Movelor Bowl Projections: Week 7, 2023

Our bowl projections are live through Week 6’s games, and we’ve included them below, with our full ratings and probabilities through Week 6 also included below (for archival purposes). One important note: These are publishing late this week, but they do not include results from any of the Tuesday night games. Apologies for the delay. Observations on the bowl front:

  • We’re in another 5–teams–for–4–spots situation with the playoff, where the team with the fourth-highest average ranking in our model’s simulations is not the fourth-likeliest playoff team. We’re giving Oklahoma the nod over Michigan this week based on playoff probability, but this is an arbitrary decision. It is likelier that Oklahoma makes the playoff than it is that Michigan makes it; Michigan’s median season is better than Oklahoma’s; both of those are so close in our model as to be completely meaningless.
  • With Florida State dropping out of the playoff, the ripple effect pushes UNC out of the Orange Bowl, but UNC played well enough last week that their average final ranking puts them in our New Year’s Six anyway. Air Force slides into the Group of Five spot vacated by Fresno State, and some shuffling ensues, but overall, eleven of the twelve New Year’s Six teams remain the same this week.
  • We’re down to being six bowl-eligible teams short, and that’d be five were we to account for Coastal Carolina’s upset of Appalachian State last night. Since we didn’t consider that, though, the six we let in because they’re closest to 50% bowl probability: Arkansas, Mississippi State, Coastal Carolina, Cincinnati, San Diego State, Boston College.
  • Teams entering the bowl mix: UAB, Nebraska, Iowa State, San Diego State, Boston College.
  • Teams exiting the bowl mix: UCF, Army, Minnesota, Louisiana Tech, Rice.
  • At 43rd in Movelor, Michigan State remains the best team projected to miss a bowl. At 114th, New Mexico State remains the worst team projected to make one.
DateBowlTeam 1Team 2T1 ConferenceT2 Conference
1/1/24Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal)Penn StateGeorgiaBig TenSEC
1/1/24Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal)Ohio StateOklahomaBig TenBig 12
1/1/24Fiesta BowlOregonAlabamaPac-12SEC
1/1/24ReliaQuest BowlMississippiNotre DameSECFBS Independents
1/1/24Citrus BowlTennesseeIowaSECBig Ten
12/30/23Orange BowlFlorida StateMichiganACCBig Ten
12/30/23Peach BowlNorth CarolinaAir ForceACCMountain West
12/30/23Music City BowlMarylandTexas A&MBig TenSEC
12/30/23Arizona BowlEastern MichiganUtah StateMACMountain West
12/29/23Cotton BowlTexasWashingtonBig 12Pac-12
12/29/23Gator BowlMiami (FL)AuburnACCSEC
12/29/23Sun BowlClemsonUSCACCPac-12
12/29/23Liberty BowlTexas TechMissouriBig 12SEC
12/28/23Pinstripe BowlNC StateNebraskaACCBig Ten
12/28/23Pop-Tarts BowlSyracuseKansas StateACCBig 12
12/28/23Fenway BowlBoston CollegeSMUACCAAC
12/28/23Alamo BowlWest VirginiaUtahBig 12Pac-12
12/27/23Duke’s Mayo BowlDukeLSUACCSEC
12/27/23Military BowlWake ForestMemphisACCAAC
12/27/23Holiday BowlOregon StateLouisvillePac-12ACC
12/27/23Texas BowlKansasKentuckyBig 12SEC
12/26/23Guaranteed Rate BowlOklahoma StateRutgersBig 12Big Ten
12/26/23Quick Lane BowlOhioCincinnatiMACAAC
12/26/23First Responder BowlIowa StateArkansasBig 12SEC
12/23/23Hawaii BowlWyomingTulaneMountain WestAAC
12/23/23Armed Forces BowlTCUMississippi StateBig 12SEC
12/23/2368 Ventures BowlUSFSouth AlabamaAACSun Belt
12/23/23Birmingham BowlTroySouth CarolinaSun BeltSEC
12/23/23Las Vegas BowlWisconsinUCLABig TenPac-12
12/23/23Famous Idaho Potato BowlMiami (OH)UNLVMACMountain West
12/23/23Camellia BowlUABTexas StateAACSun Belt
12/22/23Gasparilla BowlMarshallFloridaSun BeltSEC
12/21/23Boca Raton BowlTulsaCoastal CarolinaAACSun Belt
12/19/23Frisco BowlUTSAGeorgia StateAACSun Belt
12/18/23Myrtle Beach BowlCentral MichiganAppalachian StateMACSun Belt
12/16/23Independence BowlBYUArizonaBig 12Pac-12
12/16/23New Orleans BowlWestern KentuckyGeorgia SouthernConference USASun Belt
12/16/23Celebration BowlNorth Carolina CentralFlorida A&MMEACSWAC
12/16/23LA BowlFresno StateWashington StateMountain WestPac-12
12/16/23New Mexico BowlNew Mexico StateSan Diego StateConference USAMountain West
12/16/23Bahamas BowlLibertyToledoConference USAMAC
12/16/23Cure BowlBoise StateLouisianaMountain WestSun Belt
RankTeamMovelorConferenceAverage Final CFP RankingMake PlayoffNational ChampionshipExpected WinsBowl EligibilityMake Conference ChampionshipWin Conference
1Penn State42.3Big Ten552.6%18.2%11.1100.0%37.1%31.8%
2Ohio State41.3Big Ten645.1%16.9%10.8100.0%32.0%27.8%
3Georgia41.1SEC743.4%11.1%11.6100.0%84.1%46.9%
4Michigan40.8Big Ten742.0%15.0%10.8100.0%29.6%25.4%
8Oklahoma36.4Big 12744.2%8.3%11.6100.0%84.2%51.9%
11Florida State32.6ACC934.3%5.5%11.4100.0%74.0%44.7%
7Oregon36.6Pac-12935.3%7.6%10.8100.0%62.8%38.1%
9Washington34.3Pac-121124.9%4.8%10.4100.0%52.7%28.6%
5Alabama39.8SEC1116.5%3.7%10.3100.0%76.7%37.1%
10Texas33.1Big 121312.8%2.0%9.899.9%38.2%19.6%
19North Carolina27.4ACC1412.9%1.6%10.7100.0%42.9%20.5%
21Louisville26.9ACC1513.4%1.4%10.9100.0%63.6%26.7%
6Tennessee38.1SEC174.2%1.2%9.4100.0%12.8%7.7%
13Oregon State30.3Pac-12174.1%0.8%9.199.9%18.7%9.4%
12Notre Dame30.4FBS Independents170.2%0.0%8.999.9%0.0%0.0%
16Mississippi28.6SEC182.1%0.3%9.0100.0%5.3%1.8%
23USC26.5Pac-12233.8%0.4%8.8100.0%29.7%10.0%
15Utah28.8Pac-12231.9%0.3%8.799.4%13.2%6.0%
27Air Force24.8Mountain West230.2%0.0%11.5100.0%84.9%57.0%
14LSU30.0SEC230.4%0.1%8.298.4%13.8%4.4%
22UCLA26.7Pac-12241.8%0.2%9.099.7%16.7%5.8%
20Clemson27.2ACC240.1%0.0%8.096.1%2.7%1.4%
17Kansas State28.6Big 12NR0.0%0.0%7.793.0%16.1%7.3%
18Texas A&M28.0SECNR0.0%0.0%7.596.3%3.6%1.2%
24Texas Tech26.4Big 12NR0.0%0.0%6.575.1%13.6%5.5%
25Iowa25.5Big TenNR0.6%0.2%9.499.8%44.4%6.8%
26Maryland24.9Big TenNR0.5%0.1%8.499.3%1.2%0.8%
28Wisconsin24.8Big TenNR0.4%0.1%8.698.1%49.8%6.9%
29TCU24.6Big 12NR0.0%0.0%5.856.0%1.2%0.6%
30West Virginia24.4Big 12NR0.8%0.1%8.597.1%31.8%10.4%
31Auburn23.0SECNR0.0%0.0%6.986.2%0.7%0.1%
32Duke22.7ACCNR1.0%0.1%7.995.0%11.7%5.2%
33Kentucky22.7SECNR0.1%0.0%7.392.8%1.1%0.3%
34Fresno State22.6Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%10.2100.0%42.8%19.8%
35South Carolina22.6SECNR0.0%0.0%6.370.9%0.5%0.1%
36Washington State22.4Pac-12NR0.4%0.1%8.298.3%5.3%1.8%
37Arkansas22.0SECNR0.0%0.0%5.448.5%0.0%0.0%
38Tulane21.0AmericanNR0.0%0.0%9.899.8%57.4%37.4%
39Florida20.4SECNR0.0%0.0%6.060.5%1.1%0.2%
40Iowa State19.8Big 12NR0.0%0.0%5.651.3%4.8%1.5%
41Kansas19.6Big 12NR0.0%0.0%7.390.3%3.7%1.3%
42Syracuse19.5ACCNR0.0%0.0%7.694.0%0.5%0.2%
43Michigan State19.3Big TenNR0.0%0.0%4.624.0%0.0%0.0%
44Missouri19.2SECNR0.0%0.0%6.987.4%0.5%0.1%
45Purdue19.0Big TenNR0.0%0.0%4.726.2%0.5%0.1%
46Oklahoma State18.9Big 12NR0.0%0.0%6.470.3%4.0%1.2%
47Arizona18.8Pac-12NR0.0%0.0%5.857.1%0.9%0.3%
48James Madison17.3Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%10.00.0%0.0%0.0%
49BYU17.3Big 12NR0.0%0.0%6.060.9%0.8%0.3%
50Mississippi State17.3SECNR0.0%0.0%5.545.3%0.0%0.0%
51Nebraska17.2Big TenNR0.0%0.0%5.754.1%3.6%0.3%
52Troy17.2Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%8.698.1%50.6%29.2%
53Minnesota17.1Big TenNR0.0%0.0%5.240.0%1.3%0.2%
54Wake Forest16.7ACCNR0.0%0.0%5.857.4%0.2%0.1%
55Cincinnati16.3Big 12NR0.0%0.0%5.344.3%0.9%0.2%
56UCF16.2Big 12NR0.0%0.0%5.341.7%0.0%0.0%
57Baylor15.9Big 12NR0.0%0.0%4.319.0%0.6%0.1%
58Memphis15.8AmericanNR0.0%0.0%9.098.5%38.7%19.9%
59NC State15.4ACCNR0.0%0.0%6.369.3%1.2%0.4%
60Ohio15.3MACNR0.0%0.0%10.199.9%62.8%39.9%
61SMU15.0AmericanNR0.0%0.0%8.295.4%42.1%19.2%
62Miami (FL)14.8ACCNR0.0%0.0%6.677.6%0.6%0.2%
63South Alabama14.8Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%7.391.4%27.1%14.8%
64Rutgers14.3Big TenNR0.0%0.0%5.650.5%0.0%0.0%
65Illinois14.1Big TenNR0.0%0.0%4.419.5%0.4%0.0%
66Boise State14.1Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%6.678.3%26.5%9.8%
67California13.7Pac-12NR0.0%0.0%4.620.4%0.1%0.0%
68Pitt13.6ACCNR0.0%0.0%3.24.9%0.1%0.1%
69Army12.8FBS IndependentsNR0.0%0.0%5.341.3%0.0%0.0%
70Georgia Southern12.5Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%8.295.4%30.0%14.3%
71Western Kentucky12.3Conference USANR0.0%0.0%9.098.9%86.8%49.0%
72Wyoming12.1Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%8.699.4%23.3%7.2%
73East Carolina12.1AmericanNR0.0%0.0%5.140.3%8.5%4.1%
74Virginia Tech11.9ACCNR0.0%0.0%4.525.0%1.5%0.4%
75Houston11.6Big 12NR0.0%0.0%4.014.4%0.1%0.0%
76Georgia State11.5Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%7.285.3%13.2%6.2%
77UAB11.5AmericanNR0.0%0.0%5.857.6%11.9%4.6%
78Appalachian State11.4Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%7.182.3%29.2%13.6%
79Liberty11.1Conference USANR0.0%0.0%10.5100.0%82.8%42.4%
80UTSA11.0AmericanNR0.0%0.0%6.163.3%20.6%8.2%
81Marshall11.0Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%7.689.5%20.0%9.6%
82Toledo10.6MACNR0.0%0.0%9.299.2%58.9%25.2%
83UNLV10.0Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%7.995.8%13.1%4.3%
84Georgia Tech9.8ACCNR0.0%0.0%4.825.1%0.9%0.1%
85Miami (OH)9.8MACNR0.0%0.0%8.899.3%25.4%14.4%
86Louisiana9.4Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%7.594.7%11.8%5.2%
87Indiana9.3Big TenNR0.0%0.0%3.56.5%0.0%0.0%
88Jacksonville State8.9Conference USANR0.0%0.0%8.50.0%0.0%0.0%
89Utah State8.1Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%6.268.5%6.0%1.4%
90Coastal Carolina7.6Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%5.344.5%2.4%1.1%
91Virginia7.2ACCNR0.0%0.0%2.60.8%0.0%0.0%
92Northwestern7.2Big TenNR0.0%0.0%4.111.0%0.1%0.0%
93Texas State6.9Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%7.188.3%9.8%4.2%
94USF6.8AmericanNR0.0%0.0%6.577.3%8.8%2.7%
95Boston College6.5ACCNR0.0%0.0%5.343.0%0.1%0.0%
96San Diego State6.4Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%5.243.2%1.1%0.2%
97San Jose State6.3Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%4.115.1%1.0%0.2%
98Arizona State6.3Pac-12NR0.0%0.0%1.70.0%0.0%0.0%
99Colorado6.2Pac-12NR0.0%0.0%5.234.5%0.0%0.0%
100Navy6.1AmericanNR0.0%0.0%4.726.4%1.2%0.4%
101Tulsa5.1AmericanNR0.0%0.0%5.755.3%2.0%0.6%
102Eastern Michigan5.0MACNR0.0%0.0%6.576.6%16.3%5.9%
103Florida Atlantic4.9AmericanNR0.0%0.0%4.933.6%7.0%2.4%
104Western Michigan4.9MACNR0.0%0.0%5.035.4%7.8%3.3%
105Old Dominion4.5Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%5.032.3%5.2%1.7%
106Buffalo4.1MACNR0.0%0.0%4.930.7%11.4%5.4%
107North Texas3.8AmericanNR0.0%0.0%4.624.3%0.8%0.3%
108Stanford3.4Pac-12NR0.0%0.0%2.00.2%0.0%0.0%
109Central Michigan2.1MACNR0.0%0.0%5.857.2%7.2%2.4%
110Northern Illinois2.1MACNR0.0%0.0%4.935.1%8.1%3.0%
111Vanderbilt1.6SECNR0.0%0.0%2.20.0%0.0%0.0%
112Rice0.5AmericanNR0.0%0.0%4.929.8%1.0%0.2%
113Louisiana Tech0.5Conference USANR0.0%0.0%5.238.4%14.0%3.8%
114New Mexico State-0.5Conference USANR0.0%0.0%5.754.3%10.5%3.1%
115Colorado State-0.7Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%4.115.7%0.4%0.1%
116Ball State-1.2MACNR0.0%0.0%3.69.6%1.6%0.5%
117Sam Houston-1.4Conference USANR0.0%0.0%3.90.0%0.0%0.0%
118UConn-1.5FBS IndependentsNR0.0%0.0%3.41.2%0.0%0.0%
119Southern Miss-2.3Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%2.30.4%0.0%0.0%
120Nevada-2.4Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%2.62.7%0.6%0.1%
121Bowling Green State-2.7MACNR0.0%0.0%4.523.1%0.1%0.1%
122Middle Tennessee-2.7Conference USANR0.0%0.0%3.910.5%3.5%1.0%
123Charlotte-3.7AmericanNR0.0%0.0%2.83.8%0.2%0.1%
124Hawaii-3.9Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%4.217.7%0.3%0.0%
125Arkansas State-4.4Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%4.518.8%0.6%0.1%
126Kent State-4.6MACNR0.0%0.0%3.36.5%0.2%0.1%
127UTEP-4.6Conference USANR0.0%0.0%3.35.4%2.3%0.7%
128Louisiana Monroe-5.4Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%3.43.9%0.1%0.0%
129Temple-7.2AmericanNR0.0%0.0%2.91.4%0.0%0.0%
130New Mexico-7.6Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%3.56.1%0.1%0.0%
131Akron-7.7MACNR0.0%0.0%2.30.7%0.0%0.0%
132FIU-13.5Conference USANR0.0%0.0%3.96.2%0.0%0.0%
133UMass-14.7FBS IndependentsNR0.0%0.0%2.00.0%0.0%0.0%
RankTeamMovelorConferenceProjected WinsConference Championship
1South Dakota State21.2MVFC10.064.4%
2Montana State16.6Big Sky8.952.0%
3North Dakota State15.6MVFC8.510.5%
4Incarnate Word12.2Southland9.996.8%
5Idaho8.9Big Sky8.635.3%
6Sacramento State6.6Big Sky8.25.2%
7Austin Peay6.2UAC7.952.3%
8Youngstown State6.2MVFC7.26.1%
9North Dakota5.4MVFC7.03.3%
10Furman4.7Southern8.539.6%
11Southern Illinois4.6MVFC7.92.6%
12Montana4.3Big Sky7.74.2%
13Weber State2.6Big Sky6.30.4%
14UC Davis2.3Big Sky6.10.2%
15South Dakota2.3MVFC7.38.3%
16Northern Iowa2.0MVFC5.93.9%
17Holy Cross2.0Patriot7.778.6%
18Central Arkansas1.9UAC7.533.9%
19Western Carolina0.4Southern8.845.7%
20Delaware0.3CAA8.539.2%
21Southeast Missouri State-0.4Big South-OVC5.847.2%
22Samford-1.0Southern6.40.7%
23William & Mary-1.8CAA7.68.8%
24Mercer-1.8Southern7.47.3%
25Elon-1.9CAA6.123.5%
26Illinois State-2.2MVFC6.31.1%
27Rhode Island-2.2CAA7.46.8%
28Eastern Washington-2.8Big Sky5.41.1%
29Yale-3.1Ivy6.524.0%
30Chattanooga-3.2Southern6.56.7%
31Stephen F. Austin-3.5UAC5.70.2%
32Missouri State-3.5MVFC4.10.0%
33New Hampshire-3.7CAA5.90.4%
34UT Martin-3.9Big South-OVC8.237.2%
35Northern Arizona-4.0Big Sky4.41.0%
36Harvard-4.4Ivy7.840.5%
37Albany-5.2CAA7.614.2%
38Portland State-5.5Big Sky5.10.7%
39Richmond-5.5CAA5.62.8%
40Southern Utah-5.5UAC4.92.4%
41Villanova-5.8CAA6.83.4%
42North Carolina Central-6.3MEAC9.149.9%
43Eastern Kentucky-6.9UAC4.87.6%
44Abilene Christian-7.0UAC5.01.4%
45Southeastern Louisiana-7.3Southland4.10.0%
46Jackson State-8.1SWAC East8.819.7%
47Campbell-8.6CAA5.10.3%
48Howard-9.8MEAC6.138.9%
49Dartmouth-10.1Ivy5.69.3%
50Tarleton-10.3UAC6.20.6%
51Florida A&M-10.6SWAC East9.749.7%
52Fordham-10.8Patriot7.16.2%
53Princeton-10.8Ivy4.915.0%
54Gardner-Webb-10.8Big South-OVC5.04.7%
55Lafayette-11.4Patriot8.113.1%
56Columbia-12.3Ivy4.83.7%
57Nicholls-12.3Southland4.92.5%
58Monmouth-12.4CAA4.50.5%
59Penn-12.5Ivy5.83.2%
60Towson-12.7CAA3.70.1%
61Maine-13.8CAA3.30.0%
62Tennessee State-13.9Big South-OVC7.42.9%
63Utah Tech-14.4UAC3.61.5%
64Brown-15.1Ivy4.42.6%
65Kennesaw State-15.2FCS Independents3.10.0%
66St. Thomas-16.1Pioneer8.053.0%
67East Tennessee State-16.8Southern3.40.1%
68Bryant-16.8Big South-OVC4.84.2%
69Hampton-17.6CAA4.80.2%
70Eastern Illinois-17.7Big South-OVC6.20.6%
71North Alabama-17.7UAC2.90.0%
72Saint Francis (PA)-17.8NEC4.324.1%
73Davidson-17.8Pioneer7.530.9%
74Southern-18.2SWAC West6.413.9%
75Idaho State-18.4Big Sky1.70.0%
76Indiana State-18.7MVFC1.10.0%
77Lindenwood-18.9Big South-OVC4.81.0%
78Charleston Southern-18.9Big South-OVC4.51.9%
79Wofford-19.0Southern1.30.0%
80Cornell-19.3Ivy4.51.7%
81Merrimack-19.7NEC5.517.2%
82Texas A&M-Commerce-19.8Southland3.50.4%
83Duquesne-19.9NEC5.837.8%
84Butler-20.1Pioneer7.46.8%
85Northern Colorado-20.9Big Sky0.90.0%
86North Carolina A&T-21.2CAA2.30.0%
87South Carolina State-21.3MEAC4.95.9%
88Cal Poly-21.7Big Sky2.80.0%
89Alcorn State-22.0SWAC West5.95.5%
90Grambling State-22.1SWAC West6.07.0%
91Stony Brook-22.2CAA1.00.0%
92Lamar-22.2Southland4.50.3%
93Morgan State-23.0MEAC3.03.7%
94LIU-23.0NEC3.89.4%
95Alabama A&M-23.1SWAC East5.60.3%
96Murray State-23.4MVFC2.30.0%
97VMI-23.6Southern3.10.0%
98Dayton-23.9Pioneer5.10.0%
99San Diego-24.0Pioneer4.95.2%
100Tennessee Tech-24.1Big South-OVC2.50.1%
101Prairie View A&M-24.2SWAC West5.43.7%
102Bethune-Cookman-24.7SWAC East3.90.1%
103Lehigh-24.8Patriot2.90.5%
104Western Illinois-24.8MVFC0.50.0%
105Colgate-25.3Patriot3.30.3%
106Alabama State-25.3SWAC East5.00.1%
107Robert Morris-25.6Big South-OVC3.60.1%
108The Citadel-25.6Southern1.30.0%
109Central Connecticut State-26.4NEC4.53.6%
110Georgetown-26.4Patriot4.71.4%
111McNeese-27.0Southland1.70.0%
112Norfolk State-27.6MEAC3.70.9%
113Stonehill-27.8NEC3.91.6%
114Texas Southern-28.3SWAC West2.90.1%
115Northwestern State-28.7Southland1.60.0%
116Bucknell-29.0Patriot3.10.0%
117Sacred Heart-30.1NEC2.20.0%
118Morehead State-30.2Pioneer4.20.2%
119Delaware State-30.8MEAC2.20.7%
120Drake-31.2Pioneer4.53.3%
121Houston Christian-31.4Southland3.40.0%
122Stetson-32.5Pioneer4.70.1%
123Marist-32.8Pioneer4.30.6%
124Arkansas-Pine Bluff-32.9SWAC West2.80.1%
125Wagner-32.9NEC4.16.3%
126Valparaiso-35.0Pioneer2.60.0%
127Mississippi Valley State-40.1SWAC East1.00.0%
128Presbyterian-40.2Pioneer3.30.0%
The Barking Crow's resident numbers man. Was asked to do NIT Bracketology in 2018 and never looked back. Fields inquiries on Twitter: @joestunardi.
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