Bowl Projections 2025/26

[Trevor22]

Big Ten Bowl Ties, Affiliations​

Consider it a mortal lock that the Big Ten champion is in the College Football Playoff, and almost certainly with one of the top four spots with a bye.

The Big Ten alternates with the SEC between the Las Vegas Bowl and Duke's Mayo Bowl. Last season Northwestern beat Utah in the Las Vegas, so assume the Big Ten will be in the Duke's Mayo.

This is the expected Big Ten bowl pecking order, but keep in mind that 1) several of the top teams in the expanded 20-team conference will be in the College Football Playoff and 2) there might be a LOT more Big Ten bowl tie-ins and affiliations coming as the season goes on.

One other twist: the former Pac-12 teams - Oregon, UCLA, USC, Washington - will remain eligible for the former Pac-12 bowl ties and affiliations. That means if any of those four aren't in the College Football Playoff, they'll be eligible for the Alamo, Independence, Holiday, LA, Las Vegas, and Sun bowls.

- Cheez-It Citrus Bowl vs SEC
- ReliaQuest Bowl vs SEC
- Duke's Mayo Bowl vs ACC
- Music City Bowl vs SEC
- Pinstripe Bowl vs ACC
- Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs Big 12
- GameAbove Sports Bowl vs MAC

All Bowl Games Info : https://bowlseason.com/sports/2020/9/23/bowl-games

 

[Trevor22]

After Week 1 Games:

ESPN:
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
3:30 p.m., ESPN
Bonagura: Nebraska vs. Cal
Schlabach: Nebraska vs. Oregon State

SI:
Citrus Bowl
Dec. 31
Alabama vs. Nebraska

On3/Brett McMurphy:
ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)
Tampa, Fla.
Tennessee vs. Nebraska

USA Today
ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)
Tampa, Fla.
Oklahoma vs. Nebraska

College Football News (CFN)

Rate Bowl​

Friday, December 26
4:30, ESPN
Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
Nebraska vs TCU

CBS Sports:

Dec. 30

Music City

Nebraska

vs. South Carolina

Big Ten vs. SEC

5:30pm

Nashville, Tenn.

 

[BigRedBuster]

I'd take Alabama, Tennessee, or Oklahoma.

 

[Hooked on Huskers]

April 1

Toilet Bowl

Nebraska

vs. UMass

Big Ten vs. MAC

12:00am

Flushing NY

Sponsored by ...............................

 

[Hooked on Huskers]

- Cheez-It Citrus Bowl vs SEC
- ReliaQuest Bowl vs SEC
- Duke's Mayo Bowl vs ACC
- Music City Bowl vs SEC
- Pinstripe Bowl vs ACC
- Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs Big 12
- GameAbove Sports Bowl vs MAC

Looking forward Duke's bath .....

 

[Hooked on Huskers]

Name bowls without sponsor. Very few if any .....

Huskers vs. Boston College bowl

BTW, I never heard of Bad Boy Mowers.

The funniest IMO ....

.... or ....

 

[Crusader Husker]

My oldest daughter's family is in Vegas. I will be there during the Vegas Bowl, soo...Playoffs or Vegas Bowl are the only real options here.

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

Big Ten Bowl Ties, Affiliations​

Consider it a mortal lock that the Big Ten champion is in the College Football Playoff, and almost certainly with one of the top four spots with a bye.

The Big Ten alternates with the SEC between the Las Vegas Bowl and Duke's Mayo Bowl. Last season Northwestern beat Utah in the Las Vegas, so assume the Big Ten will be in the Duke's Mayo.

This is the expected Big Ten bowl pecking order, but keep in mind that 1) several of the top teams in the expanded 20-team conference will be in the College Football Playoff and 2) there might be a LOT more Big Ten bowl tie-ins and affiliations coming as the season goes on.

One other twist: the former Pac-12 teams - Oregon, UCLA, USC, Washington - will remain eligible for the former Pac-12 bowl ties and affiliations. That means if any of those four aren't in the College Football Playoff, they'll be eligible for the Alamo, Independence, Holiday, LA, Las Vegas, and Sun bowls.

- Cheez-It Citrus Bowl vs SEC
- ReliaQuest Bowl vs SEC
- Duke's Mayo Bowl vs ACC
- Music City Bowl vs SEC
- Pinstripe Bowl vs ACC
- Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs Big 12
- GameAbove Sports Bowl vs MAC

All Bowl Games Info : https://bowlseason.com/sports/2020/9/23/bowl-games

I know that the selections can vary from year to year and it depends on how many teams the B1G sends to the playoff, but basically I think it boils down to:
A 9-3 type of record would send Nebraska Cheez-It Citrus Bowl.
8-4 would send Nebraska to the ReliaQuest/Duke's Mayo/Music City Bowl.
7-5 would send Nebraska to the Music City/Pinstripe bowl.
6-6 would send Nebraska to the Pinstripe/Guaranteed Rate bowl.

I think the brand of Nebraska would make it unlikely that they fall to the GameAbove Sports Bowl.

Obviously, 10-2 would put Nebraska in consideration for the College Football Playoff depending on who the wins are over and what happens with other teams.

 

[Trevor22]

After Week 2 Games:

ESPN:
Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)
5:30 p.m., ESPN
Bonagura: Nebraska vs. Mississippi State

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
3:30 p.m., ESPN
Schlabach: Nebraska vs. Cal

SI:
Citrus Bowl
Dec. 31
Alabama vs. Nebraska

On3/Brett McMurphy:
ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)
Tampa, Fla.
Tennessee vs. Nebraska

USA Today
ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)
Tampa, Fla.
Oklahoma vs. Nebraska


College Football News (CFN)

Rate Bowl​

Friday, December 26
4:30, ESPN
Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
Nebraska vs TCU


CBS Sports:
ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)
Tampa, Fla.
Florida vs. Nebraska

Athlon Sports’ Steven Lassan​

Music City Bowl (Dec. 30)​

Location: Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn.
Projection: Nebraska vs. Auburn​