HSN's Bowl Projections

We discussed Iowa's bowl outlook yesterday and concluded the Outback Bowl as the most likely destination for the Hawkeyes. Today we decided to show you how we came to that conclusion and provide a breakdown of every BCS bowl game and the six other bowls that have Big Ten tie-ins. For simplicity sake, we are assuming that Alabama defeats Florida (we may be the only ones) in the SEC Championship, and Oklahoma and Boston College win their conference title games as well. With the ever changing BCS landscape, predicting BCS bowl selections and how they affect non-BCS teams is a difficult task, but keep in mind that no conference can send more than two teams to BCS bowls. Assuming the Big XII, SEC, and Big Ten all send two teams to BCS games, here is how we see the other spots getting filled. BCS National Championship #1 Alabama vs. #2 Oklahoma Rose Bowl Penn State vs. USC Orange Bowl Boston College vs. Cincinnati Sugar Bowl Florida vs. Utah Fiesta Bowl Ohio State vs. Texas Capital One Bowl Michigan State vs. Georgia Outback Bowl IOWA vs. South Carolina Alamo Bowl Northwestern vs. Missouri Champs Sports Bowl Wisconsin vs. Georgia Tech Insight Bowl Minnesota vs. Kansas Motor City Bowl No Bowl Eligible Big Ten Teams Remaining (Thanks Illinois!)