I’ve had so much stuff on my plate I haven’t been doing any college football rankings posts for some time, and I’ll be releasing the week-by-week rankings for November throughout December (here‘s Week 8). But that won’t stop me from doing my annual roundup of the bowl matchups if they were determined by the C Ratings. Teams separated by a slash reflect adherence to the actual BCS rules; teams separated by an “or” reflect the fallout from the Georgia Tech exemption. Central Michigan is the only bowl-eligible team that doesn’t go to a bowl; Georgia Tech would knock out Middle Tennessee State.
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Bowl |
Tie-ins |
Date/Time/Network |
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Gildan New Mexico |
MWC #4/5 |
Dec. 15, 1 p.m. ESPN |
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Albuquerque, N.M. |
Pac-12 #7 |
Air Force v. Washington |
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Famous Idaho Potato |
MAC #3 |
Dec. 15, 4:30 p.m. ESPN |
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Boise, Idaho |
WAC |
Utah State v. Ball State/Kent State |
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S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia |
MWC #2 |
Dec. 20, 8 p.m. ESPN |
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San Diego |
BYU |
Boise State v. BYU |
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Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg |
Big East #6 |
Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m. ESPN |
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St. Petersburg, Fla. |
C-USA #4 |
East Carolina v. (Ohio or Bowling Green)/San Jose State |
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R+L Carriers New Orleans |
C-USA |
Dec. 22, Noon ESPN |
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New Orleans |
Sun Belt #1 |
Arkansas State v. SMU (Rice?) |
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MAACO Las Vegas |
MWC #1 |
Dec. 22, 3:30 p.m. ESPN |
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Las Vegas |
Pac-12 #5 |
Fresno State v. Arizona State |
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Sheraton Hawaii |
C-USA #2 |
Dec. 24, 8 p.m. ESPN |
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Honolulu |
MWC #4/5 |
Tulsa (SMU?) v. Nevada |
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Little Caesars Pizza |
Big 10 #8 (/Sun Belt) |
Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m. ESPN |
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Detroit |
MAC #1 |
Northern Illinois/Toledo v. Western Kentucky |
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Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman |
ACC #8 (/MAC #4) |
Dec. 27, 3 p.m. ESPN |
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Washington, D.C. |
Army |
Kent State/Bowling Green v. San Jose State/West Virginia |
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Belk |
ACC #5 |
Dec. 27, 6:30 p.m. ESPN |
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Charlotte, N.C. |
Big East #3 |
Syracuse/Pittsburgh v. Duke or NC State |
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Bridgepoint Education Holiday |
Big 12 #5 |
Dec. 27, 9:45 p.m. ESPN |
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San Diego |
Pac-12 #3 |
USC v. TCU/Baylor |
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AdvoCare V100 Independence |
ACC #7 |
Dec. 28, 2 p.m. ESPN |
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Shreveport, La. |
SEC #10 |
Louisiana Tech v. Middle Tennessee State or Ohio |
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Russell Athletic |
ACC #3 |
Dec. 28, 5:30 p.m. ESPN |
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Orlando, Fla. |
Big East #2 |
Pittsburgh/Cincinnati v. Virginia Tech |
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Meineke Car Care of Texas |
Big 12 #6 |
Dec. 28, 9 p.m. ESPN |
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Houston |
Big 10 #6 |
Texas Tech/TCU v. Purdue |
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Bell Helicopter Armed Forces |
C-USA #3 |
Dec. 29, 11:45 a.m. ESPN |
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Fort Worth |
MWC #3 |
San Diego State v. Rice (Tulsa?) |
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New Era Pinstripe |
Big 12 #7 |
Dec. 29, 3:15 p.m. ESPN |
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Bronx, N.Y. |
Big East #4 |
Louisville v. Iowa State/Texas Tech |
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Kraft Fight Hunger |
Pac-12 #6 (/ACC #9) |
Dec. 29, 4 p.m. ESPN2 |
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San Francisco |
Navy (/ACC #9) |
Arizona v. Navy |
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Valero Alamo |
Big 12 #3 |
Dec. 29, 6:45 p.m. ESPN |
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San Antonio |
Pac-12 #2 |
Texas/Oklahoma State v. Oregon State |
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Buffalo Wild Wings |
Big 12 #4 |
Dec. 29, 10:15 p.m. ESPN |
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Tempe, Ariz. |
Big 10 #5(/4?) |
Baylor/Texas v. Nebraska |
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Franklin American Mortgage Music City |
ACC #6 |
Dec. 31, Noon ESPN |
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Nashville, Tenn. |
SEC #7(/8?) |
Vanderbilt v. Bowling Green/Ohio or Duke |
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Hyundai Sun |
ACC #4 |
Dec. 31, 2 p.m. CBS |
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El Paso, Texas |
Pac-12 #4 |
NC State or Georgia Tech v. UCLA |
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AutoZone Liberty |
C-USA #1 |
Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m. ESPN |
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Memphis, Tenn. |
SEC #8/9 (or 7/8?) |
Central Florida v. Mississippi |
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Chick-fil-A |
ACC #2 |
Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. ESPN |
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Atlanta |
SEC #5 |
Clemson v. LSU |
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TaxSlayer.com Gator |
Big 10 #4(/5?) |
Jan. 1, Noon ESPN2 |
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Jacksonville, Fla. |
SEC #6 |
Michigan v. Mississippi State |
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Heart of Dallas |
Big 12 #8 |
Jan. 1, Noon ESPNU |
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Dallas |
Big 10 #7 |
West Virginia/Iowa State v. Minnesota |
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Outback |
Big 10 #3 |
Jan. 1, 1 p.m. ESPN |
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Tampa, Fla. |
SEC #3/4 (East) |
South Carolina v. Northwestern |
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Capital One |
Big 10 #2 |
Jan. 1, 1 p.m. ABC |
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Orlando, Fla. |
SEC #2 |
Georgia v. Michigan State |
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Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio |
BCS (Big 10 #1) |
Jan. 1, 5 p.m. ESPN |
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Pasadena, Calif. |
BCS (Pac-12 #1) |
Wisconsin v. Stanford |
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Discover Orange |
BCS (ACC #1) |
Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. ESPN |
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Miami |
BCS |
Florida State v. Cincinnati/Syracuse |
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Allstate Sugar |
BCS (SEC #1) |
Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m. ESPN |
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New Orleans |
BCS |
Florida v. Oklahoma/Northern Illinois |
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Tostitos Fiesta |
BCS (Big 12 #1) |
Jan. 3, 8:30 p.m. ESPN |
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Glendale, Ariz. |
BCS |
Kansas State v. Notre Dame |
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AT&T Cotton |
Big 12 #2 |
Jan. 4, 8 p.m. FOX |
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Arlington, Texas |
SEC #3/4 (West) |
South Carolina v. Oklahoma State/Oklahoma |
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BBVA Compass |
Big East #5 |
Jan. 5, 1 p.m. ESPN |
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Birmingham, Ala. |
SEC #8/9 (/Sun Belt) |
Rutgers v. Louisiana-Lafayette |
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GoDaddy.com |
MAC #2 |
Jan. 6, 9 p.m. ESPN |
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Mobile, Ala. |
Sun Belt #2 |
Toledo/Ball State v. Louisiana-Monroe |
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Discover BCS National Championship |
BCS #1 |
Jan. 7, 8:30 p.m. ESPN |
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Miami |
BCS #2 |
Alabama v. Oregon |