Rivals.com 2009 bowl projectons

By Rivals.com Staff Nov 25, 4:00 am EST

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Here are Rivals.com’s bowl projections this week. We update these weekly, as situations obviously change.

A few notes:

Boise State’s BCS situation bears watching. There is continued talk that if Oklahoma State beats Oklahoma, it would get a BCS at-large berth. Astute readers will note that we have Boise State in a BCS game. That’s because we think Oklahoma beats Oklahoma State. But if the Cowboys win, there seems to be a better than 50-50 chance that they will get a BCS at-large slot.
A bowl’s tie-in with a league doesn’t necessarily mean it will get the third-, fourth-, fifth-, etc., place team from the league; rather, it means it gets the third, fourth, fifth, etc., selection from that league.
Notre Dame is part of the Big East’s bowl lineup when it comes to the Gator Bowl only.
An asterisk denotes a team that will be in the bowl because a league will not be able to fulfill its obligation. This week, we’re saying the ACC, Big Ten and Mountain West fall short of filling their bowl slots. In some situations, other conferences have deals to provide teams if the “original” conference can’t fill its spots; in those instances, the fill-in conference first fills its own bowl slots. If the fill-in conference doesn’t have enough bowl-eligible teams, the bowl then is allowed to pick an at-large team that is bowl eligible.

THE PROJECTIONS
NEW MEXICO BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 19/4:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: Albuquerque, N.M.
MATCHUP: Western Athletic vs. Mountain West No. 4
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Fresno State vs. Wyoming
ST. PETERSBURG BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 19/8 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: St. Petersburg, Fla.
MATCHUP: Big East No. 6 vs. Conference USA
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: USF vs. UCF
NEW ORLEANS BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 20/8:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: New Orleans
MATCHUP: Conference USA vs. Sun Belt No. 1
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: East Carolina vs. Troy
LAS VEGAS BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 22/8 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: Las Vegas
MATCHUP: Mountain West No. 1 vs. Pac-10 No. 4/5
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Utah vs. Oregon State
POINSETTIA BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 23/8 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: San Diego
MATCHUP: Mountain West No. 2 vs. Pac-10 No. 6
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: BYU vs. Arizona
HAWAII BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 24/8 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: Honolulu
MATCHUP: Conference USA vs. Western Athletic
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: SMU vs. Nevada
LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 26/1 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: Detroit
MATCHUP: Big Ten No. 7 vs. Mid-American
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Middle Tennessee* vs. Northern Illinois
MEINEKE CAR CARE
DATE/TIME: Dec. 26/4:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: Charlotte
MATCHUP: ACC No. 6 vs. Big East No. 3
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Boston College vs. Rutgers
EMERALD BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 26/8 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: San Francisco
MATCHUP: ACC No. 7 vs. Pac-10 No. 4/5
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Florida State vs. Stanford
MUSIC CITY BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 27/8:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: Nashville, Tenn.
MATCHUP: ACC No. 5 vs. SEC No. 6/7
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: North Carolina vs. Kentucky
INDEPENDENCE BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 28/5 p.m.
TV: ESPN2
SITE: Shreveport, La.
MATCHUP: Big 12 No. 7 vs. SEC No. 8
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Iowa State vs. Georgia
EAGLEBANK BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 29/4:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: Washington, D.C.
MATCHUP: Army/C-USA vs. ACC No. 8
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Marshall vs. Ohio U.*
CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 29/8 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: Orlando, Fla.
MATCHUP: ACC No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 5
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Miami vs. Minnesota
HUMANITARIAN BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 30/4:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: Boise, Idaho
MATCHUP: Western Athletic vs. Mountain West No. 5
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Idaho vs. Bowling Green*
HOLIDAY BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 30/8 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: San Diego
MATCHUP: Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac-10 No. 2
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Nebraska vs. USC
ARMED FORCES BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 31/noon
TV: ESPN
SITE: Fort Worth, Texas
MATCHUP: Conference USA vs. Mountain West No. 3
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Southern Miss vs. Air Force
SUN BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 31/2 p.m.
TV: CBS
SITE: El Paso, Texas
MATCHUP: Big 12 No. 5 vs. Pac-10 No. 3
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Texas Tech vs. California
TEXAS BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 31/3:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: Houston
MATCHUP: Navy vs. Big 12 No. 8
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Navy vs. Texas A&M
INSIGHT BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 31/6 p.m.
TV: NFL Network
SITE: Tempe, Ariz.
MATCHUP: Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Michigan State vs. Missouri
CHICK-FIL-A BOWL
DATE/TIME: Dec. 31/7:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: Atlanta
MATCHUP: ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 5
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Clemson vs. Auburn
OUTBACK BOWL
DATE/TIME: Jan. 1/11 a.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: Tampa, Fla.
MATCHUP: Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3/4
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Wisconsin vs. Tennessee
CAPITAL ONE BOWL
DATE/TIME: Jan. 1/1 p.m.
TV: ABC
SITE: Orlando, Fla.
MATCHUP: Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Penn State vs. Ole Miss
GATOR BOWL
DATE/TIME: Jan. 1/1 p.m.
TV: CBS
SITE: Jacksonville, Fla.
MATCHUP: ACC No. 3 vs. Big East No. 2
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh
INTERNATIONAL BOWL
DATE/TIME: Jan. 2/noon
TV: ESPN2
SITE: Toronto
MATCHUP: Big East No. 4 vs. Mid-American
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: West Virginia vs. Temple
PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL
DATE/TIME: Jan. 2/2 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: Birmingham, Ala.
MATCHUP: Big East No. 5 vs. SEC No. 9
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Connecticut vs. South Carolina
COTTON BOWL
DATE/TIME: Jan. 2/2 p.m.
TV: Fox
SITE: Dallas
MATCHUP: Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3/4
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Oklahoma State vs. LSU
LIBERTY BOWL
DATE/TIME: Jan. 2/5:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: Memphis, Tenn.
MATCHUP: Conference USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6/7
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Houston vs. Arkansas
ALAMO BOWL
DATE/TIME: Jan. 2/9 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: San Antonio
MATCHUP: Big Ten No. 4 vs. Big 12 No. 4
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Northwestern vs. Oklahoma
GMAC BOWL
DATE/TIME: Jan. 6/7 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: Mobile, Ala.
MATCHUP: ACC No. 9 vs. MAC
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: UCLA* vs. Central Michigan
BCS MATCHUPS
ROSE BOWL
DATE/TIME: Jan. 1, 4:30 p.m.
TV: ABC
SITE: Pasadena, Calif.
MATCHUP: BCS vs. BCS
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Ohio State vs. Oregon
SUGAR BOWL
DATE/TIME: Jan. 1/8:30 p.m.
TV: Fox
SITE: New Orleans
MATCHUP: BCS vs. BCS
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Florida vs. Boise state
FIESTA BOWL
DATE/TIME: Jan. 4/8 p.m.
TV: Fox
SITE: Glendale, Ariz.
MATCHUP: BCS vs. BCS
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Iowa vs. TCU
ORANGE BOWL
DATE/TIME: Jan. 5/8 p.m.
TV: Fox
SITE: Miami
MATCHUP: BCS vs. BCS
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Georgia Tech vs. Cincinnati
BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
DATE/TIME: Jan. 7/8 p.m.
TV: ABC
SITE: Pasadena, Calif.
MATCHUP: BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
THIS WEEK’S PROJECTION: Alabama vs. Texas

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Updated Nov 25, 4:00 am EST
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  • Ron
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    Ron Wed Nov 25, 2009 07:06 pm PST Report Abuse
    It is inconceivable to believe that WVU will finish less than Big East number 3...in fact,,if WVU beats Pitt, and then the Bearcats beat pitt...we will be number 2...no way Rutgers beats WV..at least these bowl projections don't have Notre Dame trying to take a big East Slot anymore...which would have been a crock of crap since they wont play in the Big East for Football..but every other damn sport they do...They wont let go of the NBC contract...They could have rules the Big East for years had they only wanted to be fully in the Big east..but since they are not...No Big East bowl slot for them..
  • Nick
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    Nick Wed Nov 25, 2009 04:19 pm PST Report Abuse
    These projectins are whack!!! Texas Tech will NOT be playing in the Sun Bowl!!! Tech will be in either the Holiday Bowl or Alamo Bowl....And IF OSU beats OU, Tech will likely get the Cotton Bowl! Rivals needs to update the projections or shut up!!!
  • Dave
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    Dave Wed Nov 25, 2009 01:02 pm PST Report Abuse
    Wahufan, if Oregon beats OSU, USC beats Arizona, Zona beats ASU, and Cal beats Washington... you have:
    Oregon 7-2
    OSU/Cal/USC/Stanford 6-3
    Arizona 5-4

    The Holiday Bowl gets first choice amongst 2nd place teams... I'm thinking they just might pass on the Beavers and take USC. Then comes the Sun Bowl, and once again, sorry to say, they just might prefer Cal to the Beavers. Then I think it switches off who gets next choice between Emerald/Vegas, but if I recall they often come to 'compromises'... with Stanford being a good local draw, I think there's a good chance they end up at the Emerald. So, despite your disbelief, the Beavers are very possibly heading to Vegas if they aren't heading to Pasadena.
  • Xlr8tor
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    Xlr8tor Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:16 pm PST Report Abuse
    These were projections from before the season began. Nothing has been updated. Rivals has got it all wrong. Since when is Oregon State No. 4/5 in the Pac 10? The Las Vegas Bowl is the clear indication that Rivals has not looked up current rankings and projected outcomes of future games and where all the teams will land. Get real Rivals. Do your homework before posting such ridiculous posts.
  • Tim
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    Tim Wed Nov 25, 2009 08:45 am PST Report Abuse
    I think Arkansas will beat LSU because Arkansas is HOT right now and LSU is down which will put Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl. I think the Gators will squeeze by the Tide and play Texas in the BIG game. I think OSU will beat OU but not sure if they will make it to a BCS bowl, maybe, but I see the other no loss teams from the non bcs will get picked over OSU.
  • gd1996
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    gd1996 Wed Nov 25, 2009 08:11 am PST Report Abuse
    Pitt beats Cincy and get the bcs.

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