College Football Bowl Predictions
Athlon's editors are split on who will win the 2012 Rose Bowl.
By: Steven Lassan | 12/17/11, 8:47 AM EST
Athlon's editors are split on who will win the 2012 Rose Bowl.
Bowl season kicks off on Saturday, Dec. 17 in Albuquerque and ends on Jan. 9 in New Orleans with the BCS Championship. With 35 games on the docket, there's plenty of options to keep college fans interested over the next month.
Athlon's editors offer their predictions for all 35 games with a slight twist. The picks were made with confidence points, 1 being the least and 35 being the most.
The six editors were split on the Rose Bowl, but all are picking Alabama to knock off LSU in the national championship.
| Braden Gall | Charlie Miller | |
| New Mexico: Temple vs. Wyoming | Wyoming (4) | Wyoming (11) |
| Idaho Potato: Utah State vs. Ohio | Utah State (5) | Utah State (1) |
| New Orleans: SDSU vs. UL Lafayette | UL Lafayette (6) | UL Lafayette (20) |
| St. Petersburg: FIU vs. Marshall | FIU (7) | FIU (9) |
| Poinsettia: TCU vs. Louisiana Tech | TCU (34) | TCU (30) |
| Las Vegas: Boise State vs. Arizona State | Boise State (35) | Boise State (31) |
| Hawaii: Southern Miss vs. Nevada | Nevada (8) | Southern Miss (28) |
| Independence: North Carolina vs. Missouri | Missouri (17) | Missouri (8) |
| Little Caesars: Western Michigan vs. Purdue | Purdue (23) | Purdue (15) |
| Belk: Louisville vs. NC State | Louisville (27) | NC State (13) |
| Military: Air Force vs. Toledo | Air Force (24) | Air Force (12) |
| Holiday: California vs. Texas | California (3) | Texas (10) |
| Champs Sports: Florida State vs. Notre Dame | Florida State (25) | Florida State (18) |
| Alamo: Baylor vs. Washington | Baylor (30) | Baylor (33) |
| Armed Forces: BYU vs. Tulsa | BYU (2) | Tulsa (19) |
| Pinstripe: Rutgers vs. Iowa State | Rutgers (22) | Rutgers (6) |
| Music City: Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State | Mississippi State (9) | Mississippi State (29) |
| Insight: Iowa vs. Oklahoma | Oklahoma (29) | Oklahoma (32) |
| Meineke Car Care: Texas A&M vs. Northwestern | Texas A&M (21) | Texas A&M (24) |
| Sun: Georgia Tech vs. Utah | Utah (20) | Georgia Tech (2) |
| Liberty: Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt (33) | Vanderbilt (21) |
| Kraft Fight Hunger: Illinois vs. UCLA | UCLA (11) | Illinois (14) |
| Chick-fil-A: Virginia vs. Auburn | Auburn (26) | Auburn (27) |
| TicketCity: Penn State vs. Houston | Penn State (31) | Penn State (17) |
| Outback: Michigan State vs. Georgia | Georgia (16) | Georgia (7) |
| Capital One: Nebraska vs. South Carolina | South Carolina (12) | South Carolina (4) |
| Gator: Ohio State vs. Florida | Ohio State (15) | Florida (3) |
| Rose: Wisconsin vs. Oregon | Oregon (28) | Wisconsin (5) |
| Fiesta: Stanford vs. Oklahoma State | Stanford (1) | Stanford (23) |
| Sugar: Michigan vs. Virginia Tech | Michigan (19) | Virginia Tech (16) |
| Orange: Clemson vs. West Virginia | Clemson (14) | Clemson (34) |
| Cotton: Kansas State vs. Arkansas | Arkansas (32) | Arkansas (26) |
| Compass: SMU vs. Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh (10) | Pittsburgh (25) |
| GoDaddy.com: Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State | Northern Illinois (18) | Northern Illinois (22) |
| BCS National Title: LSU vs. Alabama | Alabama (13) | Alabama (35) |
| Steven Lassan | Mitch Light | |
| New Mexico: Temple vs. Wyoming | Temple (6) | Temple (31) |
| Idaho Potato: Utah State vs. Ohio | Utah State (13) | Utah State (32) |
| New Orleans: SDSU vs. UL Lafayette | San Diego State (3) | San Diego State (22) |
| St. Petersburg: FIU vs. Marshall | FIU (30) | Marshall (21) |
| Poinsettia: TCU vs. Louisiana Tech | TCU (31) | Louisiana Tech (4) |
| Las Vegas: Boise State vs. Arizona State | Boise State (35) | Boise State (35) |
| Hawaii: Southern Miss vs. Nevada | Southern Miss (25) | Southern Miss (9) |
| Independence: North Carolina vs. Missouri | Missouri (24) | Missouri (23) |
| Little Caesars: Western Michigan vs. Purdue | Western Michigan (10) | Purdue (24) |
| Belk: Louisville vs. NC State | NC State (2) | Louisville (10) |
| Military: Air Force vs. Toledo | Air Force (15) | Toledo (25) |
| Holiday: California vs. Texas | Texas (11) | California (2) |
| Champs Sports: Florida State vs. Notre Dame | Florida State (29) | Notre Dame (26) |
| Alamo: Baylor vs. Washington | Baylor (33) | Baylor (20) |
| Armed Forces: BYU vs. Tulsa | BYU (16) | Tulsa (11) |
| Pinstripe: Rutgers vs. Iowa State | Rutgers (4) | Rutgers (12) |
| Music City: Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State | Mississippi State (34) | Mississippi State (27) |
| Insight: Iowa vs. Oklahoma | Oklahoma (32) | Oklahoma (33) |
| Meineke Car Care: Texas A&M vs. Northwestern | Texas A&M (21) | Texas A&M (28) |
| Sun: Georgia Tech vs. Utah | Georgia Tech (22) | Georgia Tech (29) |
| Liberty: Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt (19) | Vanderbilt (19) |
| Kraft Fight Hunger: Illinois vs. UCLA | Illinois (1) | UCLA (7) |
| Chick-fil-A: Virginia vs. Auburn | Virginia (12) | Virginia (8) |
| TicketCity: Penn State vs. Houston | Penn State (7) | Penn State (18) |
| Outback: Michigan State vs. Georgia | Georgia (18) | Georgia (5) |
| Capital One: Nebraska vs. South Carolina | South Carolina (9) | South Carolina (6) |
| Gator: Ohio State vs. Florida | Ohio State (20) | Ohio State (13) |
| Rose: Wisconsin vs. Oregon | Wisconsin (5) | Oregon (3) |
| Fiesta: Stanford vs. Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State (23) | Oklahoma State (17) |
| Sugar: Michigan vs. Virginia Tech | Michigan (8) | Michigan (16) |
| Orange: Clemson vs. West Virginia | Clemson (27) | Clemson (34) |
| Cotton: Kansas State vs. Arkansas | Arkansas (28) | Arkansas (30) |
| Compass: SMU vs. Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh (14) | Pittsburgh (14) |
| GoDaddy.com: Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State | Northern Illinois (26) | Northern Illinois (15) |
| BCS National Title: LSU vs. Alabama | Alabama (17) | Alabama (1) |
| Mark Ross | Patrick Snow | |
| New Mexico: Temple vs. Wyoming | Temple (34) | Temple (27) |
| Idaho Potato: Utah State vs. Ohio | Ohio (16) | Utah State (17) |
| New Orleans: SDSU vs. UL Lafayette | UL Lafayette (11) | San Diego State (23) |
| St. Petersburg: FIU vs. Marshall | FIU (33) | FIU (18) |
| Poinsettia: TCU vs. Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech (9) | TCU (33) |
| Las Vegas: Boise State vs. Arizona State | Boise State (35) | Boise State (35) |
| Hawaii: Southern Miss vs. Nevada | Southern Miss (17) | Southern Miss (14) |
| Independence: North Carolina vs. Missouri | North Carolina (1) | Missouri (26) |
| Little Caesars: Western Michigan vs. Purdue | Western Michigan (2) | Purdue (8) |
| Belk: Louisville vs. NC State | NC State (22) | Louisville (7) |
| Military: Air Force vs. Toledo | Air Force (3) | Toledo (16) |
| Holiday: California vs. Texas | Texas (4) | Texas (19) |
| Champs Sports: Florida State vs. Notre Dame | Florida State (28) | Florida State (15) |
| Alamo: Baylor vs. Washington | Baylor (25) | Baylor (34) |
| Armed Forces: BYU vs. Tulsa | BYU (21) | BYU (13) |
| Pinstripe: Rutgers vs. Iowa State | Rutgers (12) | Rutgers (6) |
| Music City: Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State | Mississippi State (30) | Mississippi State (32) |
| Insight: Iowa vs. Oklahoma | Oklahoma (23) | Oklahoma (29) |
| Meineke Car Care: Texas A&M vs. Northwestern | Texas A&M (32) | Texas A&M (28) |
| Sun: Georgia Tech vs. Utah | Utah (5) | Utah (5) |
| Liberty: Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt (6) | Vanderbilt (24) |
| Kraft Fight Hunger: Illinois vs. UCLA | Illinois (29) | UCLA (1) |
| Chick-fil-A: Virginia vs. Auburn | Virginia (19) | Virginia (9) |
| TicketCity: Penn State vs. Houston | Penn State (20) | Penn State (12) |
| Outback: Michigan State vs. Georgia | Georgia (7) | Georgia (22) |
| Capital One: Nebraska vs. South Carolina | South Carolina (31) | Nebraska (4) |
| Gator: Ohio State vs. Florida | Florida (18) | Ohio State (31) |
| Rose: Wisconsin vs. Oregon | Oregon (15) | Wisconsin (2) |
| Fiesta: Stanford vs. Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State (26) | Oklahoma State (21) |
| Sugar: Michigan vs. Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech (8) | Michigan (10) |
| Orange: Clemson vs. West Virginia | Clemson (14) | Clemson (20) |
| Cotton: Kansas State vs. Arkansas | Arkansas (24) | Arkansas (25) |
| Compass: SMU vs. Pittsburgh | SMU (13) | Pittsburgh (11) |
| GoDaddy.com: Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas State | Northern Illinois (27) | Northern Illinois (3) |
| BCS National Title: LSU vs. Alabama | Alabama (10) | Alabama (30) |
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