Jerry Palm’s Playoff Projection

College Football Playoff

Updated Dec 3, 2023

Date	Bowl	Projection		Matchup	Time	Location
Jan. 8	Championship	—	—	Semifinal winners	8:00 p.m.	Houston, Tex.
Jan. 1	Sugar		vs.	CFP semifinal	8:45 p.m.	New Orleans, La.
Jan. 1	Rose		vs.	CFP semifinal	5 p.m.	Pasadena, Calif.

Selection Committee Bowl Games

Other Bowl Games

Date	Bowl	Projection		Matchup	Time	Location
Jan. 1	Citrus		vs.	Big Ten vs. SEC	1 p.m.	Orlando, Fla.
Jan. 1	ReliaQuest		vs.	Big Ten/ACC vs. SEC	12 p.m.	Tampa, Fla.
Dec. 30	Arizona		vs.	MWC vs. MAC	4:30 p.m.	Tucson, Ariz.
Dec. 30	Music City		vs.	Big Ten vs. SEC	2 p.m.	Nashville, Tenn.
Dec. 29	Liberty		vs.	Big 12 vs. SEC	3:30 p.m.	Memphis, Tenn.
Dec. 29	Sun		vs.	ACC vs. Pac-12	2 p.m.	El Paso, Tex.
Dec. 29	Gator		vs.	Big Ten vs. SEC	2 p.m.	Jacksonville, Fla.
Dec. 28	Alamo		vs.	Big 12 vs. Pac-12	9:15 p.m.	San Antonio, Tex.
Dec. 28	Pop-Tarts		vs.	ACC vs. Big 12	5:45 p.m.	Orlando, Fla.
Dec. 28	Pinstripe		vs.	ACC vs. Big Ten	2:15 p.m.	New York, N.Y.
Dec. 28	Fenway		vs.	ACC vs. AAC	11 a.m.	Boston, Mass.
Dec. 27	Texas		vs.	Big 12 vs. SEC	9 p.m.	Houston, Tex.
Dec. 27	Holiday		vs.	ACC vs. Pac-12	TBA	San Diego, Calif.
Dec. 27	Duke's Mayo		vs.	ACC vs. SEC	5:30 p.m.	Charlotte, N.C.
Dec. 27	Military		vs.	ACC vs. AAC	2 p.m.	Annapolis, Md.
Dec. 26	Guaranteed Rate		vs.	Big 12 vs. Big Ten	9 p.m.	Phoenix, Ariz.
Dec. 26	First Responder		vs.	AAC vs. Pool	5:30 p.m.	Dallas, Tex.
Dec. 26	Quick Lane		vs.	Big Ten vs. MAC	2 p.m.	Detroit, Mich.
Dec. 23	Hawaii		vs.	MWC vs. AAC	10:30 p.m.	Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec. 23	Las Vegas		vs.	Big Ten vs. Pac-12	7:30 p.m.	Las Vegas, Nev.
Dec. 23	68 Ventures		vs.	Pool vs. Sun Belt	7 p.m.	Mobile, Ala.
Dec. 23	Idaho Potato		vs.	MAC vs. MWC	3:30 p.m.	Boise, Idaho
Dec. 23	Armed Forces		vs.	Big 12 vs Pool	3:30 p.m.	Fort Worth, Tex.
Dec. 23	Camellia		vs.	Pool vs. Pool	12 p.m.	Montgomery, Ala.
Dec. 23	Birmingham		vs.	Pool vs. ACC/SEC	12 p.m.	Birmingham, Ala.
Dec. 22	Gasparilla		vs.	ACC/SEC vs. Pool	6:30 p.m.	Tampa, Fla.
Dec. 21	Boca Raton		vs.	Pool vs. Pool	8 p.m.	Boca Raton, Fla.
Dec. 19	Frisco		vs.	Pool vs. Pool	9 p.m.	Frisco, Tex.
Dec. 18	Bahamas		vs.	CUSA vs. MAC	2:30 p.m.	Charlotte, N.C.
Dec. 16	Independence		vs.	Big 12 vs. Pac-12	9:15 p.m.	Shreveport, La.
Dec. 16	Los Angeles		vs.	MWC vs. Pac-12	7:30 p.m.	Los Angeles, Calif.
Dec. 16	New Mexico		vs.	CUSA vs. MWC	5:45 p.m.	Albuquerque, N.M.
Dec. 16	Cure		vs.	Pool vs. Pool	3 p.m.	Orlando, Fla.
Dec. 16	New Orleans		vs.	CUSA vs. Sun Belt	2:15 p.m.	New Orleans, La.
Dec. 16	Myrtle Beach		vs.	Pool vs. Pool	11 a.m.	Myrtle Beach, SC

Notes

• All times are US/Eastern.

Legend

• + - Replacement Team
• * - Teams Have Accepted Bid

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When the BCS was created in 1998, Jerry brought his statistical and analytical know-how to football. That has continued with the BCS’s evolution into the College Football Playoff.

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