THE HATCH RANKINGS
MATHEMATICAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKING SYSTEM
EST. 1999
EST. 1999
2021-22 Bowl Pairings
(All Rankings Pre-Bowl)
| College Football Playoff Championship | ||
| #2 | Alabama (13-1) | 18 |
| #3 | Georgia (13-1) | 33 |
| Indianapolis, IN (1/10) | ||
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| Date | Bowl Name | Location | Team | Team | |||||
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| 1/4 | Texas | Houston | #38 | Kansas State (7-5) | 42 | #42 | Louisiana State (7-5) | 20 | |
| 1/1 | Citrus | Orlando | #13 | Iowa (10-3) | 17 | #27 | Kentucky (9-3) | 20 | |
| 1/1 | Outback | Tampa | #28 | Penn State (7-5) | 10 | #24 | Arkansas (8-4) | 24 | |
| 12/31 | Sun | El Paso | #56 | Washington State (7-5) | 21 | #58 | Central Michigan (8-4) | 24 | |
| 12/31 | Gator | Jacksonville | #17 | Wake Forest (10-3) | 38 | #83 | Rutgers (5-7) | 10 | |
| 12/30 | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | #16 | Wisconsin (8-4) | 20 | #47 | Arizona State (8-4) | 13 | |
| 12/30 | Music City | Nashville | #19 | Purdue (8-4) | 48 | #45 | Tennessee (7-5) | 45 | OT |
| 12/30 | Duke's Mayo | Charlotte | #60 | North Carolina (6-6) | 21 | #64 | South Carolina (6-6) | 38 | |
| 12/29 | Alamo | San Antonio | #11 | Oklahoma (10-2) | 47 | #20 | Oregon (10-3) | 32 | |
| 12/29 | Cheez-It | Orlando | #18 | Clemson (9-3) | 20 | #36 | Iowa State (7-5) | 13 | |
| 12/29 | Pinstripe | New York | #50 | Maryland (6-6) | 54 | #69 | Virginia Tech (6-6) | 10 | |
| 12/28 | Guaranteed Rate | Phoenix | #29 | Minnesota (8-4) | 18 | #49 | West Virginia (6-6) | 6 | |
| 12/28 | Liberty | Memphis | #62 | Texas Tech (6-6) | 34 | #33 | Mississippi State (7-5) | 7 | |
| 12/28 | First Responders | Dallas | #54 | Louisville (6-6) | 28 | #32 | Air Force (9-3) | 31 | |
| 12/28 | Birmingham | Birmingham | #30 | Houston (11-2) | 17 | #41 | Auburn (6-6) | 13 | |
| 12/27 | Quick Lane | Detroit | #70 | Western Michigan (7-5) | 52 | #43 | Nevada (8-4) | 24 | |
| 12/25 | Camellia | Montgomery | #87 | Ball State (6-6) | 20 | #75 | Georgia State (7-5) | 51 | |
| 12/23 | Gasparilla | Tampa | #55 | Central Florida (8-4) | 29 | #65 | Florida (6-6) | 17 | |
| 12/23 | Frisco Classic | Frisco, TX | #93 | North Texas (6-6) | 14 | #81 | Miami (Ohio) (6-6) | 27 | |
| 12/22 | Armed Forces | Fort Worth | #44 | Army (8-4) | 24 | #68 | Missouri (6-6) | 22 | |
| 12/21 | Frisco | Frisco, TX | #25 | Texas-San Antonio (12-1) | 24 | #22 | San Diego State (11-2) | 38 | |
| 12/21 | Idaho Potato | Boise | #86 | Kent State (7-6) | 38 | #84 | Wyoming (6-6) | 52 | |
| 12/20 | Myrtle Beach | Conway, SC | #72 | Tulsa (6-6) | 30 | #94 | Old Dominion (6-6) | 17 | |
| 12/18 | New Orleans | New Orleans | #78 | Marshall (7-5) | 21 | #23 | Louisiana-Lafayette (12-1) | 36 | |
| 12/18 | L.A. | Los Angeles | #37 | Utah State (10-3) | 24 | #51 | Oregon State (7-5) | 13 | |
| 12/18 | Lending Tree | Mobile | #79 | Eastern Michigan (7-5) | 20 | #67 | Liberty (7-5) | 56 | |
| 12/18 | Independence | Shreveport | #63 | Ala.-Birmingham (8-4) | 31 | #15 | Brigham Young (10-2) | 28 | |
| 12/18 | New Mexico | Albuquerque | #85 | Texas-El Paso (7-5) | 24 | #34 | Fresno State (9-3) | 31 | |
| 12/18 | Boca Raton | Boca Raton | #59 | Western Kentucky (8-5) | 59 | #35 | Appalachian State (10-3) | 38 | |
| 12/17 | Cure | Orlando | #53 | Northern Illinois (9-4) | 41 | #48 | Coastal Carolina (10-2) | 47 | |
| 12/17 | Bahamas | Nassau | #97 | Middle Tennessee St. (6-6) | 31 | #76 | Toledo (7-5) | 24 |