Bowl projections after Week 4 - Where things stand after showdowns - ESPN

Four weeks into the college football season, some things remain the same while others leave us just as confused as ever.

Florida State remains unbeaten with strong résumé wins over LSU and Clemson; Washington, Penn State and Texas continue to impress, and Ohio State posted arguably the best win of the weekend, emerging victorious at Notre Dame.

Meanwhile, Alabama might not be as done as folks seemed to think, Colorado was brought down to earth after getting thumped by Oregon, and we still don't know much about Georgia or Michigan, who haven't faced any real challenges yet.

With Week 4 in the books, Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach are here to sort out the bowl picture, with projections for all 43 matchups, plus their takes on the College Football Playoff picture, teams that helped their cause this week and the game they'd be most excited to see.

All times Eastern

CFP National Championship presented by AT&T
NRG Stadium (Houston)
Monday, Jan. 8, 7:30 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App
Bonagura: Georgia vs. Washington
Schlabach: Georgia vs. Michigan

CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
Monday, Jan. 1, 5 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App
Bonagura: Michigan vs. Washington
Schlabach: Michigan vs. Washington

CFP Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
Monday, Jan. 1, 8:45 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App
Bonagura: Georgia vs. Texas
Schlabach: Georgia vs. Texas

CFP breakdown

Bonagura: We're starting to get to the point of the season where projections are less reliant on preseason expectations — and all the factors that go into those — and are based more on how a team has performed on the field. That's why Washington makes the leap into the top four. No team in the