Title game takes on a new look Our experts agree that we'll see the Gators and Nittany Lions in the title game. The other development is that some of the BCS conferences are going to come up short in filling out their bowl requirements.
Bowl projection archive: Select oneWeek 10Week 9Week 8Week 7Week 6Week 5Week 4Week 3Week 2Week 1PreseasonBowl (Matchup) Mark Schlabach Bruce Feldman FedEx BCS National Championship Game (BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2) Florida vs. Penn State Florida vs. Penn State
Tostitos Fiesta (BCS vs. BCS) Texas Tech vs. Boise State Utah vs. Oklahoma
Allstate Sugar (BCS vs. BCS) Alabama vs. Texas Alabama vs. Boise State
FedEx Orange (BCS vs. BCS) Georgia Tech vs. West Virginia Georgia Tech vs. West Virginia
Rose Bowl presented by Citi (BCS vs. BCS) USC vs. Ohio State USC vs. Texas
GMAC (C-USA vs. MAC) Rice vs. Ball State Houston vs. Central Michigan
International (Big East vs. MAC) Cincinnati vs. Western Michigan Connecticut vs. Western Michigan
AutoZone Liberty (C-USA vs. SEC) Tulsa vs. Vanderbilt Tulsa vs. Vanderbilt
AT&T Cotton (Big 12 vs. SEC) Oklahoma vs. LSU Missouri vs. Georgia
Konica Minolta Gator (ACC vs. Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame) Maryland vs. Notre Dame Florida State vs. Notre Dame
Capital One (SEC vs. Big Ten) Georgia vs. Michigan State LSU vs. Michigan State
Outback (Big Ten vs. SEC) Northwestern vs. South Carolina Ohio State vs. South Carolina
Chick-fil-A (SEC vs. ACC) Mississippi vs. Florida State Mississippi vs. North Carolina
Insight (Big 12 vs. Big Ten) Nebraska vs. Iowa Nebraska vs. Northwestern
Gaylord Hotels Music City (ACC vs. SEC) Virginia vs. Kentucky Miami (FL) vs. Kentucky 3 Brut Sun (Pac-10 vs. Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame) Oregon State vs. Kansas California vs. Kansas
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Mountain West vs. C-USA) Air Force vs. Marshall Brigham Young vs. Rice
Pacific Life Holiday (Pac-10 vs. Big 12) California vs. Oklahoma State Arizona vs. Texas Tech
Texas (Big 12 vs. C-USA) Rutgers vs. Memphis Colorado vs. San Jose State
Roady's Humanitarian (WAC vs. ACC) Fresno State vs. Wake Forest Louisiana Tech vs. Maryland
Valero Alamo (Big Ten vs. Big 12) Minnesota vs. Missouri Minnesota vs. Oklahoma State
PapaJohns.com (Big East vs. SEC) Connecticut vs. Troy Pittsburgh vs. Troy
Independence (SEC vs. Big 12) Arkansas State vs. Louisville Arkansas State vs. Kansas State
Emerald (Pac-10 vs. ACC) Arizona vs. Virginia Tech Wake Forest vs. Oregon State
Champs Sports (ACC vs. Big Ten) Miami (FL) vs. Illinois Virginia Tech vs. Iowa
Meineke Car Care (Big East vs. ACC) Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina South Florida vs. Boston College
Motor City (MAC vs. Big Ten) Central Michigan vs. Wisconsin Ball State vs. Illinois
Sheraton Hawaii (WAC vs. Pac-10) Hawaii vs. Clemson Hawaii vs. Stanford San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
(Mountain West vs. Pac-10) Utah vs. Louisiana Tech Colorado State vs. Nevada
R+L Carriers New Orleans (C-USA vs. Sun Belt) Houston vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Tulane vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Eagle Bank Bowl (ACC vs. Navy) Boston College vs. Navy Virginia vs. Navy
Pioneer Las Vegas (Mountain West vs. Pac-10) TCU vs. Oregon TCU vs. Oregon St. Petersburg
(Big East vs. C-USA) South Florida vs. East Carolina Cincinnati vs. UTEP
New Mexico (WAC vs. Mountain West) San Jose State vs. Brigham Young Rutgers vs. Air Force
We're still right in this, Hoagie. It won't take that much for our PSU-Texas match-up. I'm not surprised that TT jumped us. Truth is if they win out they deserve the chance anyway. One thing is for sure & this is unfortunate - look for some big blow-outs the rest of the way from all the contenders. The campaign to impress the voters & computers could get real ugly. <g>