The bowls if selections were based on my C Ratings, out soon. If two teams are separated by an “or”, then I’m weighing whether teams would select based strictly on the standings, or if non-BCS teams have to be conference champions. An asterisk denotes teams filling for conferences and alternate conferences unable to fill all tie-ins. Not going to bowls despite being bowl-eligible: Purdue and Ball State.
- Gildan New Mexico Bowl: MWC #4 (Wyoming or Air Force) v. Pac-12 #7 (UCLA or *Western Kentucky)
- Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: MAC #3 (Ohio) v. WAC (Utah State)
- R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: C-USA #5 (*Illinois or Marshall) v. Sun Belt #1 (Arkansas State)
- Beef’O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl: Big East #6 (Pittsburgh) v. C-USA #4 (Marshall or SMU)
- San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: MWC #2 (San Diego State or Boise State) v. WAC (Nevada)
- MAACO Bowl Las Vegas: MWC #1 (TCU) v. Pac-12 #5 (California or Washington)
- Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: C-USA #2? (Tulsa or Southern Miss) v. Hawaii/WAC (Louisiana Tech)
- AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl (Shreveport): ACC #7 (Virginia) v. MWC #3 (Air Force or San Diego State)
- Little Caesar’s Bowl (Detroit): Big 10 #8/Sun Belt (Northwestern or Illinois) v. MAC #1 (Toledo)
- Belk Bowl (Charlotte): ACC #5 (Georgia Tech) v. Big East #3 (Rutgers)
- Military Bowl (Washington DC): ACC #8/MAC #4 (Wake Forest) v. Navy/Big 12 #8 (*Temple)
- Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl (San Diego): Big 12 #5 (Baylor) v. Pac-12 #3 (Arizona State or Utah)
- Champs Sports Bowl (Orlando): ACC #3 (Florida State) v. Big East #2 (Notre Dame)
- Valero Alamo Bowl (San Antonio): Big 12 #3 (Missouri) v. Pac-12 #2 (Stanford or Arizona State)
- Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas): C-USA #3 (SMU or Tulsa) v. BYU
- New Era Pinstripe Bowl (New York): Big 12 #7 (Iowa State) v. Big East #4 (Cincinnati)
- Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: ACC #6 (NC State) v. SEC #7/8 (Auburn)
- Insight Bowl (Tempe): Big 12 #4 (Kansas State) v. Big 10 #5 (Penn State or Iowa)
- Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (Houston): Big 12 #6 (Texas) v. Big 10 #6 (Iowa or Ohio State)
- Hyundai Sun Bowl (El Paso): ACC #4 (North Carolina; would be Miami (FL)) v. Pac-12 #4 (Utah or California)
- AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis): C-USA #1 (Southern Miss or Houston) v. SEC #7/8 (Mississippi State)
- Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (San Francisco): Pac-12 #6/ACC #9 (Washington or UCLA) v. Army/ACC #9 (*Western Michigan)
- Chick-fil-A Bowl (Atlanta): ACC #2 (Virginia Tech) v. SEC #5 (Vanderbilt)
- TicketCity Bowl (Dallas): Big 10 #7/Big 12 #8 (Ohio State or Northwestern) v. C-USA #7/Big 12 #8 (*Western Kentucky or *Wyoming)
- Outback Bowl (Tampa): Big 10 #3 (Nebraska or Michigan State) v. SEC #3-4 (East) (Georgia)
- Capitol One Bowl (Orlando): Big 10 #2 (Michigan or Nebraska) v. SEC #2 (South Carolina)
- TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl (Jacksonville): Big 10 #4 (Michigan State or Penn State) v. SEC #6 (Florida)
- Rose Bowl Game pres. by Vizio (Pasadena, CA): Big 10 #1 (Wisconsin) v. Pac-12 #1 (Oregon)
- Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, AZ): Big 12 #1 (Oklahoma) v. BCS (Boise State or Stanford)
- Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans): SEC #1 (Alabama) v. BCS (Houston or Michigan)
- Discover Orange Bowl (Miami): ACC #1 (Clemson) v. BCS/Big East #1? (West Virginia)
- AT&T Cotton Bowl (Cowboys Stadium): Big 12 #2 (Texas A&M) v. SEC #3-4 (West) (Arkansas)
- BBVA Compass Bowl (Birmingham): Big East #5 (Louisville) v. SEC #9/Sun Belt (Louisiana-Lafayette)
- GoDaddy.com Bowl (Mobile): MAC #2 (Northern Illinois) v. Sun Belt #2 (Florida International)
- BCS National Championship Game: BCS #1 (LSU) v. BCS #2 (Oklahoma State)