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Big Ten Bowl Projections, Week 7: The Two-CFP Team Debate Rages On

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Could two teams from the Big Ten make the College Football Playoff? Even better—could they both be from the same division?

By MNWildcat
Ohio State v Penn State Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images

Usually there’d be a disclaimer here about how projecting bowl games in early October is stupid...but we’re starting to get to the point where teams have played half their games. So take these all with a grain of salt in the meantime, but...y’know, keep an eye out, I guess.

Bowl Projections, 10-12-17

Team Jason Kirk, SBNation Jerry Palm, CBS Sports Kyle Bonagura, ESPN David Hale, ESPN Eric Single, SI.com
Team Jason Kirk, SBNation Jerry Palm, CBS Sports Kyle Bonagura, ESPN David Hale, ESPN Eric Single, SI.com
Penn State Nittany Lions Orange Bowl vs. Miami Sugar Bowl vs. Alabama (CFP #4) Rose Bowl vs. Clemson (CFP #3) Rose Bowl vs. Alabama (CFP #3) Sugar Bowl vs. Alabama (CFP #4)
Ohio State Buckeyes Peach Bowl vs. Georgia Rose Bowl vs. Clemson (#3 CFP) Peach Bowl vs. South Florida Orange Bowl vs. Miami Cotton Bowl vs. TCU
wisconsin badgers Rose Bowl vs. Alabama (CFP #3) Peach Bowl vs. Oklahoma State Cotton Bowl vs. Auburn Fiesta Bowl vs. Washington Peach Bowl vs. Georgia
Michigan State Spartans Holiday Bowl vs. USC Citrus Bowl vs. Mississippi State Citrus Bowl vs. Mississippi State Outback Bowl vs. South Carolina Outback Bowl vs. LSU
Michigan Wolverines Outback Bowl vs. Tennessee Holiday Bowl vs. Stanford Outback Bowl vs. Texas A&M Holiday Bowl vs. Stanford Citrus Bowl vs. Texas A&M
Iowa Hawkeyes Foster Farms Bowl vs. Stanford Quick Lane Bowl vs. Central Michigan Holiday Bowl vs. Stanford Music City Bowl vs. LSU Foster Farms Bowl vs. Oregon
Purdue Boilermakers Music City Bowl vs. South Carolina Outback Bowl vs. LSU Foster Farms Bowl vs. Utah Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Cal Quick Lane Bowl vs. Duke
Maryland Terrapins Pinstripe Bowl vs. Virginia Tech Pinstripe Bowl vs. Notre Dame Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Western Kentucky Pinstripe Bowl vs. Georgia Tech Pinstripe Bowl vs. Wake Forest
Minnesota Golden Gophers Quick Lane Bowl vs. Duke Foster Farms Bowl vs. Oregon Quick Lane Bowl vs. Georgia Tech Quick Lane Bowl vs. Duke Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. North Texas
Indiana Hoosiers Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Colorado --- TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Florida Foster Farms Bowl vs. Utah Music City Bowl vs. Vanderbilt
Northwestern Wildcats Independence Bowl vs. Wake Forest Music City Bowl vs. Florida Pinstripe Bowl vs. Notre Dame --- ---
Nebraska Cornhuskers --- --- --- --- Holiday Bowl vs. Stanford

B1G Thoughts:

  1. Aaaaand just like that, we’re back to debating whether Penn State and Ohio State can both make the College Football Playoff. This would, presumably, presuppose Ohio State winning the Big Ten East and Penn State going 11-1 with only a loss to Ohio State. Can we see that happening?
  2. And would a 12-1 wisconsin team get left out?
  3. Despite the projections being virtually the same, we just have to place Michigan State fourth. Seems more likely it’ll rain in Orlando or Tampa, though, so maybe that’s a good thing for Mark Hollis’ weather machine. [New band name, called it.]
  4. Because you know the Holiday Bowl organizers want Michigan-Stanford. Just throw away your TVs now, folks.
  5. If I’m an Iowa fan (besides looking at my life and the choices that led me to that point), I’m hoping for an East Coast trip, because matchups with Stanford and Oregon...don’t seem ideal.
  6. Nobody’s more chaotic this week, though, than Purdue, as prognosticators can’t decide if they’re for real and headed to the Outback Bowl, or a nice story that’ll be happy to turn up in Detroit.
  7. On the flipside, if Maryland can get to 6 wins, they’re headed to the Pinstripe Bowl. They’ve got three wins, and need to beat all of Northwestern, Indiana, and rutger to get there unless they can spring the upset of Michigan State or Michigan. Unfortunately, none of their projected ACC matchups are actually that exciting.
  8. Minnesota was supposed to beat Purdue and Maryland to help them get to 6 wins... But the projections appear to have remembered thanks to succeeding academically, Gophers only need 5 wins to succeed athletically in Detroit.
  9. Indiana: Possibly shitty, possibly in the Gator Bowl! Who knows with #CHAOSTEAM.
  10. Oh my God, if there’s actually a Northwestern-Florida matchup in the Music City Bowl...they don’t show that game on TV, do they? They can’t. That’s an O/U of 22.

Poll

When do you start caring about bowl projections?

This poll is closed

  • 18%
    It’s never too soon.
    (57 votes)
  • 2%
    Before Week 6
    (7 votes)
  • 6%
    Week 7 (around now)
    (19 votes)
  • 1%
    Week 8
    (6 votes)
  • 5%
    Week 9
    (18 votes)
  • 12%
    Week 10
    (39 votes)
  • 7%
    Week 11
    (25 votes)
  • 10%
    Week 12
    (33 votes)
  • 10%
    Week 13
    (32 votes)
  • 24%
    Around the CCG
    (77 votes)
313 votes total Vote Now

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