2025 College Football Bowl Predictions - NCAA Bowl Game Projections

College Football Playoff
Updated May 22, 2025

Date	Bowl	Projection		Matchup	Time	Location
Jan. 19	Championship	—	—	Semifinal winners	7:30 p.m.	Miami, Fla.
Jan. 9	Peach	—	—	CFP Semifinal	7:30 p.m.	Atlanta, Ga.
Jan. 8	Fiesta	—	—	CFP Semifinal	7:30 p.m.	Glendale, Ariz.
Jan. 1	Orange	PSU Penn State	—	CFP Quarterfinal	12 p.m.	Miami, Fla.
Jan. 1	Rose	OHST Ohio State	—	CFP Quarterfinal	4 p.m.	Pasadena, Calif.
Jan. 1	Sugar	TEX Texas	—	CFP Quarterfinal	8 p.m.	New Orleans, La.
Dec. 31	Cotton	CLEM Clemson	—	CFP Quarterfinal	7:30 p.m.	Arlington, Tex.
Dec. 19/20	CFP 6 vs. 11	BAMA Alabama	vs. ISU Iowa State	CFP 1st Rnd	TBA	TBA
Dec. 19/20	CFP 8 vs. 9	LSU LSU	vs. MIA Miami (FL)	CFP 1st Rnd	TBA	TBA
Dec. 19/20	CFP 7 vs. 10	ORE Oregon	vs. UGA Georgia	CFP 1st Rnd	TBA	TBA
Dec. 19/20	CFP 5 vs. 12	ND Notre Dame	vs. NAVY Navy	CFP 1st Rnd	TBA	TBA

Other Bowl Games

Date	Bowl	Projection		Matchup	Time	Location
Dec. 31	Sun	SYR Syracuse	vs. WSU Washington St	ACC/ND vs. Pac-12	TBA	El Paso, Tex.
TBA	Citrus	MICH Michigan	vs. FLA Florida	Big Ten vs. SEC	TBA	Orlando, Fla.
TBA	Gator	LOU Louisville	vs. OKLA Oklahoma	ACC vs. SEC	TBA	Jacksonville, Fla.
TBA	ReliaQuest	IND Indiana	vs. SC South Carolina	Big Ten vs. SEC	TBA	Tampa, Fla.
TBA	Pop-Tarts	SMU SMU	vs. TTU Texas Tech	ACC vs. Big 12	TBA	Orlando, Fla.
TBA	Alamo	KSU Kansas State	vs. USC USC+	Big 12 vs. Pac-12	TBA	San Antonio, Tex.
TBA	Holiday	PITT Pittsburgh	vs. WASH Washington+	ACC vs. Pac-12	TBA	San Diego, Calif.
TBA	Duke's Mayo	FSU Florida State	vs. TENN Tennessee	ACC vs. SEC	TBA	Charlotte, N.C.
TBA	Music City	ILL Illinois	vs. MISS Ole Miss	Big Ten vs. SEC	TBA	Nashville, Tenn.
TBA	Texas	BAY Baylor	vs. TA&M Texas A&M	Big 12 vs. SEC	TBA	Houston, Tex.
TBA	Gasparilla	AUB Auburn	vs. MEM Memphis	American/ACC/SEC	TBA	Tampa, Fla.
TBA	First Responder	GT Georgia Tech	vs. WVU West Virginia	American/ACC/Big 12	TBA	Dallas, Tex.
TBA	Frisco	UTSA UTSA	vs. SHOU Sam Houston	AAC/CUSA/MAC/MWC/Sun Belt	TBA	Frisco, Tex.
TBA	Las Vegas	NEB Nebraska	vs. ASU Arizona State+	Big Ten vs. Pac-12	TBA	Las Vegas, Nev.
TBA	Armed Forces	ARMY Army West Point	vs. TOL Toledo+	American vs. CUSA	TBA	Fort Worth, Tex.
TBA	Myrtle Beach	USF South Florida	vs. CCU Coastal Carolina	American/MAC/Sun Belt	TBA	Myrtle Beach, SC
TBA	Fenway	DUKE Duke	vs. ECU East Carolina	ACC vs. AAC	TBA	Boston, Mass.
TBA	Guaranteed Rate	TCU TCU	vs. IOWA Iowa	Big 12 vs. Big Ten	TBA	Phoenix, Ariz.
TBA	Idaho Potato	M-OH Miami (OH)	vs. CSU Colorado State	MAC vs. MWC	TBA	Boise, Idaho
TBA	New Orleans	JXST Jacksonville State	vs. MRSH Marshall	CUSA vs. Sun Belt	TBA	New Orleans, La.
TBA	Independence	BYU BYU	vs. ORST Oregon State	Big 12 vs. Pac-12	TBA	Shreveport, La.
TBA	GameAbove Sports	MINN Minnesota	vs. OHIO Ohio	Big Ten vs. MAC	TBA	Detroit, Mich.
TBA	Military	UNC North Carolina	vs. TUL Tulane	ACC vs. American	TBA	Annapolis, Md.
TBA	Salute to Veterans	BGSU Bowling Green	vs. ARST Arkansas State	MAC vs. Sun Belt	TBA	Montgomery, Ala.
TBA	New Mexico	UNLV UNLV	vs. TXST Texas State	MWC vs. CUSA/AAC/SBC/MAC	TBA	Albuquerque, N.M.
TBA	68 Ventures	FRES Fresno State	vs. UL Louisiana	CUSA/MAC/Sun Belt	TBA	Mobile, Ala.
TBA	Los Angeles	UTAH Utah	vs. UCLA UCLA	MWC vs. Pac-12	TBA	Los Angeles, Calif.
TBA	Liberty	KAN Kansas	vs. MIZZ Missouri	Big 12 vs. SEC	TBA	Memphis, Tenn.
TBA	Pinstripe	NCST NC State	vs. WISC Wisconsin	ACC vs. Big Ten	TBA	New York, N.Y.
TBA	Bahamas	WKY Western Kentucky	vs. BUFF Buffalo	CUSA vs. MAC	TBA	Nassau, Bahamas
TBA	Birmingham	ARK Arkansas	vs. UCF UCF	ACC/SEC/American	TBA	Birmingham, Ala.
TBA	Arizona	SJSU San Jose State	vs. NIU Northern Illinois	MWC vs. MAC	TBA	Tucson, Ariz.
TBA	Cure	JMAD James Madison	vs. BSU Boise State	AAC/CUSA/MAC/MWC/SBC	TBA	Orlando, Fla.
TBA	Boca Raton	GASO Georgia Southern	vs. WMU Western Michigan	AAC/CUSA/MAC/SBC	TBA	Boca Raton, Fla.
TBA	Hawaii	AF Air Force	vs. LIB Liberty	MWC vs. CUSA	TBA	Honolulu, Hawaii