Bowl Projections: Post-Week 9
Where do teams stack up for the postseason after nine weeks?
By: Steven Lassan | 11/1/11, 6:41 AM EDT
By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)
With nine weeks in the book, it's time to take a look at how teams project to the postseason. There's going to be a lot of changes over the next couple of weeks, especially as teams battle just to get to six wins.
| Bowl | Date | Tie-In | Projected Matchup |
| New Mexico | Dec. 17 | MWC vs. Pac-12 | Wyoming vs. Pittsburgh* |
| Idaho Potato | Dec. 17 | MAC vs. MWC | Ohio vs. Fresno State |
| New Orleans | Dec. 17 | C-USA vs. Sun Belt | UL Lafayette vs. Marshall |
| St. Petersburg | Dec. 20 | Big East vs. C-USA | UCF vs. Syracuse |
| Poinsettia | Dec. 21 | MWC vs. WAC | Nevada vs. San Diego State |
| Las Vegas | Dec. 22 | MWC vs. Pac-12 | TCU vs. UCLA |
| Hawaii | Dec. 24 | C-USA vs. WAC | Hawaii vs. Southern Miss |
| Independence | Dec. 26 | ACC vs. MWC | Air Force vs. Wake Forest |
| Little Caesars | Dec. 27 | Big Ten vs. MAC | Toledo vs. Illinois |
| Belk | Dec. 27 | ACC vs. Big East | Cincinnati vs. North Carolina |
| Military | Dec. 28 | ACC vs. Navy | Navy vs. Virginia |
| Holiday | Dec. 28 | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | Baylor vs. Arizona State |
| Champs Sports | Dec. 29 | ACC vs. Big East | Notre Dame vs. Florida State |
| Alamo | Dec. 29 | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | Texas A&M vs. Washington |
| Armed Forces | Dec. 30 | BYU vs. C-USA | BYU vs. Tulsa |
| Pinstripe | Dec. 30 | Big 12 vs. Big East | Rutgers vs. Missouri |
| Music City | Dec. 30 | ACC vs. SEC | Miami vs. Mississippi State |
| Insight | Dec. 30 | Big Ten vs. Big 12 | Texas vs. Penn State |
| Car Care | Dec. 31 | Big Ten vs. Big 12 | Texas Tech vs. Ohio State |
| Sun | Dec. 31 | ACC vs. Pac-12 | Georgia Tech vs. California |
| Liberty | Dec. 31 | C-USA vs. SEC | Houston vs. Tennessee |
| Fight Hunger | Dec. 31 | Army vs. Pac-12 | Utah vs. South Florida* |
| Chick-fil-A | Dec. 31 | ACC vs. SEC | Virginia Tech vs. Auburn |
| TicketCity | Jan. 2 | Big Ten vs. C-USA | SMU vs. Iowa |
| Outback | Jan. 2 | Big Ten vs. SEC | South Carolina vs. Michigan State |
| Capital One | Jan. 2 | Big Ten vs. SEC | Georgia vs. Michigan |
| Gator | Jan. 2 | Big Ten vs. SEC | Florida vs. Wisconsin |
| Rose | Jan. 2 | BCS vs. BCS | Nebraska vs. Stanford |
| Fiesta | Jan. 2 | BCS vs. BCS | Oklahoma vs. Oregon |
| Sugar | Jan. 3 | BCS vs. BCS | LSU vs. Boise State |
| Orange | Jan. 4 | BCS vs. BCS | Clemson vs. West Virginia |
| Cotton | Jan. 6 | Big 12 vs. SEC | Arkansas vs. Kansas State |
| BBVA Compass | Jan. 7 | Big East vs. SEC | Vanderbilt vs. Louisville |
| GoDaddy.com | Jan. 8 | MAC vs. Sun Belt | Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois |
| National Title | Jan. 9 | BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2 | Alabama vs. Oklahoma State |
* Current standings and projections indicate some conferences may fail to fulfill their tie-ins for 2011.
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