rojections for BCS Bowl Games:
Rose Bowl, January 2, 2012 Pasadena, CA - 5:10 pm ESPN
Payout: $36 million - Big Ten No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No. 1
Projection: Wisconsin vs. Stanford
Fiesta Bowl, January 2, 2012 Glendale, AZ, 8:45 pm ESPN
Big 12 No. 1 vs. BCS - Projection: Oklahoma vs. Boise State
Sugar Bowl, January 3, 2012 New Orleans, LA, 8:45 pm ESPN
SEC No. 1 vs. BCS at-large - Projection: Alabama vs. Oregon
Orange Bowl, January 4, 2012 Miami Gardens, FL - 8:15 pm ESPN
ACC No. 1 vs. BCS at-large - Projection: Clemson vs. Cincinnati
BCS Championship, January 9, 2012 New Orleans, LA - 9:15 pm ESPN
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2 - Projection: LSU vs. Oklahoma State
Projections for Non-BCS Bowl Games:
New Mexico Bowl, December 17, 2011 Albuquerque, NM - 2:10 pm ESPN
Mountain West No. 5 vs. Pac-12 - Projection: Wyoming vs. Utah
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, (Formerly the Humanitarian Bowl)
December 17, 2011 Boise, ID - 5:40 ESPN
WAC No. 1 or No. 2 vs. MAC No. 3 - Projection: Nevada vs. Toledo
New Orleans Bowl, December 17, 2011 New Orleans, LA - 9:10 pm, ESPN
Payout: $1 million - Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA No. 5
Projection: Arkansas State vs Temple
Beef O’Brady’s Bowl, December 20, 2011 St. Petersburg, FL - 8:10 pm, ESPN
Payout: $1 million - Big East No. 5 vs. C-USA No. 2
Projection: NC State vs. Southern Miss
Poinsettia Bowl, December 21, 2011 San Diego, CA - 8:10 pm ESPN
Payout: $1 million - Mountain West No. 2 vs. WAC
Projection: Air Force vs. Louisiana Tech
Las Vegas Bowl, December 22, 2011 Las Vegas, NV - 8:10 pm ESPN
Payout: $2.2 million - Mountain West No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No. 5
Projection: TCU vs. UCLA
Hawaii Bowl, December 24, 2011 Honolulu, HI - 8:10 pm ESPN
Payout: TBA - C-USA No. 6 vs. WAC (Hawaii, if eligible)
Projection: East Carolina vs. Hawaii
Independence Bowl, December 26, 2011 Shreveport, LA - 5:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $2.3 million - Mountain West No. 3 vs. ACC No. 7
Projection: San Diego State vs. North Carolina
Little Caesars Bowl, December 27, 2011 Detroit, MI, 4:30 pm ESPN
MAC No. 1 vs. Big Ten No. 8 (or Sun Belt if no Big Ten) - Projection: Northern Illinois vs. Illinois
Belk Bowl, December 27, 2011 Charlotte, NC - 8:10 pm ESPN
Payout: $3.4 million - Big East No. 3 vs. ACC No. 4
Projection: Rutgers vs. Miami
US Military Bowl, December 28, 2011 Washington, DC - 4:40 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.725 million - Virginia vs Syracuse
Holiday Bowl, December 28, 2011 San Diego, CA - 8:10 pm ESPN
Payout: $4.3 million - Big 12 No. 5 vs. Pac-12 No. 3
Projection: Texas A&M vs. Washington
Champs Sports Bowl, December 29, 2011 Orlando, FL - 5:40 pm ESPN
Payout: $4.65 million - ACC No. 3 vs. Big East No. 2
Projection: Florida State vs. Notre Dame
Alamo Bowl, December 29, 2011 San Antonio, TX - 9:10 pm ESPN
Payout: $6.35 million - Big 12 No. 2 or 3 vs. Pac-12 No. 2
Projection: Texas vs. Arizona State
Armed Forces Bowl, December 30, 2011 Fort Worth, TX - 12:10 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.2 million - C-USA No. 3 vs. BYU (or Mountain West if BYU not eligible)
Projection: Tulsa vs. BYU
Pinstripe Bowl, December 30, 2011 Bronx, NY - 3:20 pm ESPN
Payout: $3.6 million - Big East No. 4 vs. Big 12 No. 7
Projection: West Virginia vs. Iowa State
Music City Bowl, December 30, 2011 Nashville, TN, 6:40 pm ESPN
Payout: $3.675 million - ACC No. 6 vs. SEC No. 7
Projection: Wake Forest vs. Western Kentucky
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, December 30, 2011 San Francisco, CA - 3:40 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.675 million - Pac-12 No. 6 vs. Army (WAC if Army not available)
Projection: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Eastern Michigan
Insight Bowl, December 30, 2011 Tempe, AZ, 10:00 pm, ESPN
Payout: $6.7 million - Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. Big 12 No. 4
Projection: Ohio State vs. Texas Tech
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas Texas, (formerly the Texas Bowl)
December 31, 2011 Houston, TX - 12:10 pm ESPN
Payout: $3.4 million - Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6
Projection: Iowa vs. Baylor
Sun Bowl, December 31, 2011 El Paso, TX - 2:00 pm CBS
Payout: $4 million - ACC No. 4 vs. Pac-12 No. 4
Projection: Georgia Tech vs. California
Liberty Bowl, December 31, 2011 Memphis, TN - 3:40 pm ABC
C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6 or No. 7 (Big East if no SEC team)
Projection: Houston vs. Mississippi State
Chick-Fil-A Bowl, December 31, 2011 Atlanta, GA - 7:30 pm ESPN
Payout: $6.9 million - ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3, 4 or 5
Projection: Virginia Tech vs. Florida
TicketCity Bowl - January 2, 2012 Dallas, TX, 12:00 pm ESPNU
Payout: $2.2 million - Big Ten No. 6 vs. C-USA
Projection: Nebraska vs. SMU
Capital One Bowl, January 2, 2012 Orlando, FL, 1:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $9.2 million - Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Projection: Michigan State vs. Arkansas
Gator Bowl, January 2, 2011 Jacksonville, FL - 1:10 pm ESPN2
Payout: $5.4 million - Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. SEC No. 6
Projection: Michigan vs. South Carolina
Outback Bowl, January 2, 2012 Tampa, FL - 1:10 pm ABC
Payout: $7 million - Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3, 4 or 5
Projection: Penn State vs. Georgia
Cotton Bowl, January 6, 2012 Arlington, TX - 8:15 pm FOX
Payout: $7.25 million - Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3, 4, or 5 (West)
Projection: Kansas State vs. Auburn
GoDaddy.com Bowl, January 8, 2012 Mobile, AL 9:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.5 million - MAC No. 2 vs. Sun Belt
Projection: Ohio vs. FIU
BBVA Compass Bank Bowl - January 7, 2012, Birmingham, AL, 1:00 pm ESPN
Payout: $1.925 million
Big East No. 4 vs. SEC (or MAC if no Big East or SEC)
Projection: Pitt vs. Western Michigan