| Stewart Mandel's Bowl Projections |
| Bowl |
Team |
Affiliation |
Team |
Affiliation |
| Fiesta |
Miami |
BCS No. 1 |
Texas |
BCS No. 2 |
| Sugar |
Tennessee |
BCS |
Oklahoma |
BCS |
| Orange |
Florida State |
BCS |
Georgia |
BCS |
| Rose |
Ohio State |
BCS |
Washington |
BCS |
| Citrus |
Michigan State |
Big Ten No. 2 |
LSU |
SEC |
| Outback |
Michigan |
Big Ten No. 3 |
Florida |
SEC |
| Cotton |
Nebraska |
Big 12 No. 2 |
Auburn |
SEC |
| Gator |
N.C. State |
ACC No. 2 |
Boston College |
Big East No. 2 |
| Peach |
Maryland |
ACC No. 3 |
Ole Miss |
SEC |
| Sun |
Oregon |
Pac-10 No. 3 |
Penn State |
Big Ten No. 5 |
| Liberty |
Louisville |
C-USA champ |
Utah |
MWC champ |
| San Francisco |
West Virginia |
Big East No. 5 |
UNLV |
MWC |
| Humanitarian |
Boise State |
WAC |
Purdue |
At-large |
| Music City |
South Carolina |
SEC |
Wisconsin |
Big Ten No. 6 |
| Seattle |
Clemson |
ACC No. 6 |
BYU |
MWC |
| Silicon Valley |
Louisiana Tech |
WAC |
Stanford |
At-large |
| Alamo |
Illinois |
Big Ten No. 4 |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 No. 4 |
| Continental Tire |
Wake Forest |
ACC No. 5 |
Notre Dame |
Big East* |
| Holiday |
Washington St. |
Pac-10 No. 2 |
Colorado |
Big 12 No. 3 |
| Independence |
Arkansas |
SEC |
Kansas State |
Big 12 No. 5 |
| Houston |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 No. 7 |
Cincinnati |
C-USA |
| Insight.com |
Virginia Tech |
Big East No. 3 |
USC |
Pac-10 No. 4 |
| Motor City |
Iowa |
Big Ten No. 7 |
Marshall |
MAC No. 1 |
| Las Vegas |
Colorado State |
MWC No. 2 |
Oregon State |
Pac-10 No. 5 |
| Hawaii |
Hawaii |
WAC |
East Carolina |
C-USA |
| Tangerine |
Georgia Tech |
ACC No. 4 |
Iowa State |
Big 12 No. 6 |
| GMAC |
Southern Miss |
C-USA No. 2 |
Bowling Green |
MAC |
| New Orleans |
Middle Tenn. |
Sun Belt champ |
Memphis |
C-USA |
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Stewart Mandel covers college football for CNNSI.com
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