SB Nation early Pac-12 bowl projections: USC to playoff, Washington to Fiesta

SB Nation took Vegas projections and tried to determine where Pac-12 teams would end up in the bowl seeding. The conference of champions ends up with eight bowl teams!

College football playoff semifinal: #4 USC Trojans vs. #1 Ohio State Buckeyes. The winner would play the winner of the Alabama-Oklahoma matchup.

Fiesta Bowl: Washington Huskies vs. Auburn Tigers. Washington just misses out on the playoff, but a Fiesta Bowl bid would be a nice consolation.

Alamo Bowl (Pac-12 #2): Stanford Cardinal vs. Texas Longhorns. Wouldn’t this be a fun matchup in San Antonio.

Holiday Bowl (Pac-12 #3): Oregon Ducks vs. Northwestern Wildcats. Styles collide in San Diego.

Fosters Farms (Pac-12 #4): Colorado Buffaloes vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers. Colorado is going to have a tough follow-up act this season, but they’re capable!

Sun Bowl (Pac-12 #5): UCLA Bruins vs. Virginia Cavaliers. I doubt UCLA fans would be too pleased with El Paso.

Las Vegas (Pac-12 #6): Washington State Cougars vs. San Diego State Aztecs. Wazzu in Vegas = points, you’d figure.

Cactus (Pac-12 #7): Utah Utes vs. Kansas State Wildcats. How will Utah give their fans heart attacks this season?