Comprehensive 2024 Bowl Game Intrigue Rankings

My annual bowl intrigue rankings have certainly caught on, as now most all major college football websites and publications have a similar pre-bowl ranking of each game. I have taken the average of the most prominent of these rankings (mine, Yahoo, CBS, and Athlon) and ordered them to create a more objective ranking of each of these 45 games. Check out the rankings of these below:

Jan. 10Cotton (CFP Semifinal # 2)Peach Bowl winner vs. Rose Bowl winner7:30ESPN
Jan. 9Orange (CFP Semifinal # 1)Fiesta Bowl winner vs. Sugar Bowl winner7:30ESPN
Jan. 1Rose (CFP Quarterfinal # 3)(1) Oregon (13-0) vs. (8) Ohio St./(9) Tenn.5:00ESPN
Dec. 31Fiesta (CFP Quarterfinal # 1)(3) Boise State (12-1) vs. (6) Penn St./(11) SMU7:30ESPN
Jan. 1Sugar (CFP Quarterfinal # 4)(2) Georgia (11-2) vs. (7) ND/(10) Indiana8:45ESPN
Dec. 201st Round of CFP(10) Indiana (11-1) at (7) Notre Dame (11-1)8:00ESPN
Jan. 1Peach (CFP Quarterfinal # 2)(4) Arizona State (11-2) vs. (5) Texas/(12) Clem.1:00ESPN
Dec. 211st Round of CFP(9) Tennessee (10-2) at (8) Ohio State (10-2)8:00ABC
Dec. 211st Round of CFP(11) SMU (11-2) at (6) Penn State (11-2)12:00TNT
Dec. 211st Round of CFP(12) Clemson (10-3) at (5) Texas (11-2)4:00TNT
Dec. 31CitrusSouth Carolina (9-3) vs. Illinois (9-3)3:00ABC
Dec. 28AlamoBYU (10-2) vs. Colorado (9-3)7:30ABC
Dec. 27BirminghamGeorgia Tech (7-5) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6)3:30ESPN
Dec. 31ReliaQuestAlabama (9-3) vs. Michigan (7-5)12:00ESPN
Dec. 28Pop-TartsIowa State (10-3) vs. Miami-FL (10-2)3:30ABC
Dec. 27Las VegasTexas A & M (8-4) vs. Southern Cal (6-6)10:30ESPN
Jan. 2GatorDuke (9-3) vs. Ole Miss (9-3)7:30ESPN
Dec. 27LibertyTexas Tech (8-4) vs. Arkansas (6-6)7:00ESPN
Dec. 27HolidaySyracuse (9-3) vs. Washington State (8-4)8:00FOX
Dec. 31TexasBaylor (8-4) vs. LSU (8-4)3:30ESPN
Dec. 28IndependenceMarshall (10-3) vs. Army (11-1)9:15ESPN
Dec. 20CureOhio (10-3) vs. Jacksonville State (9-4)12:00ESPN
Dec. 20Gasparilla BowlTulane (9-4) vs. Florida (7-5)3:30ESPN 2
Dec. 30Music CityIowa (8-4) vs. Missouri (9-3)2:30ESPN
Dec. 28PinstripeBoston College (7-5) vs. Nebraska (6-6)12:00ABC
Dec. 27Armed ForcesOklahoma (6-6) vs. Navy (8-3)12:00ESPN
Dec. 31SunLouisville (8-4) vs. Washington (6-6)2:00CBS
Jan. 3Duke’s MayoMinnesota (7-5) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6)7:30ESPN
Dec. 28MilitaryEast Carolina (7-5) vs. NC State (6-6)5:45ESPN
Dec. 26RateRutgers (7-5) vs. Kansas State (8-4)5:30ESPN
Dec. 17FriscoMemphis (10-2) vs. West Virginia (6-6)9:00ESPN
Dec. 18LA BowlCalifornia (6-6) vs. UNLV (10-3)9:00ESPN
Dec. 18Boca RatonWestern Kentucky (8-5) vs. James Madison (8-4)5:30ESPN
Dec. 28New MexicoUL-Lafayette (10-3) vs. TCU (8-4)2:15ESPN
Dec. 28ArizonaMiami-OH (8-5) vs. Colorado State (8-4)4:30CW
Jan. 3First ResponderNorth Texas (6-6) vs. Texas State (7-5)4:00ESPN
Dec. 28FenwayUConn (8-4) vs. North Carolina (6-6)11:00 (AM)ESPN
Dec. 23Myrtle Beach BowlCoastal Carolina (6-6) vs. UTSA (6-6)11:00 (AM)ESPN
Dec. 24HawaiiSouth Florida (6-6) vs. San Jose State (7-5)8:00ESPN
Dec. 19New OrleansGeorgia Southern (8-4) vs. Sam Houston (9-3)7:00ESPN 2
Dec. 2668 VenturesArkansas State (7-5) vs. Bowling Green (7-5)9:00ESPN
Dec. 26GameAbove SportsPittsburgh (7-5) vs. Toledo (7-5)2:00ESPN
Jan. 4BahamasBuffalo (8-4) vs. Liberty (8-3)11:00 (AM)ESPN 2
Dec. 23Famous Idaho PotatoNorthern Illinois (7-5) vs. Fresno State (6-6)2:30ESPN
Dec. 14Salute to VeteransSouth Alabama (6-6) vs. Western Michigan (6-6)9:00ESPN

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