Jerry Palm’s Playoff Projection
College Football PlayoffUpdated
Nov 10, 2024
Date | Bowl | Projection | Matchup | Time | Location | |
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Jan. 20 | Championship | — | — | Semifinal winners | 8:00 p.m. | Atlanta, Ga. |
Jan. 9 | Orange | — | — | Semifinal | 7:30 p.m. | Miami, Fla. |
Jan. 10 | Cotton | — | — | Semifinal | 7:30 p.m. | Arlington, Tex. |
Jan. 1 | Sugar | — | Quarterfinal | 8:45 p.m. | New Orleans, La. | |
Jan. 1 | Rose | — | Quarterfinal | 5 p.m. | Pasadena, Calif. | |
Jan. 1 | Peach | — | Quarterfinal | 1 p.m. | Atlanta, Ga. | |
Dec. 31 | Fiesta | — | Quarterfinal | 7:30 p.m. | Glendale, Ariz. | |
Dec. 20/21 | -- | vs. | First Round | 8 p.m. | Team Site | |
Dec. 20/21 | -- | vs. | First Round | 8 p.m. | Team Site | |
Dec. 20/21 | -- | vs. | First Round | 4 p.m. | Team Site | |
Dec. 20/21 | -- | vs. | First Round | 12 p.m. | Team Site |
Other Bowl Games
Date | Bowl | Projection | Matchup | Time | Location | |
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Jan. 4 | Bahamas | vs. | CUSA vs. MAC | 11 a.m. | Nassau, Bahamas | |
Jan. 3 | Duke's Mayo | vs. | ACC vs. SEC | 7:30 p.m. | Charlotte, N.C. | |
Jan. 3 | First Responder | vs. | AAC vs. Pool | 4 p.m. | Dallas, Tex. | |
Jan. 2 | Gator | vs. | Big Ten vs. SEC | 7:30 p.m. | Jacksonville, Fla. | |
Dec. 31 | Texas | vs. | Big 12 vs. SEC | 3:30 p.m. | Houston, Tex. | |
Dec. 31 | Citrus | vs. | Big Ten vs. SEC | 3 p.m. | Orlando, Fla. | |
Dec. 31 | Sun | vs. | ACC vs. Pac-12 | 2 p.m. | El Paso, Tex. | |
Dec. 31 | ReliaQuest | vs. | Big Ten/ACC vs. SEC | 12 p.m. | Tampa, Fla. | |
Dec. 30 | Music City | vs. | Big Ten vs. SEC | 2:30 p.m. | Nashville, Tenn. | |
Dec. 28 | Independence | vs. | American vs. Pac-12 | 9:15 p.m. | Shreveport, La. | |
Dec. 28 | Alamo | vs. | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | 7:30 p.m. | San Antonio, Tex. | |
Dec. 28 | Military | vs. | ACC vs. AAC | 5:45 p.m. | Annapolis, Md. | |
Dec. 28 | Arizona | vs. | MWC vs. MAC | 4:30 p.m. | Tucson, Ariz. | |
Dec. 28 | Pop-Tarts | vs. | ACC vs. Big 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Orlando, Fla. | |
Dec. 28 | New Mexico | vs. | CUSA vs. MWC | 2:15 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. | |
Dec. 28 | Pinstripe | vs. | ACC vs. Big Ten | 12 p.m. | New York, N.Y. | |
Dec. 28 | Fenway | vs. | ACC vs. AAC | 11 a.m. | Boston, Mass. | |
Dec. 27 | Las Vegas | vs. | Big Ten vs. Pac-12 | 10:30 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | |
Dec. 27 | Holiday | vs. | ACC vs. Pac-12 | 8 p.m. | San Diego, Calif. | |
Dec. 27 | Liberty | vs. | Big 12 vs. SEC | 7 p.m. | Memphis, Tenn. | |
Dec. 27 | Birmingham | vs. | Pool vs. ACC/SEC | 12 or 3:30 p.m. | Birmingham, Ala. | |
Dec. 27 | Armed Forces | vs. | Big 12 vs Pool | 12 or 3:30 p.m. | Fort Worth, Tex. | |
Dec. 26 | 68 Ventures | vs. | Pool vs. Sun Belt | 9 p.m. | Mobile, Ala. | |
Dec. 26 | Rate | vs. | Big 12 vs. Big Ten | 5:30 p.m. | Phoenix, Ariz. | |
Dec. 26 | Detroit | vs. | Big Ten vs. MAC | 2 p.m. | Detroit, Mich. | |
Dec. 24 | Hawaii | vs. | MWC vs. CUSA | 8 p.m. | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
Dec. 23 | Idaho Potato | vs. | MAC vs. MWC | 2:30 p.m. | Boise, Idaho | |
Dec. 23 | Myrtle Beach | vs. | Pool vs. Pool | 11 a.m. | Myrtle Beach, SC | |
Dec. 20 | Gasparilla | vs. | ACC/SEC vs. Pool | 3:30 p.m. | Tampa, Fla. | |
Dec. 20 | Cure | vs. | Pool vs. Pool | 12 p.m. | Orlando, Fla. | |
Dec. 19 | New Orleans | vs. | CUSA vs. Sun Belt | 7 p.m. | New Orleans, La. | |
Dec. 18 | Los Angeles | vs. | MWC vs. Pac-12 | 9 p.m. | Los Angeles, Calif. | |
Dec. 18 | Boca Raton | vs. | Pool vs. Pool | 5:30 p.m. | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
Dec. 17 | Frisco | vs. | Pool vs. Pool | 9 p.m. | Frisco, Tex. | |
Dec. 14 | Camellia | vs. | Pool vs. Pool | 9 p.m. | Montgomery, Ala. |
Notes
- All times are US/Eastern.
Legend
- + - Replacement Team
- * - Teams Have Accepted Bid
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.