FisterRatings.com   Bowl Report   Note: All times are Eastern  
       
  Welcome to FisterRatings.com, home of the most accurate college football and basketball ratings on the Internet.     Rose Bowl   National Semifinal Game   Sugar Bowl   National Semifinal Game  
    Jan. 1  5:00pm  Pasadena, CA   Jan. 1  8:45pm  New Orleans, LA  
  This site is owned and produced by Mark Fister, the developer of the Fister Ratings.   5 Oklahoma (2) vs. 1 Georgia (3)   2 Clemson (1) vs. 4 Alabama (4)  
                 
      Fiesta Bowl   New Year's Six   Peach Bowl   New Year's Six    
    Dec. 30   4:00pm   Glendale, AZ   Jan. 1   12:30pm   Atlanta, GA  
  FAQs         12 USC vs. 6 Ohio State   3 UCF vs. 7 Auburn  
  How do the ratings work?                  
  Why are these ratings better than all others?     Cotton Bowl   New Year's Six   Orange Bowl   New Year's Six  
  Why do the ratings look odd early in the season?     Dec. 29  8:30pm   Arlington, TX   Dec. 30   8:00pm   Miami Gardens, FL  
  Are the Fister Ratings considered by the College Football Playoff selection committee?     13 Washington vs. 11 Penn State   9 Miami (FL) vs. 8 Wisconsin  
                   
  How do I contact the Administrator?     Citrus Bowl   ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC   Outback Bowl   Big Ten vs. SEC  
  Jan. 1   1:00pm   Orlando, FL   Jan. 1   12:00pm   Tampa, FL  
  This is my seventh year of posting bowl projections.  There are 39 bowl games, plus the national championship game.  78 teams are needed to fill all bowl slots, and the total number of FBS teams is 130.  There were not enough bowl-eligible teams last year, requiring invitations to teams with losing records.  There is one less bowl game this year, so it will be easier to fill all bowls with only teams with records of .500 or better.  Projecting the matchups is difficult, because most of the conferences admittedly base most, and in some cases all, of their selections on factors other than the standings.  It is about creating interesting match-ups to sell tickets and generate television viewership. Keep in mind when reviewing this page that when a conference does not fill all of its bowl slots, the open bowls invite teams from other conferences.  A conference is more likely to not fill all of its slots when it has multiple teams play in the New Year's Six bowl games.   10 Notre Dame vs. 25 LSU   17 Michigan State vs. 29 South Carolina  
                 
    Liberty Bowl   Big 12 vs. SEC   TaxSlayer Bowl   ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC  
    Dec. 30   12:30pm   Memphis, TN   Dec. 30   12:00pm   Jacksonville, FL  
    37 Iowa State vs. 15 Florida Atlantic   23 N.C. State vs. 24 Mississippi State  
                 
    Arizona Bowl   MWC vs. Sun Belt   Music City Bowl   ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC  
    Dec. 29   5:30pm   Tucson, AZ   Dec. 29   4:30pm   Nashville, TN  
    88 Utah State vs. 100 New Mexico State   27 Northwestern vs. 51 Kentucky  
                 
    Sun Bowl   ACC vs. Pac-12   Belk Bowl   SEC vs. ACC  
    Dec. 29   2:00pm   El Paso, TX   Dec. 29   1:00pm   Charlotte, NC  
    38 Louisville vs. 56 Arizona   42 Texas A&M vs. 34 Wake Forest  
                 
    Holiday Bowl   Big Ten vs. Pac-12   Alamo Bowl   Pac-12 vs. Big 12  
    Dec. 28   9:00pm   San Diego, CA   Dec. 28   9:00pm   San Antonio, TX  
  Click here for the FBS Ratings.   32 Michigan vs. 16 Stanford   20 Washington State vs. 18 TCU  
                 
    Camping World Bowl   Big 12 vs. ACC   Military Bowl   ACC vs. American  
      Dec. 28   5:15pm   Orlando, FL   Dec. 28   1:30pm   Annapolis, MD  
  Click here for the FCS Ratings.   31 Oklahoma State vs. 21 Virginia Tech   77 Virginia vs. 36 Navy  
                 
    Texas Bowl   SEC vs. Big 12   Foster Farms Bowl   Big Ten vs. Pac-12  
  Dec. 27   9:00pm   Houston, TX   Dec. 27   8:30pm   Santa Clara, CA  
  Click here for Basketball Ratings.   62 Missouri vs. 64 Texas   26 San Diego State vs. 40 Arizona State  
                 
    Pinstripe Bowl   ACC vs. Big Ten   Independence Bowl   ACC vs. SEC  
  Dec. 27  5:15pm   Bronx, NY   Dec. 27  1:30pm   Shreveport, LA  
  Click here for My Blog.   30 Boston College vs. 28 Iowa   61 Duke vs. 66 Southern Mississippi  
                 
    Cactus Bowl   Big 12 vs. Pac-12   Quick Lane Bowl  ACC vs.  Big Ten  
    Dec. 26   10:00pm   Phoenix, AZ   Dec. 26   5:15pm   Detroit, MI  
  54 Kansas State vs. 48 UCLA   19 Toledo vs. 59 Purdue  
               
  Heart of Dallas Bowl  Big 12 vs.  C-USA   Hawaii Bowl   American vs. MWC  
  Dec. 26   1:30pm   Dallas, TX   Dec. 24   8:30pm   Honolulu, HI  
  55 Texas Tech vs. 44 North Texas   50 Houston vs. 39 Fresno State  
               
  Dollar General Bowl   MAC vs. Sun Belt   Armed Forces Bowl   Big Ten vs. Army  
  Dec. 23   7:00pm   Mobile, AL   Dec. 23  3:30pm   Fort Worth, TX  
  68 Akron vs. 84 Arkansas State   63 Utah vs. 45 Army  
               
  Birmingham Bowl   American vs. SEC   Famous Idaho Potato Bowl   MAC vs. MWC  
  Dec. 23   12:00pm   Birmingham, AL   Dec. 22   4:00pm   Boise, ID  
  14 Memphis vs. 53 West Virginia   57 Central Michigan vs. 85 Wyoming  
               
  Bahamas Bowl   C-USA vs. MAC   Gasparilla Bowl   C-USA vs. American  
  Dec. 22   12:30pm   Nassau, Bahamas   Dec. 21   8:00pm   St. Petersburg, FL  
  89 UAB vs. 58 Ohio   47 Florida State vs. 35 South Florida  
               
  Frisco Bowl   Sun Belt vs. American   Boca Raton Bowl   C-USA vs. American  
  Dec. 20   8:00pm   Frisco, TX   Dec. 19   7:00pm   Boca Raton, FL  
  ### Troy vs. 43 SMU   67 Marshall vs. 71 Temple  
               
  Camellia Bowl   MAC vs. Sun Belt   New Mexico Bowl   C-USA vs. MWC  
  Dec. 16   8:00pm   Montgomery, AL   Dec. 16   4:30pm   Albuquerque, NM  
  74 Western Michigan vs. 94 Georgia State   90 Texas-San Antonio vs. 86 Colorado State  
               
  Las Vegas Bowl   Pac-12 vs. MWC   Cure Bowl   American vs. Sun Belt  
  Dec. 16   3:30pm   Las Vegas, NV   Dec. 16   2:30pm   Orlando, FL  
  41 Oregon vs. 22 Boise State   52 Florida International vs. 46 Northern Illinois  
               
  New Orleans Bowl   C-USA vs. Sun Belt      
  Dec. 16  1:00pm   New Orleans, LA      
  80 Louisiana Tech vs. 70 Appalachian State