2012-13 Bowl Projections

Dec. 31 Music City: *Iowa State (ACC No. 6) vs. Vanderbilt (SEC No. 7)

US PRESSWIREDavid Cutcliffe and the Blue Devils could be on their way to El Paso.

Dec. 31 Sun: Virginia Tech (ACC No. 4) vs. USC (Pac-12 No. 4)

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

Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A: N.C. State (ACC No. 2) vs. Florida (SEC No. 5)

Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas: Purdue (Big Ten No. 7) vs. *San Jose State (C-USA)

Jan. 1 Outback: Wisconsin (Big Ten No. 3) vs. South Carolina (SEC)

Jan. 1 Capital One: Georgia (SEC No. 2) vs. Michigan (Big Ten No. 2)

Jan. 1 Gator: Northwestern (Big Ten No. 4/5) vs. Mississippi State (SEC No. 6)

Jan. 4 Cotton: Texas (Big 12 No. 2) vs. Texas A&M (SEC)

Jan. 5 BBVA Compass: *Louisiana-Monroe (Big East No. 5/C-USA) vs. *Ball State (SEC No. 8/9)

Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com: Ohio (MAC) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (Sun Belt No. 2)

BCS bowls

Jan. 1 Rose: Nebraska (Big Ten) vs. Oregon (Pac-12)

Jan. 1 Orange: Florida State (ACC) vs. Louisville (at-large)

Jan. 2 Sugar: LSU (SEC) vs. Oklahoma (at-large)

Jan. 3 Fiesta: Kansas State (Big 12) vs. Clemson (at-large)

Jan. 7 BCS national championship (Miami): Notre Dame (BCS No. 1) vs. Alabama (BCS No. 2)

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