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 12th annual college football preview guide. Without further ado, here are my predicted bowl match-ups for the 2018 season. Note- the following teams I’m predicting to reach bowl eligibility yet not receive a bowl bid: Buffalo, UMass, Nevada, Wyoming, and Central Michigan.
| Date | Bowl | Teams | Time | Channel | |
| 15-Dec | New Mexico | Southern Miss | Utah State | 2:00 | ESPN |
| 15-Dec | Cure | Tulane | UL-Monroe | 2:30 | CBSS |
| 15-Dec | Las Vegas | Boise State | Utah | 3:30 | ABC |
| 15-Dec | Camellia | Northern Illinois | Troy | 5:30 | ESPN |
| 15-Dec | New Orleans | North Texas | Appalachian State | 9:00 | ESPN |
| 18-Dec | Boca Raton | Toledo | Old Dominion | 7:00 | ESPN |
| 19-Dec | Frisco | Houston | Ohio | 8:00 | ESPN |
| 20-Dec | Gasparilla Bowl | South Florida | Florida Atlantic | 8:00 | ESPN |
| 21-Dec | Bahamas | Middle Tennessee | SMU | 12:30 | ESPN |
| 21-Dec | Famous Idaho Potato | Eastern Michigan | Colorado State | 4:00 | ESPN |
| 22-Dec | Birmingham | Memphis | Virginia | 12:00 | ESPN |
| 22-Dec | Armed Forces | Baylor | Navy | 3:30 | ESPN |
| 22-Dec | Dollar General | Miami-OH | Arkansas State | 7:00 | ESPN |
| 22-Dec | Hawaii | Marshall | San Diego State | 10:30 | ESPN |
| 26-Dec | Heart of Dallas | Army | UAB | 1:30 | ESPN |
| 26-Dec | Quick Lane | Boston College | Indiana | 5:15 | ESPN |
| 26-Dec | Cactus | Iowa State | UNLV | 9:00 | ESPN |
| 27-Dec | Independence | Miami-FL | Louisiana Tech | 1:30 | ESPN |
| 27-Dec | Pinstripe | Florida State | Nebraska | 5:15 | ESPN |
| 27-Dec | Texas | TCU | Arkansas | 9:00 | ESPN |
| 28-Dec | Music City | Virginia Tech | South Carolina | 1:30 | ESPN |
| 28-Dec | Camping World | Notre Dame | Texas | 5:15 | ESPN |
| 28-Dec | Arizona | New Mexico State | Fresno State | 5:30 | CBSS |
| 28-Dec | Alamo | Oklahoma State | Oregon | 9:00 | ESPN |
| 29-Dec | Peach | UCF | Penn State | 12:00 | ESPN |
| 29-Dec | Belk | Georgia Tech | Kentucky | 12:00 | ABC |
| 29-Dec | Orange | Alabama | Oklahoma | 8:00 | ESPN |
| 29-Dec | Cotton | Ohio State | Clemson | 4:00 | ESPN |
| 31-Dec | Military | Temple | NC State | 12:00 | ESPN |
| 31-Dec | Sun | Syracuse | California | 2:00 | CBS |
| 31-Dec | San Francisco | Northwestern | Stanford | 3:00 | FOX |
| 31-Dec | Liberty | Kansas State | Missouri | 3:45 | ESPN |
| 31-Dec | Holiday | Iowa | Southern California | 7:00 | FS1 |
| 31-Dec | Gator | Purdue | Mississippi State | 7:30 | ESPN |
| 1-Jan | Outback | Michigan State | Texas A & M | 12:00 | ESPN 2 |
| 1-Jan | Citrus | Wisconsin | Florida | 1:00 | ABC |
| 1-Jan | Fiesta | Arizona | Auburn | 1:00 | ESPN |
| 1-Jan | Rose | Washington | Michigan | 5:00 | ESPN |
| 1-Jan | Sugar | West Virginia | Georgia | 8:30 | ESPN |
Ramblings of the Ultimate Sports Sentimentalist 