2022 College Football Bowl Projections: Brett McMurphy’s Preseason Predictions With Projected Spreads

2022 College Football Bowl Projections

Only six days — or five more sleeps — until the college football season officially begins when Austin Peay visits Western Kentucky Saturday at noon ET.

Thirty minutes later, the big boys kick it off. Big Ten rivals Northwestern and Nebraska open league play in that legendary Big Ten hub of Dublin, Ireland. Surprised the Big Ten is playing in Europe? Don’t be. Sources told me the Big Ten is expanding overseas, adding Rome Tech, University of Central Frankfurt (the original UCF), London State and Paris A&M in the very near future.

Speaking of the future — how’s that for a segue? — I’ll predict what’s ahead with my annual bowl projections. As my long-time fan knows, each week I project all 42 bowls. And it’s absolutely free!

Last season, my final projections on Selection Sunday were remarkably 92% accurate. Unfortunately, my preseason bowl projections are closer to 9.2% accurate, so please hold off on making those travel plans just yet.

The past couple of years have been tricky, because not only do I have to project which teams will play in the bowl, but which bowls actually will be played. It’s a tough gig, but someone’s got to do it.

Onto the projections. Each matchup includes the projected point spread based on Action Network senior writer Collin Wilson’s current college football betting power ratings.

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CFP National Championship Prediction

• CFP National Championship

  Monday, Jan. 9

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  Los Angeles, CA

  Alabama

  -1

  Ohio State

College Football Playoff Semifinals Projections

• Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

  Saturday, Dec. 31

  ⋅

  Atlanta, GA

  Alabama

  -16.5

  Miami
• Vrbo Fiesta Bowl

  Saturday, Dec. 31

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  Glendale, AZ

  Ohio State

  -8.5

  Georgia

New Year's Six Bowl Games

• Rose Bowl

  Monday, Jan. 2

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  Pasadena, CA

  Michigan

  Utah

  -3
• Goodyear Cotton Bowl*

  Monday, Jan. 2

  ⋅

  Arlington, TX

  Penn State

  -6.5

  Houston

• Allstate Sugar Bowl

  Saturday, Dec. 31

  ⋅

  New Orleans, LA

  Baylor

  Texas A&M

  -14.5
• Capital One Orange Bowl

  Friday, Dec. 30

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  Miami, FL

  NC State

  -7

  Wisconsin

Projections for All Other Bowls

• Citrus Bowl

  Monday, Jan. 2

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  Orlando, FL

  Michigan State

  Arkansas

  -4.5
• ReliaQuest Bowl

  Monday, Jan. 2

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  Tampa, FL

  Notre Dame

  -7.5

  Kentucky
• Music City Bowl

  Saturday, Dec. 31

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  Nashville, TN

  Iowa

  -2

  Ole Miss

• Arizona Bowl

  Friday, Dec. 30

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  Tucson, AZ

  Eastern Michigan

  Fresno State

  -9
• TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

  Friday, Dec. 30

  ⋅

  Jacksonville, FL

  Clemson

  -8.5

  LSU
• Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

  Friday, Dec. 30

  ⋅

  El Paso, TX

  North Carolina

  -5

  UCLA

• Duke's Mayo Bowl

  Friday, Dec. 30

  ⋅

  Charlotte, NC

  Florida State

  -8

  Purdue
• Valero Alamo Bowl

  Thursday, Dec. 29

  ⋅

  San Antonio, TX

  Oklahoma

  -4.5

  USC
• Cheez-It Bowl

  Thursday, Dec. 29

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  Orlando, FL

  Pitt

  -9

  Oklahoma State

• Pinstripe Bowl

  Thursday, Dec. 29

  ⋅

  Bronx, NY

  Virginia Tech

  Nebraska

  -3
• TaxAct Texas Bowl

  Wednesday, Dec. 28

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  Houston, TX

  TCU

  Mississippi State

  -2.5
• Holiday Bowl

  Wednesday, Dec. 28

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  San Diego, CA

  Wake Forest

  -1.5

  Oregon State

• AutoZone Liberty Bowl

  Wednesday, Dec. 28

  ⋅

  Memphis, TN

  Texas

  -6

  Florida
• Military Bowl

  Wednesday, Dec. 28

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  Annapolis, MD

  Virginia

  UCF

  -1
• Guaranteed Rate Bowl

  Tuesday, Dec. 27

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  Phoenix, AZ

  Maryland

  Kansas State

  -3

• Camellia Bowl

  Tuesday, Dec. 27

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  Montgomery, AL

  Toledo

  -5

  Liberty
• Birmingham Bowl

  Tuesday, Dec. 27

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  Birmingham, AL

  South Carolina

  BYU

  -17.5
• First Responder Bowl

  Tuesday, Dec. 27

  ⋅

  Dallas, TX

  Syracuse

  PK

  Iowa State

  PK

• Quick Lane Bowl

  Monday, Dec. 26

  ⋅

  Detroit, MI

  Northwestern

  -6

  Central Michigan
• EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl

  Saturday, Dec. 24

  ⋅

  Honolulu, HI

  San Diego State

  UAB

  -3
• Gasparilla Bowl

  Friday, Dec. 23

  ⋅

  Tampa, FL

  Auburn

  Louisville

  -3

• Independence Bowl

  Friday, Dec. 23

  ⋅

  Shreveport, LA

  Army

  Tulane

  -9
• Armed Forces Bowl

  Thursday, Dec. 22

  ⋅

  Fort Worth, TX

  Marshall

  SMU

  -5
• New Orleans Bowl

  Wednesday, Dec. 21

  ⋅

  New Orleans, LA

  Middle Tennessee

  Appalachian State

  -12

• Boca Raton Bowl

  Tuesday, Dec. 20

  ⋅

  Boca Raton, FL

  Memphis

  Boise State

  -4.5
• Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

  Tuesday, Dec. 20

  ⋅

  Boise, ID

  Miami (OH)

  -4.5

  Utah State
• Myrtle Beach Bowl

  Monday, Dec. 19

  ⋅

  Conway, SC

  Coastal Carolina

  East Carolina

  -3.5

• Frisco Bowl

  Saturday, Dec. 17

  ⋅

  Frisco, TX

  Minnesota

  Arizona State

  -1
• Las Vegas Bowl

  Saturday, Dec. 17

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  Las Vegas, NV

  Tennessee

  Oregon

  -6.5
• LendingTree Bowl

  Saturday, Dec. 17

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  Mobile, AL

  Western Michigan

  Louisiana

  -9.5

• Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl

  Saturday, Dec. 17

  ⋅

  Los Angeles, CA

  Washington

  -7.5

  Air Force
• New Mexico Bowl

  Saturday, Dec. 17

  ⋅

  Albuquerque, NM

  San Jose State

  -13.5

  UTSA
• Wasabi Fenway Bowl

  Saturday, Dec. 17

  ⋅

  Boston, MA

  Boston College

  Cincinnati

  -15.5

• Duluth Trading Cure Bowl

  Friday, Dec. 16

  ⋅

  Orlando, FL

  Troy

  -5.5

  North Texas
• Bahamas Bowl

  Friday, Dec. 16

  ⋅

  Nassau, Bahamas

  Florida Atlantic

  Northern Illinois

  -3.5
• TBA Bowl**

  TBD

  ⋅

  TBD

  Georgia State

  -8

  UTEP

* The highest-rated champion from the Group of Five conferences (American, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West and Sun Belt) will be selected to play in the Cotton Bowl if it does not qualify for College Football Playoff.

**ESPN will create a bowl this fall to replace the San Francisco Bowl if it is not played.

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