A look at Sporting News’ preseason bowl projections for the 2015-16 season. A total of 41 bowls are on the schedule, and 80 FBS teams will play in bowl games this season.
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Bowl Projections
Cure Bowl: Arkansas State vs. East Carolina
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Appalachian State vs. Louisiana Tech
Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Middle Tennessee State vs. Colorado State
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl: Arizona State vs. San Diego State
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Utah State
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. Toledo
Miami Beach Bowl: Cincinnati vs. UTEP
Boca Raton Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. SMU
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: California vs. Fresno State
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl: Akron vs. Western Kentucky
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: BYU vs. Houston
Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl: Rutgers vs. Marshall
Quick Lane Bowl: Northwestern vs. Boston College
St. Petersburg Bowl: North Carolina vs. UCF
Military Bowl: Miami vs. Navy
Independence Bowl: N.C. State vs. Mississippi State
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Duke vs. Washington
Arizona Bowl: Wyoming vs. Rice
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech
National University Holiday Bowl: Nebraska vs. Stanford
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. South Carolina
Russell Athletic Bowl: Kansas State vs. Notre Dame
AdvoCare Texas Bowl: Texas vs. Ole Miss
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Louisville vs. Arkansas
Belk Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Florida
Foster Farms Bowl: Iowa vs. Arizona
Outback Bowl: Michigan vs. LSU
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Tennessee
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Maryland vs. Nevada
TaxSlayer Bowl: Penn State vs. Missouri
Valero Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma vs. UCLA
TicketCity Cactus Bowl: West Virginia vs. Utah
Birmingham Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Memphis
GoDaddy Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Western Michigan
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Vizio Fiesta Bowl: Clemson vs. Georgia
Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl: Florida State vs. Boise State
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs. Baylor
Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual: USC vs. Michigan State
Goodyear Cotton Bowl (Playoff Semifinal): TCU vs. Auburn
Capital One Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal): Ohio State vs. Oregon
College Football Championship Game: Ohio State vs. TCU