Nobody knows yet.
Although all of the projections have Penn State, those projections are assuming Georgia will beat LSU in the SEC championship game, Clemson will beat North Carolina in the ACC championship game, TCU will beat Kansas State in the Big 12 championship game and USC will beat Utah in the Pac-12 championship game. With the exception of the AAC title game, if any of those games ends in an upset, the bowl lineup will be reshuffled.
Also, word came out today that the Rose Bowl is considering inviting Penn State instead of Ohio State because the Buckeyes have been to Pasadena twice in the last four years and their fans are not interested in the game after the crushing loss to Michigan.
Most likely, the Cotton Bowl will pit Tulane against the highest ranked team available after the other New Year's Six bowls are paired by the selection committee. The Rose Bowl gets a Pac-12-Big Ten matchup. The Sugar Bowl gets an SEC-Big 12 matchup and the Orange Bowl gets the ACC champion against either the Big Ten or the SEC. Right now that team is Penn State, but the final college football rankings might look different after the conference championship games are played. If Kansas State beats TCU and TCU falls out of the top four, The Tulane-UCF winner might play TCU. If Utah beats USC and USC falls out of the top four, the Tulane-UCF winner might play USC. If LSU beats Georgia and goes to the Sugar Bowl, Alabama or Tennessee could end up in the Cotton Bowl.
Who would you like to see Tulane play the most if it wins Saturday?
Although all of the projections have Penn State, those projections are assuming Georgia will beat LSU in the SEC championship game, Clemson will beat North Carolina in the ACC championship game, TCU will beat Kansas State in the Big 12 championship game and USC will beat Utah in the Pac-12 championship game. With the exception of the AAC title game, if any of those games ends in an upset, the bowl lineup will be reshuffled.
Also, word came out today that the Rose Bowl is considering inviting Penn State instead of Ohio State because the Buckeyes have been to Pasadena twice in the last four years and their fans are not interested in the game after the crushing loss to Michigan.
Most likely, the Cotton Bowl will pit Tulane against the highest ranked team available after the other New Year's Six bowls are paired by the selection committee. The Rose Bowl gets a Pac-12-Big Ten matchup. The Sugar Bowl gets an SEC-Big 12 matchup and the Orange Bowl gets the ACC champion against either the Big Ten or the SEC. Right now that team is Penn State, but the final college football rankings might look different after the conference championship games are played. If Kansas State beats TCU and TCU falls out of the top four, The Tulane-UCF winner might play TCU. If Utah beats USC and USC falls out of the top four, the Tulane-UCF winner might play USC. If LSU beats Georgia and goes to the Sugar Bowl, Alabama or Tennessee could end up in the Cotton Bowl.
Who would you like to see Tulane play the most if it wins Saturday?
