Bowl Projections: Week 10, 2023

Our bowl projections are live through Week 9’s games, and we’ve included them below, with our full ratings and probabilities through Week 9 also included below (for archival purposes). Notes:

  • The CFP teams stay the same, but with Kansas State’s big win and Oklahoma’s loss, Kansas State is now the Big 12 favorite in our model’s simulations, even if their average final ranking is worse than those of Oklahoma and Texas. The result of this is that Oklahoma is bumped from the New Year’s Six and K-State takes their place.
  • We’re now only one bowl-eligible team short, or three, depending on whether you count James Madison and Jacksonville State, who appear highly likely to have spots to fill. As we’ve been doing, we took the closest team to a 50% bowl-eligibility probability to fill this final spot. That’s Appalachian State.
  • Teams entering the bowl mix: Florida Atlantic, San Jose State, Appalachian State.
  • Teams exiting the bowl mix: Eastern Michigan, Wake Forest, UCF.
  • At 33rd in Movelor’s rankings, Arkansas is the best team projected to miss a bowl. At 112th, Bowling Green is the worst team projected to make a bowl.
  • We’ll be running our model’s simulations again after tonight’s rankings and tonight’s games. Bowl projections will be updated accordingly. Our latest can always be found, again, at this link.

The projections, then this week’s ratings and probabilities:

DateBowlTeam 1Team 2T1 ConferenceT2 Conference
1/1/24Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal)Ohio StateGeorgiaBig TenSEC
1/1/24Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal)MichiganFlorida StateBig TenACC
1/1/24Fiesta BowlWashingtonNotre DamePac-12FBS Independents
1/1/24ReliaQuest BowlTennesseeWisconsinSECBig Ten
1/1/24Citrus BowlMississippiIowaSECBig Ten
12/30/23Orange BowlLouisvillePenn StateACCBig Ten
12/30/23Peach BowlOregonAlabamaPac-12SEC
12/30/23Music City BowlMinnesotaTexas A&MBig TenSEC
12/30/23Arizona BowlOhioBoise StateMACMountain West
12/29/23Cotton BowlKansas StateAir ForceBig 12Mountain West
12/29/23Gator BowlBoston CollegeAuburnACCSEC
12/29/23Sun BowlMiami (FL)USCACCPac-12
12/29/23Liberty BowlKansasMissouriBig 12SEC
12/28/23Pinstripe BowlNC StateNebraskaACCBig Ten
12/28/23Pop-Tarts BowlNorth CarolinaOklahomaACCBig 12
12/28/23Fenway BowlClemsonSMUACCAAC
12/28/23Alamo BowlTexasOregon StateBig 12Pac-12
12/27/23Duke’s Mayo BowlSyracuseKentuckyACCSEC
12/27/23Military BowlVirginia TechTulaneACCAAC
12/27/23Holiday BowlUtahDukePac-12ACC
12/27/23Texas BowlOklahoma StateLSUBig 12SEC
12/26/23Guaranteed Rate BowlWest VirginiaMarylandBig 12Big Ten
12/26/23Quick Lane BowlToledoTroyMACSun Belt
12/26/23First Responder BowlTCUUTSABig 12AAC
12/23/23Hawaii BowlUNLVMemphisMountain WestAAC
12/23/23Armed Forces BowlBYUGeorgia StateBig 12Sun Belt
12/23/2368 Ventures BowlUSFLouisianaAACSun Belt
12/23/23Birmingham BowlCoastal CarolinaMississippi StateSun BeltSEC
12/23/23Las Vegas BowlRutgersArizonaBig TenPac-12
12/23/23Famous Idaho Potato BowlMiami (OH)WyomingMACMountain West
12/23/23Camellia BowlWestern KentuckySouth AlabamaConference USASun Belt
12/22/23Gasparilla BowlGeorgia SouthernFloridaSun BeltSEC
12/21/23Boca Raton BowlRiceOld DominionAACSun Belt
12/19/23Frisco BowlFlorida AtlanticTexas StateAACSun Belt
12/18/23Bahamas BowlJacksonville StateNorthern IllinoisConference USAMAC
12/16/23Myrtle Beach BowlBowling Green StateMarshallMACSun Belt
12/16/23Independence BowlIowa StateWashington StateBig 12Pac-12
12/16/23New Orleans BowlLibertyJames MadisonConference USASun Belt
12/16/23Celebration BowlNorth Carolina CentralFlorida A&MMEACSWAC
12/16/23LA BowlFresno StateUCLAMountain WestPac-12
12/16/23New Mexico BowlNew Mexico StateSan Jose StateConference USAMountain West
12/16/23Cure BowlUtah StateAppalachian StateMountain WestSun Belt
RankTeamMovelorConferenceAverage Final CFP RankingMake PlayoffExpected WinsBowl EligibilityMake Conference ChampionshipWin Conference
2Ohio State43.7Big Ten381.0%11.7100.0%45.7%40.5%
1Michigan45.0Big Ten372.4%11.5100.0%45.9%41.8%
6Florida State37.9ACC473.4%12.5100.0%99.9%76.8%
3Georgia40.4SEC643.7%11.8100.0%92.5%48.5%
7Oregon36.9Pac-12735.7%11.0100.0%79.2%51.4%
5Penn State39.3Big Ten823.0%10.3100.0%8.4%7.3%
4Alabama39.6SEC920.6%10.7100.0%74.3%37.6%
14Washington30.9Pac-121019.5%10.9100.0%74.2%30.5%
9Notre Dame35.4FBS Independents100.6%9.7100.0%0.0%0.0%
12Texas33.4Big 121212.0%9.9100.0%39.9%23.4%
13Oklahoma31.7Big 12127.8%10.2100.0%51.4%24.2%
17Mississippi28.6SEC132.7%9.4100.0%2.2%0.8%
10LSU35.0SEC134.4%9.0100.0%23.1%10.4%
8Kansas State35.9Big 12151.4%9.4100.0%52.1%33.2%
15Oregon State29.8Pac-12190.3%8.7100.0%8.8%5.3%
11Tennessee33.5SEC190.0%9.1100.0%4.3%1.8%
19Louisville26.5ACC191.3%10.2100.0%71.3%18.5%
28Air Force23.0Mountain West190.1%11.9100.0%93.7%60.8%
66Liberty14.1Conference USA190.0%12.1100.0%100.0%69.6%
18Utah26.9Pac-12230.0%8.7100.0%8.0%3.1%
26Missouri24.1SEC240.2%8.6100.0%3.1%0.7%
16Texas A&M29.0SEC260.0%7.599.9%0.4%0.1%
29USC22.8Pac-12260.1%8.1100.0%16.4%4.8%
20UCLA25.4Pac-12270.0%8.6100.0%6.6%2.5%
21Iowa25.2Big Ten270.0%9.0100.0%39.6%4.7%
46James Madison18.9Sun BeltNR0.0%11.092.5%0.0%0.0%
74Toledo11.9MACNR0.0%10.4100.0%88.5%45.4%
45Tulane19.1AmericanNR0.0%10.3100.0%61.0%29.1%
44Fresno State19.8Mountain WestNR0.0%10.3100.0%54.7%22.5%
38Troy21.1Sun BeltNR0.0%10.0100.0%79.2%57.3%
72Miami (OH)12.3MACNR0.0%9.9100.0%84.9%43.2%
30SMU22.8AmericanNR0.0%9.6100.0%68.7%41.8%
58Memphis15.7AmericanNR0.0%9.1100.0%21.4%8.8%
22Oklahoma State25.1Big 12NR0.0%8.7100.0%35.3%11.5%
84Jacksonville State9.8Conference USANR0.0%8.685.7%0.0%0.0%
78Georgia Southern11.2Sun BeltNR0.0%8.6100.0%48.8%15.9%
40North Carolina20.8ACCNR0.0%8.5100.0%3.9%0.9%
77UNLV11.4Mountain WestNR0.0%8.2100.0%15.9%5.1%
87Ohio8.6MACNR0.0%8.2100.0%2.8%1.3%
23Wisconsin24.5Big TenNR0.0%7.999.2%39.0%4.2%
54UTSA16.8AmericanNR0.0%7.998.6%43.5%19.0%
81Wyoming11.2Mountain WestNR0.0%7.999.4%7.2%1.6%
42Kansas20.6Big 12NR0.0%7.8100.0%2.3%0.8%
73Georgia State12.1Sun BeltNR0.0%7.7100.0%15.6%5.2%
79Louisiana11.2Sun BeltNR0.0%7.799.3%9.1%4.8%
106New Mexico State4.4Conference USANR0.0%7.6100.0%38.2%10.1%
27Arizona23.9Pac-12NR0.0%7.697.7%6.7%2.4%
39Duke20.9ACCNR0.0%7.697.3%4.9%1.0%
53Miami (FL)17.0ACCNR0.0%7.5100.0%0.9%0.2%
32West Virginia22.0Big 12NR0.0%7.497.3%4.6%1.3%
88Western Kentucky8.4Conference USANR0.0%7.495.7%60.6%20.0%
75Coastal Carolina11.7Sun BeltNR0.0%7.395.1%16.1%5.1%
50Rutgers17.8Big TenNR0.0%6.9100.0%0.0%0.0%
25Iowa State24.2Big 12NR0.0%6.990.9%14.1%5.5%
37Minnesota21.2Big TenNR0.0%6.991.9%8.5%0.7%
57NC State15.8ACCNR0.0%6.887.6%2.0%0.3%
48Nebraska18.2Big TenNR0.0%6.886.4%12.2%0.9%
62South Alabama14.6Sun BeltNR0.0%6.790.3%10.4%6.2%
99Northern Illinois6.1MACNR0.0%6.684.2%8.8%4.1%
36Kentucky21.3SECNR0.0%6.580.9%0.0%0.0%
110Texas State3.4Sun BeltNR0.0%6.580.2%0.9%0.5%
63Syracuse14.5ACCNR0.0%6.479.4%0.0%0.0%
49Washington State18.1Pac-12NR0.0%6.384.3%0.0%0.0%
34Auburn21.7SECNR0.0%6.385.5%0.0%0.0%
64Boise State14.4Mountain WestNR0.0%6.377.3%18.9%7.3%
93Boston College7.6ACCNR0.0%6.272.5%0.5%0.1%
31Clemson22.5ACCNR0.0%6.276.7%0.0%0.0%
41Florida20.7SECNR0.0%6.275.4%0.2%0.0%
43Maryland20.0Big TenNR0.0%6.174.6%0.0%0.0%
52Virginia Tech17.0ACCNR0.0%6.168.8%15.8%2.1%
59BYU15.4Big 12NR0.0%6.065.0%0.1%0.0%
107USF4.3AmericanNR0.0%6.077.3%0.2%0.1%
112Bowling Green State2.1MACNR0.0%5.964.7%1.8%0.9%
51Mississippi State17.6SECNR0.0%5.965.4%0.0%0.0%
24TCU24.4Big 12NR0.0%5.962.6%0.1%0.1%
92Florida Atlantic7.7AmericanNR0.0%5.960.6%4.5%1.2%
103Marshall5.2Sun BeltNR0.0%5.858.1%0.5%0.2%
69San Jose State13.2Mountain WestNR0.0%5.757.3%8.6%2.6%
90Old Dominion8.3Sun BeltNR0.0%5.651.0%15.2%3.9%
101Rice5.4AmericanNR0.0%5.551.0%0.3%0.0%
98Appalachian State6.2Sun BeltNR0.0%5.547.6%3.9%0.9%
95Utah State7.1Mountain WestNR0.0%5.550.0%0.1%0.0%
113Eastern Michigan1.5MACNR0.0%5.441.0%0.3%0.1%
89Navy8.3AmericanNR0.0%5.342.4%0.3%0.1%
67Wake Forest14.0ACCNR0.0%5.338.2%0.0%0.0%
111Colorado State2.8Mountain WestNR0.0%5.239.0%0.0%0.0%
118Central Michigan-0.8MACNR0.0%5.130.9%1.7%0.6%
82Northwestern10.9Big TenNR0.0%5.130.6%0.5%0.0%
120Arkansas State-1.6Sun BeltNR0.0%5.130.2%0.3%0.1%
85Georgia Tech9.7ACCNR0.0%5.026.8%0.7%0.1%
56Illinois15.9Big TenNR0.0%5.028.5%0.2%0.0%
94Western Michigan7.2MACNR0.0%4.926.9%0.6%0.3%
55UCF16.2Big 12NR0.0%4.827.9%0.0%0.0%
35Texas Tech21.6Big 12NR0.0%4.826.4%0.1%0.0%
86North Texas8.6AmericanNR0.0%4.823.9%0.0%0.0%
47South Carolina18.9SECNR0.0%4.721.7%0.0%0.0%
70Houston13.2Big 12NR0.0%4.721.3%0.0%0.0%
109Buffalo3.7MACNR0.0%4.617.7%10.4%4.2%
33Arkansas21.8SECNR0.0%4.518.0%0.0%0.0%
115Middle Tennessee0.8Conference USANR0.0%4.516.1%1.0%0.2%
97Colorado6.2Pac-12NR0.0%4.58.4%0.0%0.0%
116Tulsa-0.6AmericanNR0.0%4.412.0%0.0%0.0%
65California14.3Pac-12NR0.0%4.49.7%0.0%0.0%
108San Diego State3.8Mountain WestNR0.0%4.314.4%0.1%0.0%
60Baylor15.3Big 12NR0.0%4.310.1%0.0%0.0%
133FIU-14.2Conference USANR0.0%4.21.8%0.0%0.0%
96UAB6.6AmericanNR0.0%4.210.8%0.0%0.0%
121Louisiana Tech-2.0Conference USANR0.0%4.02.0%0.0%0.0%
114Ball State1.0MACNR0.0%3.84.8%0.1%0.1%
123UTEP-3.8Conference USANR0.0%3.72.5%0.2%0.1%
61Purdue14.7Big TenNR0.0%3.70.3%0.0%0.0%
119Nevada-0.9Mountain WestNR0.0%3.63.3%0.8%0.1%
76Virginia11.6ACCNR0.0%3.52.2%0.2%0.0%
71Pitt12.6ACCNR0.0%3.40.9%0.0%0.0%
128New Mexico-8.0Mountain WestNR0.0%3.40.5%0.0%0.0%
83Cincinnati10.2Big 12NR0.0%3.31.8%0.0%0.0%
104Army4.8FBS IndependentsNR0.0%3.20.0%0.0%0.0%
91Indiana8.0Big TenNR0.0%3.11.3%0.0%0.0%
68Michigan State13.6Big TenNR0.0%3.10.1%0.0%0.0%
132UMass-12.8FBS IndependentsNR0.0%3.00.0%0.0%0.0%
125Charlotte-5.0AmericanNR0.0%3.00.8%0.0%0.0%
117UConn-0.7FBS IndependentsNR0.0%2.80.0%0.0%0.0%
100East Carolina6.0AmericanNR0.0%2.70.0%0.0%0.0%
130Hawaii-8.8Mountain WestNR0.0%2.60.0%0.0%0.0%
124Louisiana Monroe-4.3Sun BeltNR0.0%2.60.0%0.0%0.0%
80Arizona State11.2Pac-12NR0.0%2.60.0%0.0%0.0%
102Stanford5.3Pac-12NR0.0%2.60.0%0.0%0.0%
131Temple-12.0AmericanNR0.0%2.40.0%0.0%0.0%
105Vanderbilt4.7SECNR0.0%2.30.0%0.0%0.0%
126Kent State-7.5MACNR0.0%2.30.0%0.0%0.0%
129Akron-8.6MACNR0.0%2.00.0%0.0%0.0%
122Southern Miss-3.6Sun BeltNR0.0%1.90.0%0.0%0.0%
127Sam Houston-7.5Conference USANR0.0%1.60.0%0.0%0.0%
RankTeamMovelorConferenceProjected WinsConference Championship
1South Dakota State23.7MVFC10.791.8%
2Montana State15.1Big Sky8.538.6%
3North Dakota State12.3MVFC7.50.5%
4Idaho9.0Big Sky8.642.4%
5Montana8.1Big Sky8.817.5%
6Southern Illinois7.7MVFC8.00.2%
7Incarnate Word5.8Southland8.983.3%
8Furman5.7Southern9.577.6%
9Sacramento State5.4Big Sky7.80.8%
10Youngstown State5.2MVFC7.00.6%
11Northern Iowa4.3MVFC7.04.4%
12Austin Peay4.3UAC8.474.8%
13Delaware3.8CAA9.367.8%
14North Dakota3.1MVFC7.10.2%
15UC Davis1.1Big Sky6.00.0%
16Richmond0.8CAA7.311.6%
17South Dakota-0.1MVFC7.72.4%
18Illinois State-0.3MVFC5.80.0%
19Chattanooga-0.9Southern7.422.3%
20Weber State-1.0Big Sky4.90.0%
21Southern Utah-1.3UAC5.30.1%
22Southeast Missouri State-1.3Big South-OVC6.259.7%
23New Hampshire-1.5CAA6.00.0%
24Holy Cross-1.5Patriot7.135.2%
25Villanova-1.5CAA7.56.3%
26Central Arkansas-1.7UAC6.810.5%
27Samford-2.3Southern6.10.0%
28Albany-3.0CAA8.210.2%
29Mercer-3.3Southern7.50.0%
30Portland State-3.6Big Sky5.40.4%
31Western Carolina-3.8Southern7.40.0%
32Northern Arizona-4.1Big Sky4.40.3%
33Yale-4.3Ivy5.812.7%
34Stephen F. Austin-4.5UAC4.50.0%
35Harvard-4.6Ivy7.942.9%
36Missouri State-4.8MVFC3.80.0%
37Rhode Island-5.0CAA6.50.0%
38Eastern Washington-5.1Big Sky4.50.0%
39UT Martin-5.2Big South-OVC7.618.3%
40William & Mary-5.5CAA6.60.3%
41North Carolina Central-5.6MEAC9.672.7%
42Tarleton-5.6UAC7.00.1%
43Elon-5.7CAA5.43.8%
44Abilene Christian-6.4UAC5.40.2%
45Monmouth-7.2CAA4.70.0%
46Fordham-8.0Patriot7.20.5%
47Princeton-8.2Ivy5.424.0%
48Eastern Kentucky-8.4UAC5.014.4%
49Gardner-Webb-8.8Big South-OVC6.07.9%
50Florida A&M-9.2SWAC10.468.9%
51Nicholls-9.2Southland4.37.2%
52Southeastern Louisiana-9.4Southland3.20.0%
53Lafayette-10.0Patriot9.263.8%
54Dartmouth-10.2Ivy4.99.1%
55Penn-10.6Ivy6.67.2%
56Tennessee State-11.2Big South-OVC8.07.5%
57Jackson State-11.3SWAC7.60.6%
58Campbell-11.8CAA4.90.0%
59Bryant-12.2Big South-OVC5.56.6%
60Towson-12.6CAA4.20.0%
61East Tennessee State-14.1Southern3.80.0%
62Brown-14.3Ivy5.33.3%
63St. Thomas-14.5Pioneer7.713.1%
64Duquesne-14.7NEC7.391.2%
65Idaho State-15.3Big Sky3.50.0%
66Maine-15.4CAA2.90.0%
67North Alabama-15.6UAC3.20.0%
68Utah Tech-15.7UAC2.50.0%
69Saint Francis (PA)-15.8NEC4.53.1%
70Howard-16.0MEAC5.623.4%
71Eastern Illinois-16.2Big South-OVC6.80.0%
72Indiana State-17.0MVFC1.00.0%
73Kennesaw State-17.3FCS Independents3.20.0%
74Lamar-17.5Southland5.79.6%
75Columbia-17.8Ivy3.20.0%
76Merrimack-18.2NEC5.64.3%
77Southern-18.6SWAC7.017.0%
78Davidson-18.7Pioneer8.461.8%
79Murray State-18.8MVFC2.30.0%
80VMI-18.9Southern3.50.0%
81Alcorn State-19.0SWAC6.59.9%
82Cal Poly-19.4Big Sky3.30.0%
83Charleston Southern-20.0Big South-OVC4.20.0%
84Morgan State-20.0MEAC3.72.5%
85Wofford-20.1Southern0.90.0%
86Alabama State-20.2SWAC7.00.2%
87Butler-20.4Pioneer7.40.2%
88Cornell-20.5Ivy3.90.9%
89Tennessee Tech-20.6Big South-OVC3.70.1%
90North Carolina A&T-21.9CAA1.70.0%
91Texas A&M-Commerce-22.0Southland1.60.0%
92Northern Colorado-22.3Big Sky0.30.0%
93Hampton-22.5CAA4.50.0%
94Alabama A&M-22.8SWAC5.70.0%
95Lindenwood-22.8Big South-OVC3.70.0%
96Grambling State-22.9SWAC5.62.7%
97Colgate-23.6Patriot4.00.2%
98South Carolina State-23.7MEAC4.31.5%
99Drake-24.0Pioneer6.824.8%
100LIU-24.2NEC3.60.6%
101Texas Southern-24.2SWAC3.50.0%
102McNeese-24.7Southland1.00.0%
103Lehigh-24.9Patriot2.70.2%
104Georgetown-25.1Patriot4.50.2%
105Norfolk State-25.5MEAC3.20.0%
106Bucknell-25.9Patriot4.20.0%
107Houston Christian-26.5Southland4.40.0%
108Stony Brook-27.7CAA0.10.0%
109Central Connecticut State-27.7NEC4.00.0%
110The Citadel-28.2Southern0.60.0%
111San Diego-28.5Pioneer3.50.0%
112Dayton-29.2Pioneer3.40.0%
113Bethune-Cookman-29.2SWAC2.30.0%
114Prairie View A&M-29.4SWAC4.30.8%
115Northwestern State-29.4Southland0.00.0%
116Robert Morris-29.7Big South-OVC2.60.0%
117Western Illinois-30.6MVFC0.20.0%
118Stonehill-30.7NEC3.50.0%
119Sacred Heart-31.1NEC1.50.0%
120Marist-31.1Pioneer5.20.1%
121Delaware State-31.7MEAC1.60.0%
122Morehead State-31.7Pioneer4.10.0%
123Valparaiso-33.6Pioneer2.20.0%
124Wagner-34.0NEC4.00.8%
125Mississippi Valley State-36.6SWAC1.60.0%
126Stetson-37.0Pioneer3.80.0%
127Presbyterian-37.4Pioneer3.90.0%
128Arkansas-Pine Bluff-38.9SWAC1.50.0%
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