THE HATCH RANKINGS
MATHEMATICAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKING SYSTEM
EST. 1999
EST. 1999
2025-26 Bowl Pairings
(All Rankings Pre-Bowl)
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| #1 | Indiana (15-0) | 27 |
| #11 | Miami (13-2) | 21 |
| Miami Gardens, FL (1/19) | ||
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| Date | Bowl Name | Location | Team | Team | |||||
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| 1/2 | Holiday | San Diego | #18 | Arizona (9-3) | 19 | #32 | Southern Methodist (8-4) | 24 | |
| 1/2 | Duke’s Mayo | Charlotte | #65 | Mississippi State (5-7) | 29 | #41 | Wake Forest (8-4) | 43 | |
| 1/2 | Liberty | Memphis | #44 | Cincinnati (7-5) | 13 | #26 | Navy (9-2) | 35 | |
| 1/2 | Armed Forces | Fort Worth | #99 | Rice (5-7) | 10 | #81 | Texas State (6-6) | 41 | |
| 12/31 | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | #56 | Nebraska (7-5) | 22 | #13 | Utah (10-2) | 44 | |
| 12/31 | Citrus | Orlando | #20 | Michigan (9-3) | 27 | #15 | Texas (9-3) | 41 | |
| 12/31 | Sun | El Paso | #23 | Arizona State (8-4) | 39 | #33 | Duke (8-5) | 42 | |
| 12/31 | ReliaQuest | Tampa | #29 | Iowa (8-4) | 34 | #14 | Vanderbilt (10-2) | 27 | |
| 12/30 | Alamo | San Antonio | #16 | Southern California (9-3) | 27 | #27 | Texas Christian (8-4) | 30 | OT |
| 12/30 | Music City | Nashville | #34 | Illinois (8-4) | 30 | #40 | Tennessee (8-4) | 28 | |
| 12/30 | Independence | Shreveport | #78 | Louisiana Tech (7-5) | 23 | #100 | Coastal Carolina (6-6) | 14 | |
| 12/29 | Birmingham | Birmingham | #94 | Georgia Southern (6-6) | 29 | #106 | Appalachian State (5-7) | 10 | |
| 12/27 | Texas | Houston | #30 | Houston (9-3) | 38 | #37 | Louisiana State (7-5) | 35 | |
| 12/27 | Gator | Jacksonville | #35 | Missouri (8-4) | 7 | #19 | Virginia (10-3) | 13 | |
| 12/27 | New Mexico | Albuquerque | #50 | San Diego State (9-3) | 47 | #22 | North Texas (11-2) | 49 | |
| 12/27 | Arizona | Tucson | #82 | Fresno State (8-4) | 18 | #93 | Miami (Ohio) (7-6) | 3 | |
| 12/27 | Pop-Tarts | Orlando | #5 | Brigham Young (11-2) | 25 | #28 | Georgia Tech (9-3) | 21 | |
| 12/27 | Fenway | Boston | #51 | Connecticut (9-3) | 16 | #66 | Army (6-5) | 41 | |
| 12/27 | Pinstripe | Bronx | #54 | Penn State (6-6) | 22 | #53 | Clemson (7-5) | 10 | |
| 12/27 | Military | Annapolis | #36 | Pittsburgh (8-4) | 17 | #48 | East Carolina (8-4) | 23 | |
| 12/26 | First Responder | Dallas | #67 | Texas-San Antonio (6-6) | 57 | #91 | Florida International (7-5) | 20 | |
| 12/26 | Rate | Phoenix | #55 | Minnesota (7-5) | 20 | #43 | New Mexico (9-3) | 17 | OT |
| 12/26 | GameAbove Sports | Detroit | #57 | Northwestern (6-6) | 34 | #84 | Central Michigan (7-5) | 7 | |
| 12/24 | Hawaii | Honolulu | #64 | California (7-5) | 31 | #59 | Hawaii (8-4) | 35 | |
| 12/23 | Frisco | Frisco, TX | #47 | Nevada-Las Vegas (10-3) | 10 | #60 | Ohio (8-4) | 17 | |
| 12/23 | New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | #69 | Western Kentucky (8-4) | 27 | #90 | Southern Mississippi (7-5) | 16 | |
| 12/23 | Boca Raton | Boca Raton, FL | #31 | Louisville (8-4) | 27 | #61 | Toledo (8-4) | 22 | |
| 12/22 | Idaho Potato | Boise | #76 | Utah State (6-6) | 21 | #62 | Washington State (6-6) | 34 | |
| 12/19 | Gasparilla | Tampa | #38 | North Carolina State (7-5) | 31 | #45 | Memphis (8-4) | 7 | |
| 12/19 | Myrtle Beach | Conway, SC | #39 | Kennesaw State (10-3) | 6 | #58 | Western Michigan (9-4) | 41 | |
| 12/18 | Xbox | Frisco, TX | #95 | Arkansas State (6-6) | 34 | #73 | Missouri State (7-5) | 28 | |
| 12/17 | 68 Ventures | Mobile | #92 | Louisiana-Lafayette (6-6) | 13 | #102 | Delaware (6-6) | 20 | |
| 12/17 | Cure | Orlando | #25 | South Florida (9-3) | 10 | #52 | Old Dominion (9-3) | 24 | |
| 12/16 | Salute to Veterans | Montgomery, AL | #71 | Jacksonville State (8-5) | 17 | #77 | Troy (8-5) | 13 | |
| 12/13 | LA | Los Angeles | #46 | Boise State (9-4) | 10 | #54 | Washington (8-4) | 38 |