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Gildan New Mexico Bowl
December 17, 2011 Albuquerque, NM, 2 pm ESPN
Mountain West No. 5 vs. Pac-12
Projection: San Diego
State vs.*Florida International
*No Pac-12 team projected available
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Famous
Idaho Potato Bowl
December 17, 2011 Boise, ID, 5:30 ESPN
WAC No. 1 or No. 2 vs. MAC No. 3
Projection: Utah State vs. Toledo
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R&L
Carriers New Orleans Bowl
December 17, 2011 New Orleans, LA, 9:00
pm, ESPN
Payout: $1 million
Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA No. 5
Projection: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. *Temple
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Beef
O?Brady?s St. Petersburg Bowl
December 20, 2011 St. Petersburg,
FL, 8:00 pm, ESPN
Payout: $1 million
Big East No. 5 vs. C-USA No. 2
Projection: Pitt vs. Tulsa
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San
Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
December 21, 2011 San
Diego, CA, 8:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $1 million
Mountain West No. 2 vs. WAC
Projection: Boise State vs. Louisiana Tech
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MAACO Las
Vegas Bowl
December 22, 2011 Las Vegas, NV, 8:00 pm
ESPN
Payout: $2.2 million
Mountain West No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No. 5
Projection: TCU vs. Utah
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Sheraton
Hawaii Bowl
December 24, 2011 Honolulu, HI, 8:00 pm ESPN
Payout:
TBA C-USA No. 6 vs. WAC (Hawaii, if eligible)
Projection:
Marshall vs. Illinois*
*No WAC team
available
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Advocare V100
Independence Bowl
December 26, 2011 Shreveport, LA, 5:00 pm
ESPN
Payout: $2.3 million
Mountain West No. 3 vs. ACC No. 7
Projection: Wyoming vs. Wake Forest
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Little
Caesars Pizza Bowl
December 27, 2011 Detroit, MI, 4:30 pm
ESPN
MAC No. 1 vs. Big Ten No. 8 (or Sun Belt if no Big Ten)
Projection: Northern Illinois vs. Northwestern
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Belk
Bowl
December 27, 2011 Charlotte, NC, 8:00 pm ESPN
Payout:
$3.4 million
Big East No. 3 vs. ACC No. 4
Projection:
Louisville vs. NC State
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Military Bowl
presented by Northrop Grumman
December 28, 2011 Washington, DC,
4:30 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.725 million
ACC No. 8 vs. Navy (or C-USA if
Navy not eligible)
Projection: North Carolina vs. Air
Force*
*No Navy or Conference USA team projected available
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Bridgepoint
Education Holiday Bowl
December 28, 2011 San Diego, CA, 8:00 pm
ESPN
Payout: $4.3 million
Big 12 No. 5 vs. Pac-12 No. 3
Projection: Missouri vs. California
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Champs Sports
Bowl
December 29, 2011 Orlando, FL, 5:30 pm ESPN
Payout: $4.65
million
ACC No. 3 vs. Big East No. 2
Projection: Florida
State vs. Notre Dame
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Valero
Alamo Bowl
December 29, 2011 San Antonio, TX, 9:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $6.35 million
Big 12 No. 2 or 3 vs. Pac-12 No. 2
Projection: Oklahoma vs. Washington
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Bell Helicopters
Armed Forces Bowl
December 30, 2011 Fort Worth, TX, 12:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.2 million
C-USA No. 3 vs. BYU (or Mountain West if BYU not
eligible)
Projection: SMU vs. BYU
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New Era
Pinstripe Bowl
December 30, 2011 Bronx, NY, 3:20 pm ESPN
Payout:
$3.6 million
Big East No. 4 vs. Big 12 No. 7
Projection:
Rutgers vs. Texas A&M
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Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
December 30, 2011 Nashville, TN, 6:40 pm ESPN
Payout:
$3.675
ACC No. 6 vs. SEC No. 7
Projection: Virginia vs.
Vanderbilt
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Insight
Bowl
December 30, 2011 Tempe, AZ, 10:00 pm
Payout: $6.7
million
Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. Big 12 No. 4
Projection:
Ohio State vs. Baylor
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Meineke Car
Care Bowl of Texas
December 31, 2011 Houston, TX, 12:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $3.4 million
Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No.
6
Projection: Iowa vs. Texas
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Kraft
Fight Hunger Bowl
December 31, 2011 San Francisco, CA, 3:30 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.675 million
Pac-12 No. 6 vs. Army (WAC if Army not
available)
Projection: UCLA* vs. Nevada
*UCLA
will be 6-7, but will petition the NCAA for a bid
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Hyundai Sun Bowl
December 31, 2011 El Paso,
TX, 2:00 pm CBS
Payout: $4 million
ACC No. 4 vs. Pac-12 No. 4
Projection: Georgia Tech vs. Arizona State
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AutoZone Liberty
Bowl
December 31, 2011 Memphis, TN, 3:30 pm ABC
C-USA No.
1 vs. SEC No. 6 or No. 7 (Big East if no SEC team)
Projection:
Southern Miss vs. Mississippi State
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Chick-fil-A
Bowl
December 31, 2011 Atlanta, GA, 7:30 pm ESPN
Payout: $6.9
million
ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3, 4 or 5
Projection:
Clemson vs. Florida
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TicketCity
Bowl
January 2, 2012 Dallas, TX, 12:00 pm ESPNU
Payout: $2.2
million
Big Ten No. 6 vs. C-USA
Projection: Purdue vs.
Iowa State*
*No Conference USA team projected available
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Capital One
Bowl
January 2, 2012 Orlando, FL, 1:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $9.2
million
Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Projection: Michigan
State vs. Arkansas
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Gator
Bowl
January 2, 2011 Jacksonville, FL, 1:00 pm ESPN2
Payout:
$5.4 million
Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. SEC No. 6
Projection:
Penn State vs. Auburn
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Outback
Bowl
January 2, 2012 Tampa, FL, 1:00 pm ABC
Payout: $7
million
Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3, 4 or 5
Projection:
Nebraska vs. Georgia
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AT&T
Cotton Bowl
January 6, 2012 Arlington, TX, 8:00 pm
FOX
Payout: $7.25 million
Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3, 4, or 5
(West)
Projection: Kansas State vs. South Carolina
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BBVA Compass
Bank Bowl
January 7, 2012, Birmingham, AL, 1:00 pm ESPN
Payout:
$1.925 million
Big East No. 4 vs. SEC (or MAC if no Big East or SEC)
Projection: Cincinnati vs. Western Kentucky*
* No SEC
team projected available
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GoDaddy.com Bowl
January 8, 2012 Mobile,
AL 9:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.5 million
MAC No. 2 vs. Sun Belt
Projection: Ohio vs. Arkansas
State
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BCS BOWLS
Rose Bowl Game presented
by VIZIO
January 2, 2012 Pasadena, CA, 5:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $36
million
Big Ten No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No. 1
Projection:
Wisconsin vs. Oregon
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Rationale: Cut and
dry. The Wisconsin-Michigan State winner will play the UCLA-Oregon
winner.
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
January 2, 2012
Glendale, AZ, 8:30 pm ESPN
Big 12 No. 1 vs. BCS
Projection:
Oklahoma State vs. Stanford
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Rationale: The
Oklahoma State - Oklahoma winner is the automatic bid, but there's a tiny chance
the Cowboys could play for the BCS championship with a blowout over the Sooners.
Stanford is a mortal lock with a likely top four final BCS ranking and the draw
of Andrew Luck.
Allstate Sugar Bowl
January 3,
2012 New Orleans, LA, 8:30 pm ESPN
SEC No. 1 vs. BCS at-large
Projection: Houston vs. Michigan
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Rationale: If
Michigan can slip into the top 14 - not a given - it'll be the most attractive
at-large team on the lot and would be the Sugar's first pick. If Houston beats
Southern Miss in the Conference USA championship, it'll be in New Orleans. If it
loses, then Kansas State or Oklahoma State - if the Cowboys lose to Oklahoma -
will be here.
Discover Orange Bowl
January 4, 2012
Miami Gardens, FL, 8:00 pm ESPN
ACC No. 1 vs. BCS at-large
Projection: Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia
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Rationale: There's a
mess at the top for the Big East championship, but West Virginia has the best
shot - needing to beat South Florida and needing Cincinnati to beat UConn. The
ACC championship winner goes here; Virginia Tech is playing far better than
Clemson right now.
BCS Championship
January 9,
2012 New Orleans, LA, 9:00 pm ESPN
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Projection: LSU vs. Alabama
December 17, 2011 Albuquerque, NM, 2 pm ESPN
Mountain West No. 5 vs. Pac-12
Projection: San Diego
State vs.*Florida International
*No Pac-12 team projected available
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Famous
Idaho Potato Bowl
December 17, 2011 Boise, ID, 5:30 ESPN
WAC No. 1 or No. 2 vs. MAC No. 3
Projection: Utah State vs. Toledo
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R&L
Carriers New Orleans Bowl
December 17, 2011 New Orleans, LA, 9:00
pm, ESPN
Payout: $1 million
Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA No. 5
Projection: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. *Temple
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Beef
O?Brady?s St. Petersburg Bowl
December 20, 2011 St. Petersburg,
FL, 8:00 pm, ESPN
Payout: $1 million
Big East No. 5 vs. C-USA No. 2
Projection: Pitt vs. Tulsa
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San
Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
December 21, 2011 San
Diego, CA, 8:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $1 million
Mountain West No. 2 vs. WAC
Projection: Boise State vs. Louisiana Tech
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MAACO Las
Vegas Bowl
December 22, 2011 Las Vegas, NV, 8:00 pm
ESPN
Payout: $2.2 million
Mountain West No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No. 5
Projection: TCU vs. Utah
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Sheraton
Hawaii Bowl
December 24, 2011 Honolulu, HI, 8:00 pm ESPN
Payout:
TBA C-USA No. 6 vs. WAC (Hawaii, if eligible)
Projection:
Marshall vs. Illinois*
*No WAC team
available
Buy Hawaii Tickets
Advocare V100
Independence Bowl
December 26, 2011 Shreveport, LA, 5:00 pm
ESPN
Payout: $2.3 million
Mountain West No. 3 vs. ACC No. 7
Projection: Wyoming vs. Wake Forest
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Little
Caesars Pizza Bowl
December 27, 2011 Detroit, MI, 4:30 pm
ESPN
MAC No. 1 vs. Big Ten No. 8 (or Sun Belt if no Big Ten)
Projection: Northern Illinois vs. Northwestern
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Belk
Bowl
December 27, 2011 Charlotte, NC, 8:00 pm ESPN
Payout:
$3.4 million
Big East No. 3 vs. ACC No. 4
Projection:
Louisville vs. NC State
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Military Bowl
presented by Northrop Grumman
December 28, 2011 Washington, DC,
4:30 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.725 million
ACC No. 8 vs. Navy (or C-USA if
Navy not eligible)
Projection: North Carolina vs. Air
Force*
*No Navy or Conference USA team projected available
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Bridgepoint
Education Holiday Bowl
December 28, 2011 San Diego, CA, 8:00 pm
ESPN
Payout: $4.3 million
Big 12 No. 5 vs. Pac-12 No. 3
Projection: Missouri vs. California
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Champs Sports
Bowl
December 29, 2011 Orlando, FL, 5:30 pm ESPN
Payout: $4.65
million
ACC No. 3 vs. Big East No. 2
Projection: Florida
State vs. Notre Dame
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Valero
Alamo Bowl
December 29, 2011 San Antonio, TX, 9:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $6.35 million
Big 12 No. 2 or 3 vs. Pac-12 No. 2
Projection: Oklahoma vs. Washington
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Bell Helicopters
Armed Forces Bowl
December 30, 2011 Fort Worth, TX, 12:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.2 million
C-USA No. 3 vs. BYU (or Mountain West if BYU not
eligible)
Projection: SMU vs. BYU
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New Era
Pinstripe Bowl
December 30, 2011 Bronx, NY, 3:20 pm ESPN
Payout:
$3.6 million
Big East No. 4 vs. Big 12 No. 7
Projection:
Rutgers vs. Texas A&M
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Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
December 30, 2011 Nashville, TN, 6:40 pm ESPN
Payout:
$3.675
ACC No. 6 vs. SEC No. 7
Projection: Virginia vs.
Vanderbilt
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Insight
Bowl
December 30, 2011 Tempe, AZ, 10:00 pm
Payout: $6.7
million
Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. Big 12 No. 4
Projection:
Ohio State vs. Baylor
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Meineke Car
Care Bowl of Texas
December 31, 2011 Houston, TX, 12:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $3.4 million
Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No.
6
Projection: Iowa vs. Texas
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Kraft
Fight Hunger Bowl
December 31, 2011 San Francisco, CA, 3:30 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.675 million
Pac-12 No. 6 vs. Army (WAC if Army not
available)
Projection: UCLA* vs. Nevada
*UCLA
will be 6-7, but will petition the NCAA for a bid
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Hyundai Sun Bowl
December 31, 2011 El Paso,
TX, 2:00 pm CBS
Payout: $4 million
ACC No. 4 vs. Pac-12 No. 4
Projection: Georgia Tech vs. Arizona State
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AutoZone Liberty
Bowl
December 31, 2011 Memphis, TN, 3:30 pm ABC
C-USA No.
1 vs. SEC No. 6 or No. 7 (Big East if no SEC team)
Projection:
Southern Miss vs. Mississippi State
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Chick-fil-A
Bowl
December 31, 2011 Atlanta, GA, 7:30 pm ESPN
Payout: $6.9
million
ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3, 4 or 5
Projection:
Clemson vs. Florida
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TicketCity
Bowl
January 2, 2012 Dallas, TX, 12:00 pm ESPNU
Payout: $2.2
million
Big Ten No. 6 vs. C-USA
Projection: Purdue vs.
Iowa State*
*No Conference USA team projected available
Buy TicketCity Tickets
Capital One
Bowl
January 2, 2012 Orlando, FL, 1:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $9.2
million
Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Projection: Michigan
State vs. Arkansas
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Gator
Bowl
January 2, 2011 Jacksonville, FL, 1:00 pm ESPN2
Payout:
$5.4 million
Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. SEC No. 6
Projection:
Penn State vs. Auburn
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Outback
Bowl
January 2, 2012 Tampa, FL, 1:00 pm ABC
Payout: $7
million
Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3, 4 or 5
Projection:
Nebraska vs. Georgia
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AT&T
Cotton Bowl
January 6, 2012 Arlington, TX, 8:00 pm
FOX
Payout: $7.25 million
Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3, 4, or 5
(West)
Projection: Kansas State vs. South Carolina
Buy Cotton Tickets
BBVA Compass
Bank Bowl
January 7, 2012, Birmingham, AL, 1:00 pm ESPN
Payout:
$1.925 million
Big East No. 4 vs. SEC (or MAC if no Big East or SEC)
Projection: Cincinnati vs. Western Kentucky*
* No SEC
team projected available
Buy BBVA Compass Tickets
GoDaddy.com Bowl
January 8, 2012 Mobile,
AL 9:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.5 million
MAC No. 2 vs. Sun Belt
Projection: Ohio vs. Arkansas
State
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BCS BOWLS
Rose Bowl Game presented
by VIZIO
January 2, 2012 Pasadena, CA, 5:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $36
million
Big Ten No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No. 1
Projection:
Wisconsin vs. Oregon
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Rationale: Cut and
dry. The Wisconsin-Michigan State winner will play the UCLA-Oregon
winner.
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
January 2, 2012
Glendale, AZ, 8:30 pm ESPN
Big 12 No. 1 vs. BCS
Projection:
Oklahoma State vs. Stanford
Buy Fiesta Bowl Tickets
Rationale: The
Oklahoma State - Oklahoma winner is the automatic bid, but there's a tiny chance
the Cowboys could play for the BCS championship with a blowout over the Sooners.
Stanford is a mortal lock with a likely top four final BCS ranking and the draw
of Andrew Luck.
Allstate Sugar Bowl
January 3,
2012 New Orleans, LA, 8:30 pm ESPN
SEC No. 1 vs. BCS at-large
Projection: Houston vs. Michigan
Buy Sugar Bowl Tickets
Rationale: If
Michigan can slip into the top 14 - not a given - it'll be the most attractive
at-large team on the lot and would be the Sugar's first pick. If Houston beats
Southern Miss in the Conference USA championship, it'll be in New Orleans. If it
loses, then Kansas State or Oklahoma State - if the Cowboys lose to Oklahoma -
will be here.
Discover Orange Bowl
January 4, 2012
Miami Gardens, FL, 8:00 pm ESPN
ACC No. 1 vs. BCS at-large
Projection: Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia
Buy Orange Tickets
Rationale: There's a
mess at the top for the Big East championship, but West Virginia has the best
shot - needing to beat South Florida and needing Cincinnati to beat UConn. The
ACC championship winner goes here; Virginia Tech is playing far better than
Clemson right now.
BCS Championship
January 9,
2012 New Orleans, LA, 9:00 pm ESPN
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Projection: LSU vs. Alabama