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Bowl Selection Megathread
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I'll update this post as selections are announced. If I miss anything, feel free to comment!
All times Eastern.
Saturday, December 16th
| Bowl | Team | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach Bowl | Georgia Southern | Ohio | 11:00 AM, ESPN, Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC |
| Cricket Celebration Bowl | Howard | Florida A&M | 12:00 PM, ABC, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA |
| R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | Louisiana | Jacksonville State | 2:15 PM, ESPN, Ceasars Superdome, New Orleans, LA |
| Avocados from Mexico Cure Bowl | Appalachian State | Miami (OH) | 3:30 PM, ABC, FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, FL |
| Isleta New Mexico Bowl | New Mexico State | Fresno State | 5:45 PM, ESPN, University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM |
| LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk | Boise State | UCLA | 7:30 PM, ABC, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA |
| Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl | Texas Tech | Cal | 9:15 PM, ESPN, Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA |
Monday, December 18th
| Bowl | Team | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Famous Toastery Bowl | Western Kentucky | Old Dominion | 2:30 PM, ESPN, Jerry Richardson Stadium, Charlotte, NC |
Tuesday, December 19th
| Bowl | Team | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl | Marshall | UTSA | 9:00 PM, ESPN, Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX |
Thursday, December 21st
| Bowl | Team | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roofclaim(dot)com Boca Raton Bowl | South Florida | Syracuse | 8:00 PM, ESPN, FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL |
Friday, December 22nd
| Bowl | Team | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl | UCF | Duke | 6:30 PM, ESPN, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL |
Saturday, December 23rd
| Bowl | Team | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camellia Bowl | Arkansas State | Northern Illinois | 12:00 PM, ESPN, Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, AL |
| Birmingham Bowl | Georgia Tech | Troy | 12:00 PM, ABC, Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL |
| Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | James Madison | Air Force | 3:30 PM, ABC, Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Utah State | Georgia State | 3:30 PM, ESPN, Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID |
| 68 Ventures Bowl | South Alabama | Eastern Michigan | 7:00 PM, ESPN, Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL |
| SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl | Northwestern | Utah | 7:30 PM, ABC, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV |
| Easypost Hawai'i Bowl | San José State | Coastal Carolina | 10:30 PM, ESPN, Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI |
Tuesday, December 26th
| Bowl | Team | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Lane Bowl | Bowling Green | Minnesota | 2:00 PM, ESPN, Ford Field, Detroit, MI |
| SERVPRO First Responder Bowl | Texas State | Rice | 5:30 PM, ESPN, Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX |
| Guaranteed Rate Bowl | Kansas | UNLV | 9:00 PM, ESPN, Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
Wednesday, December 27th
| Bowl | Team | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military Bowl Presented by GoBowling(dot)com | Tulane | Virginia Tech | 2:00 PM, ESPN, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD |
| Duke's Mayo Bowl | North Carolina | West Virginia | 5:30 PM, ESPN, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC |
| DIRECTV Holiday Bowl | Louisville | USC | 8:00 PM, FOX, Petco Park, San Diego, CA |
| TaxAct Texas Bowl | Oklahoma State | Texas A&M | 9:00 PM, ESPN, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX |
Thursday, December 28th
| Bowl | Team | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasabi Fenway Bowl | SMU | Boston College | 11:00 AM, ESPN, Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl | Miami (FL) | Rutgers | 2:15 PM, ESPN, Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Pop-Tarts Bowl | NC State | Kansas State | 5:45 PM, ESPN, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL |
| Valero Alamo Bowl | Oklahoma | Arizona | 9:15 PM, ESPN, Alamodome, San Antonio, TX |
Friday, December 29th
| Bowl | Team | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TaxSlayer Gator Bowl | Clemson | Kentucky | 12:00 PM, ESPN, EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FL |
| Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | Oregon State | Notre Dame | 2:00 PM, CBS, Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX |
| Autozone Liberty Bowl | Iowa State | Memphis | 3:30 PM, ESPN, Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, TN |
| Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic | Ohio State | Missouri | 8:00 PM, ESPN, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX |
Saturday, December 30th
| Bowl | Team | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | Penn State | Ole Miss | 12:00 PM, ESPN, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA |
| Transperfect Music City Bowl | Auburn | Maryland | 2:00 PM, ABC, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN |
| Capital One Orange Bowl | Florida State | Georgia | 4:00 PM, ESPN, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL |
| Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl | Toledo | Wyoming | 4:30 PM, The CW, Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ |
Monday, January 1st
| Bowl | Team | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ReliaQuest Bowl | LSU | Wisconsin | 12:00 PM, ESPN2, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL |
| Cheez-It Citrus Bowl | Iowa | Tennessee | 1:00 PM, ABC, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL |
| VRBO Fiesta Bowl | Oregon | Liberty | 1:00 PM, ESPN, State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ |
| Rose Bowl Presented by Prudential | Michigan | Alabama | 5:00 PM, ESPN, Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, CA, CFP Semifinal |
| Allstate Sugar Bowl | Washington | Texas | 8:45 PM, ESPN, Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA, CFP Semifinal |
Michigan, Washington, Florida State, Texas
I think this has to be it. There's no way to justify putting an SEC team in over any of these teams this year. Undefeated conference champs are all locks, regardless of how you feel about strength of conferences, you just can't leave out a P5 team that literally hasn't lost unless there's 5 of them. So, last spot is between Texas, Bama, Georgia, Ohio State.
All have fairly similar resumes, except one of them is a conference champion, and beat another one head to head. That puts them over the top.
You could argue (correctly) they also have the worst loss of the 4, but I think the positives outweigh the negatives, and that was in a rivalry game where things are always a little weird. And it's not like Oklahoma is outright bad. Plus it took some last second heroics. While it's the worst loss of those 4, it's not a bad loss. So I think you have to put in the conference champion.
So, sorry SEC fans, it's your turn to learn how it feels to have a team that's probably good enough to win left out of the playoffs. That's how it goes.
Edit: welp, I was wrong. FSU got screwed. That's disappointing. Can't wait for a real playoff.