Penn State could get chosen for the Rose Bowl regardless of being behind Ohio State in the College Football Playoff rankings.
While the Rose Bowl historically selects the highest-ranked Big Ten and Pac-12 groups if the champion is in the school soccer playoff, it isn’t obligated to do so. That’s necessary, since Ohio State went to the Rose Bowl and performed Utah a season in the past.
One of the causes the Rose Bowl can depart from choosing the highest-ranked groups relies on the final time these groups performed in the recreation. Since Ohio State performed in the recreation final yr, the Rose Bowl could be open to selecting Penn State and Washington if the Huskies don’t transfer up forward of Utah in the rankings if USC wins the Pac-12 title.
We’re going with that Penn State vs. Washington situation at the second with Ohio State sliding into the Orange Bowl in opposition to Clemson. Utah, in the meantime, could discover itself in the Alamo Bowl in opposition to Texas.
At the second, there are 79 groups with not less than six wins. Buffalo is closely favored to get its sixth win of the season on Friday in opposition to Akron and we’re projecting the Bulls will get that victory.
That would make 80 groups with six wins for 41 bowl video games. New Mexico State is 5-6 and making use of for a waiver to get to a bowl recreation after its recreation in opposition to San Jose State was canceled earlier this yr due to the demise of San Jose State’s Camdan McWright.
If NMSU will get its waiver, that’s nonetheless leaves another spot. And that spot must be Rice’s. The Owls have the finest Academic Progress Rate of the groups that completed the season at 5-7.
At the second, now we have New Mexico State getting its waiver and Rice getting right into a bowl recreation to get to a full bowl discipline. In case you want a refresher, right here’s a listing of all the groups at the moment bowl eligible beneath.
AAC (7): Tulane, UCF, Cincinnati, SMU, Houston, East Carolina, Memphis
ACC (9): Clemson, North Carolina, Florida State, Pitt, Duke, NC State, Syracuse, Louisville, Wake Forest
Big 12 (8): TCU, Kansas State, Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Oklahoma, Kansas
Big Ten (9): Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Illinois, Minnesota, Maryland, Iowa, Wisconsin
Conference USA (5): UTSA, Western Kentucky, North Texas, Middle Tennessee, UAB
Independents (4): Notre Dame, Liberty, BYU, UConn
MAC (6*): Ohio, Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Miami, Buffalo*
Mountain West (7): Boise State, Fresno State, Air Force, Wyoming, San Diego State, San Jose State, Utah State
Pac-12 (7): USC, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Oregon State, UCLA, Washington State
SEC (11): Georgia, LSU, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Arkansas, Florida, Missouri
Sun Belt (7): Troy, Coastal Carolina, South Alabama, Marshall, Georgia Southern, Southern Miss, Louisiana
New Year’s Six bowl video games
Orange Bowl (Dec. 30)
Clemson vs. Ohio State
Sugar Bowl (Dec. 31)
Kansas State vs. Alabama
Peach Bowl (Dec. 31 [CFP semifinal]
Georgia vs. USC
Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 31) [CFP semifinal]
Michigan vs. TCU
Cotton Bowl (Jan. 2)
Tennessee vs. Tulane
Rose Bowl (Jan. 2)
Penn State vs. Washington
Other bowl video games
Bahamas Bowl (Dec. 16) [Confirmed]
UAB vs. Miami (Ohio)
Cure Bowl (Dec. 16)
UTSA vs. Troy
Fenway Bowl (Dec. 17)
Louisville vs. Cincinnati
New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 17)
BYU vs. Western Kentucky
LA Bowl (Dec. 17)
Boise State vs. Washington State
LendingTree Bowl (Dec. 17)
Toledo vs. New Mexico State
Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 17)
UCLA vs. Mississippi State
Frisco Bowl (Dec. 17)
Rice vs. SMU
Myrtle Beach Bowl (Dec. 19)
Liberty vs. Coastal Carolina
Potato Bowl (Dec. 20)
San Jose State vs. Bowling Green
Boca Raton Bowl (Dec. 20)
Marshall vs. East Carolina
New Orleans Bowl (Dec. 21)
North Texas vs. Southern Miss
Armed Forces Bowl (Dec. 22)
Air Force vs. Louisiana
Gasparilla Bowl (Dec. 23)
Utah State vs. Georgia Southern
Independence Bowl (Dec. 23)
Houston vs. UConn
Hawaii Bowl (Dec. 24) [Confirmed]
San Diego State vs. Middle Tennessee
Quick Lane Bowl (Dec. 26)
Maryland vs. Buffalo
First Responder Bowl (Dec. 27)
Fresno State vs. Baylor
Birmingham Bowl (Dec. 27)
Memphis vs. Florida
Camellia Bowl (Dec. 27)
Ohio vs. South Alabama
Guaranteed Rate Bowl (Dec. 27)
Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State
Military Bowl (Dec. 28)
Duke vs. UCF
Liberty Bowl (Dec. 28)
Kansas vs. Missouri
Holiday Bowl (Dec. 28)
North Carolina vs. Oregon
Texas Bowl (Dec. 28)
Texas Tech vs. Arkansas
Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 29)
Syracuse vs. Minnesota
Cheez-It Bowl (Dec. 29)
Wake Forest vs. Oklahoma
Alamo Bowl (Dec. 29)
Texas vs. Utah
Duke’s Mayo Bowl (Dec. 30)
NC State vs. Iowa
Sun Bowl (Dec. 30)
Oregon State vs. Pitt
Gator Bowl (Dec. 30)
Florida State vs. South Carolina
Arizona Bowl (Dec. 30)
Wyoming vs. Eastern Michigan
Music City Bowl (Dec. 31)
Illinois vs. Kentucky
ReliaQuest Bowl (Jan. 2)
Notre Dame vs. Ole Miss
Citrus Bowl (Jan. 2)
Purdue vs. LSU
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