John Rohde’s bowl projections
| EagleBank | Washington D.C. | Dec. 20, 10 a.m. | Navy vs. Virginia |
| Noteworthy: The first sanctioned bowl in Washington, D.C., history. Here’s hoping it’s the last. | |||
| New Mexico | Albuquerque, N.M. | Dec. 20, 1:30 p.m. | San Jose State vs. Northern Illinois |
| Noteworthy: Two solid defensive units meet – No. 26 and No. 34 nationally. | |||
| St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Fla. | Dec. 20, 3:30 p.m. | South Florida vs. Louisiana Tech |
| Noteworthy: Disappointing season for Bulls still rewarded with local bowl. | |||
| Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Dec. 20, 7 p.m. | TCU vs. Arizona |
| Noteworthy: The Horned Frogs get to face two more coaches with the last name of Stoops. | |||
| R&L Carriers | New Orleans | Dec. 21, 7:15 p.m. | Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic |
| Noteworthy: Howard Schnellenberger still needs one more win to qualify. | |||
| Poinsettia | San Diego | Dec. 23, 7 p.m. | Nevada vs. BYU |
| Noteworthy: Wolfpack has nation’s No. 1 rush offense and No. 2 rush defense vs. No. 7 pass offense. | |||
| Hawaii | Honolulu | Dec. 24, 7 p.m. | Hawaii vs. Buffalo |
| Noteworthy: Could be Turner Gill’s final game for Buffalo. He will move onward and upward. | |||
| Motor City | Detroit | Dec. 26, 7 p.m. | Central Michigan vs. Wisconsin |
| Noteworthy: One team really wants to be here, and one team that really doesn’t. | |||
| Meineke Car Care | Charlotte, N.C. | Dec. 27, noon | Pittsburgh vs. Maryland |
| Noteworthy: A surprisingly good matchup for such a lousy bowl. | |||
| Champs Sports | Orlando | Dec. 27, 3:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech vs. Iowa |
| Noteworthy: The Hokies aren’t as stout as they used to be. Iowa upset unbeaten Penn State. | |||
| Emerald | San Francisco | Dec. 27, 7 p.m. | Stanford vs. Miami |
| Noteworthy: Another surprisingly good matchup for such a lousy bowl. | |||
| Independence | Shreveport, La. | Dec. 28, 7:15 p.m. | Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Illinois |
| Noteworthy: Huskies qualified with big win earlier this week. | |||
| PapaJohns.com | Birmingham, Ala. | Dec. 29, 2 p.m. | West Virginia vs. Troy |
| Noteworthy: Why isn’t this bowl played at Papa Johns Stadium in Louisville? Just wondering. | |||
| Alamo | San Antonio | Dec. 29, 7 p.m. | Northwestern vs. Missouri |
| Noteworthy: Chase Daniel returns to the stadium where he had temper tantrums against Oklahoma. | |||
| Humanitarian | Boise, Idaho | Dec. 30, 3:30 p.m. | Boise State vs. Boston College |
| Noteworthy: Blame Pac-10 champ Oregon State for not allowing Boise State to get BCS bid. | |||
| Texas | Houston | Dec. 30, 7 p.m. | Rutgers vs. East Carolina |
| Noteworthy: An estimated 50,000 empty seats are expected to show up for this one at Reliant Stadium. | |||
| Holiday | San Diego | Dec. 30, 7 p.m. | Oregon vs. Oklahoma State |
Noteworthy: On 20{+t}{+h} anniversary of its last appearance there, OSU again brings a high-powered offense.
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