Statesman college football bowl projections: Where could Boise State and Idaho go?

If Wyoming takes care of New Mexico on Saturday night, it creates a possible scenario in which an 11-1 Boise State team isn’t even playing for the Mountain West crown. Still, it would be tough for Las Vegas to pass on taking a top-20 Boise State team, knowing that fans would travel. Wyoming gets a nice destination for its bowl-hungry fans, and San Diego State gets to face a Big 12 team.

MOUNTAIN WEST BOWL TIE-INS

• New Mexico (vs. C-USA, Dec. 17): New Mexico (7-4) vs. Texas-San Antonio (5-6)
• Las Vegas (MW #1 vs. Pac-12 #6, Dec. 17): No. 19 Boise State (10-1) vs. Arizona State (5-6)
• Poinsettia (vs. BYU/MAC, Dec. 21): Wyoming (8-3) vs. BYU (7-3)
• Famous Idaho Potato (vs. MAC, Dec. 22): Colorado State (6-5) vs. Miami, Ohio (6-6)
• Hawaii (vs. C-USA, Dec. 24): Hawaii (5-7) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-3)
• Cactus (Pac-12 #7 vs. Big 12 #6, Dec. 27): San Diego State (9-2)* vs. Texas (5-6)
• Arizona (vs. Sun Belt #5, Dec. 30): Air Force (8-3) vs. Idaho (6-4)

*Replacement team per secondary agreement

NEW YEAR’S SIX/COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF

• Peach (semifinal, Dec. 31): No. 1 Alabama (11-0) vs. No. 5 Washington (10-1)
• Fiesta (semifinal, Dec. 31): No. 4 Clemson (10-1) vs. No. 2 Ohio State (10-1)
• Orange (ACC #1 vs. Big Ten #2 or SEC #2, Dec. 30): No. 11 Louisville (9-2) vs. No. 3 Michigan (10-1)
• Cotton (Group of Five vs. at-large, Jan. 2): No. 21 Western Michigan (11-0) vs. No. 7 Penn State (9-2)
• Rose (Big Ten vs. Pac-12, Jan. 2): No. 6 Wisconsin (9-2) vs. No. 12 USC (8-3)
• Sugar (SEC vs. Big 12 #1, Jan. 2): No. 17 Tennessee (8-3) vs. No. 8 Oklahoma (9-2)

This story was originally published November 24, 2016 at 11:38 PM with the headline "Statesman college football bowl projections: Where could Boise State and Idaho go?."