With the Big Ten being done with play and more and more teams getting closer (or further away) from bowl eligibility, I was able to make some better guesses this week. But they still are guesses. There are a lot of games this week (Hawaii/Boise State) that will clear up the picture even more. Navy is the only team that has accepted a Bowl Bid so far.
One note, these projections are based on the standings now and how I think they will play out throughout the rest of the season. They are not solely based on the standings right now. I also tried to no pick teams with only 5 wins, but if I thought they had a good chance of getting to 6, I included them.
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Mountain West vs Navy/At Large
Navy vs Northwestern
R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Sun Belt #1 vs C-USA #4
Troy vs East Carolina
PapaJohn’s.com Bowl
Big East (or MAC) vs C-USA #3
Toledo vs Houston
New Mexico Bowl
Mountain West vs WAC
Utah vs Fresno State
Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl
Mountain West #1 vs Pac 10 #5
BYU vs California
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
C-USA #5 vs WAC
Memphis vs Fresno State
Motor City Bowl
Big 10 #7 vs MAC
Michigan State vs Central Michigan
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
Big 12 #3 vs Pac 10 #2
Texas vs USC
Texas Bowl
Big 12 #8 vs C-USA #6
Oklahoma State vs Southern Mississippi
Champs Sports Bowl
ACC #4 vs Big 10 #4 or #5
Virginia vs Penn State
Emerald Bowl
ACC #5/6/7 vs Pac 10 #4
Georgia Tech vs UCLA
Meineke Car Care Bowl
ACC #5/6/7 vs Big East #3
Florida State vs South Florida
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
C-USA #1 vs SEC #6
Central Florida vs Arkansas
Alamo Bowl
Big 10 #4/5 vs Big 12 #5
Wisconsin vs Texas Tech
Petro Sun Independence Bowl
Big 12 #7 vs SEC #8
Colorado vs South Carolina
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Mountain West vs Pac 10 #6
Air Force vs Iowa
Brut Sun Bowl
Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame vs Pac 10 #3
Rutgers vs Oregon State
Humanitarian Bowl
ACC #8 vs WAC
Purdue vs Nevada
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
ACC #5/6/7 vs SEC
Wake Forest vs Alabama
Chick-fil-A Bowl
ACC #2 vs SEC #5
Boston College vs Kentucky
Insight Bowl
Big 10 #6 vs Big 12 #6
Indiana vs Texas A&M
Outback Bowl
Big 10 #3 vs SEC
Michigan vs Tennessee
AT&T Cotton Bowl
Big 12 #2/3 vs SEC
Oklahoma vs Auburn
Gator Bowl
ACC #3 vs Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame
Clemson vs Connecticut
Capital One Bowl
Big 10 #2 vs SEC
Illinois vs Florida
International Bowl
Big East/Notre Dame vs MAC #4/5
Cincinnati vs Ball State
GMAC Bowl
C-USA #2 vs MAC
Tulsa vs Bowling Green
Rose Bowl Presesented by Citi
BCS vs BCS (Big 10 vs Pac 10 champion if available)
Ohio State vs Arizona State
Allstate Sugar Bowl
BCS vs BCS (SEC champion if available)
Georgia vs Hawaii
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
BCS vs BCS (Big 12 champion if available)
Kansas vs Oregon
FedEx Orange Bowl
BCS vs BCS (ACC champion if available)
Virginia Tech vs West Virginia
Allstate BCS National Championship
BCS #1 vs BCS #2
LSU vs Missouri
by bac2therac, on November 20 2007 @ 6:11 pm
the Gator and Sun cant both pick a BE team. Its one or the other so youll need to adjust accordingly and put a BE team back in the Papa John Bowl
by Big Head, on November 20 2007 @ 9:27 pm
You sir have corrected your mistakes. Good thing pencils have erasers.
by The ES, on November 22 2007 @ 8:25 pm
Sorry, Michigan State will NOT be in the Motor City Bowl, according to MCB CEO George Perles. Michigan State, which beat Indiana, Penn State, and Purdue, is a LOCK for the Insight Bowl and possible Champs Bowl.
by Brian Sakowski, on November 22 2007 @ 8:58 pm
Okay ES I can agree with you on the Insight, but PSU is going to the Champs. I am pretty certain about that.
by The ES, on November 23 2007 @ 10:17 am
Brian - only way MSU goes to Champs bowl is if Illinois gets 2nd Big Ten big into BCS. Slim chance, but possible; if so, every team jumps up, including, Penn State — jumps up a notch to Alamo Bowl.
So, MSU will not leap frog over Joe Pa, but rather I say Champs as an outside shot for all Big Ten teams to move up….
by The armchair expert, on November 25 2007 @ 8:11 pm
So where does last year’s cinderella go? I don’t see Boise State on your list. I see lesser teams from the WAC however no Boise State. Looks like the 4th time is the charm or will just waiting for final bowl lineup will be better?
by Brian Sakowski, on November 25 2007 @ 9:18 pm
Yeah i missed that one Armchair. They should be in the Hawaii Bowl. My apologies.
by adam, on November 26 2007 @ 10:10 am
where is Mississippi State on your list? You gotta give Croom some credit for what he has done this year. The Dawgs deserve a bowl bid.
by Brian Sakowski, on November 26 2007 @ 10:28 am
I hope to update this sometime this week. You are right on with the Bulldogs, Croom had a heck of a year and they will go to a bowl game.
by molly, on November 29 2007 @ 3:43 pm
what about mississippi state? who beat kentucky, alabama, and auburn.
all of which you have picked for bowl games.
by Brian Sakowski, on November 30 2007 @ 10:58 am
molly, i updated my bowl picks for this week. it is under pre championship week predictions and i did put the bulldogs in there. thanks!