College football bowl predictions: ASU, Arizona projections at the midway point
Oct 18, 2024, 1:59 PM
Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham watches warm ups before the game against Mississippi State at Mountain America Stadium. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
(Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
The Arizona State Sun Devils and Arizona Wildcats find themselves in a muddled Big 12 Conference.
Three teams are 3-0 and three more are 0-3. The 10 others are either 2-1 or 1-2, and both Arizona universities find themselves in that logjam.
What does it mean for bowl game projections? Well, it’s even more complicated because the former Pac-12 schools will be picked by bowl committees that formerly welcomed that conference’s schools.
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In summation, it’s confusing even if we weren’t guessing how the Wildcats (3-3) and Sun Devils (5-1) manage the backends of their 2024 schedules. But we’re here to try.
For the most part, both teams are predicted to land mid-tier bowl games. There are a handful of Sun Bowl, Independence Bowl and First Responder Bowl picks between the two schools.
Here’s a look at where the two teams could be going bowling based on the first halves of their respective seasons.
Post-Week 7 College football bowl predictions for ASU and Arizona
The Athletic’s Scott Dochterman and Stewart Mandel
ASU: Sun Bowl vs. Louisville
Arizona: Independence Bowl vs. Army
247 Sports’ Brad Crawford
ASU: First Responder Bowl vs. Minnesota
Arizona: Sun Bowl vs. Cal
CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm
ASU: Sun Bowl vs. Syracuse
Arizona: Los Angeles Bowl vs. UNLV
USA Today’s Erick Smith
ASU: Independence Bowl vs. Army
Arizona: None
The Action Network’s Brett McMurphy
ASU: Holiday Bowl vs. SMU
Arizona: First Responder Bowl vs. Michigan State
Sports Illustrated’s Patrick Andres
ASU: Las Vegas Bowl vs. Oklahoma
Arizona: New Mexico Bowl vs. Michigan State
