Tuesday, December 3, 2013

NCAA Football Bowl Projections

12/3/13


This past weekend could have possibly been the greatest Saturday in the history of college football. Arguably the two best rivalries in the sport, both played all-time great games. It started with The Ohio State University beating Michigan in The Big House. An undermanned Michigan squad took an early lead and looked primed for an upset. The Buckeyes battled back and held a 14-point 4th quarter lead. Michigan answered by scoring two late TDs and deciding to try to win the game in regulation with a 2-point conversion attempt. Ohio State picked it off and the game of the year was settled. But then the Iron Bowl trumped it. I don't need to tell you what happened because by now you've seen the 109-yard missed FG return for a TD. This was the greatest finish I have ever seen. That leaves plenty of debate over who should play for the BCS National Championship Game. The Ringer Poll is what we use here. This is where your favorite team would likely be headed if the Ringer Poll is what determined the BCS and bowl games were set to be played today. (Rankings are based on current Ringer Poll)

December 21

Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM) - Arizona vs. San Diego State
Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, NV) - 22 Fresno State vs. USC
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, ID) - Buffalo vs. San Jose State
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA) - UL-Lafayette vs. Tulane

December 23

Beef O'Brady's Bowl (St. Petersburg, FL) - Syracuse vs. East Carolina

December 24

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI) - UNLV vs. Rice

December 26

Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl (Detroit, MI) - Bowling Green vs. Arkansas State
San Diego CU Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, CA) - Boise State vs. Oregon State

December 27

The Military Bowl (Washington, DC) - North Carolina vs. Middle Tennessee
Texas Bowl (Houston, TX) - Michigan vs. Texas Tech
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (San Francisco, CA) - Washington vs. BYU

December 28

New Era Pinstripe Bowl (Bronx, NY) - Notre Dame vs. Houston
Belk Bowl (Charlotte, NC) - Cincinnati vs. Georgia Tech
Russell Athletic Bowl (Orlando, FL) - 17 Louisville vs. Miami
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (Tempe, AZ) - 24 Texas vs. Nebraska

December 30

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX) - Navy vs. Utah State
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN) - Vanderbilt vs. Maryland
Valero Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX) - 12 Oregon vs. 18 Oklahoma
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) - 14 Arizona State vs. Kansas State

December 31

AdvoCare V100 Bowl (Shreveport, LA) - Boston College vs. Colorado State
Hyundai Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) - 19 UCLA vs. Virginia Tech
AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) - Marshall vs. Ole Miss
Chick-Fil-A Bowl (Atlanta, GA) - 20 Duke vs. 23 Georgia

January 1

Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas, TX) - North Texas vs. Washington State
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) - 25 Texas A&M vs. Minnesota
Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL) - 16 LSU vs. Iowa
Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL) - 5 Missouri vs. 21 Wisconsin

January 3

AT&T Cotton Bowl - 7 South Carolina vs. 8 Baylor

January 4

BBVA Compass Bowl - Mississippi State vs. Pittsburgh

January 5

Godaddy.com Bowl (Mobile, AL) - Western Kentucky vs. Ball State

BCS Bowls

January 1
Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio (Pasadena, CA) - 9 Stanford vs. 10 Michigan State
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, AZ) - 6 Oklahoma State vs. 13 Northern Illinois

January 2

Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) - 3 Auburn vs. 15 UCF 

January 3
Discover Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) - 4 Alabama vs. 11 Clemson

January 6

Vizio BCS National Championship Game (Pasadena, CA) - 1 Florida State vs. 2 Ohio State






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