Baylor and North Carolina are in. Texas and Virginia are out (for now). The undefeated Bears join the New Year’s Day 6 after another victory against Texas Tech, and right now the Tar Heels are our best guess to win the ACC Coastal and slip into the Orange Bowl. Our playoff picks of Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma remain intact.
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The 2019 college postseason schedule features 40 bowl games between FBS teams, with the finale at the national title game on Jan. 13 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. This year’s semifinal games will be on Dec. 28. The first College Football Playoff Rankings will be released on Nov. 5.
Sporting News has projections for all 40 bowl games here, and they will be updated each week during the college football season. Our projections heading into Week 8 of the college football season:
Week 8 college football bowl projections
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