New Bowls/Changes:
The Humanitarian Bowl has been renamed the Idaho Potato Bowl. The Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas has replaced the Texas Bowl while the former Meineke Car Bowl will now be called the Belk Bowl. Also there have been some date changes for many bowl games including all New Year’s Day bowl games being played on January 2nd instead of January 1st with New Year’s Day falling on a Sunday (NFL).
Other Bowl Notes:
The order of selection for this year's BCS games is Fiesta, Sugar, Orange. However, the bowls that lose host conference champions to the BCS title game get to replace those teams before other selections are made.
Notre Dame is eligible for all bowls in which the Big East has a commitment, as well as the BCS. It also serves as the backup for the Big 12 in the Pinstripe Bowl.
Navy will be invited to the Military Bowl if it qualifies for selection while Army will be invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl if it qualifies for selection. For the 2011 season, a 9th bowl-eligible ACC team is next in line to fill either the PAC-12 or Army's slot, if necessary.
BYU will be invited to the Armed Forces Bowl if it qualifies for selection.
Sun Belt teams with records of 7-5 or better are next in line to fill the Big 10's slot in the Little Caesar's Bowl if the Big 10 does not have an eligible team. The Sun Belt is also the first backup for any opening in the St. Petersburg Bowl, and has a secondary provisional agreement for the BBVA Compass Bowl.
Finally Hawaii is automatically invited to the Hawaii Bowl if it has at least 7 wins. Otherwise, the WAC sends its 3rd-place team.
Here are my 2011-12 Bowl Projections!
2011-2012 Bowl Projections
*Means not enough teams from that conference were eligible |
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new mexico bowl |
Idaho Potato BOWL | New Orleans Bowl |
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DEC 17 • ESPN @ 2:00 pM |
DEC 17 •ESPN @ 5:30 pM |
Dec 17 • ESPN @ 9:00 pM |
| MWC #4 or #5 vs Pac-12 #7 | WAC #1 or #2 vs MAC #3 | Sun Belt #1 vs CUSA #5 |
Colorado St vs Washington |
Fresno St vs Western Michigan | Troy vs East Carolina |
BEEF 'O' BRADY'S bowl |
Poinsettia Bowl |
Las vegas Bowl |
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DEC 20 • ESPN @ 8:00 pM |
DEC 21 • ESPN @ 8:00 PM |
DEC 22 • ESPN @ 8:00 PM |
| Big East #6 vs CUSA #4 | MWC #2 vs WAC | MWC #1 vs Pac-12 #5 |
| Connecticut vs UCF | Air Force vs Nevada |
TCU vs Oregon St |
HAWAII BOWL |
INDEPENDENCE BOWL | LITTLE CAESARS BOWL |
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DEC 24 • ESPN @ 8:00 PM |
DEC 26 • ESPN2 @ 5:00 PM | DEC 27 • ESPN @ 4:30 PM |
| WAC #3 or Hawaii vs CUSA #2 | MWC #3 vs ACC #7 | Big Ten #8 vs MAC #1 or #2 |
Hawaii vs SMU |
San Diego St vs Boston College |
Michigan vs Toledo |
| BELK BOWL | Military BOWL | Holiday BOWL |
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DEC 27 • ESPN @ 8:00 PM |
DEC 28 • ESPN @ 4:30 PM |
DEC 28 • ESPN @ 8:00 PM |
| ACC #5 vs Big East #3 | ACC #8 vs Navy or at-large |
Pac-10 #3 vs Big 12 #5 |
NC State vs West Virginia |
Georgia Tech vs Navy | Arizona St vs Texas Tech |
| CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL | ALAMO BOWL | ARMED FORCES BOWL |
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DEC 29 • ESPN @ 5:30 PM |
DEC 29 • ESPN @ 9:00 PM |
DEC 30 • ESPN @ Noon |
| ACC #3 vs Big East #2 or ND | Pac-12 #2 vs Big 12 #3 |
CUSA #3 vs MWC #4 or #5 or BYU |
North Carolina vs USF |
Stanford vs Oklahoma St | Tulsa vs BYU |
| pinstripe bowl | MUSIC CITY BOWL | INSIGHT BOWL |
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| DEC 30 • ESPN @ 3:20 PM | DEC 30 • ESPN @ 6:40 PM | DEC 30 • ESPN @ 10:00 PM |
| Big East #4 vs Big 12 #7 | ACC #6 vs SEC #7 | Big 12 #4 vs Big 10 #4 |
| Rutgers vs Baylor | Clemson vs Tennessee | Missouri vs Penn St |
| MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL | SUN BOWL | LIBERTY BOWL |
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DEC 31 • ESPN @ NOON
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DEC 31 • CBS @ 2:00 PM |
DEC 31 • ABC @ 3:30 PM |
| Big Ten #6 vs Big 12 #6 | ACC #4 vs Pac-12 #4 | CUSA #1 vs SEC #8 |
Kansas St vs Iowa |
Miami FL vs UCLA |
Southern Miss vs Mississippi |
Kraft Fight Hunger BOWL |
CHICK-FIL-A BOWL | TICKETCITY BOWL |
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DEC 31 • ESPN @ 3:30 PM |
DEC 31 • ESPN @ 7:30 PM |
JAN 2 • ESPNU @ NOON |
| PAC-12 #6 VS ACC or Army | ACC #2 vs SEC #5 | Big 10 #7 vs CUSA |
| California vs Northwestern* | Florida St vs Mississippi St |
Illinois vs Houston |
| OUTBACK BOWL | Capital one BOWL | GATOR BOWL |
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JAN 2 • ABC @ 1:00 PM |
JAN 2 • ESPN @ 1:00 PM | JAN 2 • ESPN2 1:00 PM |
| Big Ten #3 vs SEC #3 or #4 | Big Ten #2 vs SEC #2 | Big 10 #4 or #5 vs SEC #6 |
| Wisconsin vs South Carolina | Ohio St vs Georgia | Michigan St vs Florida |
| ROSE BOWL | SUGAR BOWL | ORANGE BOWL |
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JAN 2 • ESPN @ 5:00 PM |
JAN 3 • ESPN @ 8:30 PM |
JAN 4 • ESPN @ 8:00 PM |
| BCS Pac-12 vs BCS Big 10 | BCS SEC Champ vs BCS At-Large | BCS ACC Champ vs BCS At-Large |
Oregon vs Nebraska |
LSU vs Texas A&M |
Virginia Tech vs Pittsburgh |
| FIESTA BOWL | COTTON BOWL | BBVA Compass BOWL |
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JAN 5 • ESPN @ 8:30 PM |
JAN 6 • FOX @ 8:00 PM |
JAN 7 • ESPN @ 1:00 PM |
| BCS Big 12 Champ vs BCS At-Large | Big 12 #2 vs SEC #3 or #4 | Big East #5 vs SEC #8 |
Notre Dame vs Boise St |
Texas vs Arkansas |
Cincinnati vs Auburn |
| GoDaddy.com BOWL | BCS CHAMPIONSHIP | |
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TBA • TBA @ TBA |
JAN 9 • ESPN @ 8:30 PM | |
| MAC #1 or #2 vs SBC #2 | BCS #1 vs BCS #2 | |
Ohio vs FIU |
Alabama vs Oklahoma |