2023-24 College Football Bowl Projections: Predicting matchups for all 41 games

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It’s hard to fathom in so many respects, but there are just three weeks left in college football’s regular season, four weeks until bowl announcements become official. As a result, the postseason picture from the College Football Playoff on down is coming into clearer focus for just about every one of the potential contenders.

After a slew of surprising results in Week 10, it looks somewhat unrealistic for there to be enough 6-6 teams to fill all the open slots, so both James Madison and Jacksonville State are almost assuredly going to find a postseason home. We’re also likely to have at least one or two 5-7 teams in the postseason, which by APR score could be Northwestern, Wake Forest or even Mississippi State if any of them don’t hit the elusive .500 mark first. That’s subject to change depending on some potential upsets over the coming weeks but is another reason things continue to change with each passing Saturday.

So, who’s going where at the moment?

[CFP rankings: Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan, Florida State in top four]

Diving into the bowl selection process ahead of Week 11’s action, here’s a projection of where every team — from one to 82 — is ticketed for the most wonderful time of year in college football.

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Cotton Bowl (Dec. 29): Alabama vs. Penn State

Peach Bowl (Dec. 30): Fresno State vs. Ole Miss

Orange Bowl (Dec. 30): Louisville vs. Ohio State

Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 1): Washington vs. Texas

Rose Bowl (Semifinal, Jan. 1): Michigan vs. Florida State

Sugar Bowl (Semifinal, Jan. 1): Georgia vs. Oregon

OTHER BOWL GAMES

Bahamas Bowl (Dec. 16): Western Kentucky vs. Bowling Green

New Orleans Bowl (Dec. 16): Jacksonville State vs. Texas State

Cure Bowl (Dec. 16): Eastern Michigan vs. Louisiana

New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 16): Colorado State vs. Rice

LA Bowl (Dec. 16): UCLA vs. Air Force

Independence Bowl (Dec 16): Iowa State vs. Washington State

Myrtle Beach Bowl (Dec. 18): Coastal Carolina vs. Wake Forest

Frisco Bowl (Dec. 19): UTSA vs. New Mexico State

Boca Raton Bowl (Dec. 21): FAU vs. Western Michigan

Gasparilla Bowl (Dec. 22): Minnesota vs. Troy

Birmingham Bowl (Dec. 23): Kentucky vs. Georgia Tech

Camellia Bowl (Dec. 23): Northern Illinois vs. Georgia State

Armed Forces Bowl (Dec. 23): Tulane vs. Liberty

Idaho Potato Bowl (Dec. 23): Boise State vs. Ohio

68 Ventures Bowl (Dec. 23): South Alabama vs. Northwestern

Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 23): Illinois vs. Arizona

Hawaii Bowl (Dec. 23): Wyoming vs. SMU

Quick Lane Bowl (Dec. 26):  Maryland vs. Toledo

First Responder Bowl (Dec. 26): Texas Tech vs. Utah State

Guaranteed Rate Bowl (Dec. 26): Kansas vs. Nebraska

Military Bowl (Dec. 27): Memphis vs. Georgia Southern

Mayo Bowl (Dec. 27): Miami vs. James Madison

Holiday Bowl (Dec. 27): USC vs. Clemson

Texas Bowl (Dec. 27): West Virginia vs. Texas A&M

Fenway Bowl (Dec. 28): USF vs. Marshall

Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 28): Rutgers vs. Duke

Pop-Tarts Bowl (Dec. 28): Oklahoma vs. North Carolina

Alamo Bowl (Dec. 28): Oklahoma State vs. Utah

Gator Bowl (Dec. 29): N.C. State vs. Tennessee

Sun Bowl (Dec. 29): Oregon State vs. Boston College

Liberty Bowl (Dec. 29): Kansas State vs. Florida 

Music City Bowl (Dec. 30): Wisconsin vs. Auburn

Arizona Bowl (Dec. 30): UNLV vs. Miami-Ohio

ReliaQuest Bowl (Jan. 1): Notre Dame vs. LSU

Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1): Iowa vs. Missouri

Bryan Fischer is a college football writer for FOX Sports. He has been covering college athletics for nearly two decades at outlets such as NBC Sports, CBS Sports, Yahoo! Sports and NFL.com among others. Follow him on Twitter at @BryanDFischer.