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Brett McMurphy releases updated bowl projections following Week 2, 12 B1G teams featured

Paul Harvey

By Paul Harvey

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Brett McMurphy of the Action Network has updated his bowl projections for the postseason following the Week 2 action. His latest look at the bowl picture includes a lot of shifting pieces.

Coming out of Week 2, McMurphy has a pair of B1G teams and a pair of SEC teams advancing to the College Football Playoff. Those teams are Ohio State and Michigan facing Alabama and Georgia, respectively, but McMurphy projects another Georgia vs. Alabama matchup for the national title.

Elsewhere, McMurphy has slotted Marshall as a Group of 5 team into the New Year’s Six after a road upset of Notre Dame. He is also projecting Michigan State into the New Year’s Six for back-to-back seasons.

In the end, Northwestern and Nebraska were the lone B1G teams left off of McMurphy’s projections.

Illinois

  • Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs. Kansas State

Indiana

  • Quick Lane Bowl vs. Ball State

Iowa

  • Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs. NC State

Maryland

  • Music City Bowl vs. Florida

Michigan

  • Peach Bowl (CFP) vs. Georgia

Michigan State

  • Rose Bowl vs. USC

Minnesota

  • Pinstripe Bowl vs. North Carolina

Ohio State

  • Fiesta Bowl (CFP) vs. Alabama

Penn State

  • Citrus Bowl vs. Tennessee

Purdue

  • Birmingham Bowl vs. BYU

Rutgers

  • Gasparilla Bowl vs. Duke

Wisconsin

  • ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Texas A&M
Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.