SEC vs. Big 12 <\/strong><\/p>\n Kansas State vs. LSU- <\/strong>It might not be “Mattress Mack” money but had you put a bet on the Tigers winning the SEC West you’d be sitting pretty right now. At this point, the Wildcats look like the second-best team in the Big 12 and head to New Orleans.<\/p>\n Cotton Bowl- January 2nd- At Large vs. At Large<\/strong><\/p>\n Central Florida vs. USC<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Gus Malzahn’s<\/a> club went into New Orleans and knocked off the Green Wave. As a result, the Knights become the Group Of Five representative. We are shifting the Trojans from the Rose to Cotton Bowl this week.<\/p>\n Rose Bowl- January 2nd-Big 10 vs. Pac 12<\/strong><\/p>\n Michigan vs. Oregon-<\/strong>\u00a0Ji<\/a>m<\/a> Harbaugh’s<\/a> club had no trouble with Rutgers. They host Illinois on Saturday before facing Ohio State. Even with the loss to Washington, the Ducks are still projected to win the Pac-12 and head to Pasadena.<\/p>\n Right now we have 63 teams who have reached bowl eligibility which means we need 19 more teams, or 21 if the Frisco Football Classic is added. We’re taking the game out for this week but of course reserve the right to bring it back next week.<\/p>\n Citrus Bowl- January 2nd-Big 10 vs. SEC- Ole Miss vs. Penn State<\/strong>\u2013 <\/strong>The Nittany Lions are the clear number three team in the Big 10 and head to Orlando. The Rebels lost to Alabama and with it most likely any chance of a selection committee game.<\/p>\n ReliaQuest Bowl- January 2nd- Big 10\/ACC vs. SEC- Florida vs. Minnesota<\/strong>\u2013 <\/strong>The Gators are certainly peaking at the right time. A 38-6 win over South Carolina moves them up to the game in Tampa. The Big 10 representative for this game has changed nearly every week of the 2022 season. For this projection, it’s the Golden Gophers.<\/p>\n Duke\u2019s Mayo Bowl- December 30th- ACC vs. Big 10- Iowa vs. Wake Forest- <\/strong>The Demon Deacons’ free fall continues after a third straight loss. This time to North Carolina<\/a> and Drake Maye<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl- December 30th- ACC vs. Pac 12- Louisville vs. Oregon State<\/strong> TaxSlayer Gator Bowl-<\/strong> December 30th- ACC vs. SEC- Florida State <\/strong>vs. South Carolina Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl- December 30th- Mountain West vs. Mid-American- San Diego State<\/strong> vs. Toledo<\/strong><\/p>\n Music City Bowl- December 31st- Big 10 vs. SEC- Missouri<\/strong> vs. Wisconsin- <\/strong>Kentucky most likely makes more sense for Nashville. However, for reasons we’ll explain later we’re putting the Tigers here.<\/p>\n Quick Lane Bowl- December 26th<\/strong>\u2013Big 10 vs. Mid-American- Ohio<\/strong> vs. Michigan State<\/strong><\/p>\n Birmingham Bowl- December 27th- Pool vs. AAC\/ACC\/SEC- BYU vs. Syracuse<\/strong>\u00a0 Camellia Bowl- December 27th<\/strong>\u2013 Pool vs. Pool- Liberty vs. South Alabama<\/strong> First Responder Bowl- December 27th- Big 12 vs. Pool- Connecticut vs. Texas Tech- <\/strong>A big shout out to Jim Mora <\/a>and the Huskies for getting bowl eligible in 2022.<\/p>\nCollege Football Playoff<\/h3>\n
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