BCS & Bowl Projections

Updated November 29th, 2009.

The history of college football bowl games began nearly 100 seasons ago. The newly created Bowl Championship Series or BCS bowl games followed the 1997 season with the Rose, Sugar, Orange and Fiesta Bowl games.

College Football BCS, bowl projections and bowl predictions for all 34 games are shown below. As well as our original 2009-2010 bowl selections, we also have the latest official bowl projections from ESPN, CBS Sportsline and the preseason picks from Sports Illustrated.

More detailed information on dates, times and matchups is available for the college football bowl schedule.

Bowl GameMrBCS.comESPN (Mark Schlabach)CBSSports Illustrated (Pre-season)
BCS_Rose_Bowl_National_Championship_mrbcsBCS National Championship GameFlorida vs. TexasAlabama vs. TexasFlorida vs. TexasFlorida vs. Texas
BCS_College_Football_FedEx_Orange_Bowl_mrbcsFedEx Orange BowlGeorgia Tech vs. TCUGeorgia Tech vs. TCUGeorgia Tech vs. TCUVirginia Tech vs. Penn State
BCS_College_Football_Tostitos_Fiesta_Bowl_mrbcsTostitos Fiesta BowlIowa vs. Boise StateIowa vs. Boise StateIowa vs. Boise StateOklahoma vs. Boise State
BCS_College_Football_Allstate_Sugar_Bowl_mrbcsAllState Sugar BowlAlabama vs. CincinnatiFlorida vs. CincinnatiAlabama vs. CincinnatiOle Miss vs. Rutgers
BCS_College_Football Rose_Bowl_National_Championship_mrbcsRose BowlOhio State vs. OregonOhio State vs. OregonOhio State vs. OregonOhio State vs. USC
DD_BCS_College_Football_GMAC_Bowl_mrbcsGMAC BowlCentral Michigan vs. Notre DameNotre Dame vs. Central MichiganCentral Michigan vs. Notre DameOhio vs. Florida Atlantic
DD_BCS_College_Football_papajohns_com_bowl_mrbcsPapajohns.com BowlKentucky vs. South FloridaConnecticut vs. KentuckySouth Florida vs. GeorgiaCincinnati vs. Missouri
1BCS_College_Football_Alamo_Bowl_mrbcsAlamo BowlNorthwestern vs. Texas TechNorthwestern vs. Texas TechMichigan State vs. Texas TechKansas vs. Michigan State
BCS_College_Football_International_Bowl_mrbcsInternational BowlRutgers vs. TempleRutgers vs. TempleConnecticut vs. OhioPittsburgh vs. Temple
BCS_College_Football_Autozone_Liberty_Bowl_mrbcsLiberty BowlEast Carolina vs. AuburnArkansas vs. HoustonEast Carolina vs. ArkansasUTEP vs. Auburn
BCS_College_Football_at&t_Cotton_Bowl_mrbcsAT&T Cotton BowlOle Miss vs. Oklahoma StateOklahoma State vs. TennesseeOklahoma State vs. Ole MissOklahoma State vs. LSU
BCS_College_Football_Capital_One_Bowl_mrbcsCapital One BowlLSU vs. Penn StateLSU vs. Penn StateLSU vs. Penn StateAlabama vs. Iowa
BCS_Konica_Minolta_Gator_Bowl_mrbcsGator BowlClemson vs. West VirginiaClemson vs. PittsburghMiami (FL) vs. West VirginiaFlorida State vs. Notre Dame
DD_BCS_College_Football_Outback_Bowl_mrbcsOutback BowlTennessee vs. WisconsinWisconsin vs. Ole MissWisconsin vs. TennesseeGeorgia vs. Illinois
BCS_College_Football_Brut_Sun_Bowl_mrbcsSun BowlCal vs. OklahomaCal vs. OklahomaCal vs. OklahomaOregon vs. Texas Tech
BCS_College_Football_Chick_fil_a_Bowl_mrbcsChick-Fil-A BowlGeorgia vs. Virginia TechGeorgia vs. Virginia TechSouth Carolina vs. Virginia TechGeorgia Tech vs. Tennessee
BCS_Bell_Helicopter_Armed_Forces_Bowl_mrbcsArmed Forces BowlUCF vs. Air ForceAir Force vs. East CarolinaAir Force vs. HoustonTCU vs. Houston
BCS_College_Football_Insight_Bowl_mrbcsInsight BowlMissouri vs. MinnesotaMissouri vs. MinnesotaMinnesota vs. MissouriMichigan vs. Missouri
DD_BCS_College_Football_Pacific_Life_Holiday_Bowl_mrbcsHoliday BowlOregon State vs. NebraskaUSC vs. NebraskaUSC vs. NebraskaCalifornia vs. Nebraska
DD_BCS_College_Football_Roadys_Humanitarian_Bowl_mrbcsHumanitarian BowlNevada vs. Bowling GreenIdaho vs. Northern IllinoisIdaho vs. Bowling GreenNevada vs. Air Force
BCS_College_Football_Texas_Bowl_mrbcsTexas BowlTexas A&M vs. NavyIowa State vs. NavyTexas A&M vs. NavyTulsa vs. Navy
DD_BCS_College_Football_Eaglebank_Bowl_mrbcsEaglebank BowlNorthern Illinois vs. MarshallBowling Green vs. MarshallMarshall vs. Northern IllinoisWake Forest vs. Ball State
BCS_College_Football_Champs_Sports_mrbcsChamps Sports BowlMiami (FL) vs. Michigan StateMiami (FL) vs. Michigan StateClemson vs. NorthwesternNorth Carolina vs. Wisconsin
BCS_College_Football_Advocare_100_Independence_Bowl_mrbcsIndependence BowlArkansas vs. Iowa StateAuburn vs. Texas A&MIowa State vs. AuburnColorado vs. Western Michigan
BCS_College_Football_Emerald_Bowl_mrbcsEmerald BowlUSC vs. Florida StateStanford vs. Florida StateBoston College vs. StanfordUCLA vs. Miami
BCS_College_Football_meineke_car_care_bowl_mrbcsMeineke Car Care BowlBoston College vs. PittsburghWest Virginia vs. Boston CollegeFlorida State vs. West VirginiaWest Virginia vs. NC State
BCS_College_Football_Little_Caesars_Pizza_Bowl_mrbcsLittle Caesars Pizza BowlOhio vs. Middle Tennessee StateOhio vs. Middle Tennessee State UniversityTemple vs. Middle Tennessee StateNorthwestern vs. Central Michigan
BCS_College_Football_Gaylord_Hotels_music_city_bowl_mrbcsMusic City BowlNorth Carolina vs. AuburnNorth Carolina vs. South CarolinaKentucky vs. North CarolinaClemson vs. Arkansas
BCS_College_Football_Sheraton_Hawaii_Bowl_mrbcsHawaii BowlIdaho vs. HoustonNevada vs. SMUFresno State vs. SMUSouthern Miss vs. Fresno State
DD_BCS_College_Football_San_Diego_Credit_Union_Poinsetta_Bowl_mrbcsPoinsetta BowlArizona vs. UtahBYU vs. ArizonaUtah vs. ArizonaUtah vs. Arizona State
DD_BCS_College_Football_Las_Vegas_Bowl_mrbcsLas Vegas BowlStanford vs. BYUUtah vs. Oregon StateOregon State vs. BYUOregon State vs. BYU
DD_BCS_College_Football_New_orleans_bowl_mrbcsNew Orleans BowlSouthern Miss vs. TroySouthern Miss vs. TroyTroy vs. Southern MissEast Carolina vs. Troy
DD_BCS_College_Football_St_Petersburg_Bowl_mrbcsSt. Petersburg BowlSMU vs. ConnecticutSouth Florida vs. UCFRutgers vs. UCFSouth Florida vs. Central Florida
BCS_College_Football_new_mexico_bowl_mrbcsNew Mexico BowlFresno State vs. WyomingFresno State vs. WyomingWyoming vs. NevadaUNLV vs. Utah State

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