Bowl Projections

[Astrosdawg07]

Bowl Projections: After Week 13

FOXSports.com
Posted: 6 hours ago
We told you weeks ago that it was going to be West Virginia vs. Ohio State in the national title game.
Fine, so we wussed out on our projection along the way, but with LSU losing to Arkansas, it looks like it'll be Pat White's Mountaineers vs. Vernon Gholston's Buckeyes for the crystal ball. Check out all the predictions and projections, changed as the latest news and rumors come in.

*Has accepted invitation.

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Dec. 20 / 9 p.m. San Diego, Calif. ESPN
Tie-Ins: Mountain West vs. Navy/At-Large
Projection: Utah vs. *Navy

R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Dec. 21 / 8 p.m. New Orleans, La. ESPN2
Tie-Ins: Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA
Projection: Troy vs. *Memphis

PapaJohn's.com Bowl
Dec. 22 / 1 p.m. Birmingham, Ala. ESPN2
Tie-Ins: Big East (or MAC) vs. C-USA
Projection: Cincinnati vs. *Southern Miss

New Mexico Bowl
Dec. 22 / 4:30 p.m. Albuquerque, N.M. ESPN
Tie-Ins: Mountain West vs. WAC
Projection: Air Force vs. Nevada


Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl
Dec. 22 / 8 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev. ESPN
Tie-Ins: Mountain West No. 1 vs. Pac-10 No. 4
Projection: BYU vs. Oregon State

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Dec. 23 / 8 p.m. Honolulu, Hawaii ESPN
Tie-Ins: C-USA vs. WAC Projection: East Carolina vs. Fresno State

Motor City Bowl
Dec. 26 / 7:30 p.m. Detroit, Mich. ESPN
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 7 vs. MAC
Projection: Michigan State vs. Central Michigan

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
Dec. 27 / 8 p.m. San Diego, Calif. ESPN
Tie-Ins: Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac-10 No. 2
Projection: Texas vs. Oregon

Texas Bowl
Dec. 28 / 8 p.m. NFL Network
Tie-Ins: Houston, Texas
Big 12 vs. C-USA Projection: Houston vs. New Mexico (no Big 12 team projected available)

Champs Sports Bowl
Dec. 28 / 5 p.m. Orlando, Fla. ESPN
Tie-Ins: ACC No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4 or No. 5
Projection: Boston College vs. Penn State

Emerald Bowl
Dec. 28 / 8:30 p.m. San Francisco, Calif. ESPN
Tie-Ins: ACC No. 7 vs. Pac-10 No. 4
Projection: Maryland vs. California

Meineke Car Care Bowl
Dec. 29 / 1 p.m. Charlotte, N.C. ESPN
Tie-Ins: ACC No. 6 vs. Big East
Projection: Wake Forest vs. Connecticut

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Dec. 29 / 4:30 p.m. Memphis, Tenn. ESPN
Tie-Ins: C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6
Projection: Tulsa vs. Alabama

Alamo Bowl
Dec. 29 / 8 p.m. San Antonio, Texas ESPN
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 4 or No. 5 vs. Big 12 No. 4
Projection: Wisconsin vs. Texas A&M

Petro Sun Independence Bowl
Dec. 30 / 8 p.m. Shreveport, La. ESPN
Tie-Ins: Big 12 No. 7 vs. SEC No. 8
Projection: Colorado vs. Kentucky

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Dec. 31 / 12:30 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas ESPN
Tie-Ins: Mountain West vs. Pac-10
Projection: TCU vs. Purdue (no Pac 10 team projected available)

Brut Sun Bowl
Dec. 31 / 2 p.m. El Paso, Texas CBS
Tie-Ins: Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame vs. Pac-10 No. 3
Projection: Texas Tech vs. UCLA

Humanitarian Bowl Dec. 31 / 2 p.m. Boise, Idaho ESPN2 Tie-Ins: ACC No. 8 vs. WAC Projection: Georgia Tech vs. Boise State

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Dec. 31 / 4 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. ESPN Tie-Ins: ACC vs. SEC No. 5 Projection: Florida State vs. Mississippi State

Chick-fil-A Bowl
Dec. 31 / 7:30 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. ESPN
Tie-Ins: ACC No. 2 vs. SEC
Projection: Clemson vs. Arkansas

Insight Bowl
Dec. 31 / TBA Tempe, Ariz. NFL Network
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6
Projection: Indiana vs. Oklahoma State

Outback Bowl
Jan. 1 / 11 a.m. Tampa, Fla. ESPN
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC
Projection: Michigan vs. Auburn

AT&T Cotton Bowl
Jan. 1 / 11:30 a.m. Dallas, Texas FOX
Tie-Ins: Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC
Projection: Kansas vs. Tennessee

Gator Bowl
Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla. CBS
Tie-Ins: ACC No. 3 vs. Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame
Projection: Virginia vs. South Florida

Capital One Bowl
Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. Orlando, Fla. ABC
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Projection: Illinois vs. Florida

International Bowl
Jan. 5 / 12 p.m. Toronto, Canada ESPN2
Tie-Ins: Big East/Notre Dame vs. MAC No. 4 or 5
Projection: Rutgers vs. Bowling Green

GMAC Bowl
Jan. 6 / 8 p.m. Mobile, Ala. ESPN
Tie-Ins: C-USA No. 2 vs. MAC
Projection: UCF vs. Miami University

Rose Bowl presented by Citi
Jan. 1 / 4:30 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. ABC
*BCS vs. BCS (Big Ten Champion vs. Pac 10 Champion, if available)
Projection: USC vs. Georgia

Allstate Sugar Bowl
Jan. 1 / 8:30 p.m. New Orleans, La. FOX
*BCS vs. BCS (SEC Champion, if available)
Projection: Hawaii vs. LSU

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Jan. 2 / 8 p.m. Phoenix, Ariz. FOX
*BCS vs. BCS (Big 12 Champion, if available)
Projection: Arizona State vs. Oklahoma

FedEx Orange Bowl
Jan. 3 / 8 p.m. Miami, Fla. FOX
*BCS vs. BCS (ACC Champion, if available)
Projection: Virginia Tech vs. Missouri

Allstate BCS National Championship
Jan. 7 / 8 p.m. New Orleans, La. FOX
*BCS #1 vs. BCS #2
Projection: Ohio State vs. West Virginia

[Adidas410s]

Kansas will play in a BCS game...likely the Fiesta Bowl vs either Arizona State or Oklahoma. Texas Tech will be in the Gator Bowl...not South Florida. The Gator loses the chance to take Notre Dame in 08 or 09 if they take a Big East team this year. They won't lose that chance.

[lakers]

If Mizzou can manage to beat OU (i hope it will happen), then they will be in the nat'l championship game. I would rather see them there then WV.

[JJ7997]

Originally posted by lakers
If Mizzou can manage to beat OU (i hope it will happen), then they will be in the nat'l championship game. I would rather see them there then WV.

I would rather see anybody but Ohio State there. The big ten is a joke and if they do make it, they'll get crushed again. P_ $$ on you Delaney and your big ten ! :mad: :mad: :mad:

[michaelp23]

I heard on ESPN radio that South Florida already excepted a bid to the Sun Bowl. I guess UCLA is out then?

Or does USF knock Tech out of that Bowl?:confused:

[WylieBulldog92]

What I didn't post something stupid?

[JR2004]

Well if Oregon's last game against UCLA plus the three quarters against Arizona State without Dennis Dixon is any indication, UT could score 7 points and win the game. Gosh they look awful without Dixon. I didn't think Brady could possibly be as bad as his brother. I was wrong.

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by michaelp23
I heard on ESPN radio that South Florida already excepted a bid to the Sun Bowl. I guess UCLA is out then?

Or does USF knock Tech out of that Bowl?:confused:

When the Gator takes the Big 12...the Sun Bowl can no longer take a Big 12 team and would instead take a Big East team.

[District303aPastPlayer]

Meineke Car Care Bowl
Dec. 29 / 1 p.m. Charlotte, N.C. ESPN
Tie-Ins: ACC No. 6 vs. Big East
Projection: Wake Forest vs. Connecticut
Thats probably a great game...


AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Dec. 29 / 4:30 p.m. Memphis, Tenn. ESPN
Tie-Ins: C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6
Projection: Tulsa vs. Alabama
What if Tulsa beats Alabama?


Insight Bowl
Dec. 31 / TBA Tempe, Ariz. NFL Network
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6
Projection: Indiana vs. Oklahoma State
IU playing 13 for Hep.


Outback Bowl
Jan. 1 / 11 a.m. Tampa, Fla. ESPN
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC
Projection: Michigan vs. Auburn
OUCH!! War Eagle... BIG!


Capital One Bowl
Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. Orlando, Fla. ABC
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Projection: Illinois vs. Florida
Illini... in a shocker...


Allstate BCS National Championship
Jan. 7 / 8 p.m. New Orleans, La. FOX
*BCS #1 vs. BCS #2
Projection: Ohio State vs. West Virginia
WEST VIRGINIA ROLLS

[big daddy russ]

Originally posted by Astrosdawg07
Bowl Projections: After Week 13

1. Alamo Bowl
Dec. 29 / 8 p.m. San Antonio, Texas ESPN
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 4 or No. 5 vs. Big 12 No. 4
Projection: Wisconsin vs. Texas A&M

2. Brut Sun Bowl
Dec. 31 / 2 p.m. El Paso, Texas CBS
Tie-Ins: Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame vs. Pac-10 No. 3
Projection: Texas Tech vs. UCLA

3. Outback Bowl
Jan. 1 / 11 a.m. Tampa, Fla. ESPN
Tie-Ins: Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC
Projection: Michigan vs. Auburn
1. I'm actually interested in this matchup now. I had heard for a long time that this was possible, but thought A&M would get torn up. After seeing the team play loose and not afraid to take shots in a big game, it might not be the blowout on national TV that A&M teams have come to be known for under Fran (well, I guess they're not under Fran anymore). If A&M plays like they did against Texas, I could see the Ags winning. Big if, though.

2. Resume game for Mike Leach. Could be a matchup pitting his current team against his next team.

3. I like the bowl we're getting, and I love the matchup. Michigan may be one of the most underrated teams in the nation after starting the year with losses to Appy State and Oregon.

[big daddy russ]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
What if Tulsa beats Alabama?
Then Todd Graham is still a douchebag.


Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
Illini... in a shocker...
I'm on board with that. Welcome to the Ron Zook era. Except not in Gainesville.



And I take that back about Graham. If he wins and wins big, he's alright in my book.