Morgantown, W.Va. – The time has finally arrived. After weeks of speculation, its judgement day for teams across the college landscape. When it comes to the Top 6 teams in contention for the College Football Playoff, they all took care of business on Saturday.
The talk of the night comes out of the Big 12 Conference where the lack of a conference title game could hurt the efforts of TCU and Baylor, and move an impressive Ohio State into the No. 4 spot.
All of that will be known at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, but for now, CBSSports.com has updated their bowl projections for the year.
For weeks, all signs have pointed West Virginia to the Liberty Bowl against a team from the SEC with both Tennessee and Arkansas mentioned.
Where are the Mountaineers projected?
| College Football Playoff | ||||
| Bowl | Date | Location | Matchup | Prediction |
| Championship Bowl | Jan. 12 | Arlington, Texas | Semifinal winners | TBD |
| Sugar Bowl | Jan. 1 | New Orleans, La. | Semifinal | Alabama* vs. Ohio State |
| Rose Bowl | Jan. 1 | Pasadena, Calif. | Semifinal | Oregon* vs. Florida State |
| Selection Committee Bowl Games | ||||
| Bowl | Date | Location | Matchup | Prediction |
| Cotton Bowl | Jan. 1 | Arlington, Tex. | At-Large vs. At-Large | Baylor vs. Miss. State |
| Orange Bowl | Dec. 31 | Miami, Fla. | ACC vs SEC/Big Ten/Notre Dame | Georgia Tech vs. Michigan State |
| Fiesta Bowl | Dec. 31 | Glendale, Ariz. | At-Large vs At-Large | Arizona vs. Boise State |
| Peach Bowl | Dec. 31 | Atlanta, Ga. | At-Large vs. At-Large | TCU vs. Ole Miss |
| Other Bowl Games | ||||
| Bowl | Date | Location | Matchup | Prediction |
| GoDaddy.com Bowl | Jan. 4 | Mobile, Ala. | MAC vs. Sun Belt | N. Illinois vs. Ark. State* |
| Birmingham Bowl | Jan. 3 | Birmingham, Ala. | American vs. SEC | East Carolina vs. Florida |
| Cactus Bowl | Jan. 2 | Tempe, Ariz. | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | Okla. State vs. Washington |
| Alamo Bowl | Jan. 2 | San Antonio, Tex. | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | Kansas State vs. UCLA |
| TaxSlayer Bowl | Jan. 2 | Jacksonville, Fla. | ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC | Minnesota vs. Auburn |
| Armed Forces Bowl | Jan. 2 | Fort Worth, Tex. | American vs. Army | Houston vs. Ohio+ |
| Outback Bowl | Jan. 1 | Tampa, Fla. | Big Ten vs. SEC | Wisconsin vs. Georgia |
| Citrus Bowl | Jan. 1 | Orlando, Fla. | ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC | Clemson vs. Missouri |
| Foster Farms Bowl | Dec. 30 | Santa Clara, Calif. | Big Ten vs. Pac-12 | Iowa vs. Stanford |
| Belk Bowl | Dec. 30 | Charlotte, N.C. | ACC vs. SEC | Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M |
| Music City Bowl | Dec. 30 | Nashville, Tenn. | ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC | Louisville vs. Tennessee |
| Texas Bowl | Dec. 29 | Houston, Tex. | Big 12 vs. SEC | Texas vs. LSU |
| Russell Athletic Bowl | Dec. 29 | Orlando, Fla. | ACC vs. Big 12 | Duke vs. Oklahoma |
| Liberty Bowl | Dec. 29 | Memphis, Tenn. | Big 12 vs. SEC | West Virginia vs. Arkansas |
| Holiday Bowl | Dec. 27 | San Diego, Calif. | Big Ten vs. Pac-12 | Nebraska vs. USC |
| Pinstripe Bowl | Dec. 27 | New York, N.Y. | ACC vs. Big Ten | Boston College vs. Penn State |
| Independence Bowl | Dec. 27 | Shreveport, La. | SEC vs. ACC | South Carolina vs. North Carolina |
| Sun Bowl | Dec. 27 | El Paso, Tex. | ACC vs. Pac-12 | N.C. State vs. Arizona State |
| Military Bowl | Dec. 27 | Annapolis, Md. | ACC vs. American | Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati |
| Bitcoin Bowl | Dec. 26 | St. Petersburg, Fla. | ACC vs. American | Miami (FL) vs. UCF |
| Quick Lane Bowl | Dec. 26 | Detroit, Mich. | ACC vs. Big Ten | Pittsburgh vs. Maryland |
| Heart of Dallas Bowl | Dec. 26 | Dallas, Tex. | Big Ten/Big 12 vs. C-USA | Rutgers vs. Marshall |
| Hawaii Bowl | Dec. 24 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Mountain West vs. C-USA | Fresno State vs. Rice |
| Bahamas Bowl | Dec. 24 | Nassau, Bahamas | C-USA vs. MAC | Louisiana Tech vs. W. Michigan |
| Poinsettia Bowl | Dec. 23 | San Diego, Calif. | Mountain West vs. Navy | San Diego State vs. Navy* |
| Boca Raton Bowl | Dec. 23 | Boca Raton, Fla. | C-USA vs. MAC | W. Kentucky vs. C. Michigan |
| Miami Beach Bowl | Dec. 22 | Miami, Fla. | American vs. BYU | Memphis vs. BYU* |
| Camellia Bowl | Dec. 20 | Montgomery, Ala. | MAC vs. Sun Belt | Bowling Green vs. South Alabama* |
| Idaho Potato Bowl | Dec. 20 | Boise, Idaho | MAC vs. Mountain West | Toledo vs. Air Force |
| Royal Purple Bowl | Dec. 20 | Las Vegas, Nev. | Mountain West vs. Pac-12 | Colorado State vs. Utah |
| New Mexico Bowl | Dec. 20 | Albuquerque, N.M. | Mountain West vs. C-USA | Utah State vs. Texas-El Paso |
| New Orleans Bowl | Dec. 20 | New Orleans, La. | Sun Belt vs. Mountain West | UL Lafayette* vs. Nevada |
