BCS Bowl Predictions: If The Season Ended After Week 4

The season has ended and it is up to the BCS bowls to select teams.  Here are the BCS eligible teams based on the AP Top 25 and what the bowl picture would look like.

BCS Eligible Teams

1.  USC
2.  Oklahoma
3.  Georgia
4.  Florida
5.  LSU
6.  Missouri
7.  Texas
8.  Alabama
9.  Wisconsin
10.Texas Tech
11.Brigham Young
12.Penn State
13.South Florida
14.Ohio State
15.Auburn
16.Wake Forest

BCS Bowl Picture

BCS National Championship
USC vs. Oklahoma

The BCS National Championship would choose #1 USC and #2 Oklahoma to play for the national championship.

Rose Bowl
Wisconsin vs. Florida

The Rose Bowl would select Big Ten champion Wisconsin as a tie-in.  They would have first choice of teams because they lost their Pac-10 tie-in as the #1 team in the nation.  They would not have permission to pick conference champions Georgia or Wake Forest because of their tie-ins with other bowls.  They would be able to pick from Florida, South Florida, and BYU.  There are some other teams available from the SEC, but Florida is the highest ranked.  There is no other Pac-10 in the top 18, therefore they would not be able to choose a team from their other tie-in conference.  They would choose Florida to bring in the most money.

Fiesta Bowl
Missouri vs. Brigham Young

The Fiesta Bowl would select Missouri as a Big 12 tie-in.  They would have second choice of teams because they lost their Big 12 tie-in as the #2 team in the nation.  They would then select Brigham Young because they would be the last eligible team left after the Sugar and Orange bowls make their selections.

Sugar Bowl
Georgia vs. Penn State

The Sugar Bowl would select SEC conference champion Georgia as a tie-in.  They would choose between Penn State, South Florida, and BYU for their next selection.  They wouldn't have permission to select ACC champion Wake Forest.  Therefore, they would select Penn State to bring in the most money.

Orange Bowl
Wake Forest vs. South Florida

The Orange Bowl would select ACC conference champion Wake Forest as a tie-in.  They would be able to choose between South Florida and BYU for their next selection.  They would choose South Florida to bring in more money leaving BYU for the Fiesta Bowl.

BCS Teams By Conference

ACC: 1
Wake Forest (Conference Champion)

Big East: 1
South Florida (Conference Champion)

Big Ten: 2
Wisconsin (Conference Champion)
Penn State (At-Large)

Big 12: 2
Oklahoma (Conference Champion, BCS No. 2)
Missouri (At-Large)

Pac-10: 1
USC (Conference Champion, BCS No. 1)

SEC: 2
Georgia (Conference Champion)
Florida (At-Large)

Non-BCS: 1
Brigham Young (At-Large)