2025 Bowl Projection Tracker

[Some guy]

Hopefully the Gophers just win games and dont have to worry about what the other teams do. If MN wins out are they going to Florida? I assume 2-1 gets them to Nashville?

If MN wins out they’re either going to Florida or the playoff

2-1 they need Michigan or Iowa to make the playoff IMO to go to Florida

2-1 PROBABLY gets them Nashville or Vegas but it’s all placements so nobody knows

 

[restovich]

Beating Oregon would indeed get a lot of people's attention!

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Hopefully the Gophers just win games and dont have to worry about what the other teams do. If MN wins out are they going to Florida? I assume 2-1 gets them to Nashville?

I think the lower levels including Nashville is kinda a crap shoot.

Decisions there seem a bit of a dice game.

Illinois has an easy route so I worry they'll swoop in ahead of us.

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

Current Standings (removing former Pac12 teams as they will likely go to Pac12 legacy bowls)
Indiana 9-0
Ohio State 8-0
Michigan 7-2
Iowa 6-2
Minnesota 6-3
Illinois 6-3
Nebraska 6-3
Northwestern 5-3 (@USC, Michigan, Minnesota, @Illinois)
Maryland 4-4 (@Rutgers, @Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State)
Rutgers 4-5 (Maryland, @Ohio State, Penn State)
Penn State 3-5 (Indiana, @Michigan State, Nebraska, @Rutgers)
Michigan State 3-6 (Penn State, @iowa, Maryland)
Wisconsin 2-6 (Washington, @Indiana, Illinois, @Minnesota)
Purdue 2-7


Big Ten bowls
Citrus (Orlando, FL): Iowa and Illinois ineligible Prediction: Michigan
Reliaquest (Tampa, FL): Michigan ineligible Prediction: Iowa
Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV): Prediction: Illinois
Music City (Nashville, TN): Iowa ineligible Prediction: MInnesota
Pinstripe (New York, NY): Nebraska ineligible...Rutgers, Minnesota, Maryland have also been within last 8 years) Prediction: Northwestern
Rate Bowl (Phoenix, AZ): Rutgers ineligible Prediction: Nebraska
Sports Bowl (Detroit, MI): Prediction: Maryland/Rutgers winner

The Maryland vs Rutgers game is significant for that final bowl spot. If Rutgers can beat Maryland and get to eligibility, the conference can make a case that they should be moved above Rate Bowl AND Pinstripe due to recent visits, giving them an "undeserved" slot in Music City. That would mean Maryland or Minnesota has to repeat at Pinstripe with the other going to Rate Bowl. Ish. I guess I'm rooting for Maryland this weekend.

Does Vegas pick before Music City? The Las Vegas Bowl was a PAC 12 bowl prior to the new conference realignments and former PAC 12 teams still have a claim to being assigned in the former conference bowls. In some ways I wouldn't mind a rematch with CAL.

 

[Gopherchase]

I'd like the Rate Bowl v Iowa State to avenge the 2009 loss to them.

I’d love that match up.