None of the eight college football experts we cited have a Pac-12 team in the college football playoff, but everyone agrees that Oregon is going to the Rose Bowl after falling behind from its national semifinals a week ago .
The rest is a mess. Most predict Arizona State will be in the No. 2 bowl of the Pac-12, the Alamo Bowl, but USC and Oregon State have each been designated as Alamo contestants by one location.
Only three of the eight experts predict Washington will land a berth for the postseason, and they offer three unlikely destinations for the Huskies – the Independence Bowl, the Gasparilla Bowl, and an unspecified bowl. With the exception of last season when the Huskies chose not to play a bowl game even though they were eligible, Washington has been bowling for 10 straight years. The Huskies are 2-3 years old this season, and with games to come against UCLA, Stanford, Arizona State, and Oregon, they’ll struggle to win four of their last seven games to qualify for the Bowl.
All eight experts predict Oregon, USC, Arizona State, Oregon State, Stanford, and UCLA will end up in one bowl, although the specific bowl varies. All but one predict Utah will bowling, even though they have a variety of suggested bowling loungers for the Utes – First Responders, or Armed Forces, or Military, or Holiday, or no bowl at all. The bowl destination in the state of Oregon can also be found all over the map.
Cal, Colorado, Arizona, and Washington State are all eight locations left out in the postseason, and we’re still wondering what will happen to Washington State coach Nick Rolovich and the vaccination mandate.
All eight locations have Alabama and Georgia in the college football playoffs, but the other two national semi-finals are a mix of Iowa, Oklahoma, Penn State, and Cincinnati.
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San Jose Mercury News (Jon Wilner)
Rose Bowl (versus Big Ten) – Oregon
Alamo Bowl (versus Big 12) – State of Arizona
Las Vegas Bowl (vs. Big Ten) – State of Oregon
Holiday Bowl (vs. ACC) – UCLA
Sun bowl (vs. ACC) – Stanford
LA Bowl (v Mountain West) – USC
ESPN Bowl (Gasparilla, Armed Forces, First Responders) – Utah
Big bowl – Washington
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Rose Bowl – Oregon vs. Penn State
Alamo Bowl – Arizona State vs. Oklahoma State
Las Vegas Bowl – UCLA vs. Nebraska
Holiday Bowl – Oregon State vs. North Carolina State
Sun Bowl – Stanford vs. Pittsburgh
LA Bowl – USC vs. Fresno State
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Action Network (Brett McMurphy)
Rose Bowl – Oregon vs. Iowa
Alamo Bowl – Oregon State vs. Iowa State
Las Vegas Bowl – Arizona State vs. Wisconsin
Holiday Bowl – Stanford vs. Wake Forest
Sun Bowl – USC vs. Virginia Tech
LA Bowl – UCLA vs. San Diego State
First Responder Bowl – Utah vs. TCU
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Rose Bowl – Oregon vs. Ohio State
Alamo Bowl – Arizona State vs. Oklahoma State
Las Vegas Bowl – UCLA vs. Nebraska
Holiday Bowl – Oregon State vs. Virginia Tech
Sun Bowl – Stanford vs. North Carolina
LA Bowl – USC vs. Fresno State
First Responder Bowl – Utah vs. Texas Tech
Independence Bowl – Washington vs. Louisiana Tech
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Rose Bowl – Oregon vs. Iowa
Alamo Bowl – Arizona State vs. Baylor
Las Vegas Bowl – Stanford vs. Minnesota
Holiday Bowl – USC vs. Miami (Fla.)
Sun Bowl – Oregon State vs. North Carolina
LA Bowl – UCLA vs. San Diego State
Military Bowl – Utah vs. Louisville
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Rose Bowl – Oregon vs. Penn State
Alamo Bowl – Arizona State vs. Oklahoma State
Las Vegas Bowl – Stanford vs. Maryland
Holiday Bowl – Utah vs. Virginia Tech
Sun Bowl – UCLA vs. North Carolina
LA Bowl – USC vs. Nevada
First Responder Bowl – Oregon State vs. Baylor
Armed Forces Bowl – Stanford vs. Army
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Rose Bowl – Oregon vs. Ohio State
Alamo Bowl – Arizona State vs. Oklahoma State
Las Vegas Bowl – USC vs. Wisconsin
Holiday Bowl – UCLA vs. Nebraska
Sun Bowl – Oregon State vs. Virginia Tech
LA Bowl – Stanford vs. Fresno State
First Responder Bowl – Utah vs. San Jose State
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Rose Bowl – Oregon vs. Iowa
Alamo Bowl – USC vs. Oklahoma State
Las Vegas Bowl – Oregon State vs. Wisconsin
Holiday Bowl – Arizona State vs. Virginia Tech
Sun Bowl – Stanford vs. Virginia
LA Bowl – UCLA vs. Nevada
Armed Forces Bowl – Utah vs. Army
Gasparilla Bowl – Washington vs. Miami
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Here are the bowls with Pac-12 connection, listed in their chopping order:
College Football Playoff Semifinals (if a Pac-12 team finishes in the top four teams in the final college football playoff rankings): Cotton bowl, December 31, 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time or 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time, Arlington, Texas (AT&T Stadium), ESPN, and Orange peelDecember 31, 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time or 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time, Miami Gardens, Florida (Hard Rock Stadium), ESPN.
1. Rose bowl: Jan 1, 2 p.m. Pacific Time, Pasadena, California (Rose Bowl Stadium), ESPN – Pac-12 vs. Big Ten.
2. Alamo bowl: December 29, 6:15 p.m. Pacific Time, San Antonio (Alamodome), ESPN – Pac-12 vs. Big 12.
3. Las Vegas Bowl: Dec 30, 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time, Las Vegas (Allegiant Stadium), ESPN – Pac-12 see Big Ten
4th Holiday bowl: December 28, 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time, San Diego (Petco Park), FOX / FS1 – Pac-12 vs. ACC
5. Sunshell: December 31, 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time, El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl Stadium), CBS – Pac-12 vs. ACC
6th LA bowl: December 18, 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time, Inglewood, Calif. (SoFi Stadium), ABC – Pac-12 vs. Mountain West.
Bowl for first aiders – The Pac-12 could take a seat in this bowl against a team from the ACC, American Athletic, or Big 12.
Gasparilla bowl – The Pac-12 could fill a void in this bowl against a team from the Big 12, ACC, or SEC.
Bowl of the Armed Forces – The Pac-12 could find a place in this bowl
The Redbox Bowl (also known as the San Francisco Bowl) would have been number 7 in the pecking order of the Pac-12 bowls, and was supposed to hit a Pac-12 team against a Big Ten team, but was canceled for the second even year .
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Washington’s Kamari Pleasant cover photo is from Soobum Im, USA TODAY Sports
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