Yes indeed this is still June and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are still 87 days away from the season-opener against the Louisville Cardinals — but it’s never too soon to look at the bowl picture. If it was, why would so many people give their win/loss predictions?

We might as well get out in front of this before the November questions come around. Remember, Notre Dame has the same bowl tie-ins as the ACC — except they have a little advantage. The Irish can be selected to play as the ACC team for a bowl as long as they are within one game of the eligible ACC team. So... a 10-2 Notre Dame team could technically be picked for the Orange Bowl over an 11-1 ACC school.

Here are all the bowl tie-ins for the Irish in the 2019-2020 season. Bowls are listed in order of date played.

GASPARILLA BOWL 12/23

City: Tampa Bay

Venue: Raymond James Stadium

2018 Game: Marshall Thundering Herd 38, South Florida Bulls 20

QUICK LANE BOWL 12/26

City: Detroit

Venue: Ford Field

Opponent: Big 10

2018 Game: Minnesota Golden Gophers 34, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 10

INDEPENDENCE BOWL 12/26

City: Shreveport

Venue: Independence Bowl

Opponent: SEC

2018 Game: Duke Blue Devils 56, Temple Owls 27

MILITARY BOWL 12/27

City: Annapolis

Venue: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

Opponent: AAC

2018 Game: Cincinnati Bearcats 35, Virginia Tech Hokies 31

PINSTRIPE BOWL 12/27

City: New York City

Venue: Yankee Stadium

Opponent: Big 10

2018 Game: Wisconsin Badgers 35, Miami-Florida Hurricanes 3

CAMPING WORLD BOWL 12/28

City: Orlando

Venue: Camping World Stadium

Opponent: Big 12

2018 Game: Syracuse Orange 34, West Virginia Mountaineers 18

City: Dallas

Venue: AT&T Stadium

Opponent: AT LARGE

2018 Game: Clemson Tigers 31, Notre Dame 3

City: Glendale

Venue: State Farm Stadium

Opponent: CFB Playoff Semi-Final

2018 Game: LSU Tigers 40, UCF Knights 32

City: Atlanta

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Opponent: CFB Playoff Semi-Final

2018 Game: Florida Gators 41, Michigan Wolverines 15 lol

MUSIC CITY BOWL 12/30

City: Nashville

Venue: Nissan Stadium

Opponent: SEC

2018 Game: Auburn Tigers 63, Purdue Boilermakers 14

BELK BOWL 12/31

City: Charlotte

Venue: Bank of America Stadium

Opponent: SEC

2018 Game: Virginia Cavaliers 28, South Carolina Gamecocks 0

SUN BOWL 12/31

City: El Paso

Venue: Sun Bowl Stadium

Opponent: PAC 12

2018 Game: Stanford Cardinal 14, Pittsburgh Panthers 13

CITRUS BOWL 1/1

City: Orlando

Venue: Camping World Stadium

Opponent: SEC

2018 Game: Kentucky Wildcats 27, Penn State Nittany Lions 24

GATOR BOWL 1/2

City: Jacksonville

Venue: TIAA Bank Field

Opponent: SEC

2018 Game: Texas A&M Aggies 52, N.C. State Wolfpack 13

BIRMINGHAM BOWL 1/2

City: Birmingham

Venue: Legion Field

Opponent: AAC or SEC

2018 Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons 37, Memphis Tigers 34