2009 Bowl Projections - Preseason
Season:
Week:
Gators, Horns ready to lock up in BCS title game
Our fearless forecasters, Mark Schlabach and Bruce Feldman, are back from The Oracle. And it appears they have reached the same conclusion: Florida and Texas will meet for the national title.
| 2009 Bowl Projections - Preseason | ||
| BOWL (MATCHUP) | Mark Schlabach | Bruce Feldman |
| Citi BCS National Championship Game (BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2) | Florida vs. Texas | Florida vs. Texas |
| Tostitos Fiesta (BCS vs. BCS) | Oklahoma vs. Boise State | Oklahoma vs. Boise State |
| Allstate Sugar (BCS vs. BCS) | Mississippi vs. Pittsburgh | Mississippi vs. Brigham Young |
| FedEx Orange (BCS vs. BCS) | Virginia Tech vs. Penn State | Virginia Tech vs. South Florida |
| Rose Bowl presented by Citi (BCS vs. BCS) | Ohio State vs. USC | Penn State vs. USC |
| GMAC (ACC vs. MAC) | Maryland vs. Buffalo | Maryland vs. Western Michigan |
| International (Big East vs. MAC) | Cincinnati vs. Western Michigan | Pittsburgh vs. Buffalo |
| AutoZone Liberty (C-USA vs. SEC) | East Carolina vs. Auburn | Houston vs. Arkansas |
| AT&T Cotton (Big 12 vs. SEC) | Oklahoma State vs. Alabama | Oklahoma State vs. Alabama |
| Konica Minolta Gator (ACC vs. Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame) | Georgia Tech vs. Notre Dame | Miami (FL) vs. Notre Dame |
| Capital One (SEC vs. Big Ten) | Georgia vs. Iowa | Georgia vs. Ohio State |
| Outback (Big Ten vs. SEC) | Illinois vs. LSU | Illinois vs. LSU |
| Chick-fil-A (SEC vs. ACC) | South Carolina vs. Florida State | Tennessee vs. Clemson |
| Insight (Big 12 vs. Big Ten) | Missouri vs. Wisconsin | Kansas State vs. Michigan State |
| Gaylord Hotels Music City (ACC vs. SEC) | North Carolina State vs. Tennessee | Georgia Tech vs. South Carolina |
| Brut Sun (Pac-10 vs. Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame) | Oregon vs. Kansas | California vs. Kansas |
| Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Mountain West vs. C-USA) | Air Force vs. Southern Miss | Air Force vs. Tulsa |
| Pacific Life Holiday (Pac-10 vs. Big 12) | California vs. Nebraska | Oregon vs. Nebraska |
| Texas (Big 12 vs. Navy) | Baylor vs. Navy | Baylor vs. Navy |
| Roady's Humanitarian (WAC vs. Mountain West) | Nevada vs. Brigham Young | Fresno State vs. Minnesota |
| Valero Alamo (Big Ten vs. Big 12) | Michigan State vs. Texas Tech | Wisconsin vs. Texas Tech |
| PapaJohns.com (Big East vs. SEC) | West Virginia vs. Arkansas | Cincinnati vs. Michigan |
| AdvoCare V100 Independence (SEC vs. Big 12) | Kentucky vs. Colorado | Auburn vs. Colorado |
| Emerald (Pac-10 vs. ACC) | Oregon State vs. Wake Forest | Oregon State vs. North Carolina State |
| Champs Sports (ACC vs. Big Ten) | North Carolina vs. Michigan | Florida State vs. Iowa |
| Meineke Car Care (Big East vs. ACC) | Rutgers vs. Clemson | Rutgers vs. North Carolina |
| Little Caesars Bowl (MAC vs. Big Ten) | Central Michigan vs. Minnesota | Central Michigan vs. Northwestern |
| Sheraton Hawaii (WAC vs. C-USA) | Fresno State vs. Houston | Hawaii vs. East Carolina |
| San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia (Mountain West vs. Pac-10) | Utah vs. UCLA | Utah vs. UCLA |
| R+L Carriers New Orleans (C-USA vs. Sun Belt) | Memphis vs. Troy | Marshall vs. Troy |
| EagleBank Bowl (ACC vs. Army) | Miami (FL) vs. UTEP | Wake Forest vs. Memphis |
| MAACO Bowl Las Vegas (Mountain West vs. Pac-10) | TCU vs. Arizona State | TCU vs. Stanford |
| St. Petersburg (Big East vs. C-USA) | South Florida vs. Tulsa | West Virginia vs. Southern Miss |
| New Mexico (WAC vs. Mountain West) | Louisiana Tech vs. UNLV | Nevada vs. Colorado State |
