Week 12 in college football is in the books and, while it was not quite as wild as the week before, it still had a number of big upsets that shook up the postseason picture. Everybody is deservedly talking about the playoff path for several teams but numerous rivalry games and a handful of conference title games mean there are a ton of key games left on the docket.
With all that in mind, CFTalk decided to peer into our crystal ball and see how every game the rest of the year plays out and which teams wind up in certain bowl games. Running through all the scenarios, here’s how the bowl picture could play out from the final four to the very first one on December 17:
College Football Playoff
| Bowl | Teams | |
|---|---|---|
| Peach Bowl | No. 1 Alabama | No. 4 Washington |
| Fiesta Bowl | No. 2 Clemson | No. 3 Ohio State |
New Year’s Six
| Bowl | Teams | |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Bowl | Wisconsin | USC |
| Sugar Bowl | Oklahoma | Tennessee |
| Orange Bowl | Louisville | Michigan |
| Cotton Bowl | Penn State | Navy |
2016 FBS Bowl Games
| Bowl | Teams | |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Bowl | UTSA | New Mexico |
| Las Vegas Bowl | Arizona State | San Diego State |
| Cure Bowl | S. Alabama | No. Illinois |
| Camellia Bowl | Appalachian State | Toledo |
| New Orleans Bowl | Arkansas State | Louisiana Tech |
| Miami Beach Bowl | UCF | Central Michigan |
| Boca Raton Bowl | Western Kentucky | Memphis |
| Poinsettia Bowl | BYU | Wyoming |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Colorado State | Miami (OH) |
| Bahamas Bowl | Ohio | Old Dominion |
| Armed Forces Bowl | Tulsa | Army |
| Dollar General Bowl | Troy | Western Michigan |
| Hawaii Bowl | Middle Tenn. State | Hawaii |
| St. Petersburg Bowl | South Florida | N.C. State |
| Quick Lane Bowl | Maryland | Eastern Michigan |
| Independence Bowl | South Carolina | Boston College |
| Heart of Dallas Bowl | North Texas | Vanderbilt |
| Military Bowl | Georgia Tech | Temple |
| Holiday Bowl | Iowa | Stanford |
| Cactus Bowl | Baylor | Boise State |
| Pinstripe Bowl | Northwestern | Pitt |
| Russell Athletic Bowl | Florida State | West Virginia |
| Foster Farms Bowl | Indiana | Washington State |
| Texas Bowl | Texas A&M | TCU |
| Birmingham Bowl | Kentucky | Houston |
| Belk Bowl | Ole Miss | Wake Forest |
| Alamo Bowl | Oklahoma State | Colorado |
| Liberty Bowl | LSU | Kansas State |
| Sun Bowl | North Carolina | Utah |
| Music City Bowl | Minnesota | Georgia |
| TaxSlayer Bowl | Miami (FL) | Auburn |
| Outback Bowl | Nebraska | Arkansas |
| Citrus Bowl | Virginia Tech | Florida |
| Arizona Bowl | Idaho | Air Force |