What a wild championship weekend that was. While it was fun to watch Penn State pull of a thriller against Wisconsin and see Virginia Tech threaten Clemson, the results of the final week of the regular season caused a few headaches for the College Football Playoff Selection Committee. How will everything shake out? Outside of Alabama claiming the No. 1 seed in the playoff and Western Michigan securing the Group of Five bid, things seem up in the air until the committee announces their final set of rankings on Sunday afternoon.
With all that in mind, CFTalk decided to peer into our crystal ball and see which teams wind up in certain bowl games prior to the official announcement. Running through all the scenarios, here’s how the bowl picture could play out from the final four to the very first one on December 17:
College Football Playoff
| Bowl | Teams | |
|---|---|---|
| Peach Bowl | No. 1 Alabama | No. 4 Washington |
| Fiesta Bowl | No. 2 Clemson | No. 3 Ohio State |
New Year’s Six
| Bowl | Teams | |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Bowl | Penn State | USC |
| Sugar Bowl | Oklahoma | Auburn |
| Orange Bowl | Florida State | Michigan |
| Cotton Bowl | Wisconsin | Western Michigan |
2016 FBS Bowl Games
| Bowl | Teams | |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Bowl | UTSA | New Mexico |
| Las Vegas Bowl | Houston | San Diego State |
| Cure Bowl | Appalachian State | UCF |
| Camellia Bowl | Arkansas State | Central Michigan |
| New Orleans Bowl | Southern Miss | UL-Lafayette |
| Miami Beach Bowl | South Florida | Toledo |
| Boca Raton Bowl | Western Kentucky | Memphis |
| Poinsettia Bowl | BYU* | Wyoming |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Colorado State | Idaho |
| Bahamas Bowl | Old Dominion* | Eastern Michigan* |
| Armed Forces Bowl | Navy* | North Texas+ |
| Dollar General Bowl | Troy | Ohio |
| Hawaii Bowl | Middle Tenn. State | Hawaii |
| St. Petersburg Bowl | Mississippi State+ | Miami (OH) |
| Quick Lane Bowl | Maryland | Boston College |
| Independence Bowl | Vanderbilt | N.C. State |
| Heart of Dallas Bowl | Louisiana Tech | Army |
| Military Bowl | Wake Forest | Temple |
| Holiday Bowl | Iowa | Washington State |
| Cactus Bowl | Baylor | Boise State |
| Pinstripe Bowl | Northwestern | Pitt |
| Russell Athletic Bowl | Virginia Tech | West Virginia |
| Foster Farms Bowl | Indiana | Utah |
| Texas Bowl | Texas A&M | Kansas State |
| Birmingham Bowl | South Carolina | Tulsa |
| Belk Bowl | Georgia Tech | Arkansas |
| Alamo Bowl | Oklahoma State | Colorado |
| Liberty Bowl | Georgia | TCU |
| Sun Bowl | North Carolina | Stanford |
| Music City Bowl | Minnesota | Tennessee |
| TaxSlayer Bowl | Miami (FL) | Kentucky |
| Outback Bowl | Nebraska | Florida |
| Citrus Bowl | Louisville | LSU |
| Arizona Bowl | South Alabama | Air Force |
*Accepted bowl invite
+ 5-7 team selected based on APR
