| Bowl | Matchup | Date/Time | Network |
Poinsettia
San Diego
| Utah vs. Navy | Dec. 20, 9 p.m. | ESPN |
New Orleans
New Orleans
| Florida Atlantic vs. Memphis | Dec. 21, 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
Papajohns.com
Birmingham, Ala.
| Cincinnati vs. Southern Miss | Dec. 22, 1 p.m. | ESPN2 |
New Mexico
Albuquerque, N.M.
| Nevada vs. New Mexico | Dec. 22, 4:30 p.m. | ESPN |
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
| UCLA vs. BYU | Dec. 22, 8 p.m. | ESPN |
Hawaii
Honolulu
| Boise State vs. East Carolina | Dec. 23, 8 p.m. | ESPN |
Motor City
Detroit
| Central Michigan vs. Purdue | Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
Holiday
San Diego
| Arizona State vs. Texas | Dec. 27, 8 p.m. | ESPN |
Texas
Houston
| Texas Christian vs. Houston | Dec. 28, 8 p.m. | NFL Network |
Champ Sports
Orlando, Fla.
| Boston College vs. Michigan State | Dec. 28, 5 p.m. | ESPN |
Emerald
San Francisco
| Maryland vs. Oregon State | Dec. 28, 8 p.m. | ESPN |
Meineke Car Care
Charlotte, N.C.
| Wake Forest vs. Connecticut | Dec. 29, 1 p.m. | ESPN |
Liberty
Memphis, Tenn.
| Central Florida vs. Mississippi State | Dec. 29, 4:30 p.m. | ESPN |
Alamo
San Antonio
| Penn State vs. Texas A&M | Dec. 29, 8 p.m. | ESPN |
Independence
Shreveport, La.
| Colorado vs. Alabama | Dec. 30, 8 p.m. | ESPN |
Armed Forces
Fort Worth, Texas
| California vs. Air Force | Dec. 31, 12:30 p.m. | ESPN |
Humanitarian
Boise, Idaho
| Fresno State vs. Georgia Tech | Dec. 31, 2 p.m. | ESPN2 |
Sun
El Paso, Texas
| Oregon vs. South Florida | Dec. 31, 2 p.m. | CBS |
Music City
Nashville, Tenn.
| Kentucky vs. Florida State | Dec. 31, 4 p.m. | ESPN |
Chick-fil-A
Atlanta
| Auburn vs. Clemson | Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
Insight
Tempe, Ariz.
| Indiana vs. Oklahoma State | Dec. 31, 8 p.m. | NFL Network |
Outback
Tampa, Fla.
| Wisconsin vs. Tennessee | Jan. 1, 11 a.m. | ESPN |
Cotton
Dallas
| Missouri vs. Arkansas | Jan. 1, 11:30 a.m. | FOX |
Gator
Jacksonville, Fla.
| Texas Tech vs. Virginia | Jan. 1, 1 p.m. | CBS |
Capital One
Orlando, Fla.
| Michigan vs. Florida | Jan. 1, 1 p.m. | ABC |
Rose
Pasadena, Calif.
| Southern California vs. Illinois | Jan. 1, 4:30 p.m. | ABC |
Sugar
New Orleans
| Hawaii vs. Georgia | Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. | FOX |
Fiesta
Glendale, Ariz.
| Oklahoma vs. West Virginia | Jan. 2, 8 p.m. | FOX |
Orange
Miami
| Virginia Tech vs. Kansas | Jan. 3, 8 p.m. | FOX |
International
Toronto
| Rutgers vs. Ball State | Jan. 5, noon | ESPN2 |
GMAC
Mobile, Ala.
| Bowling Green vs. Tulsa | Jan. 6, 8 p.m. | ESPN |
BCS Championship Game
New Orleans
| Ohio State vs. LSU | Jan. 7, 8 p.m. | FOX |
Well well!! What you know LSU is back in the BCS title game. wow!! Cases for Va Tech and Oklahoma can be made but LSU is a better team than both for sure. In week two LSU destroyed Va Tech 47-7. And for Oklahoma, they lost two games fare and square to unranked teams. LSU's both losses were three overtime games. How close one can be on winning both games? Then the strength of schedule played a huge role. LSU has faced
7 ranked team already to Oklahoma's
3 (Missouri twice).
Missouri got shafted and will face Arkansas at the cotton bowl. Both team has issues to solve. The Tigers are down because the way the bowl championship thingi played out. Kansas, who didn't play in the championship game, who got beat by Missouri in front of the national audience are going to the Orange Bowl. On the other hand, Arkansas, who beat LSU (most probably the champion of this Year) in the last game will be without their coaches. Head coach Houston Nutt has taken a job at rival Ole Miss and taken most of his coaching staff with him. These assistant coaches are already in the recruiting trail. How would Arkansas's player play without the coaches in the practice field? However, this would be the last game of 25 players including McFadden (Junior), Felix Jones (Junior), Payton Hillis (Sr), Marcus Monk (Sr). All of whom are projected to go either first round or second round in NFL. Who wants to go out as a loser?
Total of 9 SEC teams will be playing for the bowl game. South Carolina (Steve Spurrier) with a winning record didn't get the invitation. Who knew this when they were ranked 7th at one stage of the season?
Going Bowling:
9 teams from SEC (10 eligible - South Carolina got shafted),
8 teams from ACC (8 eligible),
8 teams from Big 12 (8 eligible),
8 teams from Big 10 (10 eligible - Iowa and Northwestern got shafted),
6 teams from PAC 10 (6 eligible) ,
6 teams from Conference USA (6 eligible),
5 teams from Big East (6 eligible - Louiville got shafted).
Bowl match up:
LSU - Ohio State: LSU is a clear cut favorite. (BCS championship game) At New Orleans another home game almost.
Virginia Tech - Kansas: I'd favor Kansas. However, from the last years tragedy at Va Tech, it would be nice for them to have a great year after a already good year. At Miami (Orange Bowl).
Oklahoma - W Virginia: Oklahoma is a clear cut favorite even if Pat White becomes healthy. At Arizona (Fiesta Bowl).
Georgia - Hawaii: Georgia all the way. Too good defense. At New Orleans (Sugar Bowl).
USC - Illinois: USC. At Pasadena (Rose bowl).
Florida - Michigan: Florida. Michigan will taste the samething that Ohio state tasted last year. At Orlando (Captial one Bowl).