Comment: The top two teams -- Florida and Texas -- are projected to meet in Pasadena. The Gators will be looking for their third title in the past four seasons, while Texas is looking for its first since 2005.
The champions of selected conferences are contractually committed to certain bowls, unless they are No. 1 or No. 2. (ACC: Orange; Big Ten: Rose; Big 12: Fiesta; Pac-10: Rose; SEC: Sugar). If a Bowl loses a host team to the title game, then the bowl gets first choice at a replacement team. The rest of the selection order for 2010 is as follows: Orange, Fiesta, Sugar.
One champion from C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, Sun Belt or WAC will earn an automatic berth in a BCS bowl game if either: A. Such team is ranked in the top 12 of the final BCS Standings, or, B. Such team is ranked in the top 16 of the final BCS Standings and its ranking in the final BCS Standings is higher than that of a champion of a conference that has an annual automatic berth in one of the BCS bowls.
Comment: The ACC champion is locked to the Orange Bowl and we project it to be Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets will face Clemson in the ACC title game with the winner landing here. The Orange Bowl gets the first pick after the replacement picks and takes an undefeated TCU.
Comment: The Big 12 champion is locked to the Fiesta Bowl, but with Texas projected to the title game, the Fiesta gets a replacement pick. If Oklahoma State beats Oklahoma, the Cowboys will land here and Iowa or Penn State land in the Orange Bowl. If Oklahoma State loses, Iowa or Penn State is the choice and we believe it's Iowa. With its other at-large pick, it will take an undefeated Boise State.
Comment: With Florida going to the title game, the Sugar Bowl will take a one-loss Alabama as a replacement pick. Cincinnati is the favorite to win the Big East and land here. If Pittsburgh wins the Big East, the Panthers could land in the Orange Bowl, meaning TCU could be headed to New Orleans.
Comment: The Pac-10 champion vs. the Big Ten champion. Oregon is projected to win the Pac-10, but it all comes down to the winner of the Oregon vs. Oregon State game on Dec. 3. Ohio State wrapped up the Big Ten title with its overtime victory over Iowa, so it will head to the Rose Bowl.
Team is bold have accepted bids. Notre Dame is considered a Big East school in the bowl selection process. If Army is bowl-eligible, it will play in the EagleBank Bowl. If not, a C-USA, MAC or Big Ten school can replace it. Navy is slated to play in the Texas Bowl if it is bowl-eligible. The Sun Belt has a deal with the St. Petersburg Bowl if C-USA can not fill its selections. * - Replacement team.
Really, the #9 ACC team gets an automatic bid to a bowl game? which team is that? Duke at 2-9?? This just shows the farcity of the whole crappy bowl system from top to cellar!! The fact that Boise State or Cinncinnati can
How are these crappy bowl games and BCS BS the best way to figure a National Champion? There are some very good one loss and two loss football teams out there that could possibly win a NC. If you took 16 teams (Eleven Conference winners and Five Wild
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Really? A team that has struggled down the stretch? Forget the 2 losses. The game before that against Indiana they struggled and should have lost that game, if it wasn't for the blown video replay call that took a TD away from Indiana, and then Iowa
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Well, the Notre Dame to the Gator Bowl talk is pretty much done now. Notre Dame has to beat Stanford to finish 7-5 and be taken by the Gator Bowl. Think Notre Dame is going to beat Stanford? I don't.
Notre Dame needs to get into a conference or settle for an at large bid....that is if they can ever win a game. It is absolutely ridiculous that they are considered a Big East team when it comes to stealing one of our bowls. Not to mention that they
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