How you sort out the bowl projections after the shocking upsets in Week 13?
Clemson, Michigan and Washington all fell from the ranks of the unbeaten, but that doesn't mean we are keeping two of them out of the College Football Playoff for now.
The third set of College Football Playoff rankings will be unveiled on Tuesday, and it probably won't match our latest bowl projections. That's OK. There's still one week for it to all play out.
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Here's a look at Sporting News’ preseason bowl projections for the 2016-17 season heading into Week 13. A total of 41 bowls are on the schedule, and 80 FBS teams will play in bowl games.
Week 13 bowl projections
Cure Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs. Appalachian State
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl: Middle Tennessee State vs. Memphis
Gildan New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico vs. North Texas
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl: Arizona State vs. San Diego State
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Idaho
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Louisiana Tech
Miami Beach Bowl: Toledo vs. South Florida
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Miami, Ohio vs. North Texas
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: BYU vs. Wyoming
Dollar General Bowl: Ohio vs. Troy
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl: Temple vs. Southern Miss
Hawaii Bowl: Boise State vs. Old Dominion
St. Petersburg Bowl: Boston College vs. UCF
Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt*
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Northwestern vs. Georgia Tech
Camping World Independence Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Georgia
Foster Farms Bowl: Iowa vs. Washington State
Military Bowl: Army vs. Tulsa
Quick Lane Bowl: Maryland vs. N.C. State
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Navy vs. TCU
Russell Athletic Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl: Colorado State vs. South Alabama
AdvoCare Texas Bowl: Kansas State vs. Ole Miss
Birmingham Bowl: Kentucky vs. Houston
Belk Bowl: Wake Forest vs. South Carolina
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Indiana vs. Arkansas
National Funding Holiday Bowl: Minnesota vs. Utah
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Miami, Fla. vs. Stanford
Outback Bowl: Nebraska vs. Florida
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl: Florida State vs. Tennessee
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Baylor vs. LSU
TaxSlayer Bowl: Auburn vs. North Carolina
Valero Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. USC
TicketCity Cactus Bowl: Texas* vs. Air Force
New Year’s Day Six
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M
Goodyear Cotton Bowl: Western Michigan vs. Penn State
Capital One Orange Bowl: Louisville vs. Michigan
Rose Bowl Game: Wisconsin vs. Colorado
Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Playoff semifinal): Washington vs. Alabama
Fiesta Bowl (Playoff semifinal): Clemson vs. Ohio State
College Football Championship Game: Alabama vs. Ohio State
