A little clarity at the very top of the BCS standings, but not all that much. Now that we can pencil the LSU Tigers in for the national title game in New Orleans -- with erasers poised, mind you -- we can also wonder whether the Oklahoma St. Cowboys can hold on for the other spot.
Our BCS bowl projections have the Oklahoma Sooners knocking off OK State along the way, putting the Stanford Cardinal in the driver's seat. But the Alabama Crimson Tide and Boise St. Broncos still have arguments to make, as does everybody else too because this entire bowl racket is a scam. But you know what I mean.
Certain bowls are starting to take shape, such as the Orange Bowl and others with autobids for conference champs, while others remain all over the place. This week's bowl projections by and ESPN's Brad Edwards and Mark Schlabach, Scout.com, and CollegeFootballBowlProjections.com:
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Bowl |
Edwards |
Scout |
Schlabach |
CFBP |
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BCS Championship, 1/9 |
LSU-Oklahoma State |
LSU-Oklahoma |
LSU-Oklahoma State |
LSU-Stanford |
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Orange, 1/4 |
Clemson-Cincinnati |
Clemson-Cincinnati |
Clemson-Cincinnati |
Clemson-Cincinnati |
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Sugar, 1/3 |
Alabama-Stanford |
Alabama-Boise State |
Alabama-Boise State |
Alabama-Oklahoma State |
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Rose, 1/2 |
Wisconsin-Oregon |
Wisconsin-Oregon |
Stanford-Michigan State |
Wisconsin-Oregon |
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Fiesta, 1/2 |
Oklahoma-Boise State |
Oklahoma State-Stanford |
Oklahoma-Oregon |
Oklahoma-Boise State |
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GoDaddy, 1/8 |
Toledo-UL Lafayette |
Ohio-Arkansas State |
Northern Illinois-Arkansas State |
Northern Illinois-UL Lafayette |
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Compass, 1/7 |
West Virginia-Vanderbilt |
West Virginia-Vanderbilt |
West Virginia-Temple |
West Virginia-FIU |
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Cotton, 1/6 |
Texas-Georgia |
Texas-Auburn |
Texas-Georgia |
Arkansas-Kansas State |
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Outback, 1/2 |
Michigan State-South Carolina |
Michigan-South Carolina |
Michigan-South Carolina |
Penn State-South Carolina |
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Gator, 1/2 |
Ohio State-Florida |
Penn State-Florida |
Nebraska-Florida |
Nebraska-Florida |
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Capitol One, 1/2 |
Michigan-Arkansas |
Michigan State-Arkansas |
Wisconsin-Arkansas |
Michigan State-Georgia |
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TicketCity, 1/2 |
Iowa-SMU |
Iowa-SMU |
Iowa-FIU |
Iowa-Syracuse |
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Chick-fil-A, 12/31 |
Virginia Tech-Auburn |
Virginia Tech-Georgia |
Virginia Tech-Auburn |
Georgia Tech-Auburn |
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Liberty, 12/31 |
Houston-Tennessee |
Houston-Mississippi State |
Houston-Vanderbilt |
Houston-Mississippi State |
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Sun, 12/31 |
Georgia Tech-Utah |
Georgia Tech-California |
Georgia Tech-UCLA |
Florida State-California |
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Texas, 12/31 |
Penn State-Missouri |
Nebraska-Texas Tech |
Ohio State-Missouri |
Michigan-Baylor |
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Kraft, 12/31 |
UCLA-Wake Forest |
Utah-Utah State |
North Carolina-Utah |
Utah-Wake Forest |
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Insight, 12/30 |
Michigan State-Kansas State |
Ohio State-Texas A&M |
Penn State-Texas A&M |
Ohio State-Texas A&M |
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Music City, 12/30 |
Virginia-Mississippi State |
Wake Forest-Tennessee |
Miami-Mississippi State |
Miami-Tennessee |
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Armed Forced, 12/30 |
Southern Miss-BYU |
Tulsa-BYU |
Southern Miss-BYU |
Tulsa-BYU |
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Pinstripe, 12/30 |
Rutgers-Baylor |
Rutgers-Missouri |
Rutgers-Northwestern |
Pittsburgh-Missouri |
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Alamo, 12/29 |
Texas A&M-Arizona State |
Kansas State-Arizona State |
Kansas State-Arizona State |
Texas-Arizona State |
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Champs Sports, 12/29 |
Florida State-Notre Dame |
Florida State-Notre Dame |
Florida State-Notre Dame |
Virginia Tech-Notre Dame |
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Holiday, 12/28 |
Texas Tech-Washington |
Baylor-Washington |
Baylor-Washington |
Texas Tech-Washington |
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Military, 12/28 |
N.C. State-Temple |
Miami-Navy |
NC State-Western Kentucky |
NC State-Ball State |
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Belk, 12/27 |
Virginia-Louisville |
Louisville-NC State |
Virginia-Louisville |
Virginia-Rutgers |
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Little Caesars, 12/27 |
Illinois-Northern Illinois |
Toledo-Illinois |
Illinois-Ohio |
Ohio-Illinois |
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Independence, 12/26 |
North Carolina-Air Force |
San Diego State-Virginia |
Wake Forest-Wyoming |
North Carolina-Air Force |
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Hawaii, 12/24 |
Marshall-Hawaii |
Marshall-Hawaii |
SMU-Hawaii |
Southern Miss-Hawaii |
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Las Vegas, 12/22 |
TCU-California |
TCU-UCLA |
TCU-California |
TCU-UCLA |
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Poinsettia, 12/21 |
San Diego State-Nevada |
Air Force-Louisiana Tech |
San Diego State-Louisiana Tech |
San Diego State-Nevada |
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St. Petersburg, 12/20 |
Syracuse-UCF |
Pitt-Southern Miss |
Syracuse-Tulsa |
Louisville-SMU |
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New Orleans, 12/17 |
Arkansas State-Tulsa |
ULL-UCF |
ECU-ULL |
ECU-Arkansas State |
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Idaho Potato, 12/17 |
Ohio-Louisiana Tech |
Nevada-Northern Illinois |
Toledo-Nevada |
Toledo-Louisiana Tech |
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New Mexico, 12/17 |
Wyoming-Ball State |
Wyoming-North Carolina |
Air Force-Ball State |
Wyoming-Eastern Michigan |
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