Baylor, TCU make final playoff arguments

Bill Bender

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Here's how SN's Bill Bender projects the postseason matchups heading into Week 15:

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

Dec. 20: Gildan New Mexico Bowl: San Diego State vs. UTEP

Dec. 20: Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl: Colorado State vs. Stanford

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

Dec. 20: Raycom Media Camellia Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Toledo

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

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

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

Dec. 24: Popeyes Bahamas Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs. Western Michigan

Dec. 24: Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: Fresno State vs. Middle Tennessee State

Dec. 26: Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl: Rutgers vs. Marshall

Dec. 26: Quick Lane Bowl: Illinois vs. Virginia Tech

Dec. 26: BITCOIN St. Petersburg Bowl: UCF vs. Miami, Fla.

Dec. 27: Military Bowl: Memphis vs. Boston College

Dec. 27: Hyundai Sun Bowl: Utah vs. N.C. State

Dec. 27: Duck Commander Independence Bowl: North Carolina vs. Tennessee

Dec. 27: New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Penn State vs. Duke

Dec. 27: National University Holiday Bowl: Maryland vs. Arizona State

Dec. 29: AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Arkansas vs. Texas

Dec. 29: Russell Athletic Bowl: Clemson vs. Oklahoma

Dec. 29: AdvoCare Texas Bowl: LSU vs. West Virginia

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

Dec. 30: Belk Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame

Dec. 30: Foster Farms Bowl: Iowa vs. USC

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: Houston vs. Arkansas State

Jan. 2: TaxSlayer Bowl: Auburn vs. Minnesota

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

Jan. 2: Cactus Bowl: Air Force vs. Washington

Jan. 3: Birmingham Bowl: Cincinnati vs. South Carolina

Jan. 4: GoDaddy Bowl: Texas State vs. Northern Illinois

PLAYOFF BOWL PROJECTIONS   

Dec. 31: Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State vs. Boise State

Dec. 31: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: Michigan State vs. TCU

Dec. 31:Capital One Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Mississippi State

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

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

Jan. 1: Allstate Sugar Bowl (Playoff Semifinal): Baylor vs. Alabama

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

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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.