With one regular week and a week of Championship games plus miscellaneous finales remaining, the Bowl picture has started to take shape. There are only a few teams that can still become bowl-eligible, so the pool of teams is solidifying itself. My estimate is that 75 teams will be bowl-eligible, meaning 5 of those teams will be left out of the mix. Below is my conjecture as to where teams might be playing around the Holidays.
BCS National Championship Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Florida State Seminoles
Rose Bowl: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Arizona State Sun Devils
Sugar Bowl: Auburn Tigers vs UCF Golden Knights
Orange Bowl: Clemson Tigers vs Wisconsin Badgers
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Fresno State Bulldogs
Obviously a lot could change here with an upset or two, but if the favorites take care of business, this is what I see for the BCS. Arizona State might be the biggest surprise, but a win over Arizona puts them at home for the PAC-12 Championship Game and they have been the conference's best team of late as is.
Capital One Bowl: Missouri Tigers vs Michigan State Spartans
Cotton Bowl: LSU Tigers vs Baylor Bears
Alamo Bowl: Oregon Ducks vs Oklahoma Sooners
Outback Bowl: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Texas A&M Aggies
Russell Athletic Bowl: Duke Blue Devils vs Louisville Cardinals
Chick Fil-A Bowl: Miami Hurricanes vs South Carolina Gamecocks
Holiday Bowl: Stanford Cardinal vs Texas Tech Red Raiders
Sun Bowl: USC Trojans vs Virginia Tech Hokies
Gator Bowl: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Georgia Bulldogs
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Iowa Hawkeyes vs Texas Longhorns
Music City Bowl: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Ole Miss Rebels
Belk Bowl: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Houston Cougars
Advocare V100 Bowl: Boston College Eagles vs Northern Illinois Huskies
Pinstripe Bowl: Cincinnati Bearcats vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Military Bowl: Pittsburgh Panthers vs East Carolina Pirates
Liberty Bowl: Vanderbilt Commodores vs Marshall Thundering Herd
Las Vegas Bowl: UCLA Bruins vs Utah State Aggies
Texas Bowl: Michigan Wolverines vs Kansas State Wildcats
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: BYU Cougars vs Washington Huskies
New Mexico Bowl: Arizona Wildcats vs Colorado State Rams
Armed Forces Bowl: Navy Midshipmen vs Boise State Broncos
Poinsettia Bowl: San Diego State Aztecs vs Arkansas State Red Wolves
Hawaii Bowl: Rice Owls vs UNLV Running Rebels
Heart of Dallas Bowl: North Texas Mean Green vs Oregon State Beavers
Beef O'Brady's Bowl: Middle Tennesse State Blue Raiders vs Ohio Bobcats
New Orleans Bowl: Tulane Green Wave vs Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Little Caesars Bowl: Ball State Cardinals vs Maryland Terrapins
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Buffalo Bulls vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Toledo Rockets vs Washington State Cougars
BBVA Compass Bowl: Rutgers Scarlett Knights vs Bowling Green Falcons
Bowl-Eligible teams not selected: UTSA, Florida Atlantic, Central Michigan, Troy and Texas State
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