Below is a list of the 2009-10 bowl schedule. The NCAA approved 34 bowl games for this season, same as last season. No new bowls were licensed for the upcoming season. The top two teams in the BCS rankings will meet in the BCS National Title in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 7.
| Date | Bowl | Location | TV | Time | Matchup |
| Jan. 7 | BCS Title | Pasadena, Calif. | ABC | 8 p.m. | BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2 |
| Jan. 6 | GMAC | Mobile, Ala. | ESPN | 7 p.m. | MAC vs. ACC No. 9 |
| Jan. 5 | Orange | Miami | FOX | 8 p.m. | BCS vs. BCS |
| Jan. 4 | Fiesta | Glendale, Ariz. | FOX | 8 p.m. | BCS vs. BCS |
| Jan. 2 | Alamo | San Antonio | ESPN | 9 p.m. | Big Ten No. 4/5 vs. Big 12 No. 5 |
| Jan. 2 | Liberty | Memphis, Tenn. | ESPN | 5:30 p.m. | C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC |
| Jan. 2 | Cotton | Dallas | FOX | 2 p.m. | Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC |
| Jan. 2 | Papajohns.com | Birmingham, Ala. | ESPN | 2 p.m. | Big East vs. SEC |
| Jan. 2 | International | Toronto | ESPN2 | Noon | Big East vs. MAC |
| Jan. 1 | Sugar | New Orleans, La. | FOX | 8:30 p.m. | BCS vs. BCS |
| Jan. 1 | Rose | Pasadena, Calif. | ABC | 5 p.m. | BCS vs. BCS |
| Jan. 1 | Gator | Jacksonville, Fla. | CBS | 1 p.m. | ACC No. 3 vs. Big East or Big 12 |
| Jan. 1 | Capital One | Orlando, Fla. | ABC | 1 p.m. | Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2 |
| Jan. 1 | Outback | Tampa, Fla. | ESPN | 11 a.m. | Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC |
| Dec. 31 | Chick-fil-A | Atlanta | ESPN | 7:30 p.m. | SEC vs. ACC No. 2 |
| Dec. 31 | Insight | Tempe, Ariz. | NFL Net. | 5:30 p.m. | Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6 |
| Dec. 31 | Sun | El Paso, Tex. | CBS | 2 p.m. | Pac-10 No. 3 vs. Big 12 or Big East |
| Dec. 31 | Armed Forces | Fort Worth, Tex. | ESPN | TBA | MWC vs. C-USA |
| Dec. 30 | Holiday | San Diego, Calif. | ESPN | 8 p.m. | Pac-10 No. 2 vs. Big 12 No. 3 |
| Dec. 30 | Texas | Houston | NFL Net. | 8 p.m. | Big 12 No. 8 vs. Navy* |
| Dec. 30 | Humanitarian | Boise, Idaho | ESPN | 4:30 p.m. | WAC vs. MWC |
| Dec. 29 | Champs Sports | Orlando, Fla. | ESPN | 8 p.m. | ACC No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4/5 |
| Dec. 29 | EagleBank | Washington D.C. | ESPN | 4:30 p.m. | Army* vs. ACC No. 8 |
| Dec. 28 | Independence | Shreveport, La. | ESPN | 5 p.m. | Big 12 vs. SEC |
| Dec. 27 | Music City | Nashville, Tenn. | ESPN | 8:15 p.m. | SEC vs. ACC No. 5/6/7 |
| Dec. 26 | Emerald | San Francisco | ESPN | 8:30 p.m. | ACC No. 5/6/7 vs. Pac-10 |
| Dec. 26 | Meineke Car Care | Charlotte, N.C. | ESPN | 4 p.m. | ACC No. 5/6/7 vs. Big East No. 3 |
| Dec. 26 | Motor City | Detroit, Mich. | ESPN | 5 p.m. | MAC vs. Big Ten No. 7 |
| Dec. 24 | Hawaii | Honolulu | ESPN | 8 p.m. | WAC vs. C-USA |
| Dec. 23 | Poinsettia | San Diego, Calif. | ESPN | 8 p.m. | MWC vs. Pac-10 No. 6 |
| Dec. 22 | Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nev. | ESPN | 8 p.m. | Pac-10 vs. MWC No. 1 |
| Dec. 20 | New Orleans | New Orleans | ESPN | 8 p.m. | Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA |
| Dec. 19 | St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Fla. | ESPN | 8 p.m. | Big East vs. C-USA |
| Dec. 19 | New Mexico | Albuquerque, N.M. | ESPN | 4:30 p.m. | MWC vs. WAC |
| Note: 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. | |||||
