Week 2 shook up the bowl projections with plenty of movement across the Top 25. More eligible teams climbed the rankings after strong wins, while Iowa State and Washington held their ground and showed why they’re staying near the top. Both programs continue to look like major players in the race for the Valero Alamo Bowl.
Check out the latest national projections after an action-packed weekend.
Media Projections:
College Football News: Iowa State vs. Washington
ESPN (Bonagura/Schlabach): Iowa State vs. USC
On3 (McMurphy): Iowa State vs. USC
Yahoo Sports: Iowa State vs. Washington
Team Selection Rights:
For the final year of its current bowl agreement, the Valero Alamo Bowl will match up the first choice from the following two 12-team pools after the College Football Playoff field is selected:
- Big 12 Conference Pool – Baylor, BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, and West Virginia.
- Pac-12/former Pac-12 Pool – Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, and Washington State.
As part of this agreement, the Pac-12’s current two members (Oregon State and Washington State) and the former Pac-12 members Cal and Stanford (ACC), Oregon, USC, UCLA, and Washington (Big Ten), and Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah (Big 12) will remain in the Pac-12 bowl lineup for the 2025-26 season.
Game Schedule:
*all times CST
Big 12 Pool:
Saturday, Sept. 6:
Baylor @ SMU | 11:00 a.m.
Iowa @ Iowa State | 11:00 a.m.
Kent State @ Texas Tech | 11:00 a.m.
Oklahoma State @ Oregon | 2:30 p.m.
Bowling Green @ Cincinnati | 2:30 p.m.
Kansas @ Missouri | 2:30 p.m.
West Virginia @ Ohio | 3:00 p.m.
Army @ Kansas State | 6:00 p.m.
Houston @ Rice | 6:00 p.m.
North Carolina A&T @ UCF | 6:00 p.m.
Pac-12 / Former Pac-12 Pool:
Saturday, Sept. 6:
Fresno State @ Oregon State | 2:30 p.m.
Delaware @ Colorado | 2:30 p.m.
Oklahoma State @ Oregon | 2:30 p.m.
Texas Southern @ California | 5:00 p.m.
Cal Poly @ Utah | 5:00 p.m.
Arizona State @ Mississippi State | 6:30 p.m.
Georgia Southern @ USC | 6:30 p.m.
UCLA @ UNLV | 7:00 p.m.
Weber State @ Arizona | 9:00 p.m.
San Diego State @ Washington State | 9:15 p.m.
Stanford @ BYU | 9:15 p.m.
UC Davis @ Washington | 10:00 p.m.
The official team selection will be announced on Sunday, December 7 at 3:00 p.m., so purchase your tickets here to watch another Top 25 matchup battle it out Tuesday, December 30th at 8:00 p.m. in the Alamodome.