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Saturday, December 8, 2001
2001-2002 Bowl Projections
ABC Sports Online
Who could have asked for more than this? Three teams all vying for a date with Miami in the Rose Bowl Presented by AT&T. Florida, Texas and Tennessee all blew their chance. Nebraska seemingly did, but the Huskers are now the favorites to be in Pasadena on Jan. 3. Colorado and Oregon are fighting for it too.
The rest of the bowl matchups will be settled by the SEC.
The six automatic BCS bowl berths were secured by Colorado (Big 12), Illinois (Big Ten), LSU (SEC), Maryland (ACC), Miami (Big East) and Oregon (Pac-10).
Teams with asterisks have accepted an invitation.
| New Orleans Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Dec. 18, 8 ET
New Orleans
ESPN2 |
Mountain West No. 3 vs. Sun Belt No. 1 |
*Colorado State vs. *North Texas |
| North Texas headed to a bowl game despite 5-6 record. |
| GMAC Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Dec. 19, 8 ET
Mobile, Ala.
ESPN2 |
C-USA No. 2 vs. MAC No. 1/2 |
*East Carolina vs. *Marshall |
| Battle of exciting QBs: Marshall's Byron Leftwich and ECU's David Garrard. |
| Tangerine Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Dec. 20, 7:30 ET
Orlando, Fla.
ESPN |
ACC No. 4/5 vs. Big East No. 4/5 |
*NC State vs. *Pittsburgh |
| Pittsburgh clinched berth with win over UAB; NC State beat out Clemson for final ACC slot. |
| Las Vegas Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Dec. 25, 3:30 ET
Las Vegas
ABC |
Mountain West No. 2 vs. Pac-10 No. 5 |
*Utah vs. *USC |
| The Utes gave BYU its biggest challenge. |
| Seattle Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Dec. 27, 4 ET
Seattle
ESPN2 |
ACC No. 4/5 vs. Pac-10 No. 4/5 |
*Georgia Tech vs. *Stanford |
| The Cardinal will try to earn their first 10-win season since 1940. |
| Independence Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Dec. 27, 7:30 ET
Shreveport, La.
ESPN |
Big 12 No. 6 vs. SEC No. 6/7 |
*Iowa State vs. Arkansas |
| Iowa State brings the fans to Louisiana. |
| galleryfurniture.com Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Dec. 28, 1:30 ET
Houston
ESPN |
Big 12 No. 7 vs. C-USA No. 3 |
*Texas A&M vs. *TCU |
| Horned Frogs' come-from-behind win over Southern Miss. clinches spot. |
| Music City Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Dec. 28, 5 ET
Nashville, Tenn.
ESPN |
Big East No. 4/5 vs. SEC No. 6/7 |
*Boston College vs. Alabama |
| William Green still third in nation in rushing despite missing the Miami game. |
| Holiday Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Dec. 28, 8:30 ET
San Diego
ESPN |
Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac-10 No. 2 |
*Texas vs. *Washington |
| The Longhorns make return trip to San Diego after they miss their shot at the national title. |
| Motor City Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Dec. 29, 12 ET
Pontiac, Mich.
ESPN |
C-USA No. 4 vs. MAC No. 1/2 |
*Cincinnati vs. *Toledo |
| Battle of Ohio features Toledo's super back, Chester Taylor. |
| Alamo Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Dec. 29, 3 ET
San Antonio, Texas
ESPN |
Big Ten No. 4 vs. Big 12 No. 4 |
*Iowa vs. *Texas Tech |
| Iowa has a month to prepare for Kliff Kingsbury. |
| Insight.com Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Dec. 29, 5:30 ET
Phoenix
ESPN |
Big East No. 3 vs. Big 12 No. 5 |
*Syracuse vs. *Kansas State |
| The Wildcats earn a trip to the desert after closing well. |
| Humanitarian Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Dec. 31, 12:30 ET
Boise, Idaho
ESPN |
WAC No. 1/2 vs. at-large |
*Louisiana Tech vs. *Clemson |
| Clemson Tigers made the "warm-weather" trip to Boise. |
| Sun Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Dec. 31, 2 ET
El Paso, Texas
CBS |
Big Ten No. 5 vs. Pac-10 No. 3 |
*Purdue vs. *Washington State |
| The Boilermakers hope Kyle Orton is their next Brees. |
| Silicon Valley Classic |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Dec. 31, 3 ET
San Jose, Calif.
FSN |
WAC No. 1/2 vs. at-large |
*Fresno State vs. *Michigan State |
| Bowl committee happy to bring the Spartans and their fans to San Jose. |
| Liberty Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Dec. 31, 4 ET
Memphis, Tenn.
ESPN |
C-USA No. 1 vs. Mountain West No. 1 |
*Louisville vs. *BYU |
| BYU not happy to miss out on BCS party. |
| Peach Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Dec. 31, 7:30 ET
Atlanta
ESPN |
ACC No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3/4/5 |
*North Carolina vs. Auburn |
| The Tar Heels hope to steal a few more headlines from the basketball team. |
| Cotton Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Jan. 1, 11 a.m. ET
Dallas
FOX |
Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3/4/5 |
*Oklahoma vs. Georgia |
| The Sooners make first-ever visit to bowl game. |
| Outback Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Jan. 1, 11 a.m. ET
Tampa, Fla.
ESPN |
Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3/4/5 |
*Ohio State vs. South Carolina |
| Lou Holtz and the Gamecocks order up some steaks. |
| Gator Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Jan. 1, 12:30 ET
Jacksonville, Fla.
NBC |
ACC No. 2 vs. Big East No. 2 |
*Florida State vs. *Virginia Tech |
| A rematch of the 1999-2000 national championship game. |
| Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Jan. 1, 1 ET
Orlando, Fla.
ABC |
Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2 |
*Michigan vs. Tennessee |
| Michigan is becoming a veteran in Orlando -- this will be the Wolverines' third trip in four years. |
| Tostitos Fiesta Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Jan. 1, 5 ET
Tempe, Ariz.
ABC |
BCS vs. BCS |
Oregon vs. Colorado |
| Both teams trying to get to Pasadena. |
| Nokia Sugar Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Jan. 1, 8:30 ET
New Orleans
ABC |
BCS vs. BCS |
LSU vs. Illinois |
| The Bayou Bengals helped create BCS chaos. |
| FedEx Orange Bowl |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Jan. 2, 8 ET
Miami
ABC |
BCS vs. BCS |
Maryland vs. Florida |
| The Gators can't blame the weather for their latest loss. No championship this season in Gainesville. |
| Rose Bowl Presented by AT&T |
| Info |
Matchup |
Projection |
Jan. 3, 8 ET
Pasadena, Calif.
ABC |
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2 |
Miami vs. Nebraska |
| Nebraska likely to get nod. |
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