Including the 12 teams ultimately bound for the College Football Playoff, there are 82 bowl slots available during the 2024 season. Two of them are officially taken. Indiana beat Northwestern to secure its sixth win of the year on Saturday afternoon, and Miami—behind an incredible comeback—followed suit at Cal in a dramatic game that slipped into the early hours of Sunday.
Among the 16 five-win teams looking to join the bowl-eligible ranks, however, only nine are playing in Week 7. Two of them, Ohio State and Oregon, are even playing each other. The slate is otherwise loaded with opportunities for programs to inch a bit closer to joining IU and Miami in the postseason pool.
The picks are subjective but based on official tie-ins while observing all selection processes and contingencies. Camellia Bowl (Dec. 14) : Ohio vs.
James Madison New Orleans Bowl (Dec. 19) : Western Kentucky vs. Texas State Cure Bowl (Dec.
20) : Central Michigan vs. Georgia Southern Myrtle Beach Bowl (Dec. 23) : Charlotte vs.
Coastal Carolina Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Dec. 23) : Buffalo vs. Colorado State Hawai'i Bowl (Dec.
24) : Liberty vs. Fresno State 68Ventures (Dec. 26) : Jacksonville State vs.
Louisiana New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 28) : South Florida vs. Louisiana-Monroe Arizona Bowl (Dec.
28) : Toledo vs. San Jose State Bahamas Bowl (Jan. 4) : Sam Houston vs.
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