Bowl Predictions: 2009 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)

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All rankings and records below represent the Week 15 Rogers Poll.

All match-ups below reflect the actual bowl pairings. The projected outcomes of each game are provided.

BOWL (TIES) MATCH-UP
BCS National Championship Game
(BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2)

#1 Texas (13-0) - vs - #2 Alabama (13-0)

Prediction: Alabama wins in OT, 31-28
Tostitos Fiesta
(BCS vs. BCS)

#6 Boise State (13-0) - vs - #4 TCU (12-0)

TCU, 31-27
Allstate Sugar
(BCS vs. BCS)

#3 Cincinnati (12-0) - vs - #5 Florida (12-1)

Prediction: Florida, 31-23
FedEx Orange
(BCS vs. BCS)

#10 Georgia Tech (11-2) - vs - #9 Iowa (10-2)

Prediction: Iowa, 25-24
Rose, presented by Citi
(BCS vs. BCS)

#7 Oregon (10-2) - vs - #8 Ohio State (10-2)

Prediction: Oregon, 28-23
Capital One
(Big Ten vs. SEC)

#13 Penn State (10-2) - vs - #14 LSU (9-3)

Prediction: LSU, 22-20
Gator
(ACC vs. Big XII/Big East/Notre Dame)

#58 Florida State (6-6) - vs - #18 West Virginia (9-3)

Prediction: Florida State, 27-26
AT&T Cotton
(Big XII vs. SEC)

#22 Oklahoma State (9-3) - vs - #45 Ole Miss (8-4)

Prediction: Oklahoma State, 26-24
Outback
(Big Ten vs. SEC)

#53 Northwestern (8-4) - vs - #48 Auburn (7-5)

Prediction: Auburn, 36-20
International
(Big East vs. MAC)

#56 USF (7-5) - vs - #66 Northern Illinois (7-5)

Prediction: USF, 31-20
AutoZone Liberty
(C-USA vs. SEC)

#32 East Carolina (9-4) - vs - #39 Arkansas (7-5)

Prediction: Arkansas, 36-22
Meineke Car Care
(ACC vs. Big East)

#37 North Carolina (8-4) - vs - #17 Pittsburgh (9-3)

Prediction: Pittsburgh, 25-22
Chick-fil-A
(ACC vs. SEC)

#11 Virginia Tech (9-3) - vs - #43 Tennessee (7-5)

Prediction: Virginia Tech, 28-22
Independence
(Big XII vs. SEC)

#61 Texas A&M (6-6) - vs - #49 Georgia (7-5)

Prediction: Georgia, 34-26
Brut Sun
(Pac-10 vs. Big XII/Big East/Notre Dame)

#26 Stanford (8-4) - vs - #31 Oklahoma (7-5)

Prediction: Oklahoma, 33-22
Gaylord Hotels Music City
(ACC vs. SEC)

#33 Clemson (8-5) - vs - #55 Kentucky (7-5)

Prediction: Clemson, 30-22
Pacific Life Holiday
(Big XII vs. Pac-10)

#19 Nebraska (9-4) - vs - #28 Arizona (8-4)

Prediction: Nebraska wins in OT, 28-25
Emerald
(ACC vs. Pac-10)

#40 Boston College (8-4) - vs - #25 USC (8-4)

Prediction: USC, 27-20
Valero Alamo
(Big XII vs. Big Ten)

#29 Texas Tech (8-4) - vs - #65 Michigan State (6-6)

Prediction: Texas Tech, 30-26
Texas
(Big XII vs. Navy or C-USA)

#35 Missouri (8-4) - vs - #34 Navy (9-4)

Prediction: Missouri, 29-23
Roady's Humanitarian
(Mountain West* vs. WAC)

#52 Bowling Green (7-5) - vs - #59 Idaho (7-5)

Prediction: Bowling Green, 35-26
Insight
(Big XII vs. Big Ten)

#68 Iowa State (6-6) - vs - #63 Minnesota (6-6)

Prediction: Minnesota, 26-20
Champs Sports
(ACC vs. Big Ten)

#16 Miami (9-3) - vs - #21 Wisconsin (9-3)

Prediction: Miami, 29-26
Little Caesars Pizza
(Big Ten* vs. MAC)

#70 Marshall (6-6) - vs - #46 Ohio (9-4)

Prediction: Marshall, 25-22
Sheraton Hawaii
(C-USA vs. WAC)

#64 SMU (7-5) - vs - #36 Nevada (8-4)

Prediction: Nevada, 35-27
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
(Mountain West vs. C-USA)

#54 Air Force (7-5) - vs - #24 Houston (10-3)

Prediction: Air Force, 31-28
Maaco Las Vegas
(Mountain West vs. Pac-10)

#12 BYU (10-2) - vs - #27 Oregon State (8-4)

Prediction: Oregon State, 33-24
SDCCU Poinsettia
(Mountain West vs. Pac-10 or WAC)

#20 Utah (9-3) - vs - #41 California (8-4)

Prediction: California, 26-25
GMAC
(ACC* vs. MAC)

#23 Troy (9-3) - vs - #15 Central Michigan (11-2)

Prediction: Central Michigan, 29-27
R+L Carriers New Orleans
(C-USA vs. Sun Belt)

#62 Southern Miss (7-5) - vs - #30 Middle Tennessee (9-3)

Prediction: Southern Miss, 33-24
PapaJohns.com
(Big East vs. SEC)

#44 Connecticut (7-5) - vs - #51 South Carolina (7-5)

Prediction: Connecticut, 26-23
New Mexico
(Mountain West vs. WAC)

#72 Wyoming (6-6) - vs - #42 Fresno State (8-4)

Prediction: Fresno State, 30-23
St. Petersburg
(Big East vs. C-USA)

#50 Rutgers (8-4) - vs - #47 UCF (8-4)

Prediction: Rutgers wins in OT, 29-26
EagleBank
(ACC or MAC vs. Army or C-USA*)

#38 Temple (9-3) - vs - #60 UCLA (6-6)

Prediction: UCLA, 33-17


* Not enough Mountain West teams to fill Humanitarian Bowl. At-large used to fill game.
* Not enough Big Ten teams to fill Little Caesar's Bowl. At-large used to fill game.
* Not enough ACC teams to fill GMAC Bowl. At-large used to fill game.
* C-USA opted to preempt the EagleBank Bowl for the Little Caesar's at-large slot.

The following teams were bowl eligible, but were not slated to appear in a bowl.
- #57 Notre Dame (6-6), Independent
- #74 UL Monroe (6-6), Sun Belt
- #78 UL Lafayette (6-6), Sun Belt