2012-2013 BCS Bowl Projections/Scenarios

BCS National Championship Game

                1. #1 Notre Dame

                2. SEC Champion (#2 Alabama/#3 Georgia)

Rose Bowl

                1. Big Ten Champion (#12 Nebraska/Wisconsin)

                2. Pac-12 Champion (#8 Stanford/#16 UCLA)

Fiesta Bowl

                1. Big 12 Champion (#6 Kansas State/#11 Oklahoma)      

                2. BCS at-large

Orange Bowl

                1. ACC Champion (#13 Florida State/North Carolina)

                2. BCS at-large

Sugar Bowl

                1. BCS at-large

                2. BCS at-large

BCS AQ bids:

ACC Champion (#13 Florida State/North Carolina)

Big 12 Champion (#6 Kansas State/#11 Oklahoma)

Big East Champion (Rutgers/Louisville)

Big Ten Champion (#12 Nebraska/Wisconsin)

Pac-12 Champion (#8 Stanford/#16 UCLA)

SEC Champion (#2 Alabama/#3 Georgia)

Scenarios for BCS at-large bids:

#4 Florida: Needs to finish ahead of SEC Championship Game loser in final BCS Rankings

#5 Oregon: Needs Stanford victory in Pac-12 Championship Game

#11 Oklahoma: Beat TCU and/or Kansas State loss

#14 Clemson: Needs to finish 14th in final BCS Rankings and a Florida State victory in ACC Championship Game

#15 Oregon State: Needs to finish 14th in final BCS Rankings and Week 14 victory

Mid-American Champion (#17 Kent State/#21 Northern Illinois): Needs to finish 16th and ahead of Big East Champion in final BCS Rankings

Key Week 14 Games (All Times Central):

Louisville at Rutgers (Thursday 6:30pm)

Mid-American Championship Game (Friday 6pm)

Pac-12 Championship Game (Friday 7pm)

Oklahoma at TCU (Saturday 11am)

Nicholls State at Oregon State (Saturday 1:30pm)

SEC Championship Game (Saturday 3pm)

Texas at Kansas State (Saturday 7pm)

ACC Championship Game (Saturday 7pm)

Big Ten Championship Game (Saturday 7:17pm)