Assuming Michigan and TCU make BCS Bowls, here are my latest bowl projections with bowl scenarios that cover a LSU-Alabama title game and a LSU-Oklahoma State title game.
*Michigan most likely makes a BCS Bowl game if it is ranked inside the Top 14 of the final BCS Standings
*TCU makes a BCS Bowl game if it is ranked inside the Top 16 and ahead of West Virignia in the final BCS Standings.
I think Michigan is safe. TCU is the one that makes me nervous. If the Horned Frogs don't make a BCS game, I'm going to have redo these projections and either Kansas State or Boise State will get a BCS at-large. Wow.
Previous Bowl Projections
My Top 25
Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Air Force vs. Western Michigan
*TCU making a BCS Bowl opens up Air Force to be in this game instead of the Military Bowl.
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Ohio vs. Utah State
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Illinois
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl: Florida International vs. Marshall
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: Wyoming vs. Louisiana Tech
*could be San Diego State here instead of Wyoming but San Diego State played in this game last year and Wyoming beat San Diego State this season.
Maaco Las Vegas Bowl: Boise State vs. Arizona State
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: Nevada vs. SMU
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl: San Diego State vs. North Carolina
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: Toledo vs. Purdue
Belk Bowl: Louisville vs. Virginia
Military Bowl pres. by Northrop Grumman: Wake Forest vs. Temple
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl: California vs. Texas
Champs Sports Bowl: Florida State vs. Notre Dame
Valero Alamo Bowl: Baylor vs. Washington
*Remember when Baylor beat Oklahoma? The Bears could end up in the Alamo Bowl ahead of Oklahoma.
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces: BYU vs. Tulsa
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Missouri vs. Rutgers
*Missouri is in a good position to get snubbed and end up in the Pinstripe Bowl.
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: North Carolina State vs. Mississippi State
Insight Bowl: Penn State vs. Oklahoma
*Huge historical matchup if it happens. Oklahoma may have played its way into the Insight Bowl.
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas: Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
*I'm hearing this Bowl wants Texas A&M over Missouri and wants Northwestern over Iowa, so there's that.
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: UCLA vs. Iowa State
*UCLA has a bowl waiver to participate in a bowl game despite having a 6-7 record.
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
*Cincinnati likely gets this game rather than Houston. Houston's loss free-falls them to TicketCity.
Chick-Fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Auburn
TicketCity Bowl: Iowa vs. Houston
Capital One Bowl: Nebraska vs. South Carolina
*Nebraska-Arkansas was my previous projection but I'm hearing a lot of people say that Capital One wants South Carolina instead of Arkansas, although I think Nebraska-Arkansas is the better game.
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl: Ohio State vs. Florida
Outback Bowl: Michigan State vs. Georgia
AT&T Cotton Bowl: Kansas State vs. Arkansas
BBVA Compass Bowl: Southern Miss vs. Pittsburgh
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State
Rose Bowl Game pres. by Vizio: Oregon vs. Wisconsin
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Stanford OR Stanford vs. West Virginia OR Stanford vs. Boise State/Kansas State (if TCU doesn't make BCS)
AllState Sugar Bowl: Michigan vs. West Virginia OR Michigan vs. Alabama
Discover Orange Bowl: Clemson vs. TCU OR Clemson vs. West Virginia (if TCU doesn't make BCS)
BCS National Championship Game: LSU vs. Alabama OR LSU vs. Oklahoma State
*Michigan most likely makes a BCS Bowl game if it is ranked inside the Top 14 of the final BCS Standings
*TCU makes a BCS Bowl game if it is ranked inside the Top 16 and ahead of West Virignia in the final BCS Standings.
I think Michigan is safe. TCU is the one that makes me nervous. If the Horned Frogs don't make a BCS game, I'm going to have redo these projections and either Kansas State or Boise State will get a BCS at-large. Wow.
Previous Bowl Projections
My Top 25
Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Air Force vs. Western Michigan
*TCU making a BCS Bowl opens up Air Force to be in this game instead of the Military Bowl.
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Ohio vs. Utah State
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Illinois
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl: Florida International vs. Marshall
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: Wyoming vs. Louisiana Tech
*could be San Diego State here instead of Wyoming but San Diego State played in this game last year and Wyoming beat San Diego State this season.
Maaco Las Vegas Bowl: Boise State vs. Arizona State
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: Nevada vs. SMU
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl: San Diego State vs. North Carolina
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: Toledo vs. Purdue
Belk Bowl: Louisville vs. Virginia
Military Bowl pres. by Northrop Grumman: Wake Forest vs. Temple
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl: California vs. Texas
Champs Sports Bowl: Florida State vs. Notre Dame
Valero Alamo Bowl: Baylor vs. Washington
*Remember when Baylor beat Oklahoma? The Bears could end up in the Alamo Bowl ahead of Oklahoma.
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces: BYU vs. Tulsa
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Missouri vs. Rutgers
*Missouri is in a good position to get snubbed and end up in the Pinstripe Bowl.
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: North Carolina State vs. Mississippi State
Insight Bowl: Penn State vs. Oklahoma
*Huge historical matchup if it happens. Oklahoma may have played its way into the Insight Bowl.
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas: Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
*I'm hearing this Bowl wants Texas A&M over Missouri and wants Northwestern over Iowa, so there's that.
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: UCLA vs. Iowa State
*UCLA has a bowl waiver to participate in a bowl game despite having a 6-7 record.
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
*Cincinnati likely gets this game rather than Houston. Houston's loss free-falls them to TicketCity.
Chick-Fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Auburn
TicketCity Bowl: Iowa vs. Houston
Capital One Bowl: Nebraska vs. South Carolina
*Nebraska-Arkansas was my previous projection but I'm hearing a lot of people say that Capital One wants South Carolina instead of Arkansas, although I think Nebraska-Arkansas is the better game.
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl: Ohio State vs. Florida
Outback Bowl: Michigan State vs. Georgia
AT&T Cotton Bowl: Kansas State vs. Arkansas
BBVA Compass Bowl: Southern Miss vs. Pittsburgh
GoDaddy.com Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State
Rose Bowl Game pres. by Vizio: Oregon vs. Wisconsin
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Stanford OR Stanford vs. West Virginia OR Stanford vs. Boise State/Kansas State (if TCU doesn't make BCS)
AllState Sugar Bowl: Michigan vs. West Virginia OR Michigan vs. Alabama
Discover Orange Bowl: Clemson vs. TCU OR Clemson vs. West Virginia (if TCU doesn't make BCS)
BCS National Championship Game: LSU vs. Alabama OR LSU vs. Oklahoma State
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