| CFMinded.com picks Underlined; Predicted score ( ) | ||
| Purdue @ -7 | Vanderbilt | “Get Out Of Jail Bowl” |
| Ohio St @ -15 1/2 (35-17) | Cincinnati | “Ohio Bowl” |
| Maryland @ -2 | Syracuse | “East Bowl” |
| Georgia Tech @ -6 1/2 | USF | “Get On Up Bowl” |
| Nebraska -3 1/2 (42-43) | Colorado @ | “Big 8 Bowl” |
| Clemson @ -17 1/2 (42-24) | Texas A&M | “Coaches Bowl” |
| UCLA @ -7 1/2 | San Diego St | “Redemption Bowl” |
| Tennessee @ -3 1/2 | BYU | “Must Win Bowl” |
| LSU -6 1/2 (38-19) | Texas @ | “Border Fight Bowl” |
| Miami -3 1/2 | North Carolina @ | “New Coaches Bowl” |
| USC @ -1 (21-10) | Stanford | “Also Ran Bowl” |
| Washington @ -14 (20-17) | California | “Northern Bowl” |