Week 9 Football Bowl Projections Breakdown

 
 
Following their somewhat surprising win over Boston College, Connecticut is now 4-5 and poised to reach a bowl game for the first time since 2015. The Huskies should get to five wins when they play UMass on Friday night. After that they host Liberty and travel to Army. It’s the game against Army which will likely decide their bowl fate. Fellow independent BYU, meanwhile, lost their fourth game in a row and now will seriously struggle to reach six wins.
 
 
American: Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tulane, UCF
 
ACC: Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Wake Forest
 
Big 12: Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech
 
Big Ten: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
 
C-USA: Florida International, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Texas-San Antonio, UTEP, Western Kentucky
 
Independent: Connecticut, Liberty, Notre Dame
 
MAC: Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Miami, Ohio, Toledo
 
MWC: Air Force, Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Wyoming
 
Pac-12: Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State
 
SEC: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
 
Sun Belt: Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Louisiana, Marshall, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Troy