Bowl Projections: Myrtle Beach Bowl Preseason Prediction, Breakdown and History

Before the season gets underway, what's the first guess on what the 2024 Myrtle Beach Bowl might be? Why did we make this call, who else should be in the mix, and what's the history of the bowl?

This will all change throughout the season with its twists and turns, but in the preseason, the Myrtle Beach Bowl projection is ...

Myrtle Beach Bowl Projection

Sunday, December 23
11:00 am, ESPN
Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC
Bowl Affiliations : AAC, CUSA, MAC, Sun Belt
Last Season: Ohio 41, Georgia Southern 21
Preseason Bowl Projection (with predicted final regular season records)
Cincinnati (6-6)* vs Coastal Carolina (7-5)

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Why this is the preseason Myrtle Beach Bowl Projection

There’s an unfounded theory in play here that Cincinnati is just close enough to its former American Athletic Conference era - it’s obviously a Big 12 team now - to fit in here. It has to go somewhere - ESPN will want as many Power Four teams as possible - and it would be a decent matchup for a strong team from - probably - the Sun Belt.

It’s no fun for Coastal Carolina to stay at home - especially after going to Hawaii last bowl season - so flip a coin between it and James Madison to take what would be an almost certain Sun Belt spot.

If it’s not Cincinnati, then assume it would be a MAC team - likely one of the top teams - considering there won’t be too many Conference USA teams available.

5 teams also in the mix for the Myrtle Beach Bowl

1. James Madison
2. Miami University
3. Toledo
4. Marshall
5. WKU

Myrtle Beach Bowl History

2023 Ohio 41, Georgia Southern 21
2022 Marshall 28, UConn 14
2021 Tulsa 30, Old Dominion 17
2020 Appalachian State 56, North Texas 28