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Coach: Eliah Drinkwitz (0-0, entering first season, 0-0 overall), 2018 record: 11-2, 7-1 in Sun Belt, tied for first in East Division. 8 Wisconsin might fall out of contention, though, which—coupled with Utah's fall—could open the door for Auburn to jump up and face Memphis in the Cotton Bowl. In addition to the Cotton Bowl, why can't we have another "at-large" bowl or two in which the best Group of Five team(s) get a chance to take on an eight-win or nine-win team from a Power Five league? Both Air Force (Cheez-It Bowl) and SMU (Liberty Bowl) improved from five wins in 2018 to 10 wins this year. LSU2. 130 to our projected No. 14 Michigan on the road. Here is the breakdown of bowl projections, listed alphabetically by conference. Find out the latest on your favorite NCAAF teams on CBSSports.com. Appalachian State 26, Louisiana 20 Bet on Louisiana vs Appalachian State with BetMGM Appalachian State -2.5, o/u: 51.5 4, but losses by Utah and Georgia made this perhaps the most cut-and-dried quartet of the College Football Playoff era. Northwestern lost by 21 to Ohio State and merely dropped from No. 5 Utah in the Pac-12 championship. You can follow him on Twitter, @kerrancejames. App State went on to trounce Middle Tennessee 45-13 in the New Orleans Bowl. More 2019 Appalachian State Pages. 1 spot in the selection committee's rankings. Outlook: Drinkwitz probably couldn’t have asked for a better first head-coaching job. Penn State15. 1 seed, particularly after vaulting the Buckeyes ahead of the Tigers two weeks ago? Zac Thomas ran for a touchdown and Nicholas Ross scored on a 20-yard interception return as Appalachian State beat its second Power Five program of the season -- and first from the Southeastern Conference -- with a … Richardson) and somehow got better. ... 2019 … Baylor11. The regular-season finale against Troy could determine who will play in the Sun Belt Conference Championship game on Dec. 7. The Mountaineers are the favorites to repeat as Sun Belt champions in large part because of the amount of talent and experience returning. ... College Football Scores. 3 Clemson (13-0), National Championship Game: No. This will be Appalachian State’s night with a sharp all-around performance with a good offensive balance that controls the clock and takes the Ragin’ Cajuns out of their tempo. Rank: 19th in the Final AP poll. While Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell hasn't been linked to any specific job yet, you know his phone will be ringing off the hook after his team won 21 games in the past two seasons. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated Middle Tennessee. With all due respect to the New Orleans Bowl and whichever team represents Conference USA in that game, Appalachian State deserves better than this. Appalachian State quarterback Zac Thomas (12) passes in the first half of the New Orleans Bowl NCAA college football game against Middle Tennessee in New Orleans, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. Quick Lane Bowl: Central Michigan* (8-5) vs. Louisville (7-5), Pinstripe Bowl: Illinois (6-6) vs. Pittsburgh (7-5)Texas Bowl: Texas (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (7-5)Cheez-It Bowl: Air Force^ (10-2) vs. Washington State (6-6), Music City Bowl: Miami (6-6) vs. Kentucky (7-5)Redbox Bowl: Michigan State (6-6) vs. Washington (7-5), Belk Bowl: Tennessee (7-5) vs. Virginia Tech (8-4)Sun Bowl: Arizona State (7-5) vs. Wake Forest (8-4)Liberty Bowl: Iowa State (7-5) vs. SMU± (10-2), Gator Bowl: Indiana (8-4) vs. Mississippi State (6-6). 4 Oklahoma (12-1)Fiesta Bowl: No. 11 to No. It was the fifth time this season that LSU beat an opponent that was ranked in the Top 10 at the time the game was played. He was named assistant head coach in 2019. 10. Appalachian State University is a public university located in Boone, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. 25 in the AP poll) thanks to a 5-1 start that featured five straight wins following an overtime loss at Penn State. The selection committee still has a crucial decision to make, though: Ohio State or LSU in the top spot. 3 and No. 1 Ohio State over No. Conference: Sun Belt (East Division) ... More 2019 Appalachian State Pages. Even if the Bears do tumble, though, they're still going to represent the Big 12 in the Sugar Bowl. 2020 season schedule, scores, stats, and highlights. 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Yet, because of one slow start in a 24-21 loss to Georgia Southern's triple-option offense, here they are in a game that no average fan will care about. And would it surprise anyone if Boise State's Bryan Harsin ends up on a non-blue turf next season? The Mountaineers finished ranked No. Speaking of Sun Belt entities that deserve more respect/attention, keep an eye out for wherever Arkansas State lands. New Year's Six games are italicized and underlined. Minnesota14. Despite falling behind 20-0 in the first half—and despite the unappealing final margin—the Utes made the game interesting at a few points. Appalachian St beats Gamecocks 20-15 for 2nd Power Five win. 9 Penn State in the opening week, almost replicating one of the biggest upsets in college football history when the Mountaineers defeated No. 19 Boise State could jump in front of the Tigers. Ohio State also has a bunch of quality wins, twice defeating No. Florida State fired Willie Taggart over a month ago and could decide on its new head coach by late December. After all that arguing over whether Utah deserved a spot in the College Football Playoff, the Utes were crushed 37-15 in the Pac-12 Championship Game and probably won't even qualify for a New Year's Six bowl. Don't count on it, though. It's mighty impressive to make the leap from "not good enough for a bowl game" straight to "good enough to take spots that were supposed to be reserved for Power Five teams.". The ranking only lasted a week as the Apps would get blasted in Statesboro, going down to their third string QB in the process. 4 Georgia in the SEC championship. It's really just a question of whether No. 8 Wisconsin, winning a home game against No. Its in-state tuition and fees are $7,410; out-of-state tuition and fees are $22,217. Oregon9. That bad blood plus the mutual frustration with finishing 7-5 after opening the season ranked Nos. Over the past few seasons, the selection committee hasn't much penalized teams for losses in conference championships. We also know that some ACC team (most likely Virginia) will play in the Orange Bowl and that some Big Ten team (probably Penn State) will go to the Rose Bowl. With nine players sending their National Letters of Intent to play football for Appalachian State, the recruiting class of 2019 has been completed for the Mountaineers. The linebacker group is also among the best in the Sun Belt. 9 Florida for getting spanked by LSU. The Group of Five needs better representation during bowl season. But the Texas Bowl is a strong runner-up to the Cheez-It Bowl, as there is no love lost between in-state rivals Texas and Texas A&M, even though they haven't played each other since 2011. 17 in the final Top 25. ACC (10 teams): Boston College (Birmingham Bowl), Clemson (Fiesta Bowl), Florida State (Military Bowl), Louisville (Quick Lane Bowl), Miami (Music City Bowl), North Carolina (Independence Bowl), Pittsburgh (Pinstripe Bowl), Virginia (Orange Bowl), Virginia Tech (Belk Bowl), Wake Forest (Sun Bowl), American (7 teams): Cincinnati (Birmingham Bowl), Memphis (Cotton Bowl), Navy (Military Bowl), SMU (Liberty Bowl), Temple (Gasparilla Bowl), Tulane (Frisco Bowl), UCF (Cure Bowl), Big 12 (6 teams): Baylor (Sugar Bowl), Iowa State (Liberty Bowl), Kansas State (Camping World Bowl), Oklahoma (Peach Bowl), Oklahoma State (Alamo Bowl), Texas (Texas Bowl), Big Ten (9 teams): Illinois (Pinstripe Bowl), Indiana (Gator Bowl), Iowa (Outback Bowl), Michigan (Holiday Bowl), Michigan State (Redbox Bowl), Minnesota (Citrus Bowl), Ohio State (Peach Bowl), Penn State (Rose Bowl), Wisconsin (Cotton Bowl), Conference USA (8 teams): Charlotte (Bahamas Bowl), Florida Atlantic (Independence Bowl), Florida International (New Mexico Bowl), Louisiana Tech (First Responder Bowl), Marshall (New Orleans Bowl), Southern Miss (Frisco Bowl), UAB (Gasparilla Bowl), Western Kentucky (Boca Raton Bowl), Independents (3 teams): BYU (Hawaii Bowl), Liberty (Armed Forces Bowl), Notre Dame (Camping World Bowl), Mid-American (7 teams): Buffalo (Bahamas Bowl), Central Michigan (Quick Lane Bowl), Kent State (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl), Miami (Ohio) (Camellia Bowl), Ohio (Boca Raton Bowl), Toledo (LendingTree Bowl), Western Michigan (First Responder Bowl), Mountain West (7 teams): Air Force (Cheez-It Bowl), Boise State (Las Vegas Bowl), Hawaii (Hawaii Bowl), Nevada (Arizona Bowl), San Diego State (Armed Forces Bowl), Utah State (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl), Wyoming (New Mexico Bowl), Pac-12 (7 teams): Arizona State (Sun Bowl), California (Las Vegas Bowl), Oregon (Rose Bowl), USC (Holiday Bowl), Utah (Alamo Bowl), Washington (Redbox Bowl), Washington State (Cheez-It Bowl), SEC (9 teams): Alabama (Citrus Bowl), Auburn (Outback Bowl), Florida (Orange Bowl), Georgia (Sugar Bowl), Kentucky (Music City Bowl), LSU (Fiesta Bowl), Mississippi State (Gator Bowl), Tennessee (Belk Bowl), Texas A&M (Texas Bowl), Sun Belt (5 teams): Appalachian State (New Orleans Bowl), Arkansas State (LendingTree Bowl), Georgia Southern (Camellia Bowl), Georgia State (Cure Bowl), Louisiana (Arizona Bowl). Aside from that removal of any doubt regarding who deserves the final playoff spot, the most noteworthy development of the weekend was CFP No. 1 Ohio State (13-0) vs. No. And if you think the MAC championship had any bearing on the College Football Playoff or even the Top 25 polls, you must have been watching a different season than the rest of us. 8 Wisconsin or No. 20; and was ranked in the College Football Playoff rankings for the first time in school and Sun Belt history. Holiday Bowl (Dec. 27): Michigan (9-3) vs. USC (8-4), Camping World Bowl (Dec. 28): Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Kansas State (8-4), Alamo Bowl (Dec. 31): Utah (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (8-4), Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1): Minnesota (10-2) vs. Alabama (10-2), Outback Bowl (Jan. 1): Iowa (9-3) vs. Auburn (9-3). It's feasible that half these teams will be playing for coaches who weren't even responsible for getting them to this point. Orlando Sentinel college insider Matt Murschel ranked all 130 FBS teams in the country entering the 2019 season. As far as the projected matchups are concerned, the Cheez-It Bowl remains the No. Ranked No. Florida8. The Mountaineers, which are ranked No. 9, Florida is just about guaranteed to land somewhere in this tier. Just last year, No. But considering that's not a bad loss and Georgia defeated Florida earlier this season, it's a safe assumption the Bulldogs will remain in front of the Gators. The Mountain West gets the Las Vegas Bowl against a middling Pac-12 foe. The Mountaineers, under new head coach Eliah Drinkwitz, opens its 2019 season Aug. 31 at home against East Tennessee State. This season, in particular, was quite the coaching job, as the Broncos lost a four-year starter at quarterback (Brett Rypien), a 1,400-yard rusher (Alexander Mattison) and both of their leading receivers from 2018 (Sean Modster, A.J. 10 and No. Memphis17. Iowa20. 25 in this week’s rankings. The team has to replace two starters in the secondary in Clifton Duck and Tae Hayes, who both signed as NFL undrafted free agents. Drinkwitz’s offenses at NC State got better in each of his three seasons, and he will implement some of his own concepts to an offense that was prolific last season. Ohio State won all but one of its regular-season games by at least 24 points. Coupled with Ohio State's need to rally from an early scare against Wisconsin, that statement win may have been enough for LSU to retake the No. Moreover, after last week's jump from No. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert), DeSantis discusses coronavirus vaccine timetable for Florida, reiterates importance of keeping restaurants open, Florida’s ‘Grim Reaper’ lashes out at DeSantis’ attempt to sanction him over COVID-19 lawsuit, Florida man dies after window closes on him in the home he was burglarizing: report, Florida back over 5,000 hospitalized for coronavirus as 79 more resident deaths reported, Winter Park Village slated for $50 million makeover next year, Woman arrested after throwing dog off Daytona Beach hotel balcony, authorities say, How will Orlando, the theme park capital of the world, recover from 2020? Lane Kiffin has left Florida Atlantic for the Ole Miss opening, so the Owls will likely have an interim coach on their sideline. There have been fierce debates at the end of each of the past two seasons over which team belongs at No. Iowa State LSU had a few colossal duds in that department while the Buckeyes entered championship weekend leading the nation in total yards allowed per game. 5 Utah, No. 21 by the College Football Playoff committee, App State also has an outside shot at going to the Cotton Bowl as the highest ranked team from a Group of Five conference. If the Badgers had been annihilated by Ohio State in the Big Ten championship, it probably would have knocked them out of contention. 20 in the College Football Playoff rankings and will play UAB in the New Orleans Bowl on Dec. 21. But they put forth a quality effort against the projected No. App State was ranked for the first time since the move to FBS last season in what was seen as a breakthrough moment for the App State football program. 2019 College Football Rankings: No. Then their credit score plunged. And in the previous season, Miami was obliterated 38-3 by Clemson and only slipped three spots to No. Weaknesses: Adjusting to a new coach is never easy, but there are not many glaring weaknesses on the Mountaineers. The Mountaineers finished the 2018 season 12–1, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to be co-champions of the East Division with Troy. 20. Running back Darrynton Evans led the Sun Belt in rushing with 1,187 yards, and he scored seven touchdowns. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. Indiana, Illinois and Tennessee also went from the 2018 couch to a 2019 bowl game. Iowa: Iowa (1–0) Washington State (2–0) Boise State (3–0) Michigan (2–1) Arizona State (4–1) Virginia (4–1) Minnesota (6–0) Iowa (5–2) Appalachian State (7–0) Kansas State (6–2) SMU (9–1) Boise State (9–1) Boise State (10–1) Appalachian State (11–1) Appalachian State (12–1) Navy (11–2) 20. However, for a team whose resume was rooted almost entirely in the eye test, it was a bad final look. More 2019 Appalachian State Pages. Also worth mentioning: All three of Ohio State's nonconference opponents—Cincinnati, Florida Atlantic and Miami-Ohio—ended up playing in their respective conference championship games. 17 Memphis will almost certainly be the Group of Five's representative in the Cotton Bowl after two consecutive wins over Cincinnati; however, it's feasible that No. Appalachian State football coach Eli Drinkwitz has a history lesson for any of his players ready to celebrate the Mountaineers’ top-25 national ranking this week. Cotton Bowl (Dec. 28): Wisconsin (10-3) vs. Memphis (12-1), Orange Bowl (Dec. 30): Florida (10-2) vs. Virginia (9-4), Rose Bowl (Jan. 1): Oregon (11-2) vs. Penn State (10-2), Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1): Georgia (11-2) vs. Baylor (11-2). With results, picks, power rankings: how do you rank anybody but app State ’ s coordinator... Pair of third-quarter fumbles helped keep the Nittany Lions within shouting distance State named Eliah Drinkwitz successor. 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