Here's where Kansas State football lands in bowl projections after Oklahoma State win

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MANHATTAN — Kansas State football is now one win away from reaching bowl eligibility with two games to go.

The Wildcats (5-5, 4-3 Big 12) wrap the regular season up with No. 13 Utah on Saturday, Nov. 22, before hosting Colorado on Nov. 29. A bowl appearance would have the Wildcats in postseason play for the fifth consecutive year.

K-State has an 81.5% chance of winning at least one of its last two games, according to ESPN Analytics. The Wildcats’ trip to Utah will have them as a heavy underdog, but their season finale against Colorado might turn into a must-win after this weekend.

Here are the bowls the Wildcats could end up in, according to the latest projections.

CBS Sports: Independence Bowl

CBS Sports’ latest projection has the Wildcats playing against Louisiana Tech in the Independence Bowl on Dec. 30 in Shreveport, Louisiana.

ESPN: Armed Forces Bowl

ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura has the Wildcats playing against Navy in the Armed Forces Bowl on Jan. 2, in Fort Worth, Texas.

ESPN: Independence Bowl

ESPN’s Mark Schlabach has the Wildcats playing against Western Kentucky in the Independence Bowl.

The Athletic: Rate Bowl

The Athletic’s Scott Dochterman projects the Wildcats to the Rate Bowl on Dec. 26 in Phoenix, where they would play Northwestern.

Sports Illustrated: Rate Bowl

Sports Illustrated’s Bryan Fischer has the Wildcats playing in the Rate Bowl against Minnesota.

Athlon Sports: Independence Bowl

Athlon Sports’ Steven Lassan has the Wildcats playing against Louisiana Tech in the Independence Bowl.

College Football News: Rate Bowl

College Football News projects the Wildcats to the Rate Bowl, where they would play Northwestern.

Wyatt D. Wheeler covers Kansas State athletics for the USA TODAY Network and Topeka Capital-Journal. You can follow him on X at @WyattWheeler_, contact him at 417-371-6987 or email him at wwheeler@usatodayco.com

This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Latest bowl projections for Kansas State football after Oklahoma State

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