Every summer since 2007 I have created an intricate set of college football predictions for each upcoming season. This year is no exception, as I will be using my blog over the next few weeks to publish my 11th annual college football preview guide. Without further ado, here are my predicted bowl match-ups for the 2016 season. Note: squads with an asterik by them are predicted 5-7 teams that I still think will gain bowl eligibility based on their APR scores.
| Date | Bowl | Teams | Time | Channel | |
| 16-Dec | New Orleans | Western Kentucky | Appalachian State | 1:00 | ESPN |
| 16-Dec | Cure | SMU | Georgia Southen | 2:30 | CBSS |
| 16-Dec | Las Vegas | San Diego State | Colorado | 3:30 | ABC |
| 16-Dec | New Mexico | Marshall | New Mexico | 4:30 | ESPN |
| 16-Dec | Camellia | Northern Illinois | South Alabama | 8:00 | ESPN |
| 19-Dec | Boca Raton | Tulsa | Louisiana Tech | 7:00 | ESPN |
| 20-Dec | Frisco | UNLV | Arkansas State | 8:00 | ESPN |
| 21-Dec | St. Petersburg | UCF | Middle Tennessee | 8:00 | ESPN |
| 22-Dec | Bahamas | Southern Miss | Miami-OH | 12:30 | ESPN |
| 22-Dec | Famous Idaho Potato | Ohio | Boise State | 4:00 | ESPN |
| 23-Dec | Birmingham | Houston | Vanderbilt* | 12:00 | ESPN |
| 23-Dec | Armed Forces | Brigham Young | Army | 3:30 | ESPN |
| 23-Dec | Dollar General | Toledo | Troy | 7:00 | ESPN |
| 24-Dec | Hawaii | Memphis | Hawaii | 8:30 | ESPN |
| 26-Dec | Heart of Dallas | Baylor | UTSA | 1:30 | ESPN |
| 26-Dec | Quick Lane | Western Michigan | Minnesota | 5:15 | ESPN |
| 26-Dec | Cactus | Kansas State | Colorado State | 9:00 | ESPN |
| 27-Dec | Independence | North Carolina | Old Dominion | 1:30 | ESPN |
| 27-Dec | Pinstripe | Virginia Tech | Michigan State | 5:15 | ESPN |
| 27-Dec | Foster Farms | Iowa | UCLA | 8:30 | FOX |
| 27-Dec | Texas | Texas | Tennessee | 9:00 | ESPN |
| 28-Dec | Military | Cincinnati | Pittsburgh | 1:30 | ESPN |
| 28-Dec | Camping World | Notre Dame | TCU | 5:15 | ESPN |
| 28-Dec | Holiday | Michigan | Stanford | 9:00 | FS1 |
| 28-Dec | Alamo | Oklahoma | Washington State | 9:00 | ESPN |
| 29-Dec | Belk | NC State | Missouri | 1:00 | ESPN |
| 29-Dec | Sun | Georgia Tech | Oregon | 3:00 | CBS |
| 29-Dec | Music City | Northwestern | Kentucky | 4:30 | ESPN |
| 29-Dec | Arizona | Idaho | Wyoming | 5:30 | CBSS |
| 29-Dec | Cotton | Penn State | Georgia | 8:30 | ESPN |
| 30-Dec | Taxslayer (Gator) | Miami-FL | LSU | 12:00 | ESPN |
| 30-Dec | Liberty | West Virginia | Mississippi State | 12:30 | ABC |
| 30-Dec | Fiesta | Washington | Florida State | 4:00 | ESPN |
| 30-Dec | Orange | Louisville | Florida | 8:00 | ESPN |
| 1-Jan | Outback | Nebraska | Arkansas | 12:00 | ESPN 2 |
| 1-Jan | Peach | South Florida | Clemson | 12:30 | ESPN |
| 1-Jan | Citrus | Wisconsin | Auburn | 1:00 | ABC |
| 1-Jan | Rose- Semifinal | Ohio State | Southern Cal | 5:00 | ESPN |
| 1-Jan | Sugar- Semifinal | Alabama | Oklahoma State | 8:45 | ESPN |
| 9-Jan | Championship Game | Alabama | Ohio State | 8:00 | ESPN |
Ramblings of the Ultimate Sports Sentimentalist 