Updated Bowl Projections - through Week 10

Well, the big boys of the college football world all survived this week....except for West Virginia. The Mountaineers were victims of a 'black out' in Louisville on Thursday night, and now, Bobby Petrino and the Cardinals are on the road to Glendale. In addition to a shakeup in the national title race, upsets in conference play shook up the bowl picture. Losses by Alabama, Georgia, Boston College, Texas A&M, Missouri, Indiana, and Washington State have complicated the bowl picture.

So, here are this week's bowl projections...and remember, these projections are not the kind of projections based 'if the season ended today'. Rather, the Total System Failure bowl projections are based on how I see the rest of the year playing out.

Notes:

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

Teams labeled with a '^' indicates a team that has already accepted a bowl bid.

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

Rose Bowl: California vs. Michigan
Fiesta Bowl: Texas vs. Boise State
Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Auburn
Sugar Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Florida
BCS Title Game: Louisville vs. Ohio State