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Virginia Tech is projected by SB Nation's Jason Kirk to appear in the Belk Bowl against Rutgers on Dec. 27. Kirk has the team finishing No. 5 in the ACC with Rutgers finishing third in the Big East.
In CBSSports.com's most recent projection, Virginia Tech is projected to finish sixth in the ACC, which would earn the team a spot in the Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tennessee on Dec. 31. According to the projection, Virginia Tech would challenge Vanderbilt, meaning the school would finish as the No. 7 team in the SEC.
In addition to Virginia Tech, both SB Nation and CBS projected that Navy will be bowl eligible this year.
The Naval Academy is slated to appear in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco on Dec. 29 against the No. 6 team in the Pac-12. According to SB Nation, the school will face off against Arizona State, while CBS projects Arizona.