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
FedEx BCS National Championship Game
(BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2)


#1 Texas (12-1) - vs - #2 Penn State (12-0)
Tostitos Fiesta
(BCS vs. BCS)


#6 Oklahoma (11-1) - vs - #5 Alabama (12-1)
Allstate Sugar
(BCS vs. BCS)


#3 Florida (12-1) - vs - #25 West Virginia (9-3)
FedEx Orange
(BCS vs. BCS)


#22 Florida State (10-3) - vs - #4 Boise State (12-0)
Rose Bowl presented by Citi
(BCS vs. BCS)


#11 Ohio State (10-2) - vs - #7 USC (11-1)
GMAC
(C-USA vs. MAC)


#52 East Carolina (8-5) - vs - #30 Western Michigan (9-3)
International
(Big East vs. MAC)


#36 Connecticut (8-4) - vs - #43 Northern Illinois (8-4)
AutoZone Liberty
(C-USA vs. SEC)


#14 Tulsa (12-1) - vs - #56 Vanderbilt (6-6)
AT&T Cotton
(Big XII vs. SEC)


#10 Texas Tech (11-1) - vs - #35 LSU (8-4)
Konica Minolta Gator
(ACC vs. Big XII/Big East/Notre Dame)


#32 Wake Forest (8-4) - vs - #21 Cincinnati (10-3)
Capital One
(SEC vs. Big Ten)


#12 Georgia (10-2) - vs - #16 Michigan State (9-3)
Outback
(Big Ten vs. SEC)


#24 Minnesota (9-3) - vs - #38 Kentucky (8-4)
Chick-fil-A
(SEC vs. ACC)


#49 Ole Miss (7-5) - vs - #18 North Carolina (10-3)
Insight
(Big XII vs. Big Ten)


#47 Kansas (7-5) - vs - #61 Wisconsin (6-6)
Gaylord Hotels Music City
(ACC vs. SEC)


#37 Georgia Tech (8-4) - vs - #51 South Carolina (7-5)
Brut Sun
(Pac-10 vs. Big XII/Big East/Notre Dame)


#23 Arizona (9-3) - vs - #41 Nebraska (7-5)
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
(Mountain West vs. C-USA)


#13 Utah (11-1) - vs - #72 Houston (6-6)
Pacific Life Holiday
(Pac-10 vs. Big XII)


#20 California (9-3) - vs - #15 Missouri (10-3)
Texas
(Big XII* vs. C-USA)


#45 Central Michigan (8-4) - vs - #26 Rice (9-3)
Roady's Humanitarian
(WAC vs. ACC)


#42 Fresno State (8-4) - vs - #55 Clemson (7-5)
Valero Alamo
(Big Ten vs. Big XII)


#29 Northwestern (9-3) - vs - #17 Oklahoma State (9-3)
PapaJohns.com
(Big East vs. SEC*)


#44 Pittsburgh (7-5) - vs - #57 Arkansas State (7-5)
Independence
(SEC* vs. Big XII*)


#58 Akron (7-5) - vs - #46 UL Lafayette (8-4)
Emerald
(Pac-10 vs. ACC)


#31 Oregon (8-4) - vs - #39 Boston College (8-4)
Champs Sports
(ACC vs. Big Ten)


#33 Miami (8-4) - vs - #48 Iowa (7-5)
Meineke Car Care
(Big East vs. ACC)


#28 USF (9-3) - vs - #34 Virginia Tech (8-4)
Motor City
(MAC vs. Big Ten*)


#8 Ball State (13-0) - vs - #63 Rutgers (6-6)
Sheraton Hawaii
(WAC vs. Pac-10*)


#62 San Jose State (7-5) - vs - #59 Bowling Green (7-6)
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
(Mountain West vs. Pac-10*)


#19 BYU (10-2) - vs - #75 Louisiana Tech (6-6)
R+L Carriers New Orleans
(C-USA vs. Sun Belt)


#64 Southern Miss (6-6) - vs - #27 Troy (9-3)
Eagle Bank
(ACC vs. Navy)


#67 Maryland (6-6) - vs - #53 Navy (7-5)
Pioneer Las Vegas
(Mountain West vs. Pac-10)


#9 TCU (11-1) - vs - #54 Oregon State (6-6)
St. Petersburg
(Big East vs. C-USA)


#50 Notre Dame (7-5) - vs - #68 Memphis (7-5)
New Mexico
(WAC vs. Mountain West)


#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