The Duel's Week 13 college football bowl projections for the College Football Playoff and New Year's Six Bowl Games in 2018-19. All College Football Playoff odds and futures provided via FanDuel Sportsbook.
College Football Playoff
Date | Bowl Game | Time | Matchup | Team 1 | Team 2 |
Jan. 7 | National Championship | 8 p.m. | Title | #1 Alabama | #3 Notre Dame |
Dec. 29 | Cotton Bowl | 4/8 p.m. | Semifinal | #2 Clemson | #1 Alabama |
Dec. 29 | Orange Bowl | 4/8 p.m. | Semifinal | #5 Georgia | #3 Notre Dame |
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The most important to keep in mind in the projections above is that the projection rankings are based on each team's College Football Playoff poll ranking heading into Week 12. For example, No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 1 Alabama is representative of the No. 1 vs. No. 4 seed matchup in the CFP's Cotton Bowl game.
Remaining New Year's Six Bowl Games
Date | Bowl Game | Time | Matchup | Team 1 | Team 2 |
Jan. 1 | Sugar Bowl | 8:45 p.m. | SEC vs. Big 12 | #7 LSU | #6 Oklahoma |
Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl | 5 p.m. | Big Ten vs. Pac 12 | #4 Michigan | #8 Washington St. |
Jan. 1 | Fiesta Bowl | 1 p.m. | At-Large vs. At-Large | #10 Ohio State | #11 UCF |
Dec. 29 | Peach Bowl | Noon | At-Large vs. At-Large | #13 Florida | #14 Penn State |
With the massive shakeup in the CFP's four teams between last week's bowl projections
How many games in a row does @UCF_Football have to win to get some playoff consideration? I hope having @ESPN Gameday today & feature game at night is a sign of growing national respect for this program.
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 18, 2018
West Virginia's loss on the road combined with Florida and Penn State's remaining schedules also bumps the previously one-loss Mountaineers out of the New Year's Six entirely as well.
That West Virginia loss likely helps Florida's New Year's Six chances quite a bit. Still best for Florida if Oklahoma wins out and claims Big 12 title (preferably without making playoff).
— Thomas Goldkamp (@ThomasGoldkamp) November 18, 2018
We've also got a fascinating potential Fiesta Bowl on our hands with Ohio State dropping down to face an undefeated UCF squad looking to slay yet another Power Five giant.
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