Every Big 12 team's bowl projection heading into the 2025 season
We are so far off from bowl season, but many teams go into the regular season with bowl eligibility (six wins) as the ultimate goal, so why not take a look at which Big 12 teams seem like sure bets to make a bowl game this year?
We will look at projections from ESPN and CBS Sports. All of these projections update weekly throughout the college football season, so stay tuned to Buffaloes Wire for all the latest bowl projections.
Here are the bowl projections for every Big 12 team heading into Week 0:
Teams are ordered by their current US LBM Coaches Poll ranking, and teams not listed do not currently project for a bowl game.
Arizona State Sun Devils
ESPN: CFP First Round at Alabama
CBS Sports: Alamo Bowl vs. BYU
ESPN has the Sun Devils going back to the CFP with a juicy matchup, while CBS Sports sends them to the Alamo Bowl against BYU.
Kansas State Wildcats
ESPN: Alamo Bowl vs. Washington or USC
CBS Sports: Liberty Bowl vs. Tennessee
ESPN slots Kansas State into the Alamo Bowl against Washington or USC, but CBS Sports drops them to the slightly less prestigious Liberty Bowl versus Tennessee.
Iowa State Cyclones
ESPN: Texas Bowl vs. Tennessee or Independence Bowl vs. Louisiana Tech
CBS Sports: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs. SMU
ESPN lists possible trips to either the Texas Bowl against Tennessee or the Independence Bowl against Louisiana Tech, whereas CBS Sports predicts the Pop-Tarts Bowl versus SMU.
BYU Cougars
ESPN: Texas Bowl vs. Texas A&M or Independence Bowl vs. Liberty
CBS Sports: Alamo Bowl vs. Arizona State
ESPN projects BYU for either the Texas Bowl against Texas A&M or the Independence Bowl against Liberty, while CBS Sports has them in the Alamo Bowl against Arizona State. The matchup against ASU would be must-see television.
Texas Tech Red Raiders
ESPN: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs. SMU
CBS Sports: CFP First Round vs. Miami (winner faces Texas)
Texas Tech is only the second Big 12 team to receive a CFP projection ahead of the season. With such a talented transfer portal class, the Red Raiders could be prime conference contenders.
Utah Utes
ESPN: Las Vegas Bowl vs. Nebraska
CBS Sports: Independence Bowl vs. Tulane
Both matchups from Utah would be solid bowl games during the holiday season.
Baylor Bears
ESPN: Rate Bowl vs. Iowa
CBS Sports: Rate Bowl vs. Iowa
Both ESPN and CBS Sports agree on Baylor heading to the Rate Bowl for a matchup against the Hawkeyes.
TCU Horned Frogs
ESPN: Rate Bowl vs. Minnesota or Armed Forces Bowl vs. Memphis
CBS Sports: Texas Bowl vs. Texas A&M
Sign me up for an all-Texas matchup in Texas. That would be fun.
Colorado Buffaloes
ESPN: LA Bowl vs. UNLV or Sun Bowl vs. Florida State
CBS Sports: No bowl projection
Deion Sanders and the Buffs heading to LA to take on Florida State would be out of this world, but as CBS Sports notes, the Buffs could also fall short of bowl eligibility.
Kansas Jayhawks
ESPN: Armed Forces Bowl vs. Army or Liberty Bowl vs. Florida
CBS Sports: Armed Forces Bowl vs. Memphis
We have ourselves a consensus here—two Armed Forces Bowl projections for the Jayhawks.
Cincinnati Bearcats
ESPN: First Responder Bowl vs. Texas State
CBS Sports: No bowl projection
A surprise Big 12 team gets a preseason bowl nod. After winning five games last year, six wins are entirely possible.
Houston Cougars
ESPN: No bowl projection
CBS Sports: Frisco Bowl vs. San Jose State
Houston has one of the more manageable schedules in the conference and should be able to use that to reach six wins.
Oklahoma State Cowboys
ESPN: No bowl projection
CBS Sports: First Responder Bowl vs. California
After going 3-9 a year ago, can Mike Gundy's squad make that big of a leap? He is not the type of coach to doubt, but making a bowl game would be a surprise.
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