Bowl Projections After Week 2: Florida Misses Postseason After Loss to USF

It’s always the supposedly quiet weeks in college football when chaos reigns supreme, and this past weekend was a great example. There were upsets all over the place despite just one game featuring two ranked teams.

As a result, the postseason picture has shifted for several teams. Florida goes from a decent destination close to Gainesville, Fla., to missing out on a bowl entirely. Mississippi State’s upset of Arizona State not only knocks the Sun Devils out of the College Football Playoff picture, but opens the door for the Bulldogs to make a bowl game.

Plus there are plenty of other fun potential matchups that are now on the board, from a rematch of the 2013 BCS title game in the Gator Bowl; Bill Belichick returning to Boston to play the other school he grew up at; Willie Fritz facing his old program; and some intriguing games featuring teams from the Group of 5 all the way up to the Power 2.

Here is how Sports Illustrated sees the 35 bowl game matchups coming together to form the postseason picture and which 70 FBS teams will wind up going bowling in 2025–26.