After another week where the top two teams in the country fell, the BCS looks like it might finally have a sensible layout for the final week of the season before bowl selections. Missouri is the clear #1 team after its win over Kansas, but I foresee the Tigers falling to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship. If this happens, West Virginia and Ohio State will each shift up a spot, and there’s your national championship game. Missouri will still get a nice consolation prize with its Orange Bowl matchup against soon-to-be-ACC champ Virginia Tech. All in all, it looks like the Big 12, Pac-10, and SEC will get two BCS births each, while the Big East, Big Ten, ACC and the WAC will each place one team.
Of course, the way this season has played out so far, by no means is any potential game in the BCS safe at this point. Things are a little bit less hectic in the smaller bowls, where several teams have already accepted bids.
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| DATE |
BOWL |
MATCHUP |
| Dec. 20 |
Poinsettia |
New Mexico vs Navy |
| Dec. 21 |
New Orleans |
Troy vs Memphis |
| Dec. 22 |
Papajohns.com |
Cincinnati vs Southern Miss |
| Dec. 22 |
New Mexico |
Nevada vs Utah |
| Dec. 22 |
Las Vegas |
BYU vs Oregon State |
| Dec. 23 |
Hawaii |
East Carolina vs Fresno State |
| Dec. 26 |
Motor City |
Michigan State vs Central Michigan |
| Dec. 27 |
Holiday |
Oregon vs Texas |
| Dec. 28 |
Champs Sports |
Boston College vs Penn State |
| Dec. 28 |
Texas |
TCU vs Houston |
| Dec. 28 |
Emerald |
California vs Maryland |
| Dec. 29 |
Meineke Car Care |
Connecticut vs Florida State |
| Dec. 29 |
Liberty |
Central Florida vs Mississippi State |
| Dec. 29 |
Alamo |
Wisconsin vs Oklahoma State |
| Dec. 30 |
Independence |
Kentucky vs Texas A&M |
| Dec. 31 |
Armed Forces |
Air Force vs Purdue |
| Dec. 31 |
Sun |
South Florida vs UCLA |
| Dec. 31 |
Humanitarian |
Georgia Tech vs Boise State |
| Dec. 31 |
Music City |
Wake Forest vs Alabama |
| Dec. 31 |
Chick-Fil-A |
Clemson vs Arkansas |
| Dec. 31 |
Insight |
Indiana vs Colorado |
| Jan. 1 |
Outback |
Michigan vs Auburn |
| Jan. 1 |
Cotton |
Kansas vs Tennessee |
| Jan. 1 |
Gator |
Virginia vs Texas Tech |
| Jan. 1 |
Capital One |
Illinois vs Florida |
| Jan. 1 |
Rose |
USC vs Georgia |
| Jan. 1 |
Sugar |
LSU vs Hawaii |
| Jan. 1 |
Fiesta |
Oklahoma vs Arizona State |
| Jan. 1 |
Orange |
Virginia Tech vs Missouri |
| Jan. 6 |
International |
Rutgers vs Bowling Green |
| Jan. 6 |
GMAC |
Tulsa vs Miami (OH) |
| Jan. 7 |
BCS Title Game |
West Virginia vs Ohio State |
