Jerry Palm’s Playoff Projection

Image displays top twelve NCAA Football teams' logos and rankings for the 2024 college football playoffs, based on Jerry Palmer's projections.

College Football Playoff
Updated Nov 10, 2024

Date Bowl Projection Matchup Time Location
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
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

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Jerry Palm
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.