| Bowl Championship Series | ||
| Location | Date, Time (TV) | Matchup |
| SUGAR BOWL | ||
| New Orleans | Jan. 4, 8 p.m. (ABC) |
Louisiana State 21, Oklahoma 14 Last year: Georgia 26, Florida State 13 |
| FIESTA BOWL | ||
| Tempe, Ariz. | Jan. 2, 8 p.m. (ABC) |
Ohio State 35, Kansas State 28 Last year: Ohio State 31, Miami 24 (2OT) |
| ROSE BOWL | ||
| Pasadena, Calif. | Jan. 1, 5 p.m. (ABC) |
Southern California 28, Michigan 14 Last year: Oklahoma 34, Washington St. 14 |
| ORANGE BOWL | ||
| Miami | Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. (ABC) |
Miami (Fla.) 16, Florida State 14 Last year: USC 38, Iowa 17 |
| All Other Bowls | ||
| Location | Date, Time (TV) | Matchup |
| NEW ORLEANS BOWL | ||
| New Orleans | Dec. 16, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) |
Memphis 27, North Texas 17 Last year: North Texas 24, Cincinnati 19 |
| GMAC BOWL | ||
| Mobile, Ala. | Dec. 18, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) |
Miami (Ohio) 49, Louisville 28 Last year: Marshall 38, Louisville 15 |
| TANGERINE BOWL | ||
| Orlando | Dec. 22, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) |
North Carolina State 56, Kansas 26 Last year: Texas Tech 55, Clemson 15 |
| FORT WORTH BOWL | ||
| Fort Worth, Texas | Dec. 23, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Boise State 34, Texas Christian 31 |
| LAS VEGAS BOWL | ||
| Las Vegas | Dec. 24, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) |
Oregon State 55, New Mexico 14 Last year: UCLA 27, New Mexico 13 |
| HAWAII BOWL | ||
| Honolulu | Dec. 25, 8 p.m. (ESPN) |
Hawaii 54, Houston 48 Last year: Tulane 36, Hawaii 28 |
| MOTOR CITY BOWL | ||
| Detroit, Mich. | Dec. 26, 5 p.m. (ESPN) |
Bowling Green 28, Northwestern 24 Last year: Boston College 51, Toledo 25 |
| INSIGHT BOWL | ||
| Phoenix | Dec. 26, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) |
California 52, Virginia Tech 49 Last year: Pittsburgh 38, Oregon State 13 |
| CONTINENTAL TIRE BOWL | ||
| Charlotte, N.C. | Dec. 27, 11 a.m. (ESPN) |
Virginia 23, Pittsburgh 16 Last year: Virginia 48, West Virginia 22 |
| ALAMO BOWL | ||
| San Antonio | Dec. 29, 9 p.m. (ESPN) |
Nebraska 17, Michigan State 3 Last year: Wisconsin 31, Colorado 28 (OT) |
| HOUSTON BOWL | ||
| Houston | Dec. 30, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) |
Texas Tech 38, Navy 14 Last year: Oklahoma St. 33, Sou. Miss 23 |
| SILICON VALLEY CLASSIC | ||
| San Jose, Calif. | Dec. 30, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN2) |
Fresno State 17, UCLA 9 Last year: Fresno State 30, Georgia Tech 21 |
| HOLIDAY BOWL | ||
| San Diego | Dec. 30, 8 p.m. (ESPN) |
Washington State 28, Texas 20 Last year: Kansas St. 34, Arizona St. 27 |
| MUSIC CITY BOWL | ||
| Nashville, Tenn. | Dec. 31, Noon (ESPN) |
Auburn 28, Wisconsin 14 Last year: Minnesota 29, Arkansas 14 |
| SUN BOWL | ||
| El Paso, Texas | Dec. 31, 2 p.m. (CBS) |
Minnesota 31, Oregon 30 Last year: Purdue 34, Washington 24 |
| LIBERTY BOWL | ||
| Memphis | Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) |
Utah 17, Southern Mississippi 0 Last year: TCU 17, Colorado State 3 |
| INDEPENDENCE BOWL | ||
| Shreveport, La. | Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) |
Arkansas 27, Missouri 14 Last year: Ole Miss 27, Nebraska 23 |
| SAN FRANCISCO BOWL | ||
| San Francisco | Dec. 31, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN2) |
Boston College 35, Colorado State 21 Last year: Virginia Tech 20, Air Force 13 |
| OUTBACK BOWL | ||
| Tampa, Fla. | Jan. 1, 11 a.m. (ESPN) |
Iowa 37, Florida 17 Last year: Michigan 38, Florida 30 |
| GATOR BOWL | ||
| Jacksonville, Fla. | Jan. 1, 12:30 p.m. (NBC) |
Maryland 41, West Virginia 7 Last year: N.C. State 28, Notre Dame 6 |
| CAPITAL ONE BOWL | ||
| Orlando, Fla. | Jan. 1, 2003, 1 p.m. (ABC) |
Georgia 34, Purdue 27 Last year: Auburn 13, Penn State 9 |
| COTTON BOWL | ||
| Dallas | Jan. 2, 2 p.m. (FOX) |
Mississippi 31, Oklahoma State 28 Last year: Texas 35, LSU 20 |
| PEACH BOWL | ||
| Atlanta | Jan. 2, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) |
Clemson 27, Tennessee 14 Last year: Maryland 30, Tennessee 3 |
| HUMANITARIAN BOWL | ||
| Boise | Jan. 3, Noon (ESPN) |
Georgia Tech 52, Tulsa 10 Last year: Boise State 34, Iowa State 16 |
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All times are Eastern |
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