Week 2 Bowl Projections

Our Week 2 Bowl Projections are live, and you can also find them here. We’re using our college football model to construct these, including Movelor, the model’s rating system. For archival purposes, Movelor’s ratings and the model’s broader probabilities for this week are available below the projections.

A few observations from the bowl projections:

  • Our model still has the SEC pair and the Big Ten pair as the four likeliest College Football Playoff teams, despite only giving each a Playoff probability between 37% and 56%. It still has Utah as the Pac-12 favorite. It’s swapped Florida State in as the ACC favorite ahead of Clemson and Kansas State in as the Big 12 favorite ahead of TCU. In its other significant shift for the New Year’s Six bowls, Washington is now the fourth at-large New Year’s Six team in our model, with an average final CFP ranking behind only those of Tennessee, Penn State, and Notre Dame among those not slotted into the playoff or in as a conference champion. This spot previously belonged to LSU.
  • For this exercise, we’re taking the 82 FBS teams with the highest expected win totals and assigning those 82 to the bowls. This is relevant because Utah State and Florida each don’t appear in these projections despite each being more than 50% likely to make a bowl. To be clear: If Florida is bowl-eligible, it will be invited to a bowl. It will not be the odd man out.
  • New teams, in from last week: Iowa State, UCF, Western Michigan, New Mexico State, UNLV. Teams falling out: South Carolina, Florida, BYU, Ball State, North Texas.
  • Florida A&M is now the SWAC favorite rather than Jackson State.
DateBowlTeam 1Team 2T1 ConferenceT2 Conference
1/1/24Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal)GeorgiaOhio StateSECBig Ten
1/1/24Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal)AlabamaMichiganSECBig Ten
1/1/24Fiesta BowlUtahKansas StatePac-12Big 12
1/1/24ReliaQuest BowlMississippiMinnesotaSECBig Ten
1/1/24Citrus BowlArkansasIowaSECBig Ten
12/30/23Orange BowlFlorida StateTennesseeACCSEC
12/30/23Peach BowlPenn StateNotre DameBig TenFBS Independents
12/30/23Music City BowlIllinoisKentuckyBig TenSEC
12/30/23Arizona BowlBuffaloWyomingMACMountain West
12/29/23Cotton BowlWashingtonFresno StatePac-12Mountain West
12/29/23Gator BowlLouisvilleTexas A&MACCSEC
12/29/23Sun BowlPittUCLAACCPac-12
12/29/23Liberty BowlTexas TechMississippi StateBig 12SEC
12/28/23Pinstripe BowlDukeMarylandACCBig Ten
12/28/23Pop-Tarts BowlClemsonTexasACCBig 12
12/28/23Fenway BowlSyracuseMemphisACCAAC
12/28/23Alamo BowlOklahomaOregon StateBig 12Pac-12
12/27/23Duke’s Mayo BowlNC StateAuburnACCSEC
12/27/23Military BowlWake ForestTulaneACCAAC
12/27/23Holiday BowlUSCNorth CarolinaPac-12ACC
12/27/23Texas BowlTCULSUBig 12SEC
12/26/23Guaranteed Rate BowlCincinnatiNebraskaBig 12Big Ten
12/26/23Quick Lane BowlToledoMichigan StateMACBig Ten
12/26/23First Responder BowlIowa StateSMUBig 12AAC
12/23/23Hawaii BowlAir ForceEast CarolinaMountain WestAAC
12/23/23Armed Forces BowlHoustonArmyBig 12FBS Independents
12/23/2368 Ventures BowlUTEPGeorgia StateConference USASun Belt
12/23/23Birmingham BowlMarshallUCFSun BeltBig 12
12/23/23Las Vegas BowlWisconsinOregonBig TenPac-12
12/23/23Famous Idaho Potato BowlEastern MichiganSan Diego StateMACMountain West
12/23/23Camellia BowlWestern MichiganSouth AlabamaMACSun Belt
12/22/23Gasparilla BowlMiami (FL)NavyACCAAC
12/21/23Boca Raton BowlUABAppalachian StateAACSun Belt
12/19/23Frisco BowlMiami (OH)New Mexico StateMACConference USA
12/18/23Myrtle Beach BowlMiddle TennesseeCoastal CarolinaConference USASun Belt
12/16/23Independence BowlOklahoma StateTroyBig 12Sun Belt
12/16/23New Orleans BowlWestern KentuckyLouisianaConference USASun Belt
12/16/23Celebration BowlNorth Carolina CentralFlorida A&MMEACSWAC
12/16/23LA BowlUNLVWashington StateMountain WestPac-12
12/16/23New Mexico BowlUTSABoise StateAACMountain West
12/16/23Bahamas BowlLibertyOhioConference USAMAC
12/16/23Cure BowlTulsaGeorgia SouthernAACSun Belt
RankTeamMovelorConferenceAverage Final CFP RankingMake PlayoffNational ChampionshipExpected WinsBowl EligibilityMake Conference ChampionshipWin Conference
1Georgia45.4SEC655.6%21.2%11.5100.0%67.1%39.0%
2Alabama43.9SEC651.0%18.1%11.099.9%68.6%35.1%
3Michigan41.2Big Ten839.6%11.9%10.599.9%34.4%27.7%
4Ohio State41.0Big Ten937.3%9.9%10.399.5%36.5%28.4%
5Tennessee40.6SEC1030.8%9.6%10.399.9%28.9%17.1%
6Penn State38.8Big Ten1128.1%6.6%10.3100.0%26.8%21.0%
7Utah33.5Pac-121716.1%2.7%9.698.5%38.9%23.0%
8Kansas State32.5Big 122111.3%1.9%9.696.7%45.0%26.1%
9Florida State32.2ACC1323.1%3.1%10.499.7%54.7%34.4%
10Oregon31.1Pac-122011.4%2.0%9.197.4%33.7%18.0%
11Notre Dame30.8FBS Independents1810.7%1.6%8.896.0%0.0%0.0%
12Oregon State30.8Pac-122111.5%1.6%9.598.3%35.9%18.0%
13Washington30.7Pac-122010.6%1.5%9.096.3%32.1%16.1%
14USC30.0Pac-122010.6%1.5%9.398.3%38.6%18.3%
15Oklahoma29.2Big 12248.1%1.1%9.295.0%35.7%18.1%
16Texas28.5Big 12NR3.4%0.6%7.885.7%25.3%13.5%
17LSU28.5SECNR1.2%0.2%7.484.5%11.7%2.9%
18TCU28.3Big 12NR0.3%0.1%7.482.4%21.3%11.4%
19Clemson27.6ACCNR2.4%0.4%8.089.4%17.2%10.1%
20Iowa27.4Big TenNR2.8%0.5%8.492.2%32.6%7.2%
21Minnesota26.8Big TenNR2.2%0.5%7.787.1%19.9%5.2%
22Tulane26.5AmericanNR1.7%0.3%10.699.4%59.4%42.4%
23Texas Tech26.0Big 12NR0.5%0.1%6.973.0%19.9%10.0%
24Mississippi25.6SECNR1.3%0.3%7.079.7%4.1%0.9%
25Fresno State25.5Mountain WestNR1.0%0.2%11.299.9%74.3%47.6%
26Mississippi State24.9SECNR1.1%0.2%7.481.7%6.1%1.4%
27Louisville24.8ACCNR5.6%0.4%9.296.3%44.7%19.9%
28Arkansas24.7SECNR1.1%0.2%7.585.8%4.6%1.1%
29Wisconsin24.2Big TenNR1.5%0.2%7.785.6%20.5%4.0%
30Illinois24.2Big TenNR1.1%0.2%7.583.1%17.3%3.5%
31Kentucky24.1SECNR0.8%0.2%7.080.6%1.6%0.8%
32Texas A&M23.0SECNR0.7%0.1%6.874.4%2.6%0.6%
33Pitt22.4ACCNR1.7%0.1%7.174.5%17.1%8.5%
34Michigan State22.2Big TenNR0.4%0.1%6.058.6%1.0%0.6%
35Florida22.0SECNR0.2%0.0%5.651.3%1.3%0.3%
36Duke21.8ACCNR2.7%0.2%7.887.5%15.7%6.8%
37Auburn21.5SECNR0.4%0.0%6.467.9%2.4%0.6%
38North Carolina21.5ACCNR1.9%0.2%8.189.3%16.6%7.0%
39Iowa State21.4Big 12NR0.6%0.1%6.362.2%7.3%3.5%
40Nebraska21.3Big TenNR0.1%0.0%6.672.7%5.0%1.0%
41Maryland21.3Big TenNR0.3%0.0%6.979.4%1.3%0.7%
42Washington State21.0Pac-12NR1.2%0.1%7.585.7%9.7%3.4%
43Air Force20.9Mountain WestNR0.4%0.1%10.198.9%60.4%28.9%
44Baylor20.4Big 12NR0.0%0.0%5.343.8%6.9%2.9%
45Cincinnati20.2Big 12NR0.9%0.1%7.174.7%12.5%4.5%
46UCLA20.2Pac-12NR0.6%0.0%7.688.0%7.7%2.3%
47Wake Forest20.0ACCNR1.0%0.2%7.076.1%9.1%4.2%
48Oklahoma State19.4Big 12NR0.5%0.1%6.869.6%8.6%3.2%
49South Carolina19.1SECNR0.0%0.0%5.142.4%0.7%0.1%
50West Virginia18.8Big 12NR0.1%0.0%5.447.1%6.1%2.2%
51Syracuse18.6ACCNR0.9%0.1%7.074.6%8.5%3.3%
52Purdue18.6Big TenNR0.1%0.0%4.734.0%4.7%0.8%
53James Madison18.5Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%8.90.0%0.0%0.0%
54UCF17.5Big 12NR0.2%0.0%6.057.7%3.4%1.5%
55East Carolina17.2AmericanNR0.0%0.0%7.786.3%25.1%12.1%
56NC State17.0ACCNR0.5%0.0%6.770.6%7.6%3.1%
57Missouri16.9SECNR0.0%0.0%5.242.3%0.5%0.1%
58Memphis16.7AmericanNR0.1%0.0%8.792.7%28.8%13.1%
59Kansas16.5Big 12NR0.2%0.0%5.547.6%3.1%1.3%
60Troy16.1Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%8.186.7%41.6%25.1%
61Boise State16.1Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%7.177.6%23.8%10.8%
62BYU15.9Big 12NR0.1%0.0%5.240.5%2.4%0.9%
63UTSA15.9AmericanNR0.0%0.0%7.180.0%24.1%10.2%
64Houston15.8Big 12NR0.1%0.0%5.852.8%2.6%1.0%
65Western Kentucky15.7Conference USANR0.1%0.0%9.698.0%82.7%57.4%
66SMU15.2AmericanNR0.1%0.0%7.991.0%27.9%10.8%
67California14.6Pac-12NR0.0%0.0%5.037.5%1.1%0.3%
68Arizona14.3Pac-12NR0.1%0.0%5.345.0%1.9%0.7%
69Miami (FL)13.7ACCNR0.2%0.0%6.569.1%4.0%1.5%
70Army12.6FBS IndependentsNR0.0%0.0%5.857.6%0.0%0.0%
71Toledo12.1MACNR0.0%0.0%8.793.1%41.3%26.4%
72Appalachian State11.1Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%6.971.1%26.7%13.1%
73Marshall11.0Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%6.870.4%24.0%10.9%
74Wyoming10.9Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%7.485.6%13.2%5.3%
75Indiana10.9Big TenNR0.0%0.0%4.015.3%0.0%0.0%
76UAB10.8AmericanNR0.0%0.0%6.365.4%8.0%2.9%
77Virginia Tech10.7ACCNR0.0%0.0%5.140.3%2.1%0.6%
78Navy10.6AmericanNR0.0%0.0%6.060.3%13.0%4.3%
79Louisiana10.5Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%7.581.7%24.6%12.6%
80Georgia State9.9Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%6.870.3%15.6%8.7%
81South Alabama9.6Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%6.364.9%15.0%7.8%
82Georgia Tech9.6ACCNR0.0%0.0%4.526.1%0.5%0.2%
83Arizona State8.7Pac-12NR0.0%0.0%3.90.0%0.2%0.1%
84San Diego State8.1Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%6.367.1%8.2%2.7%
85Virginia8.0ACCNR0.0%0.0%4.022.3%2.1%0.4%
86Rutgers7.9Big TenNR0.0%0.0%4.421.2%0.0%0.0%
87Ohio7.7MACNR0.0%0.0%7.176.2%39.5%17.8%
88Stanford7.4Pac-12NR0.0%0.0%3.815.2%0.2%0.0%
89Georgia Southern7.4Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%6.362.1%15.0%6.4%
90Liberty7.1Conference USANR0.0%0.0%8.492.0%47.9%18.4%
91Coastal Carolina7.0Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%6.058.3%15.8%6.6%
92Tulsa6.5AmericanNR0.0%0.0%5.754.6%4.6%1.6%
93Utah State6.5Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%5.753.3%6.0%1.9%
94Western Michigan6.2MACNR0.0%0.0%5.855.0%15.0%8.8%
95Southern Miss6.1Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%5.548.6%12.3%5.6%
96Jacksonville State6.1Conference USANR0.0%0.0%7.50.0%0.0%0.0%
97Buffalo5.8MACNR0.0%0.0%6.565.9%24.6%11.7%
98Vanderbilt5.7SECNR0.0%0.0%3.710.1%0.0%0.0%
99Eastern Michigan5.6MACNR0.0%0.0%6.973.6%16.5%8.8%
100Florida Atlantic5.1AmericanNR0.0%0.0%5.140.6%3.8%1.3%
101Northwestern4.9Big TenNR0.0%0.0%2.63.3%0.1%0.0%
102North Texas4.2AmericanNR0.0%0.0%5.038.5%1.6%0.5%
103UTEP3.6Conference USANR0.0%0.0%6.466.0%23.3%9.3%
104UNLV3.3Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%5.857.2%5.3%0.9%
105San Jose State3.1Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%4.324.0%3.1%0.8%
106Middle Tennessee3.1Conference USANR0.0%0.0%6.161.1%26.4%9.3%
107Ball State2.7MACNR0.0%0.0%5.344.6%10.9%4.8%
108Central Michigan2.6MACNR0.0%0.0%4.734.8%9.5%4.6%
109Miami (OH)2.2MACNR0.0%0.0%5.852.9%13.9%5.7%
110USF1.7AmericanNR0.0%0.0%4.631.0%2.3%0.6%
111Boston College1.1ACCNR0.0%0.0%2.97.8%0.1%0.0%
112Colorado State1.0Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%4.733.3%2.4%0.6%
113Northern Illinois0.8MACNR0.0%0.0%5.445.9%6.9%3.2%
114UConn0.8FBS IndependentsNR0.0%0.0%5.038.0%0.0%0.0%
115Kent State0.7MACNR0.0%0.0%4.936.1%13.3%5.1%
116Old Dominion0.3Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%3.716.4%2.9%0.9%
117Louisiana Monroe-0.1Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%4.832.7%2.9%1.1%
118New Mexico State-0.6Conference USANR0.0%0.0%5.957.1%14.7%4.4%
119Texas State-1.1Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%5.241.3%3.1%1.2%
120Temple-1.1AmericanNR0.0%0.0%4.425.1%0.9%0.2%
121Colorado-2.0Pac-12NR0.0%0.0%2.62.4%0.0%0.0%
122Sam Houston-2.6Conference USANR0.0%0.0%4.20.0%0.0%0.0%
123Rice-2.6AmericanNR0.0%0.0%3.614.3%0.5%0.1%
124Hawaii-2.9Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%4.123.4%2.3%0.3%
125Bowling Green State-3.7MACNR0.0%0.0%3.716.4%4.2%1.7%
126Nevada-3.8Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%3.616.3%0.9%0.2%
127Akron-5.4MACNR0.0%0.0%3.615.3%4.6%1.3%
128Arkansas State-6.7Sun BeltNR0.0%0.0%3.310.8%0.6%0.2%
129Louisiana Tech-6.9Conference USANR0.0%0.0%3.915.9%4.7%1.2%
130Charlotte-9.1AmericanNR0.0%0.0%2.52.5%0.1%0.0%
131New Mexico-12.3Mountain WestNR0.0%0.0%2.86.4%0.0%0.0%
132UMass-15.6FBS IndependentsNR0.0%0.0%3.14.5%0.0%0.0%
133FIU-15.7Conference USANR0.0%0.0%2.01.1%0.3%0.0%
RankTeamMovelorConferenceProjected WinsConference Championship
1South Dakota State22.5MVFC9.754.1%
2Montana State16.3Big Sky8.723.9%
3North Dakota State15.4MVFC9.019.8%
4Incarnate Word13.8Southland9.786.4%
5UC Davis13.3Big Sky8.730.1%
6Sacramento State11.2Big Sky8.314.3%
7Furman8.8Southern8.845.9%
8Montana8.2Big Sky8.39.6%
9Northern Iowa7.6MVFC6.56.7%
10Weber State7.4Big Sky7.416.1%
11North Dakota6.0MVFC7.25.0%
12Samford5.8Southern8.335.4%
13Southern Illinois4.4MVFC7.25.8%
14Idaho3.5Big Sky6.75.7%
15Youngstown State3.1MVFC6.85.4%
16William & Mary2.3CAA8.323.4%
17Richmond2.3CAA7.018.9%
18Holy Cross1.1Patriot8.371.9%
19Rhode Island-0.2CAA7.313.8%
20Southeast Missouri State-0.4Big South-OVC7.540.1%
21Austin Peay-0.4UAC6.731.4%
22Missouri State-0.6MVFC5.21.4%
23Southeastern Louisiana-0.8Southland7.312.4%
24Elon-1.9CAA6.48.4%
25Yale-2.1Ivy7.431.4%
26Mercer-2.1Southern7.19.6%
27Central Arkansas-2.7UAC6.221.8%
28New Hampshire-2.8CAA7.19.0%
29Delaware-2.8CAA7.314.8%
30Illinois State-3.0MVFC6.61.2%
31Princeton-3.5Ivy7.325.8%
32Jackson State-4.4SWAC8.822.8%
33South Dakota-5.0MVFC5.20.5%
34Chattanooga-5.8Southern5.25.3%
35UT Martin-6.3Big South-OVC6.319.2%
36Gardner-Webb-6.7Big South-OVC5.923.5%
37Albany-6.8CAA6.34.4%
38Abilene Christian-7.1UAC5.511.5%
39Florida A&M-7.3SWAC9.647.5%
40Villanova-7.7CAA5.82.9%
41Stephen F. Austin-7.7UAC6.111.9%
42Dartmouth-8.2Ivy6.013.5%
43Harvard-8.3Ivy5.611.5%
44Saint Francis (PA)-8.8NEC7.054.2%
45Eastern Washington-9.1Big Sky3.60.2%
46Southern Utah-9.4UAC4.78.4%
47Penn-9.4Ivy6.39.9%
48Towson-9.5CAA5.01.7%
49Kennesaw State-9.9FCS Independents5.80.0%
50Western Carolina-10.4Southern4.82.3%
51Northern Arizona-10.5Big Sky3.10.1%
52Columbia-10.6Ivy6.06.6%
53North Carolina Central-10.7MEAC7.346.2%
54Maine-10.9CAA4.31.0%
55Fordham-10.9Patriot7.121.1%
56Eastern Kentucky-11.5UAC3.96.1%
57Campbell-11.8CAA4.00.4%
58St. Thomas-12.6Pioneer8.040.4%
59Monmouth-13.4CAA4.80.8%
60Tarleton-13.8UAC5.43.4%
61North Carolina A&T-13.9CAA4.10.5%
62Howard-14.4MEAC6.536.3%
63North Alabama-14.4UAC4.23.0%
64Wofford-14.5Southern3.90.9%
65Portland State-14.9Big Sky3.90.0%
66Bryant-15.0Big South-OVC5.06.8%
67East Tennessee State-15.3Southern3.90.4%
68Lindenwood-15.4Big South-OVC5.24.2%
69Utah Tech-15.9UAC2.62.4%
70Indiana State-16.3MVFC2.30.0%
71Duquesne-17.9NEC5.616.7%
72The Citadel-17.9Southern3.50.2%
73Cal Poly-18.4Big Sky3.40.0%
74Cornell-18.7Ivy4.21.1%
75Merrimack-18.8NEC6.312.7%
76Tennessee Tech-19.7Big South-OVC3.81.9%
77Alcorn State-19.8SWAC5.67.8%
78Southern-19.9SWAC5.98.1%
79Prairie View A&M-20.0SWAC6.18.1%
80Dayton-20.7Pioneer6.913.8%
81Charleston Southern-20.7Big South-OVC4.11.8%
82Northwestern State-20.8Southland4.10.4%
83Nicholls-20.9Southland3.30.2%
84Stony Brook-21.0CAA2.10.0%
85Tennessee State-21.0Big South-OVC4.91.5%
86Idaho State-21.0Big Sky1.40.0%
87Northern Colorado-21.4Big Sky1.60.0%
88Butler-21.5Pioneer6.911.3%
89Hampton-21.6CAA3.70.0%
90Western Illinois-21.9MVFC1.50.0%
91McNeese-22.0Southland3.80.4%
92Morgan State-22.3MEAC4.810.1%
93Lafayette-22.4Patriot4.62.9%
94VMI-22.5Southern3.20.1%
95Eastern Illinois-22.8Big South-OVC4.21.0%
96Davidson-23.0Pioneer7.013.0%
97San Diego-23.1Pioneer6.112.5%
98Brown-23.1Ivy2.20.4%
99Central Connecticut State-23.4NEC5.76.5%
100Murray State-24.0MVFC1.80.0%
101LIU-24.1NEC3.95.6%
102Texas Southern-24.5SWAC3.71.0%
103Texas A&M-Commerce-25.0Southland2.60.1%
104Alabama State-25.0SWAC6.00.7%
105Alabama A&M-25.3SWAC5.21.4%
106Colgate-25.8Patriot3.11.4%
107Lehigh-26.6Patriot3.01.2%
108Sacred Heart-26.6NEC3.73.2%
109South Carolina State-27.5MEAC3.44.5%
110Lamar-27.8Southland3.00.1%
111Bucknell-28.3Patriot3.40.9%
112Bethune-Cookman-28.4SWAC3.70.4%
113Drake-28.5Pioneer4.94.0%
114Grambling State-29.1SWAC3.91.4%
115Arkansas-Pine Bluff-29.7SWAC3.70.9%
116Georgetown-30.2Patriot3.90.6%
117Stonehill-30.6NEC2.81.1%
118Valparaiso-30.6Pioneer4.71.7%
119Delaware State-31.3MEAC2.62.0%
120Stetson-31.6Pioneer5.12.3%
121Houston Christian-32.1Southland2.80.0%
122Robert Morris-32.2Big South-OVC2.00.1%
123Norfolk State-34.0MEAC1.71.0%
124Morehead State-34.5Pioneer3.70.6%
125Mississippi Valley State-35.4SWAC2.10.0%
126Marist-36.9Pioneer2.90.4%
127Wagner-40.9NEC1.50.0%
128Presbyterian-49.2Pioneer1.20.0%
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