Ahead of Week Zero, it’s time to set a revamped bowl game table with projections for each of the non–College Football Playoff contests. (We’ll have our CFP projected bracket later this week.) Here is how Sports Illustrated sees the 35 bowl games coming together to form the postseason picture and which 70 FBS teams will go bowling in 2026–27.Bowl GameDateProjected MatchupSalute to Veterans BowlDec. 15Bowling Green vs. MarshallFrisco Football ClassicDec. 15Miami (Ohio) vs. USFBoca Raton BowlDec. 18FAU vs. Louisiana TechGasparilla BowlDec. 18Missouri vs. Georgia TechMyrtle Beach BowlDec. 21Temple vs. Western KentuckyIdaho Potato BowlDec. 21Fresno State vs. Air ForcePuerto Rico BowlDec. 22Utah State vs. Central MichiganCure BowlDec. 22Memphis vs. TroyIndependence BowlDec. 22Cincinnati vs. LouisianaNew Orleans BowlDec. 23Arkansas State vs. Kennesaw StateArmed Forces BowlDec. 23Duke vs. UTSAFrisco BowlDec. 23North Dakota State vs. ArmyNew Mexico BowlDec. 24New Mexico vs. San Diego StateHawai’i BowlDec. 24UNLV vs. James MadisonPinstripe BowlDec. 26NC State vs. MarylandFenway BowlDec. 26Pitt vs. East CarolinaMayo BowlDec. 26Illinois vs. Virginia Tech68 Ventures BowlDec. 26Toledo vs. Old DominionCactus BowlDec. 26Iowa vs. Oklahoma StateMilitary BowlDec. 28Wake Forest vs. NavyBirmingham BowlDec. 29Texas State vs. Jacksonville StatePop-Tarts BowlDec. 29Houston vs. LouisvilleAlamo BowlDec. 29Washington vs. Texas TechGator BowlDec. 30Florida vs. SMUMusic City BowlDec. 30Nebraska vs. AuburnReliaQuest BowlDec. 31Texas A&M vs. MichiganSun BowlDec. 31Arizona vs. Virginia Las Vegas BowlDec. 31Arizona State vs. OklahomaTexas BowlDec. 31TCU vs. TennesseeCitrus BowlJan. 2Alabama vs. Penn StateFirst Responder BowlJan. 2Cal vs. MinnesotaLiberty BowlJan. 2Kansas State vs. South CarolinaHoliday BowlTBDUtah vs. ClemsonPoinsettia BowlTBDUCLA vs. Colorado StateArizona BowlTBDHawai’i vs. Western MichiganPODCAST: Listen to SI’s college sports podcast, Others Receiving Votes, hosted by Pat Forde, below or on Apple and Spotify. Watch the show on SI’s college YouTube channel or on SI TV.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow