Bowl Projections: Post-Week 13
With win over Oklahoma on Saturday, the Cowboys will clinch a spot in the Fiesta Bowl.
By: Steven Lassan | 11/28/11, 5:33 AM EST
By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)
With 13 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. Western Michigan* |
| Idaho Potato | Dec. 17 | MAC vs. MWC | Ohio vs. Utah State |
| New Orleans | Dec. 17 | C-USA vs. Sun Belt | UL Lafayette vs. Illinois* |
| St. Petersburg | Dec. 20 | Big East vs. C-USA | Marshall vs. Pittsburgh |
| Poinsettia | Dec. 21 | MWC vs. WAC | Louisiana Tech vs. TCU |
| Las Vegas | Dec. 22 | MWC vs. Pac-12 | Boise State vs. Arizona State |
| Hawaii | Dec. 24 | C-USA vs. WAC | Nevada vs. SMU |
| Independence | Dec. 26 | ACC vs. MWC | Air Force vs. Wake Forest |
| Little Caesars | Dec. 27 | Big Ten vs. MAC | Toledo vs. Northwestern |
| Belk | Dec. 27 | ACC vs. Big East | Louisville vs. NC State |
| Military | Dec. 28 | ACC vs. Navy | North Carolina vs. Temple* |
| Holiday | Dec. 28 | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | Texas vs. California |
| Champs Sports | Dec. 29 | ACC vs. Big East | Notre Dame vs. Clemson |
| Alamo | Dec. 29 | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | Kansas State 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 | Virginia vs. Mississippi State |
| Insight | Dec. 30 | Big Ten vs. Big 12 | Penn State vs. Baylor |
| Car Care | Dec. 31 | Big Ten vs. Big 12 | Iowa vs. Texas A&M |
| Sun | Dec. 31 | ACC vs. Pac-12 | Georgia Tech vs. Utah |
| Liberty | Dec. 31 | C-USA vs. SEC | Southern Miss vs. Vanderbilt |
| Fight Hunger | Dec. 31 | Army vs. Pac-12 | San Diego State* vs. Western Kentucky* |
| Chick-fil-A | Dec. 31 | ACC vs. SEC | Florida State vs. Auburn |
| TicketCity | Jan. 2 | Big Ten vs. C-USA | Purdue vs. Iowa State* |
| Outback | Jan. 2 | Big Ten vs. SEC | Michigan State vs. Georgia |
| Capital One | Jan. 2 | Big Ten vs. SEC | Nebraska vs. Arkansas |
| TaxSlayer.com Gator | Jan. 2 | Big Ten vs. SEC | Florida vs. Ohio State |
| Rose | Jan. 2 | BCS vs. BCS | Wisconsin vs. Oregon |
| Fiesta | Jan. 2 | BCS vs. BCS | Oklahoma State vs. Stanford |
| Sugar | Jan. 3 | BCS vs. BCS | Michigan vs. Houston |
| Orange | Jan. 4 | BCS vs. BCS | Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia |
| Cotton | Jan. 6 | Big 12 vs. SEC | South Carolina vs. Oklahoma |
| BBVA Compass | Jan. 7 | Big East vs. SEC | Cincinnati vs. FIU* |
| GoDaddy.com | Jan. 8 | MAC vs. Sun Belt | Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois |
| National Title | Jan. 9 | BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2 | LSU vs. Alabama |
* Current standings and projections indicate some conferences may fail to fulfill their tie-ins for 2011.
Bold indicates team has accepted bid to bowl.
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