2017-18 Pac 12 Bowl Projections

[SeatownJay]

USAToday's new projections are up.

Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 16): UCLA vs. Boise State
Cactus Bowl (Dec. 26): Arizona State vs. West Virginia
Independence Bowl (Dec. 27): Colorado vs. Georgia Tech
Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 27): Oregon vs. Northwestern
Holiday Bowl (Dec. 28): Stanford vs. Michigan
Alamo Bowl (Dec. 28): Washington State vs. TCU
Sun Bowl (Dec. 29): Arizona vs. Louisville
Arizona Bowl (Dec. 29): Utah vs. Wyoming
Cotton Bowl (Dec. 29): Washington vs. Oklahoma
Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 30): USC vs. Ohio State

 

[SeatownJay]

The Pac 12 will have nine bowl teams this year: USC (10-2), Washington (9-2), Washington State (9-2), Stanford (8-3), Arizona (7-4), Oregon (6-5), Arizona State (6-5), and the winners of next week's Cal (5-6)-UCLA (5-6) and Colorado (5-6)-Utah (5-6) games.

 

[SeatownJay]

Last round of projections before Rivalry Week.

ESPN
Bonagura's Picks
Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 16): Arizona State vs. Boise State
Birmingham Bowl (Dec. 23): UCLA vs. Houston
Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dec. 26): Utah vs. Marshall
Cactus Bowl (Dec. 26): Oregon vs. Kansas State
Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 27): Stanford vs. Michigan
Holiday Bowl (Dec. 28): Washington vs. Michigan State
Alamo Bowl (Dec. 28): Washington State vs. Texas
Sun Bowl (Dec. 29): Arizona vs. Boston College
Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 31): USC vs. Ohio State

Hale's Picks
Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 16): Oregon vs. Boise State
Frisco Bowl (Dec. 20): UCLA vs. Memphis
Quick Lane Bowl (Dec. 26): Utah vs. Western Michigan
Cactus Bowl (Dec. 26): Arizona State vs. Kansas State
Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 27): Stanford vs. Indiana
Holiday Bowl (Dec. 28): Washington vs. Northwestern
Alamo Bowl (Dec. 28): Washington State vs. Oklahoma State
Sun Bowl (Dec. 29): Arizona vs. Louisville
Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 31): USC vs. Ohio State

CBS Sports
Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 16): Arizona State vs. Boise State
Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dec. 26): UCLA vs. Kansas State
Cactus Bowl (Dec. 26): Oregon vs. West Virginia
Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 27): Washington State vs. Utah State
Texas Bowl (Dec. 27): Utah vs. Iowa State
Holiday Bowl (Dec. 28): Stanford vs. Michigan
Alamo Bowl (Dec. 28): Washington vs. TCU
Sun Bowl (Dec. 29): Arizona vs. Wake Forest
Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 31): USC vs. Ohio State

USA Today
Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 16): UCLA vs. Boise State
Cactus Bowl (Dec. 26): Arizona State vs. Iowa State
Independence Bowl (Dec. 27): Oregon vs. Louisiana Tech
Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 27): Washington State vs. Iowa
Holiday Bowl (Dec. 28): Stanford vs. Michigan
Alamo Bowl (Dec. 28): Washington vs. TCU
Sun Bowl (Dec. 29): Arizona vs. Florida State
Arizona Bowl (Dec. 30): Utah vs. Wyoming
Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 31): USC vs. Auburn

 

[SeatownJay]

Now that the regular season is over, and given the Pac 12's rather straightforward process for assigning bowl games, we can pretty safely project which team is going where, depending on who wins the Pac 12 Championship. There's still an outside shot that Washington gets an at-large bid to a NY6 bowl but don't bet on it.

If USC wins
NY6 (most likely the Fiesta): USC
Alamo: Washington
Holiday: Stanford
Foster Farms: Washington State
Sun: Arizona State
Las Vegas: Arizona
Cactus: Oregon
At-large: Utah, UCLA

if Stanford wins
NY6 (most likely the Fiesta): Stanford
Alamo: USC
Holiday: Washington
Foster Farms: Washington State
Sun: Arizona State
Las Vegas: Arizona
Cactus: Oregon
At-large: Utah, UCLA

 

[fenderbender123]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/brianbowsher/status/935362887203241985[/tweet]

 

[SeatownJay]

Washington is up to #13 in the new CFP rankings, one spot behind Stanford and two behind TCU. More importantly, they are now two spots ahead of Notre Dame. If both TCU and Stanford lose their conference championship games, especially if they're blowouts, Washington can jump ahead of both of them and possibly snag a NY6 bowl spot.

 

[KitsapGuy]

So when will we know? Stanford helped us. So if TCU does the same?

 

[SeatownJay]

So when will we know? Stanford helped us. So if TCU does the same?

The CFP/NY6 bowls are announced starting at noon ET tomorrow. Once they're announced the rest of the bowl schedule will be released.

 

[KitsapGuy]

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[JSeahawks]

So when will we know? Stanford helped us. So if TCU does the same?

I'd assume that USF jumps over Washington with their win today. The other problem that Washington has is that they're likely vying for the Cotton Bowl. TCU will sell a bunch more tickets then UW would. And that is a very real incentive for the committee.