Going bowling: Where state teams are headed, which matchups are coming to town
CURE BOWL
Georgia State vs. Western Kentucky
Dec. 16, 2017 | 2:30 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
TOP PLAYERS
Georgia State: WR Penny Hart. The sophomore leads the Sun Belt with a school-record 73 receptions for 1,094 yards and eight touchdowns.
Western Kentucky: QB Mike White. The Senior Bowl invitee leads Conference USA in total offense (300.3 yards per game).
BOCA RATON BOWL
FAU vs. Akron
Dec. 19, 2017 | 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida
TOP PLAYERS
Akron: LB Ulysees Gilbert is a first-team all-Mid-American Conference selection who has recorded more than 120 tackles each of the last two seasons.
Florida Atlantic: RB Devin Singletary, 1,796 yards rushing, 6.5 yards per carry, 29 touchdown runs.
GASPARILLA BOWL
FIU vs. Temple
Dec. 21, 2017 | 8 p.m. ET on ESPN
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
TOP PLAYERS
Florida International: QB Alex McGough, 2,791 yards passing, 17 touchdowns, eight interceptions
Temple: S Delvon Randall, 76 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, four interceptions
BIRMINGHAM BOWL
USF vs. Texas Tech
Dec. 23, 2017 | 12 p.m. ET on ESPN
Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
TOP PLAYERS
South Florida: QB Quinton Flowers set school records with 605 total yards and 503 passing yards in a 49-42 loss to No. 10 UCF in the regular-season finale. Flowers' 11,395 total yards is 46 yards shy of the league's career mark set by Temple's Philip Walker from 2013-16.
Texas Tech: QB Nic Shimonek has passed for 3,547 yards with 30 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
INDEPENDENCE BOWL
Florida State vs. Southern Miss
Dec. 27, 2017 | 1:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana
TOP PLAYERS
Southern Miss: RB Ito Smith. The senior has run for 1,323 yards and 13 touchdowns this season. He's also caught 36 passes for 370 yards and two TDs.
Florida State: RB Cam Akers. The freshman leads Florida State with 930 yards rushing and seven touchdowns. He's averaging a little more than 5 yards per carry.
CAMPING WORLD BOWL
Oklahoma State vs. Virginia Tech
Dec. 28, 2017 | 5:15 p.m. ET on ESPN
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
TOP PLAYERS
Oklahoma State: QB Mason Rudolph, 4,553 yards passing, 35 touchdowns. The Cowboys also have two 1,000-yard receivers in James Washington (69 catches, 1,423 yards, 12 touchdowns) and Marcell Ateman (54-1,049-8).
Virginia Tech: LB Tremaine Edmunds, 102 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles.
TAXSLAYER BOWL
Louisville vs. Mississippi State
Dec. 30, 2017 | 12 p.m. ET
EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
TOP PLAYERS
Mississippi St: RB Aeris Williams. The junior leads the team with 1,019 yards rushing. He has also caught 16 passes for 142 yards.
Louisville: QB Lamar Jackson. The defending Heisman Trophy probably won't win it again this season, but is still having an awesome year. He has run for 1,443 yards and 17 touchdowns and thrown for 3,489 yards and 25 touchdowns.
ORANGE BOWL
Wisconsin vs. Miami
Dec. 30, 2017 | 8 p.m. ET on ESPN
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
TOP PLAYERS
Miami: WR Braxton Berrios has 52 catches for 644 yards and nine touchdowns, handles punt returns and was the ACC's top football scholar-athlete this season.
Wisconsin: RB Jonathan Taylor ranks No. 3 nationally at 142 rushing yards per game, and has broken off at least one run for 41 yards or more in eight of his 12 games this season.
OUTBACK BOWL
Michigan vs. South Carolina
Jan. 1, 2018 | 12 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
TOP PLAYERS
Michigan: LB Devin Bush is the team's leading tackler with 94. The sophomore's 9.5 tackles for loss include 5.0 sacks. He also has an interception.
South Carolina: QB Jake Bentley is 12-7 as a starter and has completed 63.6 percent of his career passes, which is second in school history.
PEACH BOWL
Auburn vs. UCF
Jan. 1, 2018 | 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
BIG TURNAROUND: The Knights have gone from bowl wannabes to part of the New Year's Six during Frost's tenure. The second-year coach took over an 0-12 program and won six games his first year. This season, UCF has been one of college football's biggest surprises.
SERIES EDGE: Auburn is 3-0 against UCF with all three wins coming between 1997 and 1999.
CITRUS BOWL
Notre Dame vs. LSU
Jan. 1, 2018 | 1 p.m. ET on ABC
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
TOP PLAYERS
Notre Dame: RB Josh Adams is 13th nationally in rushing yards with 1,386 and is averaging 7.3 yards per carry. The junior has seven 100-yard games, including two where he went over 200 yards.
LSU: RB Derrius Guice is the fifth player in school history to have over 1,000 rushing yard and 10 rushing touchdowns in consecutive seasons. The junior has 1,153 yards and 11 touchdowns.
