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Bowl schedule and projections
Sept. 25, 2000
SportsLine.com staff
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The season is almost a month old, and so "who's good and who's not" is beginning to take some shape. Fans of South Carolina, N.C. State, Auburn and Iowa State look like they should start planning for a holiday trip.
As for the biggest bowls, we're starting to think teams in the Pac-10, SEC and Big Ten eat their own, leaving a 10-1 Clemson and a 10-1 Kansas State as fine Fiesta Bowl teams -- unless TCU is able to finish unbeaten and get into the top eight to warrant consideration.
The problem for the Frogs will be schedule strength, which figures to keep them from getting to the No. 6 ranking that automatically gets them into a BCS bowl.
| Bowl, date |
Matchup |
| Mobile Alabama, Dec. 20, 7:30 p.m. ET |
C-USA #2 vs. WAC #1 or 2 |
| 1999: TCU 28, E. Carolina 14 |
Our pick: East Carolina vs. TCU |
| Las Vegas, Dec. 21, 5 p.m. ET |
MWC #2 vs. at-large |
| 1999: Utah 17, Fresno St. 16 |
Our pick: BYU vs. Stanford |
| Oahu, Dec. 24, 8:30 p.m. ET |
Pac-10 #5 vs. Big East #5 or ACC #5 |
| 1999: Hawaii 23, Oregon St. 17 |
Our pick: Arizona vs. Boston College |
| Aloha, Dec. 25, 3:30 p.m. ET |
Pac-10 #4 vs. Big East #5 or ACC #5 |
| 1999: Wake Forest 23, Arizona St. 3 |
Our pick: Oregon vs. Northwestern |
| Motor City, Dec. 27, 4 p.m. ET |
MAC champ vs. C-USA #4 |
| 1999: Marshall 21, BYU 3 |
Our pick: Marshall vs. Cincinnati |
| galleryfurniture.com, Dec. 27, 8 p.m. ET |
C-USA #3 vs. Big 12 or at-large |
| 1999: no game |
Our pick: Louisville vs. Arkansas (at-large) |
| Humanitarian, Dec. 28, 1 p.m. ET |
Big West champ vs. WAC #3 |
| 1999: Boise St. 34, Louisville 31 |
Our pick: Boise St. vs. San Jose St. |
| Insight.com, Dec. 28, 6 p.m. ET |
Big 12 #5 vs. Big East #3 or ND |
| 1999: Colorado 62, Boston Coll. 28 |
Our pick: Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame |
| Micronpc.com, Dec. 28, 7 p.m. ET |
ACC #4 vs. Big Ten #6 |
| 1999: Illinois 63, Virginia 21 |
Our pick: Georgia Tech vs. Michigan St. |
| Music City, Dec. 28, 4 p.m. ET |
SEC vs. Big East #4 |
| 1999: Syracuse 20, Kentucky 13 |
Our pick: Ole Miss vs. Pittsburgh |
| Sun, Dec. 29, 2:15 p.m. ET |
Pac-10 #3 vs. Big Ten #5 |
| 1999: Oregon 24, Minnesota 20 |
Our pick: UCLA vs. Illinois |
| Liberty, Dec. 29, 5 p.m. ET |
C-USA champ vs. MWC champ |
| 1999: S. Miss 23, Colorado St. 17 |
Our pick: S. Miss vs. Air Force |
| Peach, Dec. 29, 5 p.m. ET |
ACC #3 vs. SEC |
| 1999: Miss. St. 17, Clemson 7 |
Our pick: North Carolina vs. Georgia |
| Holiday, Dec. 29, 8:30 p.m. ET |
Pac-10 #2 vs. Big 12 #3 |
| 1999: Kansas St. 24, Washington 20 |
Our pick: Washington vs. Texas |
| Alamo, Dec. 30, 8 p.m. ET |
Big Ten #4 vs. Big 12 #4 |
| 1999: Penn St. 24, Texas A&M 0 |
Our pick: Purdue vs. Texas Tech |
| Silicon Valley, Dec. 31, 6:30 p.m. ET |
WAC #1 or 2 vs. at-large |
| 1999: No game |
Our pick: Fresno St. vs. Colo. St. |
| Independence, Dec. 31, 8 p.m. ET |
SEC vs. Big 12 |
| 1999: Ole Miss 27, Oklahoma 25 |
Our pick: Miss. St. vs. Iowa St. |
| Cotton, Jan. 1, 11 a.m. ET |
Big 12 #2 vs. SEC |
| 1999: Arkansas 27, Texas 6 |
Our pick: Oklahoma vs. Auburn |
| Outback, Jan. 1, 11 a.m. ET |
Big Ten #3 vs. SEC #3 |
| 1999: Georgia 28, Purdue 25 |
Our pick: Ohio St. vs. So.Carolina |
| Gator, Jan. 1, 12:30 p.m. ET |
ACC #2 vs. Big East #2 |
| 1999: Miami 28, Ga. Tech 13 |
Our pick: N.C. State vs. Miami |
| Citrus, Jan. 1, 1 p.m. ET |
Big Ten #2 vs. SEC #2 |
| 1999: Michigan St. 37, Florida 34 |
Our pick: Wisconsin vs. Tennessee |
| Rose, Jan. 1, 5 p.m. ET |
Pac-10 champ* vs. Big Ten champ* |
| 1999: Wisconsin 17, Stanford 9 |
Our pick: USC vs. Michigan |
| Fiesta, Jan. 1, 8 p.m. ET |
Big 12 champ* vs. at-large |
| 1999: Nebraska 31, Tennessee 21 |
Our pick: K-State (at-large) vs. Clemson |
| Sugar, Jan. 2, 8 p.m. ET |
SEC champ* vs. at-large |
| 1999: Florida St. 46, Va. Tech 29 |
Our pick: Florida vs. Virginia Tech |
| Orange, Jan. 3, 8 p.m. ET |
No. 1 vs. No. 2 |
| 1999: Michigan 35, Alabama 34 |
Our pick: Nebraska vs. Florida St. |
* If ranked No. 1 or No. 2, team will play in the Orange Bowl and an at-large team will fill this spot.
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