WKU Football: Bowl Projection Round-Up Week 11
WKU Football comeback bid fell short to FAU and dropped to 5–4 on the season. The loss means that WKU is still one win short from bowl…
WKU Football comeback bid fell short to FAU and dropped to 5–4 on the season. The loss means that WKU is still one win short from bowl eligibility. However, with three games left WKU fans can still explore planning a December trip to a bowl game after a one-season break from bowling. WKU would only have to go 1–2 the rest of the way to reach the six wins required for bowl eligibility. Here are your Conference USA standings through nine weeks:
Reminder, Conference USA has five primary bowl tie-ins and three secondary tie-ins. Thus far Rice, UTEP & ODU are out of the postseason race with everyone else still very alive for bowl eligibility. I think C-USA will have at least eight teams that will end up bowl eligible so getting to seven wins will be crucial for WKU. With that in mind, here are the latest bowl projections across the internet post-Week 10.
ESPN.com
Gasparilla Bowl vs. Tulane
or
Independence Bowl vs. North Carolina
CBS Sports
Independence Bowl vs. North Carolina
Banner Society
New Mexico vs. Wyoming
College Football News
Gasparilla Bowl Vs. UCF
Sporting News
New Mexico Bowl vs. Utah State
247 Sports
No Bowl
New Mexico Bowl vs San Diego State
Stadium/Brett McMurphy
Armed Forces Bowl vs. Air Force
Athlon Sports
New Mexico Bowl vs. Wyoming
Saturday Blitz
Independence Bowl Vs. Miami (FL)
Last Word on College Football
New Mexico Bowl vs. San Diego State
Yahoo
New Mexico Bowl vs. Utah State
Despite the loss on Saturday, it appears that WKU actually in better shape to make a bowl than it was a week ago. That is because it appears that several P5 teams won’t be able to fill their bowl allotments, which should open up more possibilities for WKU should they take care of business over the next month and get to six wins. Seven still guarantees a spot but six might get the Tops back to a bowl game this season.
The recent losses hurts WKU’s chances at the Gasparilla Bowl, which I believe is WKU’s #1 choice. WKU recruits Florida hard and the chance at a solid AAC matchup would probably put that over the top in the administration’s eyes. By being almost eliminated in the East division, It has moved several of WKU’s projections to secondary CUSA tie-ins such as the Independence Bowl and Armed Forces Bowl. I still selfishly would want the New Orleans Bowl because WKU hasn’t played in it yet and Bourbon Street would be awesome. Also, the potential matchup against a ranked Appalachian State would be a chance for a statement win.
We’ll continue to update you weekly on the projections and as more outlets (Bleacher Report, The Athletic, etc.) release their projections following Week 10.
What do you think about WKU’s projected destinations? Is the media completely off base with their predictions? Where do you want to see the Tops go? Let us know in a comment below, via Twitter at @TheTowelRackWKU or on our Facebook page.