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Week 13 is done, and the field of bowl eligible teams is almost set. There are 79 bowl eligible teams for 78 bowl spots, and next week’s action could provide as many as three more. Someone is getting left home.
We’ve known for a few weeks that Army was going to the Armed Forces Bowl, but two more teams have accepted bowl bids now. UAB will be facing Ohio in the Bahamas Bowl, which is typically announced early so everyone can prepare for a trip to a foreign country.
In this week’s projections, I had to leave three teams at home. By no means am I guaranteeing it will be these three, but for now I’m projecting WKU, Middle Tennessee, and Buffalo to miss out. The Poinsettia Bowl shutting down has cost two bowl spots, and we’re seeing the effects of that this year.
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl - Sat, Dec 16 1 PM ESPN
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs Arkansas State Red Wolves
AutoNation Cure Bowl - Sat, Dec 16 2:30 CBSSN
Temple Owls vs Georgia State Panthers
Gildan New Mexico Bowl - Sat, Dec 16 4:30 ESPN
Marshall Thundering Herd vs Colorado State Rams
Raycom Media Camellia bowl - Sat, Dec 16 8:00 ESPN
Central Michigan Chippewas vs Appalachian State Mountaineers
Boca Raton Bowl - Tues, Dec 19 7:00 ESPN
SMU Mustangs vs Florida Atlantic Owls
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl - Thurs, Dec 21 8:00 ESPN
Houston Cougars vs FIU Panthers
Bahamas Bowl - Fri, Dec 22 12:20 ESPN
Birmingham Bowl - Sat, Dec 23 12:00 ESPN
Memphis Tigers vs Duke Blue Devils*
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl - Sat, Dec 23 3:30 ESPN
Army Black Knights vs UTSA Roadrunners
Dollar General Bowl - Sat, Dec 23 7:00 ESPN
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl - Tues, Dec 26 1:30 ESPN
Southern Miss Golden Eagles* vs Texas Tech Red Raiders
Walk-Ons Independence Bowl - Wed, Dec 27 1:30 ESPN
North Texas Mean Green* vs Florida State Seminoles
Military Bowl Presented by Northrup Grumman - Thurs, Dec 28 1:30 ESPN
Navy Midshipmen vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl - Fri, Dec 29 5:30 CBSSN
New Mexico State Aggies vs Utah State Aggies
Autozone Liberty Bowl - Sat, Dec 30 12:30 ABC
USF Bulls vs Kansas State Wildcats
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl - Mon, Jan 1 12:30 ESPN
*Primary conference couldn’t fill/at-large bid