| CFMinded.com picks underlined | ||
| Florida -7 | Miami | “Florida Bowl” |
| Cincinnati @ -3 | UCLA | “We’re Back Bowl” |
| Clemson @ -37 | Georgia Tech | “Champ Start Bowl” |
| Utah – 6 1/2 | BYU @ | “Utah Bowl” |
| Wisconsin -12 1/2 | South Florida @ | “Strength & Speed Bowl” |
| Purdue -11 | Nevada @ | “Cold & Heat Bowl” |
| Oklahoma St -14 | Oregon St @ | “Ride’em Cowboy Bowl” |
| Memphis @ -5 1/2 | Mississippi | “Border Bowl” |
| South Carolina -10 1/2 | North Carolina | “Carolinas Bowl” |
| Alabama -33 1/2 | Duke | “Champ Chaser Bowl” |
| Stanford @ -6 1/2 | Northwestern | “IQ Bowl” |
| Virginia Tech -5 | Boston College @ | “Prove It Bowl” |
| Syracuse -19 | Liberty @ | “Orange Bowl” |
| Florida St -4 1/2 | Boise St | “Wild Bowl” |
| Virginia -2 1/2 | Pittsburgh @ | “ACC Outsiders Bowl” |
| Missouri -17 1/2 | Wyoming @ | “Tiger Cowboy Bowl” |
| Auburn -3 1/2 | Oregon | “Do or Dead Bowl” |
| USC @ -13 1/2 | Fresno St | “Achilles Heel Bowl” |
| Oklahoma @ -23 | Houston | “Playoff Starter Bowl I” |
| Notre Dame -19 | Louisville @ | “Playoff Starter Bowl II” |