Bowl Projections: 2009 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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BCS National Championship Game (BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2) |
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#1 Texas (13-0) - vs - #2 Florida (13-0) |
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Tostitos Fiesta (BCS vs. BCS) |
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#3 Cincinnati (12-0) - vs - #8 Iowa (11-1) |
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Allstate Sugar (BCS vs. BCS) |
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#7 Boise State (13-0) - vs - #6 Alabama (12-1) |
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FedEx Orange (BCS vs. BCS) |
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#20 Clemson (10-3) - vs - #5 TCU (12-0) |
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Rose, presented by Citi (BCS vs. BCS) |
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#4 Oregon (11-1) - vs - #10 Ohio State (10-2) |
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Capital One (Big Ten vs. SEC) |
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#16 Wisconsin (10-2) - vs - #11 LSU (10-2) |
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Gator (ACC vs. Big XII/Big East/Notre Dame) |
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#18 Virginia Tech (9-3) - vs - #13 Notre Dame (10-2) |
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AT&T Cotton (Big XII vs. SEC) |
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#17 Oklahoma (9-3) - vs - #44 Auburn (7-5) |
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Outback (Big Ten vs. SEC) |
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#25 Penn State (9-3) - vs - #29 Georgia (8-4) |
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International (Big East vs. MAC) |
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#37 Louisville (7-5) - vs - #41 Northern Illinois (8-4) |
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AutoZone Liberty (C-USA vs. SEC) |
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#12 Houston (12-1) - vs - #54 Mississippi State (6-6) |
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Meineke Car Care (ACC vs. Big East) |
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#59 North Carolina (7-5) - vs - #21 Pittsburgh (9-3) |
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Chick-fil-A (ACC vs. SEC) |
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#15 Miami (10-2) - vs - #38 Tennessee (7-5) |
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Independence (Big XII vs. SEC) |
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#49 Texas Tech (7-5) - vs - #57 Arkansas (6-6) |
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Brut Sun (Pac-10 vs. Big XII/Big East/Notre Dame) |
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#28 Arizona (8-4) - vs - #34 Missouri (8-4) |
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Gaylord Hotels Music City (ACC vs. SEC) |
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#22 Boston College (9-3) - vs - #45 Kentucky (7-5) |
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Pacific Life Holiday (Big XII vs. Pac-10) |
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#24 Oklahoma State (9-3) - vs - #9 USC (10-2) |
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Emerald (ACC vs. Pac-10) |
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#56 Florida State (6-6) - vs - #48 Oregon State (7-5) |
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Valero Alamo (Big XII vs. Big Ten) |
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#31 Nebraska (8-5) - vs - #40 Minnesota (7-5) |
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Texas (Big XII vs. Navy or C-USA) |
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#66 Iowa State (6-6) - vs - #33 Navy (9-4) |
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Roady's Humanitarian (Mountain West vs. WAC) |
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#73 San Diego State (6-6) - vs - #26 Fresno State (9-3) |
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Insight (Big XII vs. Big Ten) |
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#47 Kansas (7-5) - vs - #61 Michigan State (6-6) |
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Champs Sports (ACC vs. Big Ten) |
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#19 Georgia Tech (10-3) - vs - #51 Purdue (6-6) |
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Little Caesars Pizza (Big Ten* vs. MAC) |
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#53 Arkansas State (7-5) - vs - #39 Bowling Green (8-5) |
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Sheraton Hawaii (C-USA vs. WAC) |
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#43 SMU (8-4) - vs - #65 Nevada (7-6) |
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Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Mountain West vs. C-USA) |
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#32 Air Force (8-4) - vs - #50 Southern Miss (8-5) |
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Maaco Las Vegas (Mountain West vs. Pac-10) |
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#14 Utah (10-2) - vs - #36 Washington (7-5) |
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SDCCU Poinsettia (Mountain West vs. Pac-10 or WAC) |
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#30 BYU (8-4) - vs - #58 Stanford (6-6) |
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GMAC (ACC* vs. MAC) |
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#42 UL Monroe (8-4) - vs - #27 Central Michigan (10-3) |
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R+L Carriers New Orleans (C-USA vs. Sun Belt) |
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#60 UCF (7-5) - vs - #23 Troy (9-3) |
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PapaJohns.com (Big East vs. SEC) |
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#46 West Virginia (7-5) - vs - #63 South Carolina (6-6) |
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New Mexico (Mountain West vs. WAC) |
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#69 Colorado State (6-6) - vs - #35 Idaho (8-4) |
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St. Petersburg (Big East vs. C-USA) |
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#52 USF (7-5) - vs - #67 Marshall (6-6) |
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EagleBank (ACC or MAC vs. Army or C-USA) |
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#62 Ohio (7-5) - vs - #72 East Carolina (6-6) |
* Not enough ACC teams to fill GMAC Bowl. At-large used to fill game.
* Not enough Big Ten teams to fill Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. At-large used to fill game.
The following teams were bowl eligible, but were not slated to appear in a bowl.
- #55 Connecticut (6-6), Big East
- #64 California (6-6), Pac-10
- #70 Tulsa (6-6), C-USA
- #74 Middle Tennessee (6-6), Sun Belt
- #78 Kent State (6-6), MAC
- #82 Temple (6-6), MAC
- #83 Western Michigan (6-6), MAC







































