College football bowl predictions: ASU, Arizona projections at the midway point

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.

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

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