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2025 College Football Preseason Bowl Predictions
Outside of the College Football Playoff, here is how Sports Illustrated sees the 35 bowl game matchups and which 70 FBS teams will receive postseason invites.
Bowl | Date | Matchup |
|---|---|---|
L.A. Bowl | Dec. 13 | California vs. San Jose State |
Salute to Veterans Bowl | Dec. 16 | Buffalo vs. Appalachian State |
Cure Bowl | Dec. 17 | Toledo vs. James Madison |
68 Ventures Bowl | Dec. 17 | Bowling Green vs. Southern Miss |
Myrtle Beach Bowl | Dec. 19 | Georgia Southern vs. UTEP |
Gasparilla Bowl | Dec. 19 | Florida State vs. Missouri |
Potato Bowl | Dec. 22 | Colorado State vs. Western Michigan |
Boca Raton Bowl | Dec. 23 | East Carolina vs. Old Dominion |
New Orleans Bowl | Dec. 23 | Texas State vs. Louisiana Tech |
Frisco Bowl | Dec. 23 | North Texas vs. Air Force |
Hawai‘i Bowl | Dec. 24 | Hawai‘i vs. Navy |
Sports Bowl | Dec. 26 | Cincinnati vs. Northern Illinois |
Rate Bowl | Dec. 26 | Iowa State vs. Minnesota |
First Responder Bowl | Dec. 26 | NC State vs. Kansas |
Military Bowl | Dec. 27 | Virginia Tech vs. Tulane |
Pinstripe Bowl | Dec. 27 | Michigan State vs. Pitt |
Fenway Bowl | Dec. 27 | Louisville vs. UTSA |
Pop-Tarts Bowl | Dec. 27 | BYU vs. North Carolina |
Arizona Bowl | Dec. 27 | San Diego State vs. Eastern Michigan |
New Mexico Bowl | Dec. 27 | Army vs. UNLV |
Gator Bowl | Dec. 27 | Miami vs. Texas A&M |
Texas Bowl | Dec. 27 | Baylor vs. Oklahoma |
Birmingham Bowl | Dec. 29 | Vanderbilt vs. South Florida |
Independence Bowl | Dec. 30 | Houston vs. Memphis |
Music City Bowl | Dec. 30 | Michigan vs. Ole Miss |
Alamo Bowl | Dec. 30 | Texas Tech vs. USC |
ReliaQuest Bowl | Dec. 31 | Illinois vs. Auburn |
Sun Bowl | Dec. 31 | Oregon State vs. SMU |
Citrus Bowl | Dec. 31 | Florida vs. Nebraska |
Vegas Bowl | Dec. 31 | Washington vs. Iowa |
Armed Forces Bowl | Jan. 2 | TCU vs. Liberty |
Liberty Bowl | Jan. 2 | Kansas State vs. Tennessee |
Mayo Bowl | Jan. 2 | Duke vs. South Carolina |
Holiday Bowl | TBD | Utah vs. Georgia Tech |
TBD/Bahamas Bowl | TBD | Western Kentucky vs. Miami (Ohio) |
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Bryan Fischer is a staff writer at Sports Illustrated covering college sports. He joined the SI staff in October 2024 after spending nearly two decades at outlets such as FOX Sports, NBC Sports and CBS Sports. A member of the Football Writers Association of America's All-America Selection Committee and a Heisman Trophy voter, Fischer has received awards for investigative journalism from the Associated Press Sports Editors and FWAA. He has a bachelor's in communication from USC.