2008 Preseason Bowl Predictions

BCS Bowls
BCS Championship Game: Florida vs. USC
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Penn St
Rose Bowl: Ohio St vs. Texas Tech
Sugar Bowl: Auburn vs. South Florida
Orange Bowl: Clemson vs. West Virginia


Other Bowls
Cotton Bowl: Missouri vs. LSU
Liberty Bowl: East Carolina vs. Alabama
Capital One: Wisconsin vs. Georgia
Gator Bowl: Florida St vs. Notre Dame
Outback Bowl: Michigan vs. Tennessee
Insight Bowl: Northwestern vs. Colorado
Chik-Fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina
Sun Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Arizona St
Music City Bowl: Miami vs. Mississippi St
Armed Forces Bowl: Southern Miss vs. TCU
Holiday Bowl: Texas vs. Oregon
Texas Bowl: Oklahoma St vs. Houston
Humanitarian Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Boise St
Alamo Bowl: Nebraska vs. Iowa
Papajohns.com Bowl: Louisville vs. Kentucky
Independence Bowl: Kansas vs. Troy**
Emerald Bowl: Boston College vs. Indiana**
Champs Sports Bowl: North Carolina vs. Michigan St
Car Care Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Cincinnati
Motor City Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Illinois
Hawaii Bowl: UCLA vs. Fresno St
Poinsettia Bowl: Utah vs. Miami (OH)
New Orleans Bowl: Memphis vs. FAU
Congressional Bowl: Maryland vs. Buffalo
Las Vegas Bowl: BYU vs. California
St. Petersburg Bowl: UCF vs. Connecticut
New Mexico Bowl: UNLV vs. Nevada
GMAC Bowl: Tulsa vs. Ball St
International Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Pittsburgh


Conference Championship Games
ACC: Clemson vs. Virginia Tech
Big XII: Oklahoma vs. Missouri
C-USA: East Carolina vs. Tulsa
MAC: Central Michigan vs. Bowling Green
SEC: Florida vs. Auburn



** Edited on September 9, 2008:
Thanks to an astute reader for pointing out that I had Northwestern in two bowls. Originally, I had Northwestern as an at-large invite to the Independence Bowl. Then the Sun Belt signed an agreement to be the alternate for the Independence Bowl. So Troy leaves the Emerald Bowl to fulfill the Independence Bowl spot with no SEC team projected to be available. Before the season, I re-evaluated Northwestern and put them in the Insight Bowl, but accidently left them in the Independence Bowl. I have Indiana projected to be an at-large in the Emerald Bowl, with no Pac-10 representative projected. The post above is updated to reflect these corrections.