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																| Bowls | Week 1 (Oct. 14) | Week 2 (Oct. 21) | Week 3 (Oct. 28) | Week 4 (Nov. 4) | Week 5 (Nov. 11) | Week 6 (Nov. 18) | Week 7 (Nov. 25) |  
								| New Mexico Bowl6 | UCLA | New Mexico | UCLA | New Mexico | Oregon 
								State | New Mexico | Arizona 
								State | Nevada | Arizona | Nevada | Arizona | Nevada | Arizona | Nevada** |  
								| Potato Bowl | Louisiana Tech | Kent State | Louisiana Tech | Northern Illinois | Louisiana Tech | Northern Illinois | Louisiana Tech | Kent State | Louisiana Tech | Northern Illinois | Utah State | Ball State | Utah State** | Toledo |  
								| Poinsettia Bowl | BYU | Air Force | BYU | Nevada | BYU | San Diego State | BYU | San Diego State | BYU** | San Diego State | BYU** | San Diego State | BYU** | San Diego State** |  
								| Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl1,6 | W. 
								Kentucky? | Ball State? | Louisiana-Lafayette? | Toledo? | Arkansas State? | Syracuse | UL-Lafayette? | BGSU? | UL-Monroe? | Toledo? | Central Florida | UL-Monroe? | East Carolina | Pittsburgh |  
								| New Orleans Bowl | Utah State? | UL-Lafayette | Southern Methodist | Louisiana-Monroe | Marshall | Lousiana-Monroe | East Carolina | Arkansas State | Houston | Arkansas State | East Carolina | UL-Lafayette | Rice | UL-Lafayette** |  
								| Las Vegas Bowl | Arizona | Nevada | Washington | Boise State | Arizona | Air Force | UCLA | Boise State | UCLA | Boise State | Washington | Boise State | Washington | Boise State |  
								| Hawaii Bowl | East 
								Carolina | Fresno State | East 
								Carolina | San Diego State | East 
								Carolina | Fresno State | Houston | Air Force | East 
								Carolina | Air Force | Ohio? | Fresno State | Southern 
								Methodist* | Fresno State |  
								| Little Caesars Pizza Bowl | MTSU? | Ohio | MTSU? | Ohio | UL-Lafayette? | Kent State | Western Kentucky? | Northern Illinois | Western Kentucky? | Kent State | San Jose State? | Kent State | MTSU? | Northern Illinois |  
								| Military Bowl7 | San Jose 
								State? | San Diego State? | UTSA?? | Ball State? | Utah 
								State? | BGSU? | San Jose 
								State? | Ball State? | Bowling 
								Green? | San Jose State? | Western 
								Kentucky? | Central Michigan? | Ball 
								State? | San Jose State? |  
								| Belk Bowl | Miami | Rutgers | Georgia 
								Tech | Cincinnati | Virginia 
								Tech | Rutgers | Georgia 
								Tech | Rutgers | Georgia 
								Tech | Rutgers | Duke | Cincinnati | Duke | Louisville |  
								| Holiday Bowl | Stanford | Baylor | Stanford | Oklahoma State | Southern 
								California | West Virginia | Southern 
								California | West Virginia | Southern 
								California | West Virginia | Oregon State | West Virginia | Oregon 
								State | West Virginia |  
								| Independence Bowl | Duke?? | UTSA?? | Duke | Fresno State? | Duke | UCLA? | Arizona? | Utah State? | Arizona 
								State? | Utah State? | Baylor? | UTSA?? | Louisiana Tech? | Western Kentucky? |  
								| Russell 
								Athletic Bowl | Louisville | NC State | Louisville | North Carolina State | Cincinnati | Miami | Cincinnati | North Carolina State | Cincinnati | Miami | Rutgers | NC State | Cincinnati | North Carolina State |  
								| Car Care 
								Bowl | Oklahoma State | Michigan State | San Jose State? | Michigan State | Texas Christian | Iowa | Texas Christian | Minnesota | Texas Christian | Minnesota | TCU | Minnesota | Texas Christian | Minnesota |  
								| Armed Forces Bowl | Houston | Boise State | Houston | Air Force | Southern 
								Methodist | Nevada | Southern 
								Methodist | Fresno State | Southern 
								Methodist | Fresno State | BGSU? | Air Force* | Tulsa | Air Force* |  
								| Pinstripe Bowl | TCU | Connecticut | Utah 
								State? | Pittsburgh | Iowa 
								State | Pittsburgh | Iowa 
								State | Syracuse | Central 
								Michigan? | Syracuse | Iowa 
								State | Syracuse | Iowa 
								State | Syracuse |  
								| Fight Hunger Bowl | Washington | Navy | Arizona State | Navy | Washington | Navy | Washington | Navy** | Washington | Navy** | Arizona State | Navy** | Arizona State | Navy** |  
								| Alamo Bowl | Oregon 
								State | Kansas State | Oregon 
								State | Texas Tech | Stanford | Texas | Stanford | Texas Tech | Stanford | Oklahoma State | UCLA | Oklahoma State | UCLA | Oklahoma State |  
								| Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl | Texas 
								Tech | Northwestern | West 
								Virginia | Iowa | Oklahoma 
								State | Michigan State | Oklahoma 
								State | Michigan State | Texas 
								Tech | Michigan State | Texas 
								Tech | Michigan State | Texas 
								Tech | Michigan State |  
								| Music City Bowl | Tennessee | Georgia Tech | Vanderbilt | Virginia Tech | Vanderbilt | Georgia Tech | Vanderbilt | Duke | Vanderbilt | Duke | Vanderbilt | Virginia Tech | Vanderbilt | Virginia Tech |  
								| Sun Bowl | Virginia Tech | Arizona State | Miami | Arizona | NC State | Arizona State | Virginia Tech | Oregon State | Virginia Tech | Oregon State | Georgia Tech | Southern California | Georgia Tech | Southern California |  
								| Liberty Bowl | Central Florida | Vanderbilt | Central Florida | Tennessee | Central Florida | Tennessee | Central Florida | Tennessee | Central Florida | Missouri | Tulsa | Louisiana Tech? | Central Florida | UL-Monroe? |  
								| Chick-fil-a^ Bowl | Clemson | LSU | Clemson | Texas A&M | Clemson | Texas A&M | Miami | Texas A&M | NC State | Louisiana State | Clemson | Mississippi State | Clemson | Georgia |  
								| Gator Bowl | Iowa | Mississippi State | Northwestern | Mississippi State | Northwestern | Mississippi State | Northwestern | Mississippi State | Northwestern | Mississippi State | Northwestern | South Carolina | Wisconsin | Mississippi State |  
								| Heart 
								of Dallas Bowl2,6 | Tulsa | Purdue | Tulsa | Minnesota | Tulsa | Minnesota | Tulsa | Toledo? | Tulsa | Purdue | Rice | Purdue | Baylor? | Purdue |  
								| Capital One Bowl | South Carolina | Wisconsin | Georgia | Wisconsin | Georgia | Michigan | Georgia | Michigan | Georgia | Michigan | Georgia | Michigan | Texas A&M | Michigan |  
								| Outback Bowl | Nebraska | Georgia | Nebraska | South Carolina | Wisconsin | South Carolina | Wisconsin | South Carolina | Wisconsin | South Carolina | Wisconsin | Florida | Northwestern | South Carolina |  
								| Rose Bowl | Michigan | Southern Cal | Michigan | Southern Cal | Nebraska | Oklahoma | Nebraska | Oklahoma | Nebraska | Notre Dame | Nebraska | Stanford | Nebraska | Stanford |  
								| Orange Bowl | Florida State | Cincinnati | Florida State | Rutgers | Florida State | Boise State | Florida State | Louisville | Florida State | Louisville | Florida State | Louisville | Florida State | Rutgers |  
								| Sugar Bowl | Notre Dame | West Virginia | Florida | Oklahoma | Florida | Louisville | Florida | Clemson | Alabama | Clemson | Texas A&M | Oklahoma | Florida | Oklahoma |  
								| Fiesta Bowl | Oklahoma | Florida | Kansas State | Notre Dame | Kansas State | Notre Dame | Kansas State | Notre Dame | Oklahoma | Florida | Kansas State | Oregon | Kansas State | Oregon |  
								| Cotton Bowl | Texas | Texas A&M | Texas | LSU | Texas Tech | Louisiana State | Texas | Louisiana State | Texas | Texas A&M | Texas | Louisiana State | Texas | Louisiana State |  
								| BBVA Compass Bowl1,6 | Mississippi | Bowling Green? | BGSU? | Arkansas State? | MTSU? | Toledo? | MTSU? | Pitsburgh | UL-Lafayette? | Ball State? | MTSU? | Toledo? | Mississippi | Ohio? |  
								| GoDaddy.com Bowl | UL-Monroe | Toledo | Western Kentucky | Kent State | Western Kentucky | Ohio | Louisiana-Monroe | Ohio | MTSU | Ohio | Arkansas State | Northern Illinois | Arkansas State | Kent State |  
								| BCS Championship Game | Alabama | Oregon | Alabama | Oregon | Alabama | Oregon | Alabama | Oregon | Oregon | Kansas State | Notre Dame | Alabama | Notre Dame | Alabama |  |