Week 9 Football Bowl Projection Breakdown

 
The Penn State at Ohio State game lived up to the hype. The Buckeyes mounted an impressive comeback to beat the Nittany Lions 39-38. That leaves both teams at 7-1, but gives OSU the huge advantage of being 5-0 in Big Ten play. There is a long way to go, including road trips to Iowa and Michigan, but the Buckeyes are now clearly the favorites to reach the conference championship game from the tough Big Ten East.
 
 
 
American: Houston, Memphis, Navy, SMU, South Florida, UCF
 
ACC: Boston College, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina State, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
 
Big 12: Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia
 
Big Ten: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
 
C-USA: Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, North Texas, Southern Miss, UAB, Western Kentucky
 
Independent: Army, Notre Dame
 
MAC: Akron, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan
 
MWC: Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Utah State, Wyoming
 
Pac-12: Arizona, Colorado, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State
 
SEC: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
 
Sun Belt: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia State, South Alabama, Troy