College football bowl projections: Early playoff predictions, matchups for every game in 2023

You know college football bowl projections are big here, and it's that time of year — after spring practice — to examine potential 2023 postseason matchups. Of course, it's impossible to be completely accurate at this point, but it is prediction time for the College Football Playoff and New Year's Six, all the way down to the Bahamas Bowl before Christmas.

It is important to keep in mind that, outside of the New Year's Six and certain contract bowl games, ESPN and bowl organizers have a lot of control over who goes where in the smaller-tier games. Factors such as travel considerations and ratings based on matchups play a big role in determining which teams go to which bowls. These projections are all subject to change, especially with the Big 12 still figuring out its affiliations after expansion, and other conferences having more bowl-eligible teams than spots available.

But don't worry, the powers that be behind the scenes will sort it all out, and it's rare that a bowl-eligible team doesn't get a chance to play in the postseason.

Here is a look at postseason projections coming out of spring.