WKU Football: Bowl Projection Round-Up Week 9
WKU Football took care of business last Saturday against Charlotte and moved to 5–2 on the season. Hilltopper fans can now start planning a…
WKU Football took care of business last Saturday against Charlotte and moved to 5–2 on the season. Hilltopper fans can now start planning a December trip to a bowl game after a one-season break from bowling. WKU would only have to go 1–4 the rest of the way to reach the six wins required for bowl eligibility. Here are your Conference USA standings through eight weeks:
Reminder, Conference USA has five primary bowl tie-ins and three secondary tie-ins. Thus far Rice, UTEP & ODU look like they’re probably out of the postseason race with teams such as Charlotte and MTSU on the brink of missing the postseason. 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 8.
ESPN.com
Gasparilla Bowl vs. UCF
or
First Responder Bowl vs. Texas Tech
CBS Sports
No Bowl
Banner Society
Independence Bowl vs. NC State
College Football News
Gasparilla Bowl vs. UCF
Sporting News
New Orleans Bowl vs. Appalachian State
247 Sports
Gasparilla Bowl vs. UCF
Sports Illustrated
New Mexico Bowl vs. Utah State
USA Today
New Mexico Bowl vs. San Diego State
Stadium/Brett McMurphy
New Orleans Bowl vs. Appalachian State
Orlando Sentinel
Frisco Bowl vs. Memphis
Athlon Sports
New Mexico vs. Wyoming
Saturday Blitz
New Mexico Bowl vs. Air Force
Last Word on College Football
New Orleans Bowl vs. Appalachian State
With the win against Charlotte, it’s almost unanimous that WKU would go bowling if current trends continue. I have no idea what Jerry Palm at CBS Sports is thinking putting MTSU over WKU, I guess he’s not paying attention.
When it comes to actual bowl destinations, I see the Gasparilla Bowl being in Tampa as WKU’s #1 choice. WKU recruits Florida hard and the chance at a solid AAC matchup would probably put that over the top. I 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 8.
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.