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Nov
ESPN’s Early College Football Bowl Predictions
Deja Vu for the Gamecocks? And apparently ESPN’s expecting quite a few things to change before the season’s out..neither Alabama or Texas Tech are playing in the National Championship…
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowlprojection?season=2008
| Bowl (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 |
| 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)
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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)
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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)
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TCU vs. Oregon | TCU vs. Oregon |
| St. Petersburg (Big East vs. C-USA)
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South Florida vs. East Carolina | Cincinnati vs. UTEP |
| New Mexico (WAC vs. Mountain West)
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San Jose State vs. Brigham Young | Rutgers vs. Air Force |
