current projections via ESPN --- 2 different writers' opinions ---

R+L Carriers New Orleans
(MWC vs. Sun Belt) Akron vs. Arkansas State
Louisiana-Lafayette vs. California

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
(MAC vs. Sun Belt) Central Michigan vs. South Alabama
Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State

GoDaddy Bowl
(MAC vs. Sun Belt) Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Bowling Green vs. Texas State

As long as ULL is bowl-eligible and keeps bringing 20,000+ fans to New Orleans, I expect they'll keep getting invited back, regardless of the standings.

USA to the Camellia Bowl would seem to make sense if they are eligible.

I find it odd that the writers did not place a MW team in the New Orleans Bowl when it is SBC vs. MW this year. One picked a MAC school and the other a PAC 12 school. Wonder why? It would be great to have the PAC 12 school, but don't really think the SBC wants to play all three bowl games against MAC schools!

appstate2007 wrote:I find it odd that the writers did not place a MW team in the New Orleans Bowl when it is SBC vs. MW this year. One picked a MAC school and the other a PAC 12 school. Wonder why? It would be great to have the PAC 12 school, but don't really think the SBC wants to play all three bowl games against MAC schools!

Guess they must be projecting that the MWC won't have enough eligible teams to fill all its tie-ins. New Orleans is bowl #6 for them. Looks like a pretty decent chance they'll eventually get to six bowl-eligible teams, but not a given.

Looking at the ESPN standings page, the Mountain West doesn't look like they will fill their slots.