Bowl Projections
Posted by Gerry Meskill
I've projected the remainder of all bowl eligible teams' schedules to come up with the final conference placings, and having done so I must say I respect the work done by those ESPN guys. My picks were compiled without comparing to Ivan Maisel's or Pat Forde's, but I'll list all three so that you can compare. Let's see who winds up coming the closest come bowl season...
| Bowl | Ivan Maisel | Pat Forde | Gerry Meskill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose BCS/BCS |
USC Texas |
USC Texas |
USC (12-0) Texas (12-0) |
| Orange BCS/BCS |
Miami Penn St |
Miami Penn St |
Miami (11-1) Penn St (10-1) |
| Sugar BCS/BCS |
LSU W Virginia |
LSU W Virginia |
LSU (11-1) W Virginia (10-1) |
| Fiesta BCS/BCS |
Notre Dame Ohio St |
Notre Dame Va Tech |
Notre Dame (9-2) Va Tech (10-1) |
| Capital One B10/SEC |
Wisconsin Auburn |
Wisconsin Auburn |
Michigan (8-3) Auburn (9-2) |
| Gator BEast/ACC |
Louisville Va Tech |
Louisville Florida St |
Louisville (9-2) BC (8-3) |
| Outback B10/SEC |
Michigan South Carolina |
Ohio St Georgia |
Ohio St (8-3) Alabama (9-2) |
| Cotton B12/SEC |
Oklahoma Georgia |
Tx Tech Alabama |
Tx Tech (8-3) Georgia (9-3) |
| Houston SEC/B12 |
Ga Tech Kansas |
TCU Iowa St |
Col St (6-5) Nebraska (6-5) |
| Liberty USA/TBA |
UTEP Maryland |
UTEP Ga Tech |
UTEP (11-1) Fresno St (10-2) |
| Car Care BEast/ACC |
So Florida Clemson |
So Florida Virginia |
So Florida (7-4) Ga Tech (6-5) |
| Peach ACC/SEC |
Florida St Alabama |
BC So Carolina |
Florida St (7-5) So Carolina (8-3) |
| Indep SEC/B12 |
Florida Iowa St |
Florida Nebraska |
Florida (8-3) Missouri (7-4) |
| Sun P10/B10 |
UCLA Minnesota |
UCLA Iowa |
UCLA (9-2) Iowa (7-4) |
| Music City B10/SEC |
Nwestern Tennessee |
Nwestern Tennessee |
Wisconsin (9-3) Tennessee (6-5) |
| Holiday P10/B12 |
Oregon Colorado |
Oregon Oklahoma |
Oregon (10-1) Oklahoma (7-4) |
| Emerald P10/MWC |
California BYU |
California Col St |
Navy (7-4) BYU (7-4) |
| Alamo B10/B12 |
Iowa Tx Tech |
Michigan Colorado |
Nwestern (7-4) Colorado (8-4) |
| MPC WAC/ACC |
Boise St Virginia |
Boise St Maryland |
Boise St (9-3) Clemson (6-5) |
| Insight P10/BEast |
Stanford Rutgers |
Stanford Rutgers |
Cal (7-4) Rutgers (7-4) |
| Champs ACC/B12 |
BC Nebraska |
Clemson Missouri |
Maryland (6-5) Iowa St (8-3) |
| Motor City B10/MAC |
Marshall Toledo |
Minnesota Toledo |
Minnesota (7-4) Toledo (10-2) |
| Hawaii WAC/USA |
Fresno St Southern Miss |
Fresno St Tulsa |
Nevada (7-4) Tulsa (10-2) |
| Fort Worth B12/USA |
Missouri Tulsa |
Kansas Houston |
Virginia (6-5) Houston (7-4) |
| Poinsettia MWC/TBA |
New Mexico Navy |
New Mexico Navy |
New Mexico (7-4) W. Michigan (7-4) |
| Las Vegas P10/MWC |
Arizona St TCU |
Arizona St BYU |
Arizona St (6-5) TCU (10-1) |
| GMAC USA/TBA |
C. Florida Miami-OH |
C. Florida Miami-OH |
C. Florida (8-4) Miami-OH (9-4) |
| New Orleans SBelt/USA |
La. Monroe Houston |
La. Lfyette So. Miss |
Arkansas St (6-5) So. Miss (6-5) |