Bowl Game Schedule

Bowl Game Schedule, Bowl Projection season is over. Now we look ahead to the games themselves as the official 2011-12 bowl matchups are set.

The final Bowl Championship Series standings were released Sunday night, and here is what the Top 10 looked like.

Final BCS standings, Top 10:

1) LSU 2) Alabama 3) Oklahoma State 4) Stanford 5) Oregon 6) Arkansas 7) Boise State 8) Kansas State 9) South Carolina 10) Wisconsin

Let’s take a look at all of the bowl matchups.

Key
* Replacement team for a conference that does not have enough bowl-eligible teams.

** The Champs Sports Bowl can select Notre Dame instead of a Big East team once in the four-year period stretching from 2010-13.

*** Replacement because of two SEC teams being in the BCS championship game.

**** Liberty Bowl had the option of selecting a Big East team

BCS bowls

Jan. 2 Rose: Wisconsin (Big Ten champ) vs. Oregon (Pac-12 champ)

Jan. 2 Fiesta: Oklahoma State (Big 12 champ) vs. Stanford (BCS at-large)

Jan. 3 Sugar: Michigan (SEC champ***) vs. Virginia Tech (BCS at-large)

Jan. 4 Orange: Clemson (ACC champ) vs. West Virginia (BCS at-large)

Jan. 9 BCS national championship: LSU (BCS No. 1) vs. Alabama (BCS No. 2)

The other bowls

Dec. 17 New Mexico: Wyoming (MWC No. 4/5) vs. Temple (Pac-12 No. 7/WAC*)

Dec. 17 Idaho Potato: Utah State (WAC) vs. Ohio (MAC No. 3)

Dec. 18 New Orleans: Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt No. 1) vs. San Diego State (C-USA*)

Dec. 20 Beef ‘O’Brady’s: Marshall (C-USA) vs. FIU (Big East No. 6*)

Dec. 21 Poinsettia: TCU (MWC No. 2) vs. Louisiana Tech (WAC)

Dec. 22 Maaco: Boise State (MWC No. 1) vs. Arizona State (Pac-12 No. 5)

Dec. 24 Hawaii: Nevada (WAC) vs. Southern Miss (C-USA)

Dec. 26 Independence: Missouri (MWC No. 3*) vs. North Carolina (ACC No. 7)

Dec. 27 Little Caesars: Western Michigan (MAC No. 2) vs. Purdue (Big Ten No. 8)

Dec. 27 Belk: Louisville (Big East No. 3) vs. N.C. State (ACC No. 5)

Dec. 28 Military: Air Force (ACC No. 8*) vs. Toledo (Navy*)

Dec. 28 Holiday: California (Pac-12 No. 3) vs. Texas (Big 12 No. 5)

Dec. 29 Champs Sports: Notre Dame (Big East No. 2**) vs. Florida State (ACC No. 3)

Dec. 29 Alamo: Washington (Pac-12 No. 2) vs. Baylor (Big 12 No. 3)

Dec. 30 Armed Forces: Tulsa (C-USA) vs. BYU (BYU)

Dec. 30 Pinstripe: Rutgers (Big East No. 4) vs. Iowa State (Big 12 No. 7)

Dec. 30 Music City: Wake Forest (ACC No. 6) vs. Mississippi State (SEC No. 7)

Dec. 30 Insight: Oklahoma (Big 12 No. 4) vs. Iowa (Big Ten No. 4/5)

Dec. 31 Meineke Texas: Northwestern (Big Ten No. 6) vs. Texas A&M (Big 12 No. 6)

Dec. 31 Kraft Fight Hunger: UCLA (Pac-12 No. 6) vs. Illinois* (Army)

Dec. 31 Sun: Georgia Tech (ACC No. 4) vs. Utah (Pac-12 No. 4)

Dec. 31 Liberty: Cincinnati**** (C-USA No. 1) vs. Vanderbilt (SEC No. 8/9 or Big East)

Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A: Virginia (ACC No. 2) vs. Auburn (SEC No. 5)

Jan. 2 TicketCity: Penn State (Big Ten No. 7) vs. Houston (C-USA)

Jan. 2 Capital One: South Carolina (SEC No. 2) vs. Nebraska (Big Ten No. 2)

Jan. 2 Outback: Michigan State (Big Ten No. 3) vs. Georgia (SEC)

Jan. 2 Gator: Ohio State (Big Ten No. 4/5) vs. Florida (SEC No. 6)

Jan. 6 Cotton: Kansas State (Big 12 No. 2) vs. Arkansas (SEC)

Jan. 7 BBVA Compass: Pittsburgh (Big East No. 5/C-USA) vs. SMU* (SEC No. 8/9)

Jan. 8 GoDaddy.com: Northern Illinois (MAC No. 1) vs. Arkansas State (Sun Belt No. 2)

2010 Bowl Matchups

2010 Bowl Matchups, BBVA Compass Bowl – Pitt (7-5) Vs Kentucky (6-6): I’m not too impressed with the Wildcats. Team high score helpless. They also won in losses to bad teams like Ole Miss 4-8 6-6 and mediocre teams Georgia and Tennessee. Kentucky played Auburn closes enough, but struggled to barely beat Louisville. Then they beat Pitt? Of course they can, but I’ll try my luck with the Panthers. Winner: Pitt

Fiesta Bowl – UConn (8-4) Vs Oklahoma (11-2): All BCS game would be difficult for any Big East team. Personally, I think West Virginia is the only Big East team can win a game BCS. It would be great for UConn to win this match but I do not see it. Winner: Oklahoma

Champs Sports Bowl – West Virginia (9-3) Vs North Carolina State (8-4): As the season progressed, I think the Mountaineers have looked better and better. It is a clash of two defense teams. WVU has been good, not to give up more than 21 points all season, but the Wolfpack are ranked No. 2 defense in the country. However, climbers have been three losses to teams from all over .500, while North Carolina has lost games for some teams, including 6-6 and 6-6 fairly Medicor Clemson East Carolina. Winner: West Virginia

Car Care Bowl – South Florida (7-5) Vs Clemson (6-6): Clemson has had some pretty good victories and lost only to teams in 0500. They are also going to be basically playing a home game, so I’ll go with the Tigers. Winner: Clemson

New Era Pinstripe Bowl – Syracuse (7-5) Vs Kansas State (7-5): KSU does not have much of a resume, but they have Daniel Thomas rushed for nearly 1,500 yards this season. Syracuse, however, has a top 15 defense and will play a home game in New York. Moreover, I think they are motivated to do well after a pretty good season. Winner: Syracuse

Brady O ‘Beef Bowl – Louisville (6-6) Vs Southern Miss (8-4): It might be harder to predict. Southern Miss is a very good team and lost two games by a total of two points. But they have almost no defense, giving up 40 points or more five times this year amazing. Flip a coin on it. We know that the Cardinals defense is decent and with QB Adam Froman and RB Bilal Powell backs, I’ll say they have enough offense to win. Winner: Louisville