John Tamanaha

Here are CFT's 2009-10 bowl projections.

Click HERE for a "who's who" of bowl eligibility.

Right now it looks like Louisiana-Lafayette and Louisiana-Monroe will be the 6-6 teams left out in the cold (Notre Dame has decided not to go bowling).

Mark Snyder-less Marshall is good ol' No. 68, otherwise known as "bowl team in waiting."

(Updated through Dec. 5 games; teams in italics have accepted bid)

BCS Bowls
Bowl Championship Series Title Game
Jan. 7, Pasadena, Calif.
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Projection: Alabama vs. Texas
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Orange Bowl
Jan. 5, Miami Gardens, Fla.
BCS vs. BCS (ACC champion if available)
Projection: Georgia Tech vs. TCU
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Fiesta Bowl
Jan. 4, Glendale, Ariz.
BCS vs. BCS (Big 12 champion if available)
Projection: Boise State vs. Penn State
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Sugar Bowl
Jan. 1, New Orleans
BCS vs. BCS (SEC champion if available)
Projection: Florida vs. Cincinnati
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Rose Bowl
Jan. 1, Pasadena, Calif.
BCS (Big Ten champion if available) vs. BCS (Pac-10 champion if available)
Projection: Ohio State vs. Oregon
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Other Bowls
GMAC Bowl
Jan. 6, Mobile, Ala.
ACC No. 9 vs. MAC No. 2
Projection: Middle Tennessee State* vs. Central Michigan
(*no eligible ACC team available)
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Alamo Bowl
Jan. 2, San Antonio
Big Ten No. 4-5 vs. Big 12 No. 4-5
Projection: Michigan State vs. Texas Tech
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Papajohns.com Bowl
Jan. 2, Birmingham, Ala.
Big East No. 5 (or Sun Belt if none eligible) vs. SEC No. 9
Projection: South Florida vs. Kentucky
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Cotton Bowl
Jan. 2, Arlington, Texas
Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3-4 (West preference)
Projection: Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss (an "Orange Bowl" of sorts)
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International Bowl
Jan. 2, Toronto
Big East No. 4 vs. MAC No. 3
Projection: Rutgers vs. Temple (Owls seek revenge for getting booted from Big East)
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Liberty Bowl
Jan. 2, Memphis, Tenn.
C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6-7
Projection: East Carolina vs. Arkansas
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Gator Bowl
Jan. 1, Jacksonville, Fla.
ACC No. 3 vs. Big East No. 2, Big 12 No. 4, or Notre Dame
Projection: Miami vs. West Virginia
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Capital One Bowl
Jan. 1, Orlando, Fla.
Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Projection: Iowa vs. LSU
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Outback Bowl
Jan. 1, Tampa, Fla.
Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3-4 (East preference)
Projection: Wisconsin vs. Tennessee
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Chick-fil-A Bowl
Dec. 31, Atlanta
ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 5
Projection: Virginia Tech vs. Georgia
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Insight Bowl
Dec. 31, Tempe, Ariz.
Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6
Projection: Minnesota vs. Missouri
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