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We're another week into October, which means we have another week's worth of information to use to start projecting what the 2016-17 college football bowl lineup will look like.The top four teams go to the Playoff, regardless of conference, and the remaining New Year's Six bowls are filled out with conference tie-ins and at-large bids. All bowls have conference tie-ins, but those are broken when conferences can't fill all of their slots. Here's a good look at the tie-in and selection process. Teams have to be at least 6-6 to make a bowl, but if there aren't enough 6-6 teams to fill all of the slots, 5-7 teams are selected based on their Academic Progress Rate.The projected Playoff—Alabama vs. Washington and Ohio State vs. Clemson—and national championship—Alabama vs. Ohio State— are the same as Week 6 and should still produce an incredible set of games. Other intriguing matchups: Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma, Florida State vs. Tennessee, Nebraska vs. Arkansas and, somehow, a Rose Bowl with Washington State.
