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With each passing week, it’s looking more and more like the Baylor-TCU tilt on November 27 will decide who’s going to represent the conference in the College Football Playoff. The Horned Frogs are picked to run the table and face Alabama in the Cotton Bowl, while the Bears will still be playing in a New Year’s Six bowl.

Texas, fresh off of its upset victory over rival Oklahoma, improved its bowl outlook and is now slated to meet Rice in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. The Longhorns will need to win four of their last six to become eligible for postseason play.

Below are the complete Big 12 bowl projections following Week 6. A total of eights are slated to play in a bowl game, while Iowa State and Kansas are left out in the cold.

Big 12 Bowl Projections

Goodyear Cotton Bowl

College Football Playoff Semifinal

Thursday, December 31, 4:00 or 8:00 pm ET, ESPN

AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Playoff vs. Playoff

 Projection: Alabama vs. TCU

Allstate Sugar Bowl

Friday, January 1, 8:30 pm ET, ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Big 12 vs. SEC
Projection: Baylor vs. Florida

Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl

Saturday, December 26, 2:20 pm ET, ESPN
Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, TX
Big 12 vs. Conference USA
Projection: Texas vs. Rice

Russell Athletic Bowl

Tuesday, December 29, 5:30 pm ET, ESPN
Orlando Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL
ACC or Notre Dame vs. Big 12
Projection: Florida State vs. Texas Tech

AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl

Tuesday, December 29, 9:00 pm ET, ESPN
NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
Big 12 vs. SEC
Projection: Arkansas vs. Oklahoma State

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Saturday, January 2, 3:20 pm ET, ESPN
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN
Big 12 vs. SEC
Projection: Mississippi State vs. Kansas State

Valero Alamo Bowl

Saturday, January 2, 6:45 pm ET, ESPN
Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
Big 12 vs. Pac-12
Projection: Oklahoma vs. Utah

Cactus Bowl

Saturday, January 2, 10:15 pm ET, ESPN
Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
Big 12 vs. Pac-12
Projection: West Virginia vs. Arizona

MORE: Complete Bowl Projections