Bowl Projections: 2008 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
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All rankings and records below represent the projected final Rogers Poll.
| BOWL (TIES) | PROJECTED MATCH-UP |
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FedEx BCS National Championship Game (BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2) |
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#1 Texas (12-1) - vs - #2 Penn State (12-0) |
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Tostitos Fiesta (BCS vs. BCS) |
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#6 Oklahoma (11-1) - vs - #5 Alabama (12-1) |
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Allstate Sugar (BCS vs. BCS) |
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#3 Florida (12-1) - vs - #25 West Virginia (9-3) |
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FedEx Orange (BCS vs. BCS) |
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#22 Florida State (10-3) - vs - #4 Boise State (12-0) |
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Rose Bowl presented by Citi (BCS vs. BCS) |
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#11 Ohio State (10-2) - vs - #7 USC (11-1) |
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GMAC (C-USA vs. MAC) |
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#52 East Carolina (8-5) - vs - #30 Western Michigan (9-3) |
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International (Big East vs. MAC) |
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#36 Connecticut (8-4) - vs - #43 Northern Illinois (8-4) |
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AutoZone Liberty (C-USA vs. SEC) |
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#14 Tulsa (12-1) - vs - #56 Vanderbilt (6-6) |
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AT&T Cotton (Big XII vs. SEC) |
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#10 Texas Tech (11-1) - vs - #35 LSU (8-4) |
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Konica Minolta Gator (ACC vs. Big XII/Big East/Notre Dame) |
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#32 Wake Forest (8-4) - vs - #21 Cincinnati (10-3) |
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Capital One (SEC vs. Big Ten) |
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#12 Georgia (10-2) - vs - #16 Michigan State (9-3) |
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Outback (Big Ten vs. SEC) |
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#24 Minnesota (9-3) - vs - #38 Kentucky (8-4) |
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Chick-fil-A (SEC vs. ACC) |
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#49 Ole Miss (7-5) - vs - #18 North Carolina (10-3) |
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Insight (Big XII vs. Big Ten) |
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#47 Kansas (7-5) - vs - #61 Wisconsin (6-6) |
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Gaylord Hotels Music City (ACC vs. SEC) |
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#37 Georgia Tech (8-4) - vs - #51 South Carolina (7-5) |
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Brut Sun (Pac-10 vs. Big XII/Big East/Notre Dame) |
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#23 Arizona (9-3) - vs - #41 Nebraska (7-5) |
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Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Mountain West vs. C-USA) |
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#13 Utah (11-1) - vs - #72 Houston (6-6) |
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Pacific Life Holiday (Pac-10 vs. Big XII) |
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#20 California (9-3) - vs - #15 Missouri (10-3) |
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Texas (Big XII* vs. C-USA) |
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#45 Central Michigan (8-4) - vs - #26 Rice (9-3) |
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Roady's Humanitarian (WAC vs. ACC) |
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#42 Fresno State (8-4) - vs - #55 Clemson (7-5) |
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Valero Alamo (Big Ten vs. Big XII) |
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#29 Northwestern (9-3) - vs - #17 Oklahoma State (9-3) |
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PapaJohns.com (Big East vs. SEC*) |
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#44 Pittsburgh (7-5) - vs - #57 Arkansas State (7-5) |
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Independence (SEC* vs. Big XII*) |
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#58 Akron (7-5) - vs - #46 UL Lafayette (8-4) |
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Emerald (Pac-10 vs. ACC) |
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#31 Oregon (8-4) - vs - #39 Boston College (8-4) |
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Champs Sports (ACC vs. Big Ten) |
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#33 Miami (8-4) - vs - #48 Iowa (7-5) |
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Meineke Car Care (Big East vs. ACC) |
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#28 USF (9-3) - vs - #34 Virginia Tech (8-4) |
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Motor City (MAC vs. Big Ten*) |
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#8 Ball State (13-0) - vs - #63 Rutgers (6-6) |
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Sheraton Hawaii (WAC vs. Pac-10*) |
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#62 San Jose State (7-5) - vs - #59 Bowling Green (7-6) |
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San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia (Mountain West vs. Pac-10*) |
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#19 BYU (10-2) - vs - #75 Louisiana Tech (6-6) |
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R+L Carriers New Orleans (C-USA vs. Sun Belt) |
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#64 Southern Miss (6-6) - vs - #27 Troy (9-3) |
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Eagle Bank (ACC vs. Navy) |
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#67 Maryland (6-6) - vs - #53 Navy (7-5) |
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Pioneer Las Vegas (Mountain West vs. Pac-10) |
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#9 TCU (11-1) - vs - #54 Oregon State (6-6) |
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St. Petersburg (Big East vs. C-USA) |
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#50 Notre Dame (7-5) - vs - #68 Memphis (7-5) |
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New Mexico (WAC vs. Mountain West) |
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#69 Nevada (6-6) - vs - #40 Air Force (8-4) |
* Not enough Big XII teams to fill Texas Bowl. At-large used to fill game.
* Not enough SEC teams to fill PapaJohns.com Bowl. Sun Belt has agreement to fill game.
* Not enough Big XII teams to fill Independence Bowl. Sun Belt has agreement to fill game.
* Not enough SEC teams to fill Independence Bowl. At-large used to fill game.
* Not enough Big Ten teams to fill Motor City Bowl. At-large used to fill game.
* Not enough Pac-10 teams to fill Hawaii Bowl. At-large used to fill game.
* Not enough Pac-10 teams to fill Poinsettia Bowl. WAC has agreement to fill game.
The following teams were bowl eligible, but were not slated to appear in a bowl.
- #60 New Mexico (6-6), Mountain West
- #65 Temple (6-6), MAC
- #66 Buffalo (6-6), MAC







































