The regular season is over as Liberty has finished at 8-3. Now, the Flames await their bowl destination for what will be a sixth straight appearance.
Several outlets have updated their bowl projections and we have assembled those projections for where Liberty is currently being slotted.
- Brad Crawford (247Sports): Salute to Veterans Bowl vs South Alabama (6-6)
- Athlon Sports: Hawaii Bowl vs Georgia Southern (8-4)
- Brett McMurphy (Action Network): Bahamas Bowl vs Northern Illinois (7-5)
- Mark Schlabach (ESPN): Hawaii Bowl vs Ohio (9-3)
- Kyle Bonagura (ESPN): 68 Ventures Bowl vs South Alabama (6-6)
- Jerry Palm (CBS Sports): Bahamas Bowl vs Western Michigan (6-6)
- College Football News: Bahamas Bowl vs Bowling Green (7-5)
- USA Today: Hawaii Bowl vs Fresno State (6-6)
- Sporting News: Frisco Bowl vs Marshall (9-3)
The Flames finished the 2023 campaign with a 13-1 record that included a CUSA championship and appearance in the Fiesta Bowl. It marked a fifth straight appearance in a bowl game. Liberty has now won eight or more games for the 15th season in program history, including five straight years.
As for bowl tie-ins, first off, the Conference USA champion will be in the mix for a spot in the expanded College Football Playoff. If the CUSA champ is the highest ranked Group of Five champion it will receive an automatic berth into the 12-team CFP. For the rest of the bowls, CUSA doesn’t have a true pecking order of bowl picks. Instead, the bowls are picked based off a number of factors including geography and best possible matchups.
Here are the bowls where Conference USA has a primary selection:
Bahamas Bowl
Nassau, Bahamas vs MAC
New Orleans Bowl
New Orleans, Louisiana vs Sun Belt
Frisco Bowl
Frisco, Texas vs G5 TBD
Hawaii Bowl
Honolulu, Hawaii vs Mountain West
If CUSA has additional bowl eligible teams, there are also a number of bowls where CUSA teams can be selected as a secondary team:
68 Ventures Bowl vs MAC or Sun Belt
Birmingham Bowl vs AAC or SEC
Boca Raton Bowl vs G5
Camellia Bowl vs MAC or Sun Belt
Cure Bowl vs G5
Fenway Bowl vs AAC or AAC
Gasparilla Bowl vs ACC, AAC, SEC
Armed Forces Bowl vs AAC
Myrtle Beach Bowl vs AAC, MAC or Sun Belt
New Mexico Bowl vs Mountain West