Bowls/Playoff Projections
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Battle89
- Cary-Grove, the better Trojan team
** double sigh **
Last week's statement was correct but sure didn't work out the way we wanted it.
I’d take any of those. I went to the Reliaquest bowl a couple years ago and had a blast! Music City is even closer.
As long as I’m watching Illinois football in December, I’ll be happy.
As long as I’m watching Illinois football in December, I’ll be happy.
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- Batavia
College Football Playoff, bowl projections after Week 5
With key wins by Ole Miss, Alabama and Oregon, the bowl picture gets its biggest shakeup yet.
Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)
5:30 p.m., ESPN
Schlabach: Illinois vs. Mississippi State
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3 p.m., ABC
Bonagura: Michigan vs. Texas A&M
Schlabach: Michigan vs. Texas
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
3:30 p.m., ESPN
Bonagura: Illinois vs. Utah
College Football Bowl Projections 2025-26
CBS Sports experts select the college football teams they believe will make the NCAA National Semifinals at the end of the 2025 season and give projections for each game.
www.cbssports.com
College football bowl projections: Alabama, Mississippi join playoff prediction
The College Football Playoff has a brand-new look in this week's bowl projections with three teams moving out of the field and three teams moving in.
www.usatoday.com
| Dec. 31 | ReliaQuest | Big Ten vs. SEC | Illinois vs. Oklahoma |
College Football Bowl Projections After Week 5: Penn State vs. LSU But Not in CFP
The Citrus Bowl gets a high-powered game after both the Nittany Lions and Tigers were upset on Saturday and fell out of College Football Playoff contention.
www.si.com
| Music City Bowl | Dec. 30 | Illinois vs. Vanderbilt |
Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 31)
Location: Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev.Tie-In: Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Projection: Illinois vs. Arizona State
SEC bowl projections after Week 5: Alabama is back from vacation
SEC bowl projections for Week 5, following Alabama beating Georgia, Ole Miss downing LSU and Vanderbilt quietly stacking wins.
www.saturdaydownsouth.com
Music City Bowl: LSU vs. Illinois
ReliaQuest Bowl
Wednesday, December 31, 202512:00, ESPN
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Bowl Affiliations: Big Ten, SEC, ACC
Last Season: Michigan 19, Alabama 13
Projection: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Texas Longhorns
I would like to watch Illinois vs Utah . Think it would be smash mouth football with similiar teams.College Football Playoff, bowl projections after Week 5
With key wins by Ole Miss, Alabama and Oregon, the bowl picture gets its biggest shakeup yet.www.espn.com
Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)
5:30 p.m., ESPN
Schlabach: Illinois vs. Mississippi State
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3 p.m., ABC
Bonagura: Michigan vs. Texas A&M
Schlabach: Michigan vs. Texas
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
3:30 p.m., ESPN
Bonagura: Illinois vs. Utah
College Football Bowl Projections 2025-26
CBS Sports experts select the college football teams they believe will make the NCAA National Semifinals at the end of the 2025 season and give projections for each game.
College football bowl projections: Alabama, Mississippi join playoff prediction
The College Football Playoff has a brand-new look in this week's bowl projections with three teams moving out of the field and three teams moving in.www.usatoday.com
Dec. 31 ReliaQuest Big Ten vs. SEC Illinois vs. Oklahoma
College Football Bowl Projections After Week 5: Penn State vs. LSU But Not in CFP
The Citrus Bowl gets a high-powered game after both the Nittany Lions and Tigers were upset on Saturday and fell out of College Football Playoff contention.
Music City Bowl Dec. 30 Illinois vs. Vanderbilt
Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 31)
Location: Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev.
Tie-In: Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Projection: Illinois vs. Arizona State
SEC bowl projections after Week 5: Alabama is back from vacation
SEC bowl projections for Week 5, following Alabama beating Georgia, Ole Miss downing LSU and Vanderbilt quietly stacking wins.www.saturdaydownsouth.com
Music City Bowl: LSU vs. Illinois
ReliaQuest Bowl
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
12:00, ESPN
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Bowl Affiliations: Big Ten, SEC, ACC
Last Season: Michigan 19, Alabama 13
Projection: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Texas Longhorns
RabidDawgClassic
- Los Angeles, CA
We’re not locked into anything. We control our own destiny.
Latest ESPN.com bowl projections:
-Bonagura: vs. Mizzou (Cheez-It Citrus Bowl)
-Schlabach: vs. Mississippi State (Music City Bowl)
-Bonagura: vs. Mizzou (Cheez-It Citrus Bowl)
-Schlabach: vs. Mississippi State (Music City Bowl)
band camp
- STL City
Its early October. No team is locked bud.
Would be an unbelievable gameday atmosphere for this one!
It'd be fun, but the Citrus Bowl is the one bowl we're likely locked out of at this point. Whike the fanbase did show well and it was a great game, bowl sites do their best to not select a team twice in a row. But outside of that, nothing is off the table so long as we keep winning
Illini2010-11
- Sugar Grove
Exactly. Illini are locked into CFP if they win out.
If we don't make the CFP. would we get Vandy if they mate undefeated after the Bama loss. I know the O line coach.
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- Batavia
Bowl projections confirm Texas, Penn State, LSU fans' worst fears
The playoff hopes for Texas, Penn State, and others with high expectations may already be dead.
Transperfect Music City Bowl: LSU (SEC) vs. Illinois (Big 10)
College Football Playoff, bowl projections after Week 6
With Penn State and Texas going down, who moves up the postseason pecking order?
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3 p.m., ABC
Bonagura: Illinois vs. Missouri
Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)
5:30 p.m., ESPN
Schlabach: Illinois vs. Mississippi State
College football bowl projections after Week 6: Oklahoma leads playoff field shakeup
The surprises of Week 6 have caused major changes to the College Football Playoff field in this week's bowl projections.
www.usatoday.com
College Football Bowl Projections After Week 6: Two More CFP Hopefuls Tumble
Penn State and Texas have two losses apiece to drop into the Vegas Bowl and ReliaQuest Bowl, respectively, instead of meeting their preseason expectations.
www.si.com
| ReliaQuest Bowl | Dec. 31 | Illinois vs. Texas |
Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 31)
Location: Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev.Tie-In: Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Projection: Illinois vs. Arizona State
College Football Bowl Projections 2025-26
CBS Sports experts select the college football teams they believe will make the NCAA National Semifinals at the end of the 2025 season and give projections for each game.
www.cbssports.com
| Dec. 30 | Music City |  Illinois | vs. Vanderbilt | Big Ten vs. SEC |
SEC bowl projections after Week 6: Can Florida reach 6 wins?
SEC Bowl Projections after a hum-drum Week 6. See where each SEC team stands nearly halfway through the regular season.
www.saturdaydownsouth.com
Illinois vs. Vanderbilt in Nashville would be such an Illinois thing to happen
Bowl projections confirm Texas, Penn State, LSU fans' worst fears
The playoff hopes for Texas, Penn State, and others with high expectations may already be dead.sports.yahoo.com
Transperfect Music City Bowl: LSU (SEC) vs. Illinois (Big 10)
College Football Playoff, bowl projections after Week 6
With Penn State and Texas going down, who moves up the postseason pecking order?
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3 p.m., ABC
Bonagura: Illinois vs. Missouri
Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)
5:30 p.m., ESPN
Schlabach: Illinois vs. Mississippi State
Transperfect Music City Bowl: Missouri (SEC) vs. Illinois (Big 10)College football bowl projections after Week 6: Oklahoma leads playoff field shakeup
The surprises of Week 6 have caused major changes to the College Football Playoff field in this week's bowl projections.www.usatoday.com
College Football Bowl Projections After Week 6: Two More CFP Hopefuls Tumble
Penn State and Texas have two losses apiece to drop into the Vegas Bowl and ReliaQuest Bowl, respectively, instead of meeting their preseason expectations.
ReliaQuest Bowl Dec. 31 Illinois vs. Texas
Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 31)
Location: Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev.
Tie-In: Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Projection: Illinois vs. Arizona State
College Football Bowl Projections 2025-26
CBS Sports experts select the college football teams they believe will make the NCAA National Semifinals at the end of the 2025 season and give projections for each game.
Dec. 30 Music City
Illinoisvs.
VanderbiltBig Ten vs. SEC
Music City Bowl: Vanderbilt vs. IllinoisSEC bowl projections after Week 6: Can Florida reach 6 wins?
SEC Bowl Projections after a hum-drum Week 6. See where each SEC team stands nearly halfway through the regular season.www.saturdaydownsouth.com
I'm not sure Vanderbilt football has a big enough fanbase for it to matter in a bowl game. We'd travel very well to Nashville.
we are planning a holiday week driving trip to Nashville-Charleston-Savanah anyway , so if Illini go there on 12/30, it’s right in our wheelhouse .
make it so
redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- Batavia
College Football Playoff, bowl projections after Week 7
Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Georgia Tech -- and, of course, Indiana -- continue to surprise in the bowl picture.
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
Noon, ESPN
Bonagura: Illinois vs. Missouri
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
3:30 p.m., ESPN
Schlabach: Illinois vs. California
College Football Bowl Projections 2025-26
CBS Sports experts select the college football teams they believe will make the NCAA National Semifinals at the end of the 2025 season and give projections for each game.
www.cbssports.com
| Dec. 31 | Las Vegas | Illinois | vs. Arizona State | Big Ten vs. Pac-12 | 3:30pm | Las Vegas, Nev. |
Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 31)
Location: Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev.Tie-In: Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Projection: Illinois vs. Arizona State
College Football Bowl Projections After Week 7: Penn State’s Season Goes From Bad to Worse
The SI preseason No. 1 team is now out of the postseason picture, but there are still plenty of intriguing matchups like Arch Manning vs. Bryce Underwood.
www.si.com
| Vegas Bowl | Dec. 31 | Illinois vs. Arizona State |
ReliaQuest Bowl
Wednesday, December 31, 202512:00, ESPN
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Bowl Affiliations: Big Ten, SEC, ACC
Last Season: Michigan 19, Alabama 13
Projection: Illinois vs LSU
College Football Bowl Projections: How Week 7 Shook Up the Postseason Predictions
As the season hits the midway point, our College Football Bowl Projections show which teams can expect a postseason berth, with some surprises.
www.profootballnetwork.com
Utah vs. Illinois
| Dec. 30 | Music City | SEC v. Big Ten | Oklahoma v. Illinois |
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redwingillini11
White and Sixth
- Batavia
College football midseason bowl projections: How 2025’s first half has changed December plans
Around 35 teams still harbor College Football Playoff hopes. For more than 90 others, hopes of playing in a bowl are the next best thing.
www.nytimes.com
Music City
Illinois vs. Vanderbilt
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