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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No one knows how the College Football Playoff will ultimately unfold in its first season. The same could be said for the 32 bowl games that won\u2019t be filled by the playoff selection committee.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Projecting bowl matchups is set to be a unique challenge in 2014. There is no limit to how many teams a conference can land in the four-team playoff and six New Year\u2019s Bowls. Four SEC teams could hypothetically headline the entire playoff bracket. That\u2019s why the selection committee\u2019s decision-making will have a direct impact on the rest of the postseason, as will conferences placing their own teams within league-specific bowl pools.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So, difficulties aside, we\u2019ve given bowl projections our best shot. First, a quick note: Some leagues might fail to field enough bowl-eligible teams to fill their quotas in our projection, so an asterisk denotes a replacement team.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;STAFF: 2014 preseason Crystal Ball: SI's picks for the playoff, Heisman, more&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\nNew Year's Six bowls\r\n\r\n&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tdate\r\n\t\t\tbowl\r\n\t\t\tlocation\r\n\t\t\tmatchup\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 31\r\n\t\t\tPeach\r\n\t\t\tAtlanta\r\n\t\t\tOhio State (at-large) vs. Marshall (Group of Five)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 31\r\n\t\t\tFiesta\r\n\t\t\tGlendale, Ariz.\r\n\t\t\tAuburn (at-large) vs. Baylor (at-large)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 31\r\n\t\t\tOrange\r\n\t\t\tMiami\r\n\t\t\tClemson (ACC) vs. South Carolina (SEC/Big Ten/Notre Dame)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tJan. 1\r\n\t\t\tCotton\r\n\t\t\tArlington, Texas\r\n\t\t\tOklahoma (at-large) vs. Oregon (at-large)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tJan. 1\r\n\t\t\tRose (semifinal)\r\n\t\t\tPasadena, Calif.\r\n\t\t\tNo. 2 Alabama vs. No. 3 UCLA\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tJan. 1\r\n\t\t\tSugar (semifinal)\r\n\t\t\tNew Orleans\r\n\t\t\tNo. 1 Florida State vs. No. 4 Michigan State\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;STAFF: SI's experts fill out their brackets for the College Football Playoff&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\nOther bowls\r\n\r\n&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tdate\r\n\t\t\tbowl\r\n\t\t\tlocation\r\n\t\t\tmatchup\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 20\r\n\t\t\tNew Orleans\r\n\t\t\tNew Orleans\r\n\t\t\tLouisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt) vs. Colorado State (Mountain West)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 20\r\n\t\t\tIdaho Potato\r\n\t\t\tBoise, Idaho\r\n\t\t\tSan Diego State (Mountain West) vs. Northern Illinois (MAC)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 20\r\n\t\t\tRoyal Purple\r\n\t\t\tLas Vegas\r\n\t\t\tBoise State (Mountain West) vs. Washington (Pac-12)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 20\r\n\t\t\tNew Mexico\r\n\t\t\tAlbuquerque, N.M.\r\n\t\t\tNevada (Mountain West) vs. UTSA (C-USA)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 20\r\n\t\t\tCamellia\r\n\t\t\tMontgomery, Ala.\r\n\t\t\tAkron (MAC) vs. Arkansas State (Sun Belt)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 22\r\n\t\t\tMiami Beach\r\n\t\t\tMiami\r\n\t\t\tUCF (American) vs. BYU (BYU)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 23\r\n\t\t\tPoinsettia\r\n\t\t\tSan Diego\r\n\t\t\tUtah State (Mountain West) vs. Navy (Navy)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 23\r\n\t\t\tBoca Raton\r\n\t\t\tBoca Raton, Fla.\r\n\t\t\tFlorida Atlantic (C-USA) vs. Ball State (MAC)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 24\r\n\t\t\tBahamas\r\n\t\t\tNassau, Bahamas\r\n\t\t\tMiddle Tennessee (C-USA) vs. Toledo (MAC)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 24\r\n\t\t\tHawaii\r\n\t\t\tHonolulu\r\n\t\t\tFresno State (Mountain West) vs. Rice (C-USA)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 26\r\n\t\t\tBitcoin\r\n\t\t\tSt. Petersburg, Fla.\r\n\t\t\tEast Carolina (American) vs. Boston College (ACC)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 26\r\n\t\t\tHeart of Dallas\r\n\t\t\tDallas\r\n\t\t\tBuffalo* (Big Ten/Big 12) vs. North Texas (C-USA)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 26\r\n\t\t\tQuick Lane\r\n\t\t\tDetroit\r\n\t\t\tPittsburgh (ACC) vs. Utah* (Big Ten)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 27\r\n\t\t\tMilitary\r\n\t\t\tAnnapolis, Md.\r\n\t\t\tDuke (ACC) vs. South Florida (American)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 27\r\n\t\t\tIndependence\r\n\t\t\tShreveport, La.\r\n\t\t\tGeorgia Tech (ACC) vs. Washington State* (SEC)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 27\r\n\t\t\tPinstripe\r\n\t\t\tNew York, N.Y.\r\n\t\t\tVirginia Tech (ACC) vs. Northwestern (Big Ten)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 27\r\n\t\t\tSun\r\n\t\t\tEl Paso, Texas\r\n\t\t\tNotre Dame (ACC) vs. Arizona (Pac-12)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 27\r\n\t\t\tHoliday\r\n\t\t\tSan Diego, Calif.\r\n\t\t\tIowa (Big Ten) vs. Stanford (Pac-12)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 29\r\n\t\t\tRussell Athletic\r\n\t\t\tOrlando\r\n\t\t\tMiami (ACC) vs. Oklahoma State (Big 12)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 29\r\n\t\t\tLiberty\r\n\t\t\tMemphis, Tenn.\r\n\t\t\tKansas State (Big 12) vs. Ole Miss (SEC)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 29\r\n\t\t\tTexas\r\n\t\t\tHouston\r\n\t\t\tTCU (Big 12) vs. Texas A&amp;amp;M (SEC)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 30\r\n\t\t\tBelk\r\n\t\t\tCharlotte, N.C.\r\n\t\t\tNorth Carolina (ACC) vs. Mississippi State (SEC)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 30\r\n\t\t\tFight Hunger\r\n\t\t\tSanta Clara, Calif.\r\n\t\t\tMinnesota (Big Ten) vs. Arizona State (Pac-12)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDec. 30\r\n\t\t\tMusic City\r\n\t\t\tNashville\r\n\t\t\tLouisville (ACC/Big Ten) vs. Vanderbilt (SEC)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tJan. 1\r\n\t\t\tCapital One\r\n\t\t\tOrlando\r\n\t\t\tNebraska (ACC/Big Ten) vs. LSU (SEC)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tJan. 1\r\n\t\t\tOutback\r\n\t\t\tTampa\r\n\t\t\tWisconsin (Big Ten) vs. Florida (SEC)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tJan. 2\r\n\t\t\tArmed Forces\r\n\t\t\tFort Worth, Texas\r\n\t\t\tHouston (American) vs. Ohio* (Army/Big 12)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tJan. 2\r\n\t\t\tAlamo\r\n\t\t\tSan Antonio\r\n\t\t\tTexas (Big 12) vs. USC (Pac-12)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tJan. 2\r\n\t\t\tTaxSlayer\r\n\t\t\tJacksonville, Fla.\r\n\t\t\tMichigan (Big Ten/ACC) vs. Georgia (SEC)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tJan. 2\r\n\t\t\tCactus\r\n\t\t\tTempe, Ariz.\r\n\t\t\tIowa State (Big 12) vs. Oregon State (Pac-12)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tJan. 3\r\n\t\t\tBirmingham\r\n\t\t\tBirmingham, Ala.\r\n\t\t\tMissouri (SEC) vs. Cincinnati (American)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tJan. 4\r\n\t\t\tGoDaddy\r\n\t\t\tMobile, Ala.\r\n\t\t\tBowling Green (MAC) vs. South Alabama (Sun Belt)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SI.com's complete 2014 college football preview coverage&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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