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 13th annual college football preview guide which will contain 19 entries in all (see July 12th article for full schedule). 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: Wyoming, Louisiana Tech, UL-Monroe.
| Date | Bowl | Teams | Time | Channel | |
| 20-Dec | Bahamas | Marshall | Buffalo | 2:00 | ESPN |
| 20-Dec | Frisco | Houston | Middle Tennessee | 7:30 | ESPN 2 |
| 21-Dec | New Mexico | UAB | San Diego State | 2:00 | ESPN |
| 21-Dec | Cure | South Florida | Troy | 2:30 | CBSS |
| 21-Dec | Cheribundti Tart Cherry | Cincinnati | Toledo | 3:30 | ABC |
| 21-Dec | Camellia | Western Michigan | UL-Lafayette | 5:30 | ESPN |
| 21-Dec | Las Vegas | Boise State | Washington State | 7:30 | ABC |
| 21-Dec | New Orleans | Southern Miss | Appalachian State | 9:00 | ESPN |
| 23-Dec | Gasparilla Bowl | Tulane | Florida International | 2:30 | ESPN |
| 24-Dec | Hawaii | BYU | Fresno State | 8:00 | ESPN |
| 26-Dec | Independence | Wake Forest | East Carolina | 4:00 | ESPN |
| 26-Dec | Quick Lane | Florida Atlantic | Northwestern | 8:00 | ESPN |
| 27-Dec | Military | Navy | Pittsburgh | 12:00 | ESPN |
| 27-Dec | Pinstripe | Syracuse | Minnesota | 3:20 | ESPN |
| 27-Dec | Texas | TCU | Arkansas | 6:45 | ESPN |
| 27-Dec | Holiday | Iowa | Southern California | 8:00 | FS1 |
| 27-Dec | Cheez-It (Cactus) | Oklahoma State | Arizona State | 10:15 | ESPN |
| 28-Dec | Camping World | Florida State | Iowa State | 12:00 | ABC |
| 28-Dec | Cotton | Notre Dame | Memphis | 12:00 | ESPN |
| 28-Dec | Fiesta (playoff game) | Georgia | Ohio State | 4:00 | ESPN |
| 28-Dec | Peach (playoff game) | Clemson | Alabama | 8:00 | ESPN |
| 30-Dec | First Responder (Heart of Dallas) | Arizona | North Texas | 12:30 | ESPN |
| 30-Dec | Music City | Miami-FL | Tennessee | 4:00 | ESPN |
| 30-Dec | Redbox (San Francisco) | Wisconsin | California | 4:00 | FOX |
| 30-Dec | Orange | Virginia Tech | Michigan State | 8:00 | ESPN |
| 31-Dec | Belk | NC State | South Carolina | 12:00 | ABC |
| 31-Dec | Sun | Virginia | Washington | 2:00 | CBS |
| 31-Dec | Liberty | Baylor | Mississippi State | 3:45 | ESPN |
| 31-Dec | Arizona | Georgia Southern | Nevada | 4:30 | CBSS |
| 31-Dec | Alamo | Texas | Oregon | 7:30 | ESPN |
| 1-Jan | Citrus | Nebraska | Texas A & M | 1:00 | ABC |
| 1-Jan | Outback | Penn State | Auburn | 1:00 | ESPN |
| 1-Jan | Rose | Utah | Michigan | 5:00 | ESPN |
| 1-Jan | Sugar | Oklahoma | LSU | 8:45 | ESPN |
| 2-Jan | Birmingham | UCF | Army | 3:00 | ESPN |
| 2-Jan | Taxslayer (Gator) | Purdue | Florida | 7:00 | ESPN |
| 3-Jan | Famous Idaho Potato | Northern Illinois | Utah State | 3:30 | ESPN |
| 4-Jan | Armed Forces | Indiana | Air Force | 11:30 | ESPN |
| 6-Jan | Dollar General | Ohio | Arkansas State | 7:30 | ESPN |
| 13-Jan | Championship Game | Alabama | Georgia | 8:00 | ESPN |
Ramblings of the Ultimate Sports Sentimentalist 