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CBS Sports has zero Big Ten teams in playoff projections after Week 1
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Despite a nation-best 12 wins during opening weekend, CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm believes that the Big Ten will be shut out of the College Football Playoff.
After one week of action, Palm predicts that it will be No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Houston in the Peach Bowl and No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Stanford facing off in the Fiesta Bowl — both semifinal games set for a Dec. 31 kickoff — in his latest bowl projections.
Below we’ve summarized where he places all 11 projected bowl eligible Big Ten teams (note: it’s Sept. 6, so you can’t get too angry just yet).
Rose Bowl: Ohio State vs. UCLA
Cotton Bowl: Iowa vs. Georgia
Outback Bowl: Michigan vs. LSU
Citrus Bowl: Michigan State vs. Tennessee
Music City Bowl: Nebraska vs. Arkansas
Foster Farms Bowl: Northwestern vs. Utah
Pinstripe Bowl: Louisville vs. Wisconsin
Cactus Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Minnesota
Holiday Bowl: Penn State vs. Oregon
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Indiana vs. Western Kentucky
Quick Lane Bowl: Boston College vs. Maryland
Tyler has covered college football on a freelance basis since 2010. In addition to Saturday Football, his work has been featured on ESPN Radio, Bleacher Report, Yahoo! Sports, Cox Media Group, Athlon Sports, and more.