We don’t care. After just two weeks of the season, we’re going to do it anyway. Here’s what the postseason picture looks like, and we’ll answer the obvious question. For now, Houston is a College Football Playoff team.
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A look at Sporting News’ preseason bowl projections for the 2016-17 season heading into Week 3. A total of 41 bowls are on the schedule, and 80 FBS teams will play in bowl games.
Week 3 Bowl Projections
Cure Bowl: Temple vs. Louisiana
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. South Alabama
Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Colorado State vs. UTEP
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. San Diego State
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Arkansas State
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Appalachian State vs. Marshall
Miami Beach Bowl: Ohio vs. Connecticut
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Toledo vs. New Mexico
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: BYU vs. Air Force
GoDaddy Bowl: Western Michigan vs. Georgia Southern
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl: East Carolina vs. Middle Tennessee State
Hawaii Bowl: Boise State vs. Bowling Green
St. Petersburg Bowl: Duke vs. South Florida
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl: Indiana vs. Southern Miss
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Maryland vs. Georgia Tech
Camping World Independence Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Western Kentucky
Foster Farms Bowl: Minnesota vs. USC
Military Bowl: Boston College vs. Memphis
Quick Lane Bowl: Penn State vs. N.C. State
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Navy vs. Texas Tech
Russell Athletic Bowl: North Carolina vs. West Virginia
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl: Fresno State vs. Louisiana Tech
AdvoCare Texas Bowl: TCU vs. Texas A&M
Birmingham Bowl: Missouri vs. Cincinnati
Belk Bowl: Miami (Fla.) vs. Auburn
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. LSU
National Funding Holiday Bowl: Wisconsin vs. UCLA
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Louisville vs. Arizona State
Outback Bowl: Michigan State vs. Arkansas
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl: Iowa vs. Georgia
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss
TaxSlayer Bowl: Nebraska vs. Notre Dame
Valero Alamo Bowl: Baylor vs. Oregon
TicketCity Cactus Bowl: Kansas State vs. Cal
New Year’s Day Six
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Texas vs. Florida
Goodyear Cotton Bowl: Washington vs. Oklahoma
Capital One Orange Bowl: Clemson vs. Tennessee
Rose Bowl Game: Michigan vs. Stanford
Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Playoff semifinal): Houston vs. Alabama
Fiesta Bowl (Playoff semifinal): Florida State vs. Ohio State
College Football Championship Game: Alabama vs. Florida State
