Final 2011-12 College Football Bowl Predictions

As of December 4th

The official bowl matchups will be released later tonight.  These are best guesses based on a number of factors.

New Mexico Bowl; Albuquerque, New Mexico, December 17th, 2 pm, ESPN

Air Force vs. Missouri

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; Boise, Idaho; December 17th, 5:30 pm, ESPN

Utah State* vs. Toledo

New Orleans Bowl; New Orleans, Louisiana; December 17th, 9 pm, ESPN

Tulsa vs. Louisiana-Lafayette*

Beef O’Brady’s Bowl; St. Petersburg, Florida; December 20th, 8 pm, ESPN

Pittsburgh vs. Florida International*

Poinsettia Bowl; San Diego, California; December 21st, 8 pm, ESPN

San Diego State vs. Louisiana Tech*

Maaco Bowl; Las Vegas, Nevada; December 22nd, 8 pm, ESPN

Boise State vs. Utah

Hawaii Bowl; Honolulu, Hawaii; December 24th, 8 pm, ESPN

Marshall vs. Nevada

Independence Bowl; Shreveport, Louisiana; December 26th, 5 pm, ESPN2

North Carolina vs. Wyoming

Little Caesars Bowl; Detroit, Michigan, December 27th, 4:30 pm, ESPN

Purdue vs. Northern Illinois

Belk Bowl; Charlotte, North Carolina; December 27th, 8 pm, ESPN

Georgia Tech vs. Cincinnati

Military Bowl; Washington D.C.; December 28th, 4:30 pm, ESPN

Wake Forest vs. Temple

Holiday Bowl; San Diego, California; December 28th, 8 pm, ESPN

Texas vs. Washington

Champs Sports Bowl; Orlando, Florida; December 29th, 5:30 pm, ESPN

Florida State vs. Notre Dame

Alamo Bowl; San Antonio, Texas; December 29th, 9 pm, ESPN

Baylor vs. California

Armed Forces; Fort Worth, Texas; December 30th, 12 pm, ESPN

Houston vs. BYU*

Pinstripe Bowl; New York, New York; December 30th, 3:20 pm, ESPN

Rutgers vs. Iowa State

Music City Bowl; Nashville, Tennessee; December 30th, 6:40 pm, ESPN

North Carolina State vs. Vanderbilt

Insight Bowl; Tempe, Arizona; December 30th, 10 pm, ESPN

Oklahoma vs. Iowa

Meineke Car Care of Texas Bowl; Houston, Texas; December 31st, 12 pm, ESPN

Texas A&M vs. Ohio State

Sun Bowl; El Paso, Texas; December 31st, 2 pm, CBS

Arizona State vs. Virginia

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl; San Francisco, California; December 31st, 3:30 pm, ESPN

UCLA vs. Illinois

Liberty Bowl; Memphis, Tennessee; December 31st, 3:30 pm, ABC

Southern Miss vs. Mississippi State

Chick-fil-A Bowl; Atlanta, Georgia; December 31st, 7:30 pm, ESPN

Virginia Tech vs. Florida

TicketCity Bowl; Dallas, Texas; January 2nd, 12 pm, ESPNU

Northwestern vs. SMU

Capital One Bowl; Orlando, Florida; January 2nd, 1 pm, ESPN

Michigan State vs. South Carolina

Gator Bowl; Jacksonville, Florida; January 2nd, 1 pm, ESPN2

Auburn vs. Penn State

Outback Bowl; Tampa, Florida; January 2nd, 1 pm, ABC

Nebraska vs. Georgia

Cotton Bowl; Arlington, Texas; January 6th, 8 pm, FOX

Kansas State vs. Arkansas

BBVA Compass Bowl; Birmingham, Alabama; January 7th, 1 pm, ESPN

Louisville vs. Western Kentucky

GoDaddy.com Bowl; Mobile, Alabama; January 8th, 9 pm, ESPN

Arkansas State* vs. Ohio

BCS Games:

Rose Bowl; Pasadena, California; January 2nd, 5 pm, ESPN

Oregon vs. Wisconsin

Fiesta Bowl; Glendale, Arizona; January 2nd, 8:30 pm, ESPN

Oklahoma State vs. Stanford

Sugar Bowl; New Orleans, Louisiana; January 3rd, 8:30 pm, ESPN

Michigan vs. TCU

Orange Bowl; Miami, Florida; January 4th, 8 pm, ESPN

Clemson vs. West Virginia

BCS National Championship Game; New Orleans, Louisiana; January 9th, 8:30 pm, ESPN

LSU vs. Alabama

*Indicates school already accepted bowl