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Bowl Projections: 2008 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
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All rankings and records below represent the projected final Rogers Poll.
These projections have been updated from their original form in response to several teams accepting bowl invitations this week. Southern Miss accepted the New Orleans Bowl (as projected), Rice accepted the Texas Bowl (as projected), Hawaii accepted the Hawaii Bowl (as projected), Fresno State accepted the New Mexico Bowl (as projected), Georgia Tech accepted the Chick-fil-A (as projected), and Kansas accepted the Insight Bowl (as projected). Additionally, Clemson and Nebraska accepted the Gator Bowl, and Louisiana Tech accepted the Independence Bowl.
| BOWL (TIES) | PROJECTED MATCH-UP |
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FedEx BCS National Championship Game (BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2) |
 
#2 Oklahoma (12-1) - vs - #3 Florida (12-1) |
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Tostitos Fiesta (BCS vs. BCS) |
 
#1 Texas (11-1) - vs - #6 Utah (12-0) |
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Allstate Sugar (BCS vs. BCS) |
 
#7 Alabama (12-1) - vs - #11 Ohio State (10-2) |
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FedEx Orange (BCS vs. BCS) |
 
#16 Boston College (10-3) - vs - #13 Cincinnati (11-2) |
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Rose Bowl presented by Citi (BCS vs. BCS) |
 
#9 Penn State (11-1) - vs - #5 USC (11-1) |
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GMAC (C-USA vs. MAC) |
 
#44 East Carolina (8-5) - vs - #27 Western Michigan (9-3) |
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International (Big East vs. MAC) |
 
#23 Pittsburgh (8-4) - vs - #57 Buffalo (7-6) |
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AutoZone Liberty (C-USA vs. SEC) |
 
#20 Tulsa (11-2) - vs - #58 Vanderbilt (6-6) |
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AT&T Cotton (Big XII vs. SEC) |
 
#10 Texas Tech (11-1) - vs - #30 Ole Miss (8-4) |
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Konica Minolta Gator (ACC vs. Big XII/Big East/Notre Dame) |
 
#48 Clemson (7-5) - vs - #25 Nebraska (8-4) |
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Capital One (SEC vs. Big Ten) |
 
#15 Georgia (9-3) - vs - #14 Michigan State (9-3) |
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Outback (Big Ten vs. SEC) |
 
#32 Iowa (8-4) - vs - #43 South Carolina (7-5) |
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Chick-fil-A (SEC vs. ACC) |
 
#49 LSU (7-5) - vs - #26 Georgia Tech (9-3) |
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Insight (Big XII vs. Big Ten) |
 
#42 Kansas (7-5) - vs - #55 Minnesota (7-5) |
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Gaylord Hotels Music City (ACC vs. SEC) |
 
#33 Florida State (8-5) - vs - #65 Kentucky (6-6) |
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Brut Sun (Pac-10 vs. Big XII/Big East/Notre Dame) |
 
#24 Oregon State (8-4) - vs - #59 Notre Dame (6-6) |
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Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Mountain West vs. C-USA) |
 
#36 Air Force (8-4) - vs - #56 Houston (7-5) |
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Pacific Life Holiday (Pac-10 vs. Big XII) |
 
#18 Oregon (9-3) - vs - #19 Oklahoma State (9-3) |
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Texas (Big XII* vs. C-USA) |
 
#58 NC State (6-6) - vs - #22 Rice (9-3) |
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Roady's Humanitarian (WAC vs. ACC) |
 
#53 Nevada (7-5) - vs - #52 Maryland (7-5) |
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Valero Alamo (Big Ten vs. Big XII) |
 
#28 Northwestern (9-3) - vs - #21 Missouri (9-4) |
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PapaJohns.com (Big East vs. SEC*) |
 
#45 Rutgers (7-5) - vs - #67 FAU (6-6) |
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Independence (SEC* vs. Big XII*) |
 
#61 Louisiana Tech (7-5) - vs - #72 UL Lafayette (6-6) |
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Emerald (Pac-10 vs. ACC) |
 
#29 California (8-4) - vs - #39 Wake Forest (7-5) |
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Champs Sports (ACC vs. Big Ten) |
 
#37 Virginia Tech (8-5) - vs - #46 Wisconsin (7-5) |
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Meineke Car Care (Big East vs. ACC) |
 
#34 West Virginia (8-4) - vs - #31 North Carolina (8-4) |
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Motor City (MAC vs. Big Ten*) |
 
#8 Ball State (13-0) - vs - #35 Connecticut (8-4) |
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Sheraton Hawaii (WAC vs. Pac-10*) |
 
#60 Hawaii (7-6) - vs - #41 Central Michigan (8-4) |
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San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia (Mountain West vs. Pac-10*) |
 
#12 TCU (10-2) - vs - #4 Boise State (12-0) |
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R+L Carriers New Orleans (C-USA vs. Sun Belt) |
 
#63 Southern Miss (6-6) - vs - #40 Troy (8-4) |
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Eagle Bank (ACC vs. Navy) |
 
#47 Miami (7-5) - vs - #38 Navy (8-4) |
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Pioneer Las Vegas (Mountain West vs. Pac-10) |
 
#17 BYU (10-2) - vs - #51 Arizona (7-5) |
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St. Petersburg (Big East vs. C-USA) |
 
#50 USF (7-5) - vs - #80 Memphis (6-6) |
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New Mexico (WAC vs. Mountain West) |
 
#54 Fresno State (7-5) - vs - #66 Colorado State (6-6) |
* Not enough Big XII teams to fill Texas Bowl. At-large used 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 PapaJohns.com Bowl. Sun Belt has agreement to fill game.
* Not enough SEC teams to fill Independence 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.
* Not enough Big Ten teams to fill Motor City Bowl. At-large used to fill game.
The following teams were bowl eligible, but were not slated to appear in a bowl.
- #64 Bowling Green (6-6), MAC
- #68 Northern Illinois (6-6), MAC
- #69 Arkansas State (6-6), Sun Belt
- #78 San Jose State (6-6), WAC