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Sunday, December 7, 2008

Who SHOULD be going to which bowls?


Based on my College Football Rankings, which I will put up... fairly soon. I hope. The Golden Bowl Selection Show is being delayed to 6 PM PT, maybe even until tomorrow, because my computer abruptly aborted, Excel wasn't autorecovering the file I was doing my planning on for some reason, and that means I need to go all the way home to transfer back the post-championship-weekend RPI. I've selected one at large, have some idea of at least two others, and pretty much know who my top two and bottom three teams will be, if not in what order.

Teams in parenthesis reflect the probability that Boise State won't be selected by the BCS; asterisks indicate at-large selections. Because of the "winning records before .500" rule, incidentally, Notre Dame will have to settle for one of the –AL spots, probably the Motor City if Boise State doesn't go to the BCS. All times Eastern.
BOWL Teams My Picks DATE/TIME/CHANNEL 
EagleBank Bowl ACC #9 MarylandDec. 20, 11 a.m. 
Navy NavyESPN 
New Mexico Mountain West #4 Colorado StateDec. 20, 2:30 p.m. 
WAC #3 Nevada (Fresno State)ESPN 
St. Petersburg Big East (#6?) South FloridaDec. 20, 4:30 p.m. 
Conference USA #5 Southern MissESPN2 
Pioneer Las Vegas Mountain West #1TCUDec. 20, 8 p.m. 
Pac-10 #4(/5) California or Oregon StateESPN 
R+L Carriers New Orleans C-USA #4 (Southern Miss rates higher but is 6-6)RiceDec. 21, 8:15 p.m. 
Sun Belt #1 TroyESPN 
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Mountain West #2 BYUDec. 23, 8 p.m.
Pac-10 #7 (WAC #4 if none)Louisiana Tech (Nevada)ESPN 
Sheraton Hawaii WAC #2 (gen. Hawaii) HawaiiDec. 24, 8 p.m. 
Pac-10 #6 (C-USA #7 if none)Northern Illinois*ESPN 
Motor City MAC #1/2 Ball StateDec. 26, 8 p.m. 
Big Ten #7 Minnesota (Louisiana Tech*)ESPN 
Meineke Car Care ACC #5/6/7 (gen. 6) ClemsonDec. 27, 1 p.m. 
Big East #3 West VirginiaESPN
Champs Sports ACC #4 Georgia TechDec. 27, 4:30 p.m. 
Big Ten #(4/)5Northwestern (Wisconsin)ESPN
Emerald Pac-10 #(4/)5 Oregon State or CaliforniaDec. 27, 8 p.m. 
ACC #5/6/7 (gen. 7) Miami (FL)ESPN
Independence SEC #8 (or Sun Belt; Fla. Atlantic technically rates higher)Louisiana-LafayetteDec. 28, 8:15 p.m. 
Big 12 #7 Central Michigan*ESPN
Papajohns.com Big East (#5?) ConnecticutDec. 29, 3 p.m. 
SEC #9 (Sun Belt if none)Arkansas StateESPN
Valero Alamo Big Ten #4(/5)Mich. State (Northwestern)Dec. 29, 8 p.m. 
Big 12 #4/5NebraskaESPN
Roady's Humanitarian WAC #1 (gen. BSU) Fresno State (Boise State)Dec. 30, 4:30 p.m. 
ACC #8 Wake ForestESPN
Texas Big 12 #8 Bowling Green*Dec. 30, 8 p.m. 
Conference USA #6 MemphisNFL Network
Pacific Life Holiday Big 12 #3 MissouriDec. 30, 8 p.m. 
Pac-10 #2 OregonESPN 
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Conference USA #3? HoustonDec. 31, Noon 
Mountain West #3 Air ForceESPN 
Brut Sun Pac-10 #3 ArizonaDec. 31, 2 p.m. 
Big 12 #5/Big East #2PittsburghCBS 
Gaylord Hotels Music City SEC #6/7 (Team's Pref.) VanderbiltDec. 31, 3:30 p.m. 
ACC #5/6/7 (gen. 5; must pick Chmp. Gm. Loser if >8 wins)Boston CollegeESPN 
Insight Big 12 #6 KansasDec. 31, 5:30 p.m. 
Big Ten #6 Wisconsin (Minnesota)NFL Network 
Chick-fil-A SEC #5 LSUDec. 31, 7:30 p.m. 
ACC #2 North CarolinaESPN 
Outback SEC #3/4 (East) South CarolinaJan. 1, 2009, 11 a.m. 
Big Ten #3 Iowa (Michigan State)ESPN 
Capital One Big Ten #2 Ohio State (Iowa)Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m.
SEC #2 GeorgiaABC 
Konica Minolta Gator Big 12 #4/Big East #2 Oklahoma StateJan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m. 
ACC #3 Florida StateCBS 
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi BCS (Big Ten #1) Penn StateJan. 1, 2009, 4:30 p.m.
BCS (Pac-10 #1) USCABC 
FedEx Orange BCS CincinnatiJan. 1, 2009, 8:30 p.m. 
BCS (ACC #1) Virginia TechFOX 
AT&T Cotton Big 12 #2 Texas TechJan. 2, 2009, 2 p.m. 
SEC #3/4 (West) MississippiFOX 
AutoZone Liberty SEC #6/7 (Team's Pref.) KentuckyJan. 2, 2009, 5 p.m. 
Conference USA #1 East CarolinaESPN 
Allstate Sugar BCS Utah (Ohio State)Jan. 2, 2009, 8 p.m. 
BCS (SEC #1) Boise State (Alabama)FOX 
International Big East (#4?) RutgersJan. 3, 2009, Noon 
MAC #3 Western MichiganESPN2 
Tostitos FiestaBCS Alabama (Utah)Jan. 5, 2009, 8 p.m. 
BCS (Big 12 #1) TexasFOX 
GMAC Conference USA #2 TulsaJan. 6, 2009, 8 p.m. 
MAC #1/2 BuffaloESPN 
FedEx BCS National Championship Game BCS #1 FloridaJan. 8, 2009, 8 p.m. 
BCS #2 OklahomaFOX 

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