That will play out this weekend among four of them. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State meet in Bedlam in a battle of fringe College Football Playoff contenders. Ohio State meets Michigan in The Game, which is a de facto elmination game with the winner going to the Big Ten championship game.
Of course, Alabama-Georgia is on the horizon, and Cincinnati is trying to hold off Notre Dame despite already having a head-to-head victory.
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As it stands, Sporting News sees the playoff picture unfolding like this. Alabama could lose to Georgia, but the Crimson Tide will slip in as the No. 4 team and get a rematch. Ohio State and Cincinnati get the other spots and meet in a No. 2 vs. No. 3 matchup that will draw high ratings in the Buckeye (or Bearcat) State.
Our bowl projection is for how we believe the rest of the season will play out.
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Here are our Week 13 bowl projections:
SN has projections for all 42 bowl games here, and they will be updated throughout the season:
College football bowl projections for Week 13
*Denotes not tied to bowl game
