Based on my understanding of the bowl tie-ins and the College Football Rankings, while respecting the bowl eligibility rules. Teams on the left of an “OR” assume the BCS selects partly based on its standings; those on the right of one, if it selects purely based off my rankings.
- Poinsettia: Utah v. Navy
- New Orleans: Florida Atlantic v. Houston
- Papajohns.com: Rutgers? OR Louisville? v. Southern Miss
- New Mexico: Air Force v. Nevada OR Fresno State
- Las Vegas: California OR UCLA v. BYU
- Hawaii: Fresno State OR Hawaii v. East Carolina
- Motor City: Ball State v. Purdue
- Holiday: Oregon v. Texas
- Texas: Troy v. Memphis
- Champs Sports: Virginia OR Wake Forest v. Wisconsin
- Emerald: Florida State OR Maryland v. Oregon State OR California
- Meineke Car Care: Georgia Tech (or Wake Forest) OR Florida State v. Cincinnati OR Connecticut
- Liberty: Central Florida v. Kentucky
- Alamo: Michigan State v. Texas Tech
- Independence: Colorado v. Alabama
- Armed Forces: UCLA OR Indiana v. TCU
- Humanitarian: Boise State v. Maryland OR New Mexico
- Sun: Arizona State OR Oregon State v. Texas A&M
- Music City: Mississippi State v. Wake Forest OR Georgia Tech
- Chick-fil-A: Arkansas v. Clemson OR Boston College
- Insight: Michigan v. Oklahoma State
- Outback: Illinois v. Tennessee
- Cotton: Missouri v. Auburn
- Gator: Boston College OR Virginia v. South Florida OR Cincinnati
- Capital One: Penn State v. Florida OR Georgia
- GMAC: Tulsa v. Central Michigan
- International: Connecticut? OR Rutgers? v. Bowling Green
- Rose: Ohio State v. USC
- Sugar: Kansas OR Florida v. Arizona State OR Clemson
- Fiesta: Oklahoma v. Georgia OR South Florida
- Orange: Virginia Tech v. Hawaii OR Kansas
- BCS Title Game: LSU v. West Virginia (Ohio State? They’re 4th)