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CNNSI.com's latest bowl projections
Posted: Sunday December 02, 2001 12:12 AM
Updated: Tuesday December 04, 2001 3:58 PM
By Stewart Mandel, CNNSI.com
Tennessee is going to the Rose Bowl!
Or maybe the Outback Bowl.
The new BCS standings won't be released until Monday, but it would appear Tennessee's win at Florida, combined with Texas' loss to Colorado and Oregon's uneventful game against Oregon State, puts the surprising Vols (10-1) into the driver's seat to face Miami (11-0) for the national championship.
But they're not out of the woods yet on Rocky Top. With the Orange Bowl almost certain to tap the home-state Gators (9-2) for its at-large selection, Tennessee likely faces the unusual prospect of either heading to Pasadena if it beats LSU in next week's SEC championship, or slipping out of the BCS entirely if it loses.
Other bowl ramifications from this weekend's action:
Texas' (10-2) loss drops it to the Holiday Bowl, with the Cotton, picking before it, going with Oklahoma (10-2).
With Penn State losing to Virginia and falling short of the necessary six wins, Iowa is now the Big Ten team in the Alamo Bowl. Southern Miss (6-4) coach Jeff Bower is steamed about the GMAC Bowl selecting East Carolina (6-5) instead of his club. Now, they must beat TCU (5-5) on Friday, because the GalleryFurniture.com Bowl has already said it will pick the winner.
Below is our stab at projecting the postseason lineup, with updates to follow the rest of the week. Most non-BCS matchups are expected to be announced early in the week, with only the BCS games and a few others dependent on the results of next weekend's games.
| CNNSI.com's Bowl Projections |
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CNNSI.com's Stewart Mandel plots the 25 bowl pairings. Through Dec. 1 games:
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| Date |
Bowl |
Team |
Team |
| Jan. 3 |
Rose |
Miami* (BCS No. 1) |
Tennessee (BCS No. 2) |
| Jan. 2 |
Orange |
Maryland* (ACC champ) |
Florida (BCS at-large) |
| Jan. 1 |
Fiesta |
Oregon (Pac-10 champ) |
Colorado (Big 12 champ) |
| Jan. 1 |
Sugar |
Illinois* (Big Ten champ) |
Nebraska (BCS at-large) |
| Jan. 1 |
Citrus |
Michigan* (Big Ten No. 2) |
South Carolina (SEC) |
| Jan. 1 |
Cotton |
Oklahoma (Big 12 No. 2) |
LSU (SEC) |
| Jan. 1 |
Gator |
Florida St.* (ACC No. 2) |
Va. Tech* (Big East No. 2) |
| Jan. 1 |
Outback |
Ohio State* (Big Ten No. 3) |
Georgia (SEC) |
| Dec. 31 |
Peach |
North Carolina* (ACC No. 3) |
Auburn (SEC) |
| Dec. 31 |
Sun |
Purdue* (Big Ten No. 5) |
Wash. St.* (Pac-10 No. 3) |
| Dec. 31 |
Liberty |
Louisville* (C-USA champ) |
BYU* (MWC champ) |
| Dec. 31 |
Silicon |
Fresno State* (WAC No. 2) |
Michigan State* (at-large) |
| Dec. 31 |
Humanitarian |
Louisiana Tech* (WAC No. 1) |
Clemson* (at-large) |
| Dec. 29 |
Alamo |
Iowa* (Big Ten No. 4) |
Texas Tech* (Big 12 No. 4) |
| Dec. 29 |
Insight.com |
Syracuse* (Big East No. 3) |
Kansas State* (Big 12 No. 5) |
| Dec. 29 |
Motor City |
Toledo* (MAC No. 2) |
Cincinnati* (C-USA No. 4) |
| Dec. 28 |
Holiday |
Washington* (Pac-10 No. 2) |
Texas* (Big 12 No. 3) |
| Dec. 28 |
Music City |
B. College* (Big East No. 4) |
Alabama (SEC) |
| Dec. 28 |
GalleryFurniture |
Texas A&M* (Big 12 No. 7) |
S. Miss/TCU (C-USA No. 3) |
| Dec. 27 |
Independence |
Iowa State* (Big 12 No. 6) |
Arkansas (SEC) |
| Dec. 27 |
Seattle |
Stanford* (Pac-10 No. 4) |
Georgia Tech* (ACC No. 5) |
| Dec. 25 |
Las Vegas |
USC* (Pac-10 No. 5) |
Utah* (MWC No. 2) |
| Dec. 20 |
Tangerine |
N.C. State* (ACC No. 4) |
Pittsburgh* (Big East No. 5) |
| Dec. 19 |
Mobile |
East Carolina* (C-USA No. 2) |
Marshall* (MAC No. 1) |
| Dec. 18 |
New Orleans |
N. Texas* (Sun Belt champ) |
Colorado St.* (MWC No. 3) |
* -- team has been invited
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