12/05/2011 - 2011-2012 College Football Bowl Schedule

SCHEDULE

GAME
SITE
PER TEAM PAY-OUT

DATE
TIME
TV

PRIMARY
CHOICES
(as of 6/17/11)

PAIRINGS
(Click link for team picks, results)

New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
$750,000

12/17/11
2:00pm
ESPN

MWC #4 or #5
vs.
PAC-12 #7 (at-large)

Wyoming (8-4)
vs.
Temple (8-4)

Famous Idaho Potato
Boise, ID
$750,000

12/17/11
5:30pm
ESPN

WAC #1 or #2
vs.
MAC #3

Utah State (7-5)
vs.
Ohio (9-4)

New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
$500,000

12/17/11
9:00pm
ESPN

Sun Belt #1
vs.
CUSA #5

Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4)
vs.
San Diego State (8-4)

Beef 'O' Brady's
St. Petersburg, FL
$500,000

12/20/11
8:00pm
ESPN

Big East #6 (at-large)
vs.
CUSA #4

FIU (8-4)
vs.
Marshall (6-6)

Poinsettia
San Diego, CA
$500,000

12/21/11
8:00pm
ESPN

MWC #2
vs.
WAC

TCU (10-2)
vs.
Louisiana Tech (8-4)

MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
$1,100,000

12/22/11
8:00pm
ESPN

MWC #1
vs.
PAC-12 #5

Boise State (11-1)
vs.
Arizona State (6-6)

Hawai'i
Honolulu, HI
$750,000

12/24/11
8:00pm
ESPN

CUSA #2
vs.
Hawaii or WAC #3

Southern Miss (11-2)
vs.
Nevada (7-5)

Independence
Shreveport, LA
$1,150,000

12/26/11
5:00pm
ESPN-2

MWC #3
vs.
ACC #7

Missouri (7-5)
vs.
North Carolina (7-5)

Little Caesars Pizza
Detroit, MI
$750,000

12/27/11
4:30pm
ESPN

MAC #2
vs.
Big 10 #8

Western Michigan (7-5)
vs.
Purdue (6-6)

Belk
Charlotte, NC
$1,700,000

12/27/11
8:00pm
ESPN

Big East #3
vs.
ACC #5

Louisville (7-5)
vs.
N. C. State (7-5)

Military Bowl
Washington, DC
$862,500

12/28/11
4:30pm
ESPN

ACC #8 (at-large)
vs.
Navy or at-large

Toledo (8-4)
vs.
Air Force (7-5)

Holiday
San Diego, CA
$2,150,000

12/28/11
8:00pm
ESPN

Big 12 #5
vs.
PAC-12 #3

Texas (7-5)
vs.
California (7-5)

Champs Sports
Orlando, FL
$2,325,000

12/29/11
5:30pm
ESPN

Big East #2
vs.
ACC #3

Florida State (8-4)
vs.
Notre Dame (9-3)

Alamo
San Antonio, TX
$3,175,000

12/29/11
9:00pm
ESPN

Big 12 #3
vs.
PAC-12 #2

Baylor (9-3)
vs.
Washington (7-5)

Armed Forces
Ft. Worth, TX
$600,000

12/30/11
Noon
ESPN

CUSA #3
vs.
BYU or MWC #4 or #5

Tulsa (8-4)
vs.
BYU (9-3)

Pinstripe
Bronx, NY
$1,800,000

12/30/11
3:20pm
ESPN

Big East #4
vs.
Big 12 #7 (at-large)

Rutgers (8-4)
vs.
Iowa State (6-6)

Music City
Nashville, TN
$1,837,500

12/30/11
6:40pm
ESPN

ACC #6
vs.
SEC #7

Wake Forest (6-6)
vs.
Mississippi State (6-6)

Insight
Tempe, AZ
$3,350,000

12/30/11
10:00pm
ESPN

Big 10 #4
vs.
Big 12 #4

Iowa (7-5)
vs.
Oklahoma (9-3)

Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
Houston, TX
$1,700,000

12/31/11
Noon
ESPN

Big 10 #6
vs.
Big 12 #6 (at-large)

Northwestern (6-6)
vs.
Texas A&M (6-6)

Sun
El Paso, TX
$2,000,000

12/31/11
2:00pm
CBS

ACC #4
vs.
PAC-12 #4

Georgia Tech (8-4)
vs.
Utah (7-5)

Liberty
Memphis, TN
$1,700,000

12/31/11
3:30pm
ABC

SEC #8
vs.
CUSA #1

Vanderbilt (6-6)
vs.
Cincinnati (9-3)

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
San Francisco, CA
$837,500

12/31/11
3:30pm
ESPN

PAC-12 (at-large)
vs.
Army or ACC (at-large)

UCLA (6-7)
vs.
Illinois (6-6)

Chick-fil-A
Atlanta, GA
$3,967,500 ACC; $2,932,500 SEC

12/31/11
7:30pm
ESPN

ACC #2
vs.
SEC #5

Virginia (8-4)
vs.
Auburn (7-5)

TicketCity Bowl
Dallas, TX
$1,100,000

1/2/12
Noon
ESPN-U

Big 10
vs.
CUSA (at-large)

Penn State (9-3)
vs.
Houston (12-1)

Outback
Tampa, FL
$3,500,000

1/2/12
1:00pm
ABC

SEC #3, or #4
vs.
Big 10 #3

Georgia (10-3)
vs.
Michigan State (10-3)

Capital One
Orlando, FL
$4,600,000

1/2/12
1:00pm
ESPN

Big 10 #2
vs.
SEC #2

Nebraska (9-3)
vs.
South Carolina (10-2)

Gator
Jacksonville, FL
$2,700,000

1/2/12
1:00pm
ESPN-2

Big 10 #4 or #5
vs.
SEC #6

Ohio State (6-6)
vs.
Florida (6-6)

Rose
Pasadena, CA
$17,000,000

1/2/12
5:00pm
ABC

BCS (Big 10 tie-in)
vs.
BCS (PAC-12 tie-in)

Wisconsin (11-2)
vs.
Oregon (11-2)

Fiesta
Glendale, AZ
$17,000,000

1/2/12
8:30pm
ESPN

BCS
vs.
BCS (Big 12 tie-in)

Stanford (11-1)
vs.
Oklahoma State (11-1)

Sugar
New Orleans, LA
$17,000,000

1/3/12
8:30pm
ESPN

BCS
vs.
BCS (SEC tie-in)

Michigan (10-2)
vs.
Virginia Tech (10-2)

Orange
Miami, FL
$17,000,000

1/4/12
8:00pm
ESPN

BCS
vs.
BCS (ACC tie-in)

West Virginia (9-3)
vs.
Clemson (10-3)

Cotton
Arlington, TX
$3,625,000

1/6/12
8:00pm
Fox

SEC #3 or #4
vs.
Big 12 #2

Arkansas (10-2)
vs.
Kansas State (10-2)

BBVA Compass Bowl
Birmingham, AL
$900,000 SEC; $600,000 Big East

1/7/12
1:00pm
ESPN

Big East #5
vs.
SEC #8

Pittsburgh (6-6)
vs.
SMU (7-5)

GoDaddy.com
Mobile, AL
$750,000

1/8/12
9:00pm
ESPN

Sun Belt
vs.
MAC #1

Arkansas State (10-2)
vs.
Northern Illinois (10-3)

BCS Championship
New Orleans, La.
$18,000,000

1/9/12
8:30pm
ESPN

BCS #1
vs.
BCS #2

Alabama (11-1)
vs.
LSU (13-0)

BCS Selection Order: The order of selection for this year's BCS games is Fiesta,

Sugar, Orange. However, the bowls that lose host conference champions to the BCS title

game get to replace those teams before other selections are made.

BCS Selection Procedures.

Notre Dame is eligible for all bowls in which the Big East has a commitment, as well

as the BCS. It also serves as the backup for the Big 12 in the Pinstripe Bowl.

Navy will be invited to the Military Bowl if it qualifies for selection. Navy has secured

similar deals with the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in 2012 and the Armed Forces Bowl in

2013.

Army will be invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl if it qualifies for selection. Army

has secured similar arrangements with the Military Bowl in 2012 and the Poinsettia Bowl

in 2013. For the 2011 season, a 9th bowl-eligible ACC team is next in line to fill either the

PAC-12 or Army's slot, if necessary.

BYU will be invited to the Armed Forces Bowl if it qualifies for selection. The Cougars

have secured similar arrangements with the Poinsettia Bowl in 2012 and the Kraft Fight

Hunger Bowl in 2013.

Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl gets the first pick of MAC teams in 2012, and the second

 pick in 2011 and 2013. The GoDaddy.com Bowl gets the second pick in 2012, and the

first selection in 2011 and 2013.

Sun Belt teams with records of 7-5 or better are next in line to fill the Big 10's slot in the

 Little Caesar's Bowl if the Big 10 does not have an eligible team. The Sun Belt is also the

first backup for any opening in the St. Petersburg Bowl, and has a secondary provisional

agreement for the BBVA Compass Bowl.

Hawaii is automatically invited to the Hawaii Bowl if it has at least 7 wins. Otherwise,

the WAC sends its 3rd-place team.

PAYOUTS: Amounts shown do not necessarily reflect what each school receives. The

 conferences have different methods by which bowl money is divided among its

membership. Some bowl agreements call for higher payouts to one conference than

the other, depending on such factors as which is the "host" conference. Many of the

above payouts are reflective of past actual payouts, while others are published

estimates of anticipated payouts for the current year.