Rose Bowl - Washington vs. Ohio State - The Huskies win the Pac-12, but don’t make the Playoff with two losses. The consolation is their third-straight New Year’s-level bowl against an Ohio State team that’s good enough to make the Playoff, but will probably be hampered by controversy.
Alamo Bowl - USC vs. West Virginia - The Trojans get back to Texas, but to not as good of a bowl. However, this is a decent landing spot for the Trojans given this is kind of a rebuilding year.
Holiday Bowl - Stanford vs.