Bowl Season: Who Plays Who and Who Wins?

Sam Schmieder Mencher by Correspondent Written on September 02, 2009
MIAMI - JANUARY 08:  Quarterback Tim Tebow #15 of the Florida Gators runs to pass the ball against the Oklahoma Sooners during the FedEx BCS National Championship Game at Dolphin Stadium on January 8, 2009 in Miami, Florida.  (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images

Well here is a crazy and long look ahead to the bowl season and what I think might happen as we wrap up the season we are just beginning. It's time to see who goes home happy for the winter, and who leaves with a bad taste in their mouth. Here goes the predictions, final standings and polls:

Predictions:

(Las Vegas Bowl)

Oregon St 17, Utah 14

(Poinsettia Bowl)

Arizona 27, Air Force 17

(Emerald Bowl)

NC State 27, Stanford 20

(Meineke Car Care Bowl)

Miami 24, Pittsburgh 17

(Music City Bowl)

Florida State 31, South Carolina 17

(Independence Bowl)

Arkansas 28, Colorado 24

(Champs Sports Bowl)

UNC 20, Illinois 14

(Holiday Bowl)

California 37, Oklahoma State 31

(Humanitarian Bowl)

BYU 34, Boise State 31

(Sun Bowl)

Oregon 34, Missouri 24

(Insight Bowl)

Minnesota 23, Texas A&M 17

(Chick-Fil-A-Bowl)

Clemson 24, Tennessee 17

(Outback Bowl)

LSU 27, Michigan State 13

(Capital One Bowl)

Ole Miss 23, Iowa 14

(Gator Bowl)

Georgia Tech 31, Notre Dame 21

(Cotton Bowl)

Georgia 27, Nebraska 20

(Papa John's.com Bowl)

South Florida 21, Kentucky 17

(Alamo Bowl)

Kansas 35, Wisconsin 21

(Rose Bowl)

USC 34, Penn State 20

(Sugar Bowl)

Alabama 24, TCU 17

(Fiesta Bowl)

Oklahoma 41, Ohio State 27

(Orange Bowl)

Virginia Tech 20, West Virginia 13

(BCS National Championship)

Florida 34, Texas 24

 

NON-BCS

1. BYU 11-2

2. Boise State 11-2

3. TCU 11-2

4. Utah 9-4

5. Notre Dame 8-5

 

PAC TEN

1. USC 12-1 (8-1)

2. California 11-2 (7-2)

3. Oregon 11-2 (7-2)

4. Oregon St 10-3 (6-3)

5. Arizona 7-6 (4-5)

6. Stanford 6-7 (5-4)

7. Arizona St 6-7 (4-5)

8. UCLA 5-7 (3-6)

9. Washington 3-9 (2-7)

10. Wash State 2-10 (0-9)

 

SEC

East

1. Florida 14-0 (9-0)

2. Georgia 10-3 (7-1)

3. Tennessee 8-5 (4-4)

4. South Carolina 6-7 (4-4)

5. Kentucky 7-6 (2-6)

6. Vanderbilt 4-8 (1-7)

West

1. Alabama 12-2 (7-2)

2. LSU 10-3 (5-3)

3. Ole Miss 10-3 (5-3)

4. Auburn 8-5 (3-5)

5. Arkansas 7-6 (2-6)

6. Miss St 2-10 (0-8)

 

BIG TEN

1. Penn State 11-2 (7-1)

2. Ohio State 10-3 (7-1)

3. Iowa 9-4 (5-3)

4. Wisconsin 9-4 (5-3)

5. Illinois 8-5 (6-2)

6. Minnesota 8-5 (4-4)

7. Michigan 8-5 (3-5)

8. Michigan State 7-6 (4-4)

9. Northwestern 6-6 (2-6)

10. Indiana 4-8 (2-6)

11. Purdue 2-10 (0-8)

 

BIG 12

North

1. Nebraska 9-5 (6-3)

2. Kansas 9-4 (5-3)

3. Missouri 8-5 (4-4)

4. Colorado 7-6 (4-4)

5. Kansas St 5-7 (2-6)

6. Iowa St 3-0 (0-8)

South

1. Texas 12-2 (8-1)

2. Oklahoma 11-2 (7-1)

3. Oklahoma St 10-3 (7-1)

4. Texas A&M 7-6 (3-5)

5. Texas Tech 7-6 (3-5)

6. Baylor 5-7 (2-6)

 

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