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Bowl Projections: Will USC jump into a New Year's Six bowl game?
Will the Big Ten and the Pac-12 each get three teams into New Year’s Six bowl games?
Welcome to Dr. Saturday’s first installment of our 2016 bowl projections. Expect things to change over the next two weeks, but we’re thinking each conference is strong enough to net three teams in Big Bowl games. We like the Big Ten’s chances a bit more given the likelihood of a Penn State conference title. But the committee clearly likes USC. If the Trojans keep impressing over the next two weeks, they could head back to Dallas.
New Mexico Bowl, Dec. 17
Middle Tennessee State vs. Colorado State
Las Vegas Bowl, Dec. 17
Arizona State vs. Boise State
Camellia Bowl, Dec. 17
Miami, Ohio vs. Arkansas State
Cure Bowl, Dec. 17
South Alabama vs. SMU
New Orleans Bowl, Dec. 17
Louisiana Tech vs. Troy
Miami Beach Bowl, Dec. 19
South Florida vs. Central Michigan
Boca Raton Bowl, Dec. 20
Central Florida vs. Western Kentucky
Poinsettia Bowl, Dec. 21
BYU vs. San Diego State
Potato Bowl, Dec. 22
Ohio vs. Wyoming
Bahamas Bowl, Dec. 23
Houston vs. Toledo
Armed Forces Bowl, Dec. 23
Kansas State vs. Memphis
Dollar General Bowl, Dec. 23
Eastern Michigan vs. App State
Hawaii Bowl, Dec. 24
Old Dominion vs. Air Force
St. Petersburg Bowl, Dec. 26
Temple vs. Georgia Tech
QuickLane Bowl, Dec. 26
Akron vs. Georgia Southern
Independence Bowl, Dec. 26
NC State vs. Ole Miss
Heart of Dallas Bowl, Dec. 27
Northwestern vs. UTSA
Military Bowl, Dec. 27
Wake Forest vs. Navy
Holiday Bowl, Dec. 27
Iowa vs. Utah
Cactus Bowl, Dec. 27
Texas vs. Southern Miss
Pinstripe Bowl, Dec. 28
Maryland vs. Miami
Russell Athletic Bowl, Dec. 28
Oklahoma vs. Florida State
Foster Farms Bowl, Dec. 28
Indiana vs. Cal
Texas Bowl, Dec. 28
TCU vs. South Carolina
Birmingham Bowl, Dec. 29
Kentucky vs. Tulsa
Belk Bowl, Dec. 29
Virginia Tech vs. Auburn
Alamo Bowl, Dec. 29
Oklahoma State vs. Washington State
Arizona Bowl, Dec. 30
New Mexico vs. Idaho
Liberty Bowl, Dec. 30
Baylor vs. Florida
Sun Bowl, Dec. 30
North Carolina vs. Stanford
Music City Bowl, Dec. 30
Pitt vs. Arkansas
Orange Bowl, Dec. 30
Michigan vs. Louisville
Peach Bowl, Dec. 31 (Playoff semifinal)
Alabama vs. Washington
Fiesta Bowl, Dec. 31 (Playoff semifinal)
Ohio State vs. Clemson
TaxSlayer Bowl, Dec. 31
Minnesota vs. Georgia
Citrus Bowl, Dec. 31
Texas A&M vs. Wisconsin
Outback Bowl, Jan. 2
Nebraska vs. Tennessee
Cotton Bowl, Jan. 2
Western Michigan vs. USC
Rose Bowl, Jan. 2
Penn State vs. Colorado
Sugar Bowl, Jan. 2
West Virginia vs. LSU
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Nick Bromberg is the assistant editor of Dr. Saturday on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at nickbromberg@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!
