Welcome to conference championship week.
We stil don't know who those four teams in the College Football Playoff will be. The next-to last 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.
The biggest question: How many Big Ten teams get in?
MORE: Big Ten chaos has arrived
Here's a look at Sporting News’ bowl projections for the 2016-17 season heading into Week 14. A total of 41 bowls are on the schedule, and 80 FBS teams will play in bowl games.
Week 14 bowl projections
Cure Bowl: North Texas* vs. Appalachian State
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl: Middle Tennessee State vs. Memphis
Gildan New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico vs. UTSA
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl: Texas Tech* 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. Temple
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Miami, Ohio vs. Boise State
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: BYU vs. Wyoming
Dollar General Bowl: Ohio vs. Troy
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl: Eastern Michigan** vs. Old Dominion*
Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii vs. Southern Miss
St. Petersburg Bowl: Boston College vs. South Florida
Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. Houston
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Northwestern vs. Pittsburgh
Camping World Independence Bowl: N.C. State vs. Georgia
Foster Farms Bowl: Indiana vs. Utah
Military Bowl: Army vs. UCF
Quick Lane Bowl: Maryland vs. Wake Forest
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Navy vs. Mississippi State*
Russell Athletic Bowl: North Carolina vs. Oklahoma State
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl: Colorado State vs. South Alabama
AdvoCare Texas Bowl: Kansas State vs. Kentucky
Birmingham Bowl: Vanderbilt vs. Tulsa
Belk Bowl: Miami, Fla. vs. South Carolina
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Minnesota vs. Arkansas
National Funding Holiday Bowl: Iowa vs. Washington State
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Stanford
Outback Bowl: Nebraska vs. Tennessee
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl: Louisville vs. Florida
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: TCU vs. LSU
TaxSlayer Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Virginia Tech
Valero Alamo Bowl: West Virginia vs. USC
TicketCity Cactus Bowl: Baylor vs. Air Force
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Allstate Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Auburn
Goodyear Cotton Bowl: Western Michigan vs. Penn State
Capital One Orange Bowl: Florida State 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
