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2016-17 Bowl Projections Before Championship Weekend

By Zach Bigalke

Jan 1, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer speak on the field prior to the 2015 Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer speak on the field prior to the 2015 Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 26, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers running back Dare Ogunbowale (23) rushes with the football during the first quarter against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 26, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers running back Dare Ogunbowale (23) rushes with the football during the first quarter against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

January 2

Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium LSU
Tampa, FL Nebraska
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic AT&T Stadium Western Michigan
Arlington, TX Michigan
Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual Rose Bowl Wisconsin
Pasadena, CA Colorado
Allstate Sugar Bowl Mercedes-Benz Superdome Florida
New Orleans, LA Oklahoma State

BEST GAME: Wisconsin v. Colorado

In the shadow of the San Gabriel Mountains, the best game of New Year’s Monday will be the oldest bowl game on the calendar. We project that Wisconsin will win the Big Ten championship to claim one invitation, while Pac-12 runner-up Colorado will conclude its dream season with its first time playing in the Rose Bowl game. Two of the best defenses in the country will try to stymie one another at one of the most venerated venues in college football.

PLAYER TO WATCH: Corey Davis (WR/Western Michigan)

The dynamic playmaker for undefeated Western Michigan will get a chance to showcase his skills one last time against a Power Five opponent. Davis caught more touchdown passes than anyone else in the country this season and is in the running for All-American honors. If the Broncos are going to become the third straight Group of Five team to win a New Year’s Six bowl, they will need Davis to have another huge game connecting on the other end of Zach Terrell’s passes.

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