Report: Latest on Pac-12 Football's Future Bowl Games After Conference Realignment (2024)

Report: Latest on Pac-12 Football's Future Bowl Games After Conference Realignment (1)

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The Pac-12's future remains an ongoing issue still being figured out, but many of its former members will still reap some of the conference benefits from the NCAA's bowl system.

Per Brett McMurphy of the Action Network, the 10 schools that are leaving the Pac-12 starting with the 2024 football season are "likely" to still play in bowl games affiliated with the conference.

One source told McMurphy this is the "most workable" of the not-great options available to the stakeholders involved in the bowl games until the new bowl contracts begin in 2026.

"Out of a series of not-great options, the most workable—short of blowing up the bowl system and the (35 non-playoff) bowl contracts—is to have the former Pac-12 schools sent to Pac-12 bowls for two more years," the source told McMurphy.

According to McMurphy, the former Pac-12 bowl-eligible teams will be considered as part of the conference's bowl pool after the 12-team College Football Playoff field is announced.

This scenario does lead to more questions about how teams will be selected, with McMurphy noting it won't necessarily be based on conference records:

"One possibility would be allowing the bowls to pick a bowl-eligible team based on the bowl's selection order without regard to the win-loss records, sources said. That could allow a Pac-12 bowl to select a 7-5 current or former Pac-12 team over a 10-2 team. Current bowl contracts with conferences don't allow bowls to skip over teams in the selection process with at least two fewer wins."

There is also the danger of pairing teams from the same conference against each other in a bowl game.

The six bowl games with Pac-12 affiliations for the next two years are the Alamo, Vegas, Holiday, Sun, LA and Independence. The Rose Bowl lost its conference affiliations with the Pac-12 and Big Ten when it was added to the College Football Playoff rotation.

Four of those bowl games have ties to the Pac-12 and one of the conferences adding a former Pac-12 school. The Holiday Bowl is an ACC-Pac-12 matchup. The Las Vegas Bowl is an SEC-Pac-12 matchup. The Alamo Bowl is a Big 12-Pac-12 matchup. The Sun Bowl traditionally pits a Pac-12 team against an ACC team.

Mcmurphy noted the other bowl games—LA and Independence—don't have "any potential conflicts regarding selecting former Pac-12 schools because they feature conferences that did not add Pac-12 schools."

Oregon State and Washington State are the only schools that will remain in the Pac-12 starting with the 2024-25 academic year. Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah are set to join the Big 12. UCLA, Oregon, USC and Washington will move to the Big Ten.

The ACC is set to add California and Stanford.

The Athletic's Chris Vannini noted NCAA bylaws allow conferences a two-year grace period to get back to a minimum of eight members in the event of departures.

Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes told Vannini the school's first priority is to join an existing power conference, but the second option "is to build back a power conference with the Pac-12 banner."

The Mountain West conference announced a football scheduling agreement with Oregon State and Washington in December. The two schools have announced their list of opponents for the 2024 season, but dates for games against Mountain West programs have yet to be finalized.

Report: Latest on Pac-12 Football's Future Bowl Games After Conference Realignment (2024)

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Report: Latest on Pac-12 Football's Future Bowl Games After Conference Realignment? ›

The six bowl games with Pac-12 affiliations for the next two years are the Alamo, Vegas, Holiday, Sun, LA and Independence. The Rose Bowl lost its conference affiliations with the Pac-12 and Big Ten when it was added to the College Football Playoff rotation.

What are the Pac-12 bowl tie ins in 2024? ›

The six Pac-12 bowl tie-ins in 2024 and 2025 are the Alamo, Holiday, Las Vegas, Sun, Los Angeles, Independence (in 2024)/ESPN event bowl (in 2025). The Rose Bowl, now part of the College Football Playoff rotation, is no longer tied to the Pac-12.

What will happen to Pac-12 in 2024? ›

Most of the Pac-12's members will be playing in other Power Five conferences next season. OSU and WSU agreed to a scheduling alliance with the Mountain West for 2024.

Is the Pac-12 losing power 5 status? ›

Finally, the Pac-12 loses its “Power 5″/autonomy conference voting status as of Aug. 2. This move comes in response to 10 members of the league leaving for the Big Ten or Big 12, leaving only Washington State and Oregon State as Pac-12 members.

Where is Oregon State going after Pac-12? ›

Oregon State and Washington State have officially made a scheduling deal with the Mountain West for at least next year. There's still the possibility of a Mountain West/Pac-2 merger or those two schools joining the Mountain West eventually.

What will happen to Pac-12 bowls? ›

The Pac-12-affiliated bowl games going forward are the Alamo Bowl, Holiday Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, Sun Bowl, Los Angeles Bowl and Independence Bowl (for 2024, before it turns into an ESPN event bowl in 2025). The Rose Bowl is no longer affiliated with the Pac-12 due to the expansion of the College Football Playoff.

What happens to the Rose Bowl in 2025? ›

Now, under the new 12-team College Football Playoff format, the Rose Bowl Game will serve as a quarterfinal during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons.

Why is Pac-12 dissolving? ›

Arguably the main reason the conference fell apart—why 10 of its 12 schools fled, even at a reduced share of revenue—was because it couldn't agree on a new media rights deal. With its current deal set to expire in 2024, the league was the only one in the Power Five without a long-term contract.

Who got fired from the Pac-12? ›

Former Pac-12 Networks president Mark Shuken and former CFO Brent Willman were dismissed in Jan. 2023 for failing to properly report millions of dollars in overpayments by Comcast to the Pac-12 Networks over the course of a decade.

Who is moving out of the Pac-12? ›

Washington is among the four Pac-12 teams leaving the conference after this season season for the Big Ten alongside Oregon, USC, and UCLA. The "Four Corner" schools of Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah will join the Big 12.

What is Oregon State best college town in Pac-12? ›

The town of Corvallis is invested into the college, that is one of the reasons it was voted the best college town in the PAC 12.

Where is Oregon going in 2024? ›

The Ducks will officially join the Big Ten Conference in August 2024 and will play five league games at Autzen Stadium in their inaugural season. Oregon will host Illinois, Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State and Washington in 2024, and will go on the road to Michigan, Purdue, UCLA and Wisconsin.

Is Oregon State going to the WCC? ›

Oregon State, Washington State join WCC as affiliates in 2024-25. WCC has nine institutions after the departure of BYU to the Big 12 Conference this season. Adding Oregon State and Washington State as affiliates will increase that number to 11 competing schools.

What bowl games are tied to the Pac-12? ›

According to Brett McMurphy of the Action New Network, bowl games that were affiliated with the Pac 12 Conference, the Holiday Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, Sun Bowl, Los Angeles Bowl, and Independence Bowl, will have their choice from Pac 12 “legacy members” along with Oregon State and Washington State to fill out the ...

What is the tiebreaker for the Pac-12 tournament? ›

TWO-TEAM TIE

Each team's record (won-lost percentage) vs. the common opponent occupying the highest position in the final regular season standings, and then continuing down through common opponents in the standings until one team gains an advantage.

Will there be a Pac-12 in 2025? ›

Ten of the twelve members will depart from the conference on August 2, 2024. The Pac-12 will continue to operate as a two-team conference for at least the 2024–25 academic year.

What bowls are in college football playoffs 2024? ›

CFP officials stated that the four quarterfinal games and two Playoff Semifinal games will be played in New Year's Six bowls on a rotating basis.
  • 2024 quarterfinals: Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl.
  • 2024 semifinals: Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl.
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