Colorado Buffaloes, CSU Rams, Air Force

The new college football season is nearly upon us.

Here in Colorado, our three Division I teams have postseason dreams. Deion Sanders looks to lead the Colorado Buffaloes to their first bowl game since 2020. Colorado State is looking to earn its first appearance since playing in five straight from 2013-17. And Air Force is looking to make (and potentially win) its fourth consecutive bowl game.

So what are their chances? Here’s a look at what the national media is predicting:

247 Sports’ Brad Crawford:

Air Force: Crawford has the Falcons facing West Virginia in the Armed Forces Bowl. “The Big 12 is wide open, and the Mountaineers are capable of causing havoc in the league standings with Garrett Greene at quarterback. And what happens if West Virginia opens the season with an upset win over Penn State? That would thrust this program into the top 25 and put the rest of the country on notice that Neal Brown’s veteran-laden squad is ready to compete with the best,” Crawford writes.

Colorado: CU doesn’t play in a bowl game in this projection.

Colorado State: The Rams play Central Michigan in the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Ariz., in this scenario.

CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm:

Air Force: Palm has the Falcons taking on Toledo at the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl.

Colorado: The Buffs don’t reach the postseason in Palm’s projection.

Colorado State: Palm has the Rams shake off their seven-year bowl-less streak, reaching the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Miami (Ohio) at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho.