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College football bowl projections: USA TODAY includes 9 B1G teams after Week 2
By Andrew Olson
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College football bowl projections are updated with every development throughout the season. With Week 2 in the books, one updated projection has 9 B1G teams going bowling.
Erick Smith of USA TODAY shared his updated projections on Tuesday. In Smith’s new projections, he has one Big Ten program making the College Football Playoff and 2 others reaching New Year’s Six bowls, which are determined by the selection committee’s rankings.
Smith had a shakeup regarding B1G teams in the NY6:
The hard part comes sorting through the rest of the major bowls as upsets have forced a dramatic reshuffling. Texas A&M, Wisconsin, Houston and Baylor all were slated for New Year’s Six games. Each lost this week and have given way to four replacements – Arkansas, Penn State, Cincinnati and Oklahoma State.
Here’s the 9 B1G teams’ bowl projections:
Iowa
- Pinstripe Bowl vs. Syracuse
Maryland
- Quick Lane Bowl vs. Toledo
Michigan
- Rose Bowl (NY6) vs. Utah
Michigan State
- Music City Bowl vs. Ole Miss
Minnesota
- Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs. Iowa State
Ohio State
- Fiesta Bowl (CFP semifinal) vs. Alabama
Penn State
- Orange Bowl (NY6) vs. Clemson
Purdue
- Citrus Bowl vs. Kentucky
Wisconsin
- Duke’s May Bowl vs. Virginia Tech
A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.