College Football Post-Week 2 Bowl Projections
Athlon runs down the bowl projections following the Week 2 action.
By: Steven Lassan | 9/12/12, 6:21 AM EDT
College football's bowl season is still a few months away, but it's never too early to take a look at what the matchups might look like. With only two weeks of results in the books, it's hard to make long-term projections about teams, especially with several teams still playing overmatched non-conference games.
With very little data to work with, the post-Week 2 bowl projections are a mixture between preseason projections, how things would look if the season ended today, and a small dose of the results so far this year. Expect more changes over the next few weeks, especially as we see how teams perform in conference games.
2012-2013 Post-Week 2 College Football Bowl Projections
| Bowl | Date | Tie-In | Projected Matchup |
| New Mexico | Dec. 15 | MWC vs. Pac-12 |
Utah vs. Colorado State![]() |
| Famous Idaho Potato | Dec. 15 | MAC vs. WAC |
Utah State vs. N. Illinois![]() |
| Poinsettia | Dec. 20 | BYU vs. MWC |
BYU vs. Nevada![]() |
| Beef 'O'Brady's | Dec. 21 | Big East vs. C-USA |
East Carolina vs. Connecticut![]() |
| New Orleans | Dec. 22 | Sun Belt vs. C-USA |
UL Lafayette vs. Southern Miss![]() |
| Las Vegas | Dec. 22 | MWC vs. Pac-12 |
Washington vs. Boise State![]() |
| Hawaii | Dec. 24 | C-USA vs. MWC |
Fresno State vs. SMU![]() |
| Little Caesars | Dec. 26 | Big Ten vs. MAC |
Purdue vs. Toledo![]() |
| Military | Dec. 27 | ACC vs. Army |
Marshall* vs. Vanderbilt*![]() |
| Belk | Dec. 27 | ACC vs. Big East |
Georgia Tech vs. Cincinnati![]() |
| Holiday | Dec. 27 | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 |
Stanford vs. Baylor![]() |
| Independence | Dec. 28 | ACC vs. SEC |
Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M![]() |
| Russell Athletic | Dec. 28 | ACC vs. Big East |
South Florida vs. NC State![]() |
| Meineke Car Care | Dec. 28 | Big Ten vs. Big 12 |
TCU vs. Iowa![]() |
| Armed Forces | Dec. 29 | C-USA vs. MWC |
Houston vs. Wyoming![]() |
| Kraft Fight Hunger | Dec. 29 | Pac-12 vs. Navy |
Navy vs. California![]() |
| Pinstripe | Dec. 29 | Big East vs. Big 12 |
Rutgers vs. Notre Dame![]() |
| Alamo | Dec. 29 | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 |
UCLA vs. Kansas State![]() |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | Dec. 29 | Big Ten vs. Big 12 |
Oklahoma State vs. Illinois![]() |
| Music City | Dec. 31 | SEC vs. ACC |
Miami (Fla.) vs. Arkansas![]() |
| Sun | Dec. 31 | ACC vs. Pac-12 |
Arizona vs. Virginia![]() |
| Liberty | Dec. 31 | SEC vs. C-USA |
Tulsa vs. Missouri![]() |
| Chick-fil-A | Dec. 31 | ACC vs. SEC |
Virginia Tech vs. Florida![]() |
| TicketCity | Jan. 1 | Big Ten vs. C-USA |
Texas Tech* vs. Northwestern![]() |
| TaxSlayer.com Gator | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten |
Tennessee vs. Nebraska![]() |
| Capital One | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten |
Georgia vs. Michigan![]() |
| Outback | Jan. 1 | SEC vs. Big Ten |
South Carolina vs. Wisconsin![]() |
| Cotton | Jan. 4 | Big 12 vs. SEC |
West Virginia vs. Miss. State![]() |
| BBVA Compass | Jan. 5 | SEC vs. Big East |
Auburn vs. Louisiana Tech*![]() |
| GoDaddy.com | Jan. 6 | MAC vs. Sun Belt |
Arkansas State vs. Ohio![]() |
| BCS Bowls | |||
| Rose | Jan. 1 | BCS vs. BCS |
Michigan State vs. Oregon![]() |
| Orange | Jan. 1 | BCS vs. BCS |
Florida State vs. Louisville![]() |
| Sugar | Jan. 2 | BCS vs. BCS |
LSU vs. Texas![]() |
| Fiesta | Jan. 3 | BCS vs. BCS |
Oklahoma vs. Clemson![]() |
| National Title | Jan. 7 | BCS vs. BCS |
USC vs. Alabama![]() |
by Steven Lassan
(published Sept. 12, 2012)
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Utah vs. Colorado State
Utah State vs. N. Illinois
BYU vs. Nevada
East Carolina vs. Connecticut
UL Lafayette vs. Southern Miss
Washington vs. Boise State
Fresno State vs. SMU
Purdue vs. Toledo
Marshall* vs. Vanderbilt*
Georgia Tech vs. Cincinnati
Stanford vs. Baylor
Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M
South Florida vs. NC State
TCU vs. Iowa
Houston vs. Wyoming
Navy vs. California
Rutgers vs. Notre Dame
UCLA vs. Kansas State
Oklahoma State vs. Illinois
Miami (Fla.) vs. Arkansas
Arizona vs. Virginia
Tulsa vs. Missouri
Virginia Tech vs. Florida
Texas Tech* vs. Northwestern
Tennessee vs. Nebraska
Georgia vs. Michigan
South Carolina vs. Wisconsin
West Virginia vs. Miss. State
Auburn vs. Louisiana Tech*
Arkansas State vs. Ohio
Michigan State vs. Oregon
Florida State vs. Louisville
LSU vs. Texas
Oklahoma vs. Clemson
USC vs. Alabama