Week 11 Bowl Projections: TCU slides into four-team playoff for now

Bill Bender

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Here's how SN's Bill Bender projects the postseason matchups heading into Week 11:

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Week 11 Bowl Projections

Dec. 20: R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. UTEP

Dec. 20: Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Utah State vs. Middle Tennessee State

Dec. 20: Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl: Boise State vs. Washington

Dec. 20: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Nevada vs. Bowling Green

Dec. 20: Raycom Media Camellia Bowl: South Alabama vs. Northern Illinois

Dec. 22: Miami Beach Bowl: BYU vs. East Carolina 

Dec. 23: Boca Raton Bowl: Central Michigan vs. UAB

Dec. 23: San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: Colorado State vs. Navy 

Dec. 24: Popeyes Bahamas Bowl: Rice vs. Western Michigan 

Dec. 24: Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: San Diego State vs. Louisiana Tech 

Dec. 26: Heart of Dallas Bowl: Michigan vs. California

Dec. 26: Quick Lane Bowl: Rutgers vs. Pittsburgh

Dec. 26: BITCOIN St. Petersburg Bowl: UCF vs. Memphis

Dec. 27: Military Bowl: Cincinnati vs. N.C. State 

Dec. 27: Hyundai Sun Bowl: Utah vs. Boston College 

Dec. 27: Duck Commander Independence Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Houston

Dec. 27: New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Penn State vs. Miami, Fla.

Dec. 27: National University Holiday Bowl: Maryland vs. UCLA

Dec. 29: AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Florida vs. West Virginia

Dec. 29: Russell Athletic Bowl: Duke vs. Baylor

Dec. 29: AdvoCare Texas Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma

Dec. 30: Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: LSU vs. Louisville

Dec. 30: Belk Bowl: South Carolina vs. Georgia Tech

Dec. 30: San Francisco Bowl: Iowa vs. Arizona

Jan. 1: Outback Bowl: Nebraska vs. Ole Miss

Jan. 1: Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Georgia

Jan. 2: Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Temple vs. Air Force 

Jan. 2: TaxSlayer Bowl: Missouri vs. Minnesota

Jan. 2: Valero Alamo Bowl: Kansas State vs. USC

Jan. 2: Cactus Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Stanford

Jan. 3: Birmingham Bowl: Texas State vs. Tennessee

Jan. 4: GoDaddy Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Toledo 

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Playoff Bowl Projections       

Dec. 31: Fiesta Bowl: Michigan State vs. Alabama 

Dec. 31: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: Marshall vs. Auburn

Dec. 31: Capital One Orange Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Clemson 

Jan. 1: AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic: Ohio State vs. Arizona State

Jan. 1: Rose Bowl Game (Playoff Semifinal): TCU vs. Florida State

Jan. 1: Allstate Sugar Bowl (Playoff Semifinal): Oregon vs. Mississippi State

Jan. 12: College Football Championship Game: Florida State vs. Mississippi State

Bill Bender

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Bill Bender graduated from Ohio University in 2002 and started at The Sporting News as a fantasy football writer in 2007. He has covered the College Football Playoff, NBA Finals and World Series for SN. Bender enjoys story-telling, awesomely-bad 80s movies and coaching youth sports.