Week 11 bowl projections: Which unbeaten will open door for Ohio State, Louisville?

Bill Bender

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We're heading down the stretch and five teams remain unbeaten in the College Football Playoff chase. 

The second set of College Football Playoff rankings will be unveiled on Tuesday, and the top four teams should be four of those spots. That's Alabama, Michigan, Clemson and Washington. One-loss Ohio State and Louisville are coming up fast. Will those teams survive November? 

MORE: Seven big questions for CFP Committee

Here's a look at Sporting News’ preseason bowl projections for the 2016-17 season heading into Week 11. A total of 41 bowls are on the schedule, and 80 FBS teams will play in bowl games. 

Week 11 bowl projections

Cure Bowl: Eastern Michigan  vs. South Alabama 

Marmot Boca Raton Bowl: Colorado State  vs. Tulsa

Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Hawaii vs. UTSA

Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl: Arizona State vs. San Diego State

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Georgia Southern

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Troy vs. Louisiana Tech 

Miami Beach Bowl: Ohio vs. South Florida 

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Toledo vs. Wyoming 

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: BYU vs. Air Force

Dollar General Bowl: Akron vs. Arkansas State 

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl: UCF vs. Southern Miss

Hawaii Bowl: Boise State vs. Old Dominion

St. Petersburg Bowl: Appalachian State vs. Temple

Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl: Indiana vs. Texas Tech 

New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Iowa vs. Georgia Tech

Camping World Independence Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Western Kentucky

Foster Farms Bowl: Northwestern vs. USC 

Military Bowl: Boston College vs. Memphis

Quick Lane Bowl: Maryland vs. Syracuse 

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Navy vs. Kansas State

Russell Athletic Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State

Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl: New Mexico vs. Middle Tennessee State

AdvoCare Texas Bowl: TCU vs. Georgia

Birmingham Bowl: Ole Miss vs. Houston 

Belk Bowl: Wake Forest vs. South Carolina

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Penn State vs. Kentucky 

National Funding Holiday Bowl: Minnesota vs. Utah

Hyundai Sun Bowl: Florida State vs. Stanford 

Outback Bowl: Nebraska vs. Florida

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl: Miami, Fla. vs. LSU

AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Texas vs. Tennessee

TaxSlayer Bowl: Arkansas vs. North Carolina

Valero Alamo Bowl: West Virginia vs. Washington State

TicketCity Cactus Bowl: Baylor vs. Army
    

New Year’s Day Six 

Allstate Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Auburn

Goodyear Cotton Bowl: Western Michigan vs. Texas A&M 

Capital One Orange Bowl: Louisville vs. Wisconsin

Rose Bowl Game: Ohio State vs. Colorado

Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Playoff semifinal): Washington vs. Alabama

Fiesta Bowl (Playoff semifinal): Clemson vs. Michigan

College Football Championship Game: Alabama vs. Michigan

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.