The dream of a conference championship died last weekend for CU and CSU.

But both programs will still go bowling after missing out on its respective title games due to tiebreaker rules in the Big 12 and Mountain West.

It’s been eight years since the Colorado Buffaloes and Colorado State Rams went to a bowl in the same year.

In 2016, CU earned a bid to the Alamo Bowl while CSU headed north to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Both teams are bowl eligible after finishing 9-3 and 8-4, respectively.

247 Sports | Brad Crawford | Updated Dec. 1

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CBS Sports | Jerry Palm | Updated Dec. 1

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ESPN | Mark Schlabach | Updated Dec. 1

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The Sporting News | Bill Bender | Updated Dec. 1

“If Deion Sanders is true to his word and Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter play, how fun would it be to watch them go against a Michigan defense that limited Ohio State to 10 points? Would Michigan stars such as Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant be prompted to play in this game? What about Will Johnson – another projected top-five pick who missed most of the season with a toe injury?” Bender writes. See the full projections .

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