I just looked up our tie ins…according to college football news:
The top-ranked American Athletic Conference champion will be in the mix for the Fiesta, Cotton, or Chick-fil-A Peach if it's the highest-ranked Group of Five champ - and if it's not in the College Football Playoff.
The American Athletic Conference bowl tie-ins and affiliations will mostly be based on geographic location while avoiding repeat appearances.
The ESPN owned and operated bowls will move teams around to create the best possible matchups, but there are a few set ties and affiliations.
The conference is supposed to get a spot in the Military Bowl in 2023, and 2025, and it's in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl in 2024.
Also thrown into the mix is the EasyPost Hawaii Bowl, which is supposed to alternate with the Armed Forces Bowl, but last year the AAC didn't put a team in either one.
The American Athletic are affiliated with these bowl slots ...
- Wasabi Fenway Bowl vs ACC
- Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl vs Conference USA and/or EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl vs Mountain West
- Military Bowl Presented by Peraton vs ACC
The American Athletic Conference will get a chance at putting four teams in these bowls ...
- Duluth Trading Co. Cure Bowl vs Group of Five
- Frisco Bowl vs Group of Five or Army
- New Mexico Bowl vs Mountain West
- Myrtle Beach Bowl vs Group of Five
- RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl vs Group of Five or Army
- SERVPRO First Responder Bowl vs ACC, Big 12, or Pac-12
- TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl vs SEC
- Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowlvs ACC, Pac-12, or SEC