One last BCS Championship is on tap, and this time we get a title game match up without controversy. Isn’t it just like the BCS to go out in such an unexpected way? Well, we know it’s undefeated Florida State against 12-1 Auburn, and the biggest story line will no doubt be the SEC trying to wrap up the BCS with eight straight titles. Florida State is still the unquestioned best team in the country, though, so we’ll have to wait and see how that turns out.
Until then, we have plenty of bowl eligible teams fighting for the best possible match ups and pay days, and a few of them will get none of that. So, for the final bowl projections…let’s have at it.
- Jan. 6: BCS National Championship Game: Florida State (BCS No. 1) vs. Auburn (BCS No. 2)
- Jan. 1: Rose Bowl: Michigan State (Big Ten Champ) vs. Stanford (Pac 12 Champ)
- Jan. 1: Fiesta Bowl: Baylor (Big 12 Champ) vs. UCF (AAC Champ)
- Jan. 2: Sugar: Alabama (BCS At-Large) vs. Oklahoma (BCS At-Large)
- Jan. 3: Orange: Ohio State (BCS At-Large) vs. Clemson (BCS At-Large)
- Dec. 21: New Mexico Bowl: Boise State (MWC) vs. Arizona (Pac 12 No. 7)
- Dec. 21: Las Vegas Bowl: Fresno State (MWC No. 1) vs. USC (Pac 12 No. 5)
- Dec. 21: Idaho Potato Bowl: Colorado State (MWC) vs. Ball State (MAC)
- Dec. 21: New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt No. 1) vs. Tulane (C-USA)
- Dec. 23: Beef O’Brady’s Bowl: Toledo (AAC*) vs. Middle Tennessee State (C-USA)
- Dec. 24: Hawaii Bowl: UNLV (MWC) vs. ECU (C-USA)
- Dec. 26: Little Caesars Bowl: Bowling Green (MAC) vs. Western Kentucky (Big Ten No. 8*)
- Dec. 26: Poinsettia Bowl: Utah State (MWC No. 2) vs. Buffalo (Army*)
- Dec. 27: Military Bowl: Maryland (ACC No. 8) vs. Marshall (C-USA)
- Dec. 27: Texas Bowl: Minnesota (Big Ten No. 6) vs. Washington State (Big 12 No. 6*)
- Dec. 27: Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Washington (Pac-12 No. 6) vs. BYU (BYU)
- Dec. 28: Pinstripe Bowl: Rutgers (AAC No. 4) vs. Notre Dame (Big 12 No. 7*)
- Dec. 28: Belk Bowl: Cincinnati (AAC No. 3) vs. North Carolina (ACC No. 5)
- Dec. 28: Russell Athletic Bowl: Louisville (AAC No. 2) vs. Miami (ACC No. 3)
- Dec. 28: Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Kansas State (Big 12 No. 4) vs. Nebraska (Big Ten No. 4)
- Dec. 30: Armed Forces Bowl: San Diego State (MWC) vs. Navy (Navy)
- Dec. 30: Music City Bowl: Georgia Tech (ACC No. 6) vs. Ole Miss (SEC)
- Dec. 30: Alamo Bowl: Oregon (Pac 12 No. 2) vs. Texas (Big 12 No. 3)
- Dec. 30: Holiday Bowl: Arizona State (Pac 12 No. 3) vs. Texas Tech (Big 12 No. 5)
- Dec. 31: AdvoCare Bowl: Boston College (ACC No. 7) vs. Ohio (SEC*)
- Dec. 31: Sun Bowl: Virginia Tech (ACC No. 4) vs. UCLA (Pac 12 No. 4)
- Dec. 31: Liberty Bowl: Rice (C-USA No. 1) vs. Mississippi State (SEC)
- Dec. 31: Chick-fil-A Bowl: Duke (ACC No. 2) vs. South Carolina (SEC)
- Jan. 1: Heart of Dallas Bowl: Syracuse (Big Ten No. 7*) vs. North Texas (C-USA)
- Jan. 1: Gator Bowl: Michigan (Big Ten No. 5) vs. Texas A&M (SEC)
- Jan. 1: Outback Bowl: Iowa (Big Ten No. 3) vs. Georgia (SEC)
- Jan. 1: Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin (Big Ten No. 2) vs. Missouri (SEC No. 2)
- Jan. 3: Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma State (Big 12 No. 2) vs. LSU (SEC)
- Jan. 4: BBVA Compass Bowl: Houston (AAC) vs. Vanderbilt (SEC)
- Jan. 5: GoDaddy.com Bowl: Northern Illinois (MAC) vs. Arkansas State (Sun Belt)
*= That conference couldn’t fill that slot; Bold Italic = That team has already accepted that bid