Updated Bowl Projections - through Week 11

Does anyone want to play for the BCS national championship this season? Are all of us college football fans going to have to suffer through watching an Ohio State vs. Michigan rematch in the BCS Title Game? It is definitely starting to look that way after Louisville, Auburn, Texas, and California all laid eggs this past weekend. I still don't believe that Southern Cal, Notre Dame, and Florida are going to win out, so the Total System Failure bowl projections are going to shock some folks this week. Of course, last time my bowl projections shocked some folks (i.e, when Auburn was shown in the Peach Bowl), they turned out to be quite prophetic. So here are this week's updated 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. Arizona*
Las Vegas Bowl (Pac-10 #4 vs. MWC #1): Arizona State vs. Brigham Young
New Orleans Bowl (Sun Belt #1 vs. C-USA): Middle Tennessee State vs. Rice
New Mexico Bowl (MWC #4 vs. WAC): New Mexico vs. Nevada
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. UTEP
Hawaii Bowl (Pac-10 #6 vs WAC): Washington State vs. Hawaii^
Motor City Bowl (MAC vs. Big 10 #7): Central Michigan vs. Texas Tech*
Emerald Bowl (ACC #4/5 vs. Pac-10 #4/5): Miami(FL) vs. Oregon State
Independence Bowl (Big 12 #7/8 vs. SEC #8): Oklahoma State vs. Alabama
Texas Bowl (Big 12 vs. Big East/C-USA): Kansas State vs. South Florida
Holiday Bowl (Pac-10 #2 vs. Big 12 #3): California vs. Nebraska
Champs Sports Bowl (Big 10 #4/5 vs. ACC #4): Iowa vs. Virginia Tech
Music City Bowl (SEC #6 vs. ACC #5/6): Kentucky vs. Boston College
Sun Bowl (Big 12/Big East vs. Pac-10 #3): Louisville vs. Oregon
Insight Bowl (Big 12 #4/5 vs. Big 10 #6): Missouri vs. Wyoming*
Alamo Bowl (Big 12 #4/5 vs. Big 10 #4/5): Texas A&M vs. Purdue
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): San Jose State vs. Florida State
Gator Bowl (ACC #3 vs. Big 12/Big East): Clemson vs. West Virginia
Cotton Bowl (SEC vs. Big 12 #2): Auburn 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): East Carolina vs. Ohio

Rose Bowl: Southern Cal vs. Michigan
Fiesta Bowl: Texas vs. Boise State
Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Rutgers
Sugar Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Florida
BCS Title Game: Arkansas vs. Ohio State