Here's my bowl game projections through week 3. The record projections are a hybrid between FPI's projections and TeamRankings projections. I also utilized a weighted ranking system (using FPI, Sagarin, Massey, SP+, FEI, and others) to help with determining playoff seeding and bowl matchups. USC and Notre Dame would've been the first 2 teams not in the playoff.

Camellia Bowl:  Louisiana (8-4) vs Bowling Green (7-5) 

Frisco Bowl:  Marshall (7-5) vs Sam Houston St (8-5) 

Boca Raton Bowl:  Michigan St (6-6) vs Coastal Carolina (8-4) 

LA Bowl:  California (8-4) vs Boise St (10-3) 

New Orleans Bowl:  Liberty (10-3) vs James Madison (9-4) 

Cure Bowl:  North Texas (6-6) vs Florida International (7-5) 

Gasparilla Bowl:  Pittsburgh (7-5) vs Oregon St (7-5) 

Myrtle Beach Bowl:  Texas St (8-5) vs East Carolina (8-4) 

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl:  Fresno St (8-4) vs Northern Illinois (9-4) 

Hawaii Bowl:  San Jose St (7-5) vs WKU (7-5) 

Detroit Bowl:  Minnesota (6-6) vs Toledo (10-3) 

Guaranteed Rate Bowl:  Illinois (7-5) vs BYU (6-6) 

68 Ventures Bowl:  Appalachian St (7-5) vs Ohio (7-5) 

Birmingham Bowl:  Arizona (6-6) vs Duke (6-6) 

Armed Forces Bowl:  Texas Tech (6-6) vs Navy (6-6) 

Liberty Bowl:  TCU (7-5) vs Rutgers (7-5) 

Holiday Bowl:  Notre Dame (10-2) vs Utah (9-3) 

Las Vegas Bowl:  LSU (7-5) vs Washington St (10-2) 

Fenway Bowl:  Virginia Tech (7-5) vs South Florida (8-4) 

Pinstripe Bowl:  North Carolina (8-4) vs Maryland (7-5) 

New Mexico Bowl:  UNLV (10-3) vs Tulane (8-5) 

Pop-Tarts Bowl:  Clemson (9-4) vs UCF (10-3) 

Arizona Bowl:  Arkansas St (6-6) vs Miami OH (6-6) 

Military Bowl:  SMU (7-5) vs Army (8-4) 

Alamo Bowl:  USC (9-3) vs Kansas St (9-3) 

Independence Bowl:  Washington (6-6) vs Baylor (6-6) 

Music City Bowl:  Indiana (9-3) vs Syracuse (7-5) 

ReliaQuest Bowl:  Nebraska (8-4) vs South Carolina (6-6) 

Sun Bowl:  Arizona St (7-5) vs Georgia Tech (6-6) 

Citrus Bowl:  Michigan (7-5) vs Oklahoma (7-5) 

Texas Bowl:  Iowa St (7-5) vs Auburn (6-6) 

Gator Bowl:  Louisville (8-4) vs Texas A&M (8-4) 

Duke’s Mayo Bowl:  Iowa (7-5) vs Boston College (8-4) 

Bahamas Bowl:  Buffalo (7-5) vs Louisiana Tech (6-6) 

CFB PLAYOFF BRACKET: 

Sugar Bowl 

1 Texas (12-1) 

8 Tennessee (10-2) vs 9 Oregon (9-3) 

Fiesta Bowl 

4 Kansas St (11-2) 

5 Alabama (10-2) vs 12 Memphis (11-2) 

Rose Bowl 

2 Ohio St (12-1) 

7 Ole Miss (11-2) vs 10 Missouri (9-3) 

Peach Bowl 

3 Miami FL (11-2) 

6 Georgia (9-3) vs 11 Penn St (10-3)