Updated Bowl Projections - through Week 8

While the third weekend in October might not have provided much shake-up in terms of the Top 25 and the national picture, there was some definite posturing for bowl bids...and so, last week's projections must be augmented to account for the various wins and losses across the country. Here this week's bowl projections...and remember, these are projections, not predictions, meaning that the won/loss record for each team has been forecasted over the remainder of the season...so these proejctions are based on how things should stand at the end of the regular season.

Note: Teams labeled with a '*' indicate teams being selected for a bowl game due to a conference not having enough bowl eligible teams.

Poinsetta Bowl (MWC #2/3 vs. At-Large): Utah vs. Cincinnati
Las Vegas Bowl (Pac-10 #4 vs. MWC #1): Washington State vs. Brigham Young
New Orleans Bowl (Sun Belt #1 vs. C-USA): Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green*
New Mexico Bowl (MWC #4 vs. MAC): Colorado State vs. Ohio
Birmingham Bowl (MAC/Big East vs. C-USA): Northern Illinois vs. UTEP
Armed Forces Bowl (MWC #2/3 vs. C-USA #4): Texas Christian vs. Houston
Hawaii Bowl (Pac-10 #6 vs WAC): Wyoming* vs. Hawaii
Motor City Bowl (MAC vs. Big 10 #7): Central Michigan vs. South Florida*
Emerald Bowl (ACC #4/5 vs. Pac-10 #4/5): Miami(FL) vs. UCLA
Independence Bowl (Big 12 #7/8 vs. SEC #8): Oklahoma State vs. Alabama
Texas Bowl (Big 12 vs. Big East/C-USA): Texas Tech vs. Rutgers
Holiday Bowl (Pac-10 #2 vs. Big 12 #3): Oregon vs. Texas A&M
Champs Sports Bowl (Big 10 #4/5 vs. ACC #4): Penn State vs. Virginia Tech
Music City Bowl (SEC #6 vs. ACC #5/6): Florida State vs. South Carolina
Sun Bowl (Big 12/Big East vs. Pac-10 #3): Louisville vs. Arizona State
Insight Bowl (Big 12 #4/5 vs. Big 10 #6): Kansas State vs. Kentucky*
Alamo Bowl (Big 12 #4/5 vs. Big 10 #4/5): Missouri vs. Iowa
Liberty Bowl (C-USA #1 vs. SEC): Tulsa vs. LSU
Meineke Car Care Bowl (Big East/Navy vs. ACC #5/6): Navy vs. Wake Forest
Chik-Fil-A Bowl (ACC #2 vs. SEC #5): Boston College vs. Georgia
MPC Computers Bowl (WAC vs. ACC #8): Nevada vs. North Carolina State
Gator Bowl (ACC #3 vs. Big 12/Big East): Georgia Tech vs. Oklahoma
Cotton Bowl (SEC vs. Big 12 #2): Arkansas vs. Nebraska
Outback Bowl (SEC vs. Big 10 #3): Auburn vs. Purdue
Capital One Bowl (SEC vs. Big 10 #2): Tennessee vs. Wisconsin
International Bowl (MAC #3 vs. Big East #4/5): Western Michigan vs. Pittsburgh
GMAC Bowl (C-USA #2 vs. MAC): Southern Miss vs. Kent State

Rose Bowl: California vs. Michigan
Fiesta Bowl: Texas vs. Boise State
Orange Bowl: Clemson vs. West Virginia
Sugar Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Florida
BCS Title Game: Southern California vs. Ohio State