Monday, November 24, 2008

BCS outlook: The skies clear

A mix of forecast and "If it were played today" below, but first the conference-by-conference look...

The ACC: Florida State and Georgia Tech are done with the conference schedule, with their in-state SEC rivalry games up this week. That still leaves tiebreaker possibilities out there for conference title game, and Boston College has a good chance to make it.

The Big East: Cincinnati broke Pittsburgh's back Saturday night and faces the Irish-beating Syracuse Orange this weekend. Only a Bearcat loss (and two wins by West Virginia) can keep them out of the BCS.

The Big 12: Possible monkey wrench for Oklahoma? The Bedlam Bowl this weekend.

Everything looks roses for Oregon State, unless they get surprised at the Civil War.

Utah pounded BYU, pretty much sealing a BCS berth.

The matchups today:
BCS Championship: Alabama-Texas
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma-USC
Sugar Bowl: Florida-Utah
Orange Bowl: Florida State-Cincinnati
Rose Bowl: Oregon State-Penn State

My actual prediction:
BCS Championship: Florida-Oklahoma
Fiesta Bowl: Texas-USC
Sugar Bowl: Alabama-Cincinnati
Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech-Utah
Rose Bowl: Oregon State-Penn State

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