2011 NCAA Football Bowl Projections

Are you making travel plans for the holidays this year? You may want to check out where we think your favorite college football team will be playing their bowl game. Below we have listed our projections for every bowl game to be played. These projections are based on the conference predictions that were posted.

The Oregon Ducks came so close to taking home their first ever National Championship last season. They should be right back in the hunt this year as they return Heisman finalist LaMichael James at RB and QB Darron Thomas to a high-octane offense. They open the season against LSU and travel to Stanford later in the year. Those two games should be the only potential stumbling blocks on the schedule. If Oregon wins those games - which we think they will - they should be playing in their second consecutive National Championship Game.

The SEC has won an unprecedented five straight national championships. There are a handful of schools that could make that six this season. We think the most likely candidate is Alabama. The Crimson Tide will be breaking in a new QB, but they shouldn't need anything spectacular from that position. RB Trent Richardson finally gets his chance to take the bulk of the carries, and could run his way all the way to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony. The defense is loaded with NFL talent, lead by LB Donta Hightower and S Mark Barron. Nick Saban was not happy with the complacency his team showed following their 2009 National Championship and will push his players to the brink of another title.

When all is said and done - Oregon will break the SEC's streak of championships by beating Alabama in the Superdome.

December 17
New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) - Wyoming vs. Western Michigan
Humanitarian (Boise, ID) - Northern Illinois vs. Nevada
New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) - Southern Miss vs. Florida International

December 20
Beef O'Brady's (St. Petersburg, FL) - Rutgers vs. Central Florida

December 21
Poinsettia (San Diego, CA) - San Diego St. vs. Fresno St.

December 22
Maaco (Las Vegas, NV) - 9 Boise St. vs. Utah

December 24
Hawaii (Honolulu, HI) - Hawaii vs. BYU

December 26
Independence (Shreveport, LA) - 19 TCU vs. Georgia Tech

December 27
Little Caesar's Pizza (Detroit, MI) - Northwestern vs. Toledo
Belk (Charlotte, NC) - Maryland vs. Pittsburgh

December 28
Military (Washington, DC) - North Carolina vs. Navy
Holiday (San Diego, CA) - 15 Oklahoma St. vs. Arizona St.

December 29
Champs Sports (Orlando, FL) - Miami vs. South Florida
Alamo (San Antonio, TX) - 24 Texas vs. Arizona

December 30
Armed Forces (Dallas, TX) - Tulsa vs. Air Force
Pinstripe (Bronx, NY) - 20 Notre Dame vs. UConn
Music City (Nashville, TN) - Clemson vs. Mississippi St.
Insight (Tempe, AZ) - 23 Missouri vs. Michigan

December 31
Meineke Car Care (Houston, TX) - Baylor vs. Iowa
Sun (El Paso, TX) - Boston College vs. Washington
Liberty (Memphis, TN) - Tennessee vs. SMU
Kraft Fight Hunger (San Francisco, CA) - Cal vs. Colorado St.
Chick-Fil-A (Atlanta, GA) - 21 NC State vs. Florida

January 2
Ticket City (Dallas, TX) - Illinois vs. Houston
Capital One (Orlando, FL) - 7 South Carolina vs. 12 Ohio St.
Gator (Jacksonville, FL) - 22 Auburn vs. 25 Penn St.
Outback (Tampa, FL) - 16 Michigan St. vs. 17 Georgia

January 6
Cotton (Arlington, TX) - 13 Texas A&M vs. 14 Arkansas

January 7
BBVA Compass (Birmingham, AL) - Cincinnati vs. Kentucky

TBD
Godaddy.com (Mobile, AL) - Ohio vs. Troy

BCS Bowls

January 2
Rose (Pasadena, CA) - 4 Stanford vs. 8 Nebraska

January 3
Sugar (New Orleans, LA) - 6 LSU vs. 11 Virginia Tech

January 4
Orange (Miami, FL) - 5 Florida St. vs. 18 West Virginia

January 5
Fiesta (Glendale, AZ) - 3 Oklahoma vs. 10 Wisconsin

January 9
BCS National Championship (New Orleans, LA) - 1 Oregon vs. 2 Alabama