The dream of a conference championship died last weekend for CU and CSU.
But both programs will still go bowling after missing out on its respective title games due to tiebreaker rules in the Big 12 and Mountain West.
It’s been eight years since the Colorado Buffaloes and Colorado State Rams went to a bowl in the same year.
In 2016, CU earned a bid to the Alamo Bowl while CSU headed north to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Both teams are bowl eligible after finishing 9-3 and 8-4, respectively.
Here’s a look at how various national experts are predicting which bowl games the Buffs and the Rams will play in:
247 Sports | Brad Crawford | Updated Dec. 1
- Hawaii Bowl: Colorado State vs. Memphis
- Valero Alamo Bowl: BYU vs. Colorado
CBS Sports | Jerry Palm | Updated Dec. 1
- Valero Alamo Bowl: BYU vs. Colorado
- Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl: Colorado State vs. Bowling Green
ESPN | Kyle Bonagura | Updated Dec. 1
- Isleta New Mexico Bowl: Colorado State vs. UTSA
- Valero Alamo Bowl: BYU vs. Colorado
ESPN | Mark Schlabach | Updated Dec. 1
- Isleta New Mexico Bowl: Colorado State vs. Texas State
- Valero Alamo Bowl: BYU vs. Colorado
The Sporting News | Bill Bender | Updated Dec. 1
- Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Western Michigan vs. Colorado State
- SDS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl: Colorado vs. Michigan
“If Deion Sanders is true to his word and Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter play, how fun would it be to watch them go against a Michigan defense that limited Ohio State to 10 points? Would Michigan stars such as Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant be prompted to play in this game? What about Will Johnson – another projected top-five pick who missed most of the season with a toe injury?” Bender writes. See the full projections.
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