Movelor Bowl Projections: Week 4

Our bowl projections are live for Week 4, and we’ve included them below, with our full ratings and probabilities entering tonight also included below (for archival purposes). Observations on the bowl front:

  • With Ohio State exceeding expectations and Michigan failing to meet them, Ohio State now has a better average final CFP ranking in our model’s simulations than Michigan does, putting Ohio State into the Playoff. Michigan falls past Florida State, and is now only the seventh-likeliest team to make the Playoff. The poll voters seem ok with Michigan’s performance so far, but it’s been underwhelming.
  • Clemson has jumped past Louisville for highest average final CFP ranking among ACC teams not named Florida State, which puts them in the Orange Bowl.
  • We have a new Big 12 favorite in the form of Oklahoma after Kansas State’s disappointing loss to Missouri.
  • Fresno State remains the effective Group of Five champion in the most simulations.
  • We had to cut two teams more likely than not to be bowl-eligible, and because it’s so early in the season, we just cut those who are the closest to 50%: Rice and Arizona. You are both very, very close.
  • Teams joining the bowl picture this week: BYU, Missouri, USF, New Mexico State.
  • Teams leaving the bowl picture this week: Pitt, Michigan State, Tulsa, UAB.
  • We really need to go through the process from previous years to make sure we’re doing these as correctly as one can. At the very least, though, the New Year’s Six is our model’s projection, as are the Playoff matchups, as are the teams most likely to make bowls at all. Those are the parts where we’re confident we’re following our model’s outputs as they would play out in real life.
DateBowlTeam 1Team 2T1 ConferenceT2 Conference
1/1/24Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal)GeorgiaFlorida StateSECACC
1/1/24Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal)Penn StateOhio StateBig TenBig Ten
1/1/24Fiesta BowlOregonFresno StatePac-12Mountain West
1/1/24ReliaQuest BowlMississippiLouisvilleSECACC
1/1/24Citrus BowlTennesseeIowaSECBig Ten
12/30/23Orange BowlClemsonMichiganACCBig Ten
12/30/23Peach BowlAlabamaNotre DameSECFBS Independents
12/30/23Music City BowlMarylandMississippi StateBig TenSEC
12/30/23Arizona BowlEastern MichiganBoise StateMACMountain West
12/29/23Cotton BowlOklahomaWashingtonBig 12Pac-12
12/29/23Gator BowlNorth CarolinaLSUACCSEC
12/29/23Sun BowlMiami (FL)UCLAACCPac-12
12/29/23Liberty BowlUCFFloridaBig 12SEC
12/28/23Pinstripe BowlNC StateMinnesotaACCBig Ten
12/28/23Pop-Tarts BowlSyracuseKansas StateACCBig 12
12/28/23Fenway BowlBYUMemphisBig 12AAC
12/28/23Alamo BowlTexasUSCBig 12Pac-12
12/27/23Duke’s Mayo BowlWake ForestKentuckyACCSEC
12/27/23Military BowlArkansasTulaneSECAAC
12/27/23Holiday BowlOregon StateDukePac-12ACC
12/27/23Texas BowlTCUAuburnBig 12SEC
12/26/23Guaranteed Rate BowlCincinnatiIllinoisBig 12Big Ten
12/26/23Quick Lane BowlOhioOklahoma StateMACBig 12
12/26/23First Responder BowlTexas TechMarshallBig 12Sun Belt
12/23/23Hawaii BowlUNLVNavyMountain WestAAC
12/23/23Armed Forces BowlKansasArmyBig 12FBS Independents
12/23/2368 Ventures BowlMiddle TennesseeGeorgia StateConference USASun Belt
12/23/23Birmingham BowlLouisianaSouth CarolinaSun BeltSEC
12/23/23Las Vegas BowlWisconsinUtahBig TenPac-12
12/23/23Famous Idaho Potato BowlMiami (OH)WyomingMACMountain West
12/23/23Camellia BowlSMUAppalachian StateAACSun Belt
12/22/23Gasparilla BowlCoastal CarolinaMissouriSun BeltSEC
12/21/23Boca Raton BowlUSFTexas StateAACSun Belt
12/19/23Frisco BowlUTSAGeorgia SouthernAACSun Belt
12/18/23Myrtle Beach BowlEast CarolinaBall StateAACMAC
12/16/23Independence BowlWest VirginiaWashington StateBig 12Pac-12
12/16/23New Orleans BowlLibertySouth AlabamaConference USASun Belt
12/16/23Celebration BowlNorth Carolina CentralFlorida A&MMEACSWAC
12/16/23LA BowlAir ForceTexas A&MMountain WestSEC
12/16/23New Mexico BowlNew Mexico StateUtah StateConference USAMountain West
12/16/23Bahamas BowlWestern KentuckyToledoConference USAMAC
12/16/23Cure BowlSan Diego StateTroyMountain WestSun Belt
RankTeamMovelorConferenceAverage Final CFP RankingMake PlayoffNational ChampionshipExpected WinsBowl EligibilityMake Conference ChampionshipWin Conference
1Georgia42.2SEC751.9%16.4%11.5100.0%76.8%47.6%
3Penn State41.3Big Ten747.5%15.3%10.9100.0%39.3%31.6%
2Ohio State41.5Big Ten842.6%15.6%10.599.9%38.8%30.7%
10Florida State32.1ACC1129.0%5.0%10.599.8%55.5%36.7%
7Washington34.8Pac-121127.0%6.3%10.099.8%41.4%23.7%
8Oregon34.3Pac-121223.9%5.8%10.099.9%40.9%22.4%
5Michigan37.1Big Ten1321.6%6.1%10.099.7%20.3%15.4%
12Oklahoma31.8Big 121618.0%3.5%10.098.9%45.4%25.2%
9USC32.2Pac-121617.8%3.9%9.599.2%40.9%20.0%
16Notre Dame30.9FBS Independents1613.4%2.3%9.299.0%0.0%0.0%
4Alabama38.8SEC1513.3%3.0%9.698.9%52.9%26.0%
15Oregon State31.3Pac-121713.0%2.7%9.498.7%30.0%14.2%
17Texas30.2Big 121912.6%2.3%9.497.9%32.1%18.0%
11Utah31.9Pac-121712.3%2.5%9.299.1%25.5%12.9%
23Louisville24.6ACCNR6.6%0.8%9.598.7%49.9%20.0%
18Iowa29.8Big Ten255.4%1.1%9.598.9%48.4%12.3%
19Mississippi29.0SEC215.3%1.0%8.597.5%10.2%3.9%
30Syracuse23.4ACCNR4.9%0.6%8.896.4%17.7%8.5%
6Tennessee35.4SEC214.7%1.1%9.099.2%11.2%6.8%
14LSU31.7SEC214.3%0.9%8.595.7%26.8%9.2%
34North Carolina22.5ACCNR4.3%0.5%9.197.7%19.8%8.6%
13Kansas State31.7Big 12NR3.6%0.8%9.097.0%44.1%24.0%
20Clemson28.3ACC253.5%0.7%8.291.1%17.1%10.5%
24UCLA24.5Pac-12NR3.0%0.4%8.697.9%12.3%4.2%
35Duke21.6ACCNR2.9%0.2%8.193.2%15.2%6.3%
37Washington State21.5Pac-12NR1.2%0.2%7.993.5%6.4%2.0%
21TCU28.3Big 12NR0.8%0.2%7.787.6%23.4%12.0%
28Auburn23.6SECNR0.8%0.2%7.487.8%3.8%1.2%
64Miami (FL)15.0ACCNR0.6%0.1%7.488.0%4.7%1.7%
45UCF20.2Big 12NR0.5%0.1%7.281.6%5.8%2.1%
36Kentucky21.6SECNR0.5%0.1%6.774.7%2.5%0.8%
29Florida23.5SECNR0.4%0.1%6.877.0%6.0%1.9%
22Fresno State25.1Mountain WestNR0.4%0.1%11.3100.0%73.1%47.6%
44Air Force20.3Mountain WestNR0.4%0.1%10.199.2%61.1%28.8%
27Wisconsin23.7Big TenNR0.4%0.1%7.383.1%21.5%4.2%
52Wake Forest17.7ACCNR0.4%0.1%6.979.1%5.2%2.2%
38Maryland21.3Big TenNR0.3%0.1%7.182.7%1.0%0.4%
43West Virginia20.4Big 12NR0.2%0.0%6.466.4%7.7%2.9%
56BYU17.3Big 12NR0.2%0.0%6.364.3%3.0%1.0%
32Minnesota23.0Big TenNR0.2%0.0%6.773.9%13.4%2.5%
33Texas A&M22.6SECNR0.1%0.0%6.162.3%3.0%0.8%
55Missouri17.6SECNR0.1%0.0%6.263.9%1.1%0.4%
59Kansas16.8Big 12NR0.1%0.0%6.261.9%2.8%1.0%
40Michigan State21.2Big TenNR0.1%0.0%5.548.1%0.6%0.4%
67NC State13.9ACCNR0.1%0.0%5.854.2%3.9%1.2%
58Memphis17.0AmericanNR0.0%0.0%9.297.3%37.8%18.1%
31South Carolina23.1SECNR0.0%0.0%6.266.3%2.3%0.7%
41Mississippi State21.0SECNR0.0%0.0%6.570.2%1.2%0.3%
68Marshall13.7Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%7.986.9%20.0%12.1%
46Cincinnati19.4Big 12NR0.0%0.0%6.670.4%9.7%3.3%
60Arizona16.8Pac-12NR0.0%0.0%5.752.0%2.1%0.4%
80Liberty11.1Conference USANR0.0%0.0%10.199.3%72.3%39.0%
26Texas Tech23.9Big 12NR0.0%0.0%5.957.3%12.7%5.4%
39Illinois21.2Big TenNR0.0%0.0%6.366.7%9.4%1.4%
42Arkansas20.9SECNR0.0%0.0%6.061.1%2.1%0.5%
49Pitt18.4ACCNR0.0%0.0%5.138.8%8.5%3.6%
51Iowa State18.0Big 12NR0.0%0.0%4.425.9%3.0%1.2%
54SMU17.7AmericanNR0.0%0.0%8.596.3%41.0%18.4%
75Georgia State11.9Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%7.278.6%14.9%8.4%
25Tulane24.5AmericanNR0.0%0.0%10.299.8%61.7%42.2%
47Nebraska19.1Big TenNR0.0%0.0%5.549.1%3.8%0.6%
48Baylor18.9Big 12NR0.0%0.0%4.834.6%4.8%1.8%
50James Madison18.2Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%9.30.0%0.0%0.0%
53Oklahoma State17.7Big 12NR0.0%0.0%5.956.9%5.4%1.9%
57Purdue17.2Big TenNR0.0%0.0%4.325.0%3.4%0.4%
61Boise State16.6Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%6.977.4%26.7%12.1%
62Army16.4FBS IndependentsNR0.0%0.0%6.782.0%0.0%0.0%
63California15.4Pac-12NR0.0%0.0%4.830.0%0.5%0.1%
65Appalachian State14.8Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%7.988.4%31.7%18.7%
66South Alabama14.0Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%8.292.9%37.5%17.7%
69Indiana13.5Big TenNR0.0%0.0%4.219.0%0.0%0.0%
70Troy13.3Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%6.874.7%25.2%12.6%
71Toledo13.0MACNR0.0%0.0%9.197.0%47.8%28.4%
72Rutgers12.3Big TenNR0.0%0.0%5.543.7%0.0%0.0%
73East Carolina12.2AmericanNR0.0%0.0%5.754.1%14.9%6.7%
74UTSA11.9AmericanNR0.0%0.0%6.266.3%18.8%6.9%
76Ohio11.6MACNR0.0%0.0%9.498.0%59.1%29.6%
77Coastal Carolina11.4Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%6.975.4%18.8%10.0%
78Houston11.2Big 12NR0.0%0.0%3.915.3%0.2%0.1%
79Western Kentucky11.1Conference USANR0.0%0.0%8.794.0%68.5%39.8%
81Louisiana10.8Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%7.587.8%17.9%7.9%
82Wyoming10.2Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%7.183.3%10.7%3.5%
83Navy9.8AmericanNR0.0%0.0%5.857.4%7.3%2.5%
84Georgia Southern8.2Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%6.365.4%9.8%4.4%
85San Diego State7.9Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%5.959.9%7.2%2.3%
86Virginia Tech7.5ACCNR0.0%0.0%3.613.4%0.8%0.2%
87Georgia Tech7.4ACCNR0.0%0.0%3.914.2%0.2%0.1%
88Utah State7.3Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%5.755.9%3.7%1.3%
89San Jose State7.2Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%4.832.2%6.0%1.9%
90Virginia7.2ACCNR0.0%0.0%3.512.7%1.5%0.3%
91UAB6.0AmericanNR0.0%0.0%4.630.0%3.8%1.2%
92UNLV5.9Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%6.877.7%7.6%1.8%
93Ball State5.8MACNR0.0%0.0%6.059.5%17.0%9.1%
94Northwestern5.8Big TenNR0.0%0.0%3.13.5%0.1%0.0%
95Vanderbilt5.5SECNR0.0%0.0%2.91.8%0.0%0.0%
96Arizona State5.2Pac-12NR0.0%0.0%2.60.0%0.0%0.0%
97USF4.9AmericanNR0.0%0.0%5.753.8%5.7%1.3%
98Eastern Michigan4.6MACNR0.0%0.0%6.975.1%15.3%6.7%
99Miami (OH)4.4MACNR0.0%0.0%7.383.1%14.7%7.1%
100Old Dominion4.3Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%4.526.0%4.7%2.0%
101Jacksonville State4.1Conference USANR0.0%0.0%6.50.0%0.0%0.0%
102Boston College3.7ACCNR0.0%0.0%3.813.9%0.1%0.0%
103Texas State3.6Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%6.365.5%9.5%3.2%
104Stanford3.6Pac-12NR0.0%0.0%2.41.3%0.0%0.0%
105Southern Miss3.3Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%4.629.2%8.2%2.7%
106Central Michigan3.1MACNR0.0%0.0%5.140.3%9.5%4.5%
107Middle Tennessee3.1Conference USANR0.0%0.0%6.161.5%26.7%10.4%
108Western Michigan2.7MACNR0.0%0.0%4.731.8%6.6%2.9%
109Colorado2.6Pac-12NR0.0%0.0%4.416.9%0.0%0.0%
110Tulsa2.6AmericanNR0.0%0.0%5.141.2%2.6%0.8%
111Rice2.2AmericanNR0.0%0.0%5.650.0%2.0%0.6%
112Florida Atlantic1.8AmericanNR0.0%0.0%4.122.2%2.7%0.8%
113North Texas1.4AmericanNR0.0%0.0%4.220.7%1.0%0.3%
114Kent State1.1MACNR0.0%0.0%4.936.0%10.9%4.3%
115Buffalo0.5MACNR0.0%0.0%3.716.3%8.1%3.3%
116UTEP-0.1Conference USANR0.0%0.0%4.834.5%12.2%4.4%
117Colorado State-0.4Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%3.816.8%1.6%0.4%
118New Mexico State-0.5Conference USANR0.0%0.0%6.160.3%11.7%4.1%
119Sam Houston-0.7Conference USANR0.0%0.0%4.50.0%0.0%0.0%
120Bowling Green State-1.0MACNR0.0%0.0%4.324.3%5.2%2.0%
121Northern Illinois-1.2MACNR0.0%0.0%4.528.2%3.9%1.6%
122Temple-2.8AmericanNR0.0%0.0%4.118.2%0.7%0.2%
123Hawaii-3.1Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%4.223.2%1.5%0.2%
124UConn-3.6FBS IndependentsNR0.0%0.0%3.03.8%0.0%0.0%
125Nevada-4.3Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%2.85.4%0.8%0.2%
126Louisiana Monroe-4.5Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%3.912.5%1.1%0.2%
127Louisiana Tech-4.9Conference USANR0.0%0.0%4.116.2%7.5%2.1%
128Arkansas State-6.9Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%3.27.1%0.6%0.1%
129Charlotte-7.3AmericanNR0.0%0.0%2.52.1%0.2%0.0%
130Akron-7.4MACNR0.0%0.0%3.28.9%2.0%0.7%
131FIU-10.4Conference USANR0.0%0.0%4.417.5%1.0%0.2%
132New Mexico-11.1Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%2.73.4%0.0%0.0%
133UMass-12.6FBS IndependentsNR0.0%0.0%3.22.7%0.0%0.0%
RankTeamMovelorConferenceProjected WinsConference Championship
1South Dakota State23.1MVFC10.157.8%
2North Dakota State16.2MVFC9.321.9%
3Montana State15.6Big Sky8.323.7%
4Incarnate Word13.1Southland9.890.2%
5Sacramento State10.9Big Sky8.916.0%
6Weber State10.6Big Sky8.425.6%
7UC Davis8.6Big Sky8.117.6%
8Montana7.2Big Sky8.39.4%
9Southern Illinois6.0MVFC8.36.2%
10Furman5.1Southern8.442.8%
11Idaho5.0Big Sky7.06.6%
12Austin Peay4.8UAC7.337.8%
13Northern Iowa4.5MVFC5.84.1%
14Holy Cross3.5Patriot8.471.9%
15Youngstown State2.9MVFC6.84.9%
16North Dakota2.9MVFC6.82.8%
17Southeast Missouri State1.5Big South-OVC7.251.4%
18Samford1.0Southern6.913.0%
19Central Arkansas0.6UAC6.321.2%
20Rhode Island0.6CAA7.921.0%
21New Hampshire0.1CAA7.715.0%
22William & Mary-0.3CAA8.318.6%
23Richmond-0.6CAA6.613.8%
24UT Martin-1.8Big South-OVC7.731.5%
25South Dakota-1.8MVFC6.00.8%
26Elon-2.1CAA6.09.4%
27Delaware-2.4CAA7.613.5%
28Missouri State-2.5MVFC4.40.6%
29Abilene Christian-3.2UAC6.011.6%
30Chattanooga-3.3Southern6.214.9%
31Stephen F. Austin-3.4UAC6.713.4%
32Mercer-3.8Southern7.112.8%
33Southeastern Louisiana-4.3Southland6.28.7%
34Eastern Washington-4.3Big Sky4.80.9%
35Yale-4.7Ivy6.625.8%
36Princeton-5.1Ivy7.224.0%
37Illinois State-5.4MVFC5.80.8%
38Harvard-5.9Ivy6.520.2%
39Western Carolina-5.9Southern7.114.4%
40Southern Utah-6.1UAC4.77.3%
41Campbell-6.5CAA6.01.8%
42Jackson State-6.8SWAC8.624.2%
43Gardner-Webb-7.2Big South-OVC5.65.4%
44Albany-8.1CAA5.83.5%
45Fordham-8.2Patriot8.122.0%
46Villanova-8.2CAA5.92.6%
47Kennesaw State-8.3FCS Independents5.50.0%
48Penn-9.5Ivy6.611.6%
49Portland State-9.8Big Sky4.60.3%
50Dartmouth-9.9Ivy5.411.2%
51Florida A&M-9.9SWAC9.243.0%
52Eastern Kentucky-10.5UAC3.13.7%
53North Carolina Central-10.7MEAC7.645.9%
54Towson-10.7CAA4.50.3%
55Tarleton-11.0UAC5.93.5%
56Northern Arizona-12.0Big Sky1.90.0%
57Monmouth-13.0CAA4.90.3%
58Columbia-13.3Ivy4.95.2%
59Saint Francis (PA)-14.0NEC5.339.7%
60Maine-14.2CAA3.30.1%
61Howard-14.3MEAC5.735.4%
62North Alabama-14.7UAC3.80.3%
63Utah Tech-14.9UAC3.11.3%
64East Tennessee State-15.9Southern3.90.7%
65Dayton-16.6Pioneer7.927.5%
66Wofford-16.6Southern2.61.3%
67Lindenwood-16.7Big South-OVC5.21.5%
68St. Thomas-17.0Pioneer6.822.9%
69North Carolina A&T-17.8CAA2.80.0%
70Lafayette-17.8Patriot5.83.9%
71Bryant-17.8Big South-OVC3.83.1%
72Tennessee State-17.9Big South-OVC6.33.4%
73Butler-18.1Pioneer7.618.4%
74Charleston Southern-18.1Big South-OVC4.12.0%
75Cornell-18.3Ivy4.61.3%
76Merrimack-18.7NEC5.719.0%
77Nicholls-18.7Southland3.70.4%
78Southern-18.9SWAC6.412.6%
79Indiana State-19.4MVFC1.80.0%
80Alcorn State-19.8SWAC6.29.9%
81Cal Poly-19.9Big Sky3.10.0%
82Duquesne-20.0NEC5.317.2%
83Eastern Illinois-20.7Big South-OVC5.31.1%
84Brown-20.8Ivy3.50.8%
85Northern Colorado-21.1Big Sky1.60.0%
86LIU-21.3NEC4.313.4%
87Morgan State-21.7MEAC4.511.3%
88Stony Brook-21.8CAA1.80.0%
89Hampton-22.0CAA3.60.0%
90Idaho State-22.7Big Sky1.00.0%
91McNeese-22.8Southland3.30.4%
92Western Illinois-22.9MVFC0.80.0%
93Texas A&M-Commerce-23.2Southland2.90.2%
94Davidson-23.2Pioneer6.112.4%
95VMI-23.3Southern2.60.1%
96Murray State-23.3MVFC1.90.0%
97The Citadel-23.4Southern2.10.0%
98San Diego-24.2Pioneer4.910.4%
99Alabama A&M-24.2SWAC5.41.2%
100Tennessee Tech-24.4Big South-OVC2.00.4%
101Prairie View A&M-24.7SWAC5.23.6%
102Lehigh-24.7Patriot3.50.7%
103Central Connecticut State-24.8NEC4.82.8%
104Bethune-Cookman-25.0SWAC4.61.5%
105Northwestern State-25.1Southland3.00.1%
106South Carolina State-26.2MEAC3.94.6%
107Bucknell-26.2Patriot4.10.7%
108Colgate-26.6Patriot2.50.6%
109Stonehill-26.6NEC4.76.8%
110Lamar-26.7Southland3.20.0%
111Robert Morris-27.1Big South-OVC3.70.2%
112Grambling State-27.2SWAC4.72.5%
113Alabama State-27.5SWAC4.80.7%
114Stetson-28.5Pioneer6.04.7%
115Texas Southern-29.3SWAC2.80.2%
116Georgetown-29.5Patriot3.80.2%
117Sacred Heart-31.5NEC1.60.4%
118Arkansas-Pine Bluff-31.6SWAC3.60.7%
119Delaware State-31.8MEAC2.51.6%
120Norfolk State-31.8MEAC2.81.2%
121Houston Christian-32.4Southland2.80.0%
122Valparaiso-32.5Pioneer3.61.2%
123Drake-32.6Pioneer3.41.6%
124Morehead State-32.8Pioneer3.80.9%
125Wagner-35.8NEC2.80.9%
126Mississippi Valley State-38.0SWAC1.40.1%
127Marist-39.2Pioneer2.20.0%
128Presbyterian-43.0Pioneer3.50.0%
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