80 teams, but only 77 of them are 6-6 or better. Nebraska, Minnesota, and San Jose State are the three 5-7 teams with the top APR scores, excluding Missouri, which opted out.
The at-large selections came down to an issue with one bowl where it appears that two teams from the same conference will be forced to play. We selected a matchup of teams that avoided each other in conference play in making our final projections.
Our regular ratings and actual bowl coverage will begin Monday after all actual choices have been made.
BOWL PROJECTIONS–December 6, 2015
| Bowl | Conferences | Team | vs. | Team | |
| Cure | AAC | SBC | Tulsa | vs. | Georgia St. |
| New Mexico | MWC | CUSA | New Mexico | vs. | Central Michigan * |
| Las Vegas | Pac-12 | MWC/BYU | Utah | vs. | BYU |
| Camellia | MAC | SBC | Ohio | vs. | Appalachian St. |
| New Orleans | CUSA | SBC | Louisiana Tech | vs. | Arkansas St. |
| Miami Beach | AAC | CUSA | South Florida | vs. | Western Kentucky |
| Idaho Potato | MAC | MWC | San Jose St. * | vs. | Colorado St. |
| Boca Raton | AAC | MAC | Temple | vs. | Toledo |
| Poinsettia | MWC | Army | Boise St. | vs. | Northern Illinois |
| GoDaddy | MAC | SBC | Bowling Green | vs. | Georgia Southern |
| Bahamas | CUSA | MAC | Middle Tennessee | vs. | Western Michigan |
| Hawaii | AAC | MWC/BYU | Cincinnati | vs. | San Diego St. |
| St. Petersburg | AAC | CUSA | Connecticut | vs. | Marshall |
| Sun | ACC | Pac-12 | Miami | vs. | USC |
| Heart of Dallas | Big 12 | CUSA | Utah St. * | vs. | Southern Miss. |
| Pinstripe | ACC | Big Ten | Pittsburgh | vs. | Indiana |
| Independence | SEC | ACC | Arizona * | vs. | Duke |
| Foster Farms | Big Ten | Pac-12 | Nebraska | vs. | UCLA |
| Military | ACC | AAC | North Carolina St. | vs. | Navy |
| Quick Lane | ACC | Big Ten | Akron * | vs. | Minnesota |
| Armed Forces | Big Ten | MWC | Washington * | vs. | Air Force |
| Russell Athletic | ACC | Big 12 | North Carolina | vs. | Baylor |
| Arizona | CUSA | MWC | Arizona St. * | vs. | Nevada |
| Texas | Big 12 | SEC | Texas Tech | vs. | LSU |
| Birmingham | AAC | SEC | Memphis | vs. | Auburn |
| Belk | ACC | SEC | Virginia Tech | vs. | Mississippi St. |
| Music City | ACC/Big Ten | SEC | Louisville | vs. | Texas A&M |
| Peach | N. Y. 6 | N. Y. 6 | Florida St. | vs. | Houston |
| Cotton | Playoff | Playoff | Alabama | vs. | Michigan St. |
| Orange | Playoff | Playoff | Clemson | vs. | Oklahoma |
| Holiday | Big Ten | Pac-12 | Wisconsin | vs. | Washington St. |
| Ouback | Big Ten | SEC | Northwestern | vs. | Tennessee |
| Citrus | Big Ten | SEC | Michigan | vs. | Florida |
| Sugar | Big 12 | SEC | Oklahoma St. | vs. | Ole Miss |
| Rose | Big Ten | Pac-12 | Ohio St. | vs. | Stanford |
| Fiesta | N. Y. 6 | N. Y. 6 | Iowa | vs. | Notre Dame |
| TaxSlayer | ACC/Big Ten | SEC | Penn St. | vs. | Georgia |
| Liberty | Big 12 | SEC | Kansas St. | vs. | Arkansas |
| Alamo | Big 12 | Pac-12 | TCU | vs. | Oregon |
| Cactus | Big 12 | Pac-12 | West Virginia | vs. | California |
| Nat’l Champ. | Semifinal | Winners | Michigan St. | vs. | Oklahoma |
| * = At-large selection due to contracted conference not having an eligible team for this slot | |||||
The Pi-Rate Ratings 