Bowl Projections - Sept. 10th

[MikeG]

Bowl Projections - Sept. 10

By CollegeFootballNews.com

CollegeFootballNews.com

Posted Sep 10, 2006

Predicting and projecting the possible post-season matchups.

Past Bowl Projections Week 1

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl

San Diego, CA

Qualcomm Stadium

December 19, 2006, ESPN2

Mountain West vs. at-large

Bowl Projection: BYU vs. Oregon State

Las Vegas Bowl

Las Vegas, NV

Sam Boyd Stadium

December 21, 2006, ESPN

Pac 10 No. 4 vs. Mountain West No. 1

Bowl Projection: UCLA vs. Utah

New Orleans Bowl

New Orleans, LA

Louisiana Superdome

December 22, 2006, ESPN

Sun Belt vs. Conference USA

Bowl Projection: Troy vs. Tulsa

New Mexico Bowl

Albuquerque, NM

University Stadium

December 23, 2006, ESPN

Mountain West vs. WAC

Bowl Projection: Colorado State vs. Nevada

Birmingham Bowl

Birmingham, AL

Legion Field

December 23, 2006, ESPN2

Conference USA vs. Big East or MAC

Bowl Projection: UAB vs. Connecticut

Fort Worth Bowl

Fort Worth, TX

Amon G. Carter Stadium

December 23, 2006, ESPN

Mountain West vs. Conference USA

Bowl Projection: TCU vs. Houston

Hawaii Bowl

Honolulu, HI

Aloha Stadium

December 24, 2006, ESPN

Pac 10 vs. WAC

Bowl Projection: Washington State vs. Hawaii

Motor City Bowl

Detroit, MI

Ford Field

December 26, 2006, ESPN

MAC vs. Big Ten No. 7

Bowl Projection: Western Michigan vs. Purdue

Emerald Bowl

San Francisco, CA

AT&T Park

December 27, 2006, ESPN

ACC No. 7 vs. Pac 10 No. 5

Bowl Projection: Maryland vs. Arizona State

Independence Bowl

Shreveport, LA

Independence Stadium

December 27, 2006, ESPN

Big 12 No. 7 vs. SEC No. 8

Bowl Projection: Iowa State vs. Ole Miss

Holiday Bowl

San Diego, CA

Qualcomm Stadium

December 28, 2006, ESPN

Pac 10 No. 2 vs. Big 12 No. 3

Bowl Projection: California vs. Oklahoma

Texas Bowl

Houston, TX

Reliant Stadium

December 28, 2006, NFL Network

Big 12 vs. Big East

Bowl Projection: Kansas vs. Rutgers

MPC Computers Bowl

Boise, ID

Bronco Stadium

December 28, 2006, ESPN

WAC vs. ACC No. 8

Bowl Projection: Fresno State vs. Wake Forest

Champs Sports Bowl

Orlando, FL

Florida Citrus Bowl

December 29, 2006, ESPN

Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. ACC No. 4

Bowl Projection: Wisconsin vs. Boston College

Music City Bowl

Nashville, TN

The Coliseum

December 29, 2006, ESPN

SEC vs. ACC No. 5

Bowl Projection: South Carolina vs. Clemson

Sun Bowl

El Paso, TX

Sun Bowl

December 29, 2006, CBS

Big 12 or Big East vs. Pac 10 No. 3

Bowl Projection: Texas A&M vs. Oregon

Insight Bowl

Phoenix, AZ

Chase Field

December 29, 2006, ESPN

Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6

Bowl Projection: Michigan State vs. Missouri

Alamo Bowl

San Antonio, TX

Alamodome

December 30, 2006, ESPN

Big 12 No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4 or 5

Bowl Projection: Penn State vs. Texas Tech

Liberty Bowl

Memphis, TN

Liberty Bowl

December 30, 2006, ESPN

Conference USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6

Bowl Projection: UTEP vs. Arkansas

Meineke Car Care Bowl

Charlotte, NC

Bank of America Stadium

December 30, 2006, ESPN2

ACC No. 6 vs. Big East or Navy

Bowl Projection: Georgia Tech vs. Navy

Chick-fil-A Bowl

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Dome

December 30, 2006, ESPN

ACC No. 2 vs. SEC

Bowl Projection: Miami vs. Alabama

Gator Bowl

Jacksonville, FL

Alltel Stadium

January 1, 2007, CBS

ACC No. 3 vs. Big 12 or Big East

Bowl Projection: Virginia Tech vs. Pitt

Cotton Bowl

Dallas, TX

Cotton Bowl

January 1, 2007, Fox

Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC

Bowl Projection: Nebraska vs. Tennessee

Outback Bowl

Tampa, FL

Raymond James Stadium

January 1, 2007, ESPN

Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC

Bowl Projection: Iowa vs. Georgia

Capital One Bowl

Jacksonville, FL

Alltel Stadium

January 1, 2007, ABC

SEC No. 2 vs. Big Ten No. 2

Bowl Projection: LSU vs. Michigan

International Bowl

Toronto, Canada

Rogers Centre

January 6, 2007, ESPN

MAC vs. Big East No. 4 or 5

Bowl Projection: Akron vs. South Florida

GMAC Bowl

Mobile, AL

Ladd Peebles Stadium

January 7, 2007, ESPN

Conference USA No. 2 vs. MAC

Bowl Projection: Southern Miss vs. Ohio

BCS GAMES

Rose Bowl

Pasadena, CA

Rose Bowl

January 1, 2007, ABC

BCS vs. BCS (Big 10 vs. Pac 10 if available)

Bowl Projection: Notre Dame vs. Florida

Fiesta Bowl

Glendale, AZ

Glendale Stadium

January 1, 2007, Fox

BCS vs. BCS (Big 12 Champion to play here if available)

Bowl Projection: Texas vs. Boise State

Orange Bowl

Miami, FL

Dolphins Stadium

January 2, 2007, Fox

BCS vs. BCS (ACC Champion to play here if available)

Bowl Projection: Florida State vs. West Virginia

Sugar Bowl

New Orleans, LA

Louisiana Superdome

January 3, 2007, Fox

BCS vs. BCS (SEC Champion to play here if available)

Bowl Projection: Auburn vs. Louisville

BCS Championship Game

Glendale, AZ

Glendale Stadium

January 8, 2007, Fox

BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2

Bowl Projection: USC vs. Ohio State

[Mag Pie]

How is the GMAC bowl on Jan 7th when they're CUSA#2 and the Liberty bowl which is CUSA#1 on Dec 30th?

Not only that, but the International bowl is on the 6th also.  After the BCS bowls start.

Makes no sense to me.

[windbane]

yeah, that is dumb, but it fills in the gap between the BCS Bowl games and the national championship game.  and of course, i'm sure those bowl games payed some money to get themselves in that position.  wouldn't be bad to finish 4th (with Notre Dame going to BCS bowl) so we could play a week into January.

[MikeG]

Any bowl game would be nice to go to versus none.

I like the idea of playing the one that gives us the most cash and is easiest for fans to attend.

[Guest]

So they predict South Florida in Toronto and Connecticut in Birmingham... yeah right.

Not sure about Navy... They are 2-0 but their remaining schedule is rough, and they need five more victories -- and they barely beat U Mass this weekend (21-20):

at Stanford

vs Tulsa

at Connecticut

at Air Force

vs Rutgers

vs #2 Notre Dame

at Duke

at Eastern Michigan

vs Temple

vs Army

Mieneke "might" be available.

[Joe]

4; Navy can go 6-6 and make a bowl game.

[MikeG]

what an easy schedule Navy has-- ridiculous.

I predict:

at Stanford   LOSS

vs Tulsa LOSS

at Connecticut LOSS

at Air Force LOSS

vs Rutgers LOSS

vs #2 Notre Dame LOSS

at Duke WIN

at Eastern Michigan WIN

vs Temple WIN

vs Army WIN

what a joke that they get the Meineke based on that bag of **** schedule

[Guest]

4; Navy can go 6-6 and make a bowl game.

I don't think so... If I remember correctly, they changed that rule when they added the 12th game every year.

I think a team must be 7-5 to go to a bowl game.

I need to look it up....

[Guest]

Yes ... according to the 2005-2006 Postseason Handbook:

A deserving winning team is defined as one that wins a minimum of six games against Division I-A competition and has a record that includes more wins than losses. [Exception: Each year, a Division I-A institution may count a victory against a Division I-AA opponent that has averaged 90 percent of the permissible maximum number of grants-in-aid per year in Division I-AA football over a rolling two-year period. Only a conference champion may seek a waiver of these requirements.

[MikeG]

another set of projections:

GMAC Jan. 7 C-USA No. 2 vs. MAC Southern Miss vs. Akron

International Jan. 6 MAC vs. Big East No. 4 or 5 Northern Illinois vs. Rutgers

Capital One Jan. 1 SEC No. 2 vs. Big Ten No. 2 Georgia vs. Iowa

Outback Jan. 1 Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC Penn State vs. Florida

Cotton Jan. 1 Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC Nebraska vs. Tennessee

Gator Jan. 1 ACC No. 3 vs. Big 12 or Big East Miami (Fla.) vs. Texas Tech

Chick-fil-A Dec. 30 ACC No. 2 vs. SEC Florida State vs. South Carolina

Meineke Car Care Dec. 30 ACC vs. Big East/Navy Boston College vs. Navy

Liberty Dec. 30 C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6 Central Florida vs. Alabama

Alamo Dec. 30 Big 12 No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4 or 5 Missouri vs. Michigan State

Insight Dec. 29 Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6 Purdue vs. Kansas

Sun Dec. 29 Big 12 or Big East vs. Pac-10 No. 3 Louisville vs. California

Music City Dec. 29 SEC vs. ACC Arkansas vs. Clemson

Champs Sports Dec. 29 Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. ACC No. 4 Wisconsin vs. Georgia Tech

MPC Computers Dec. 28 WAC vs. ACC No. 8 Boise State vs. Virginia

Holiday Dec. 28 Pac-10 No. 2 vs. Big 12 No. 3 Oregon vs. Iowa State

Texas Dec. 28 Big 12 vs. Big East or C-USA Texas A&M vs. Pittsburgh

Independence Dec. 28 Big 12 No. 7 vs. SEC No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. Wake Forest*

Emerald Dec. 27 ACC vs. Pac-10 No. 5 Maryland vs. Oregon State

Motor City Dec. 26 MAC vs. Big Ten No. 7 Ohio vs. Minnesota

Hawaii Dec. 24 Pac-10 vs. WAC Arizona State vs. Hawaii

Armed Forces Dec. 23 MWC vs. C-USA Utah vs. UTEP

Birmingham Dec. 23 C-USA vs. Big East or MAC Tulsa vs. South Florida

New Mexico Dec. 23 MWC vs. WAC BYU vs. Fresno State

New Orleans Dec. 22 Sun Belt vs. C-USA Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Houston

Las Vegas Dec. 21 Pac-10 No. 4 vs. MWC No. 1 UCLA vs. TCU

Poinsettia Dec. 19 MWC vs. at-large Colorado State vs. Western Michigan

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