Bowl Projections: Kansas State in unique spot

John Tamanaha

With three more weeks remaining in college football's regular season, here are CFT's 2009-10 bowl projections.

Due to its 38-12 loss at home to Missouri this past weekend, you won't find Kansas State (6-5 overall, 4-5 vs. FBS teams, 4-3 in Big 12 play) in here anywhere. But amazingly enough, the Wildcats would be a Texas-sized upset away from a BCS fiesta if they can beat Nebraska on Saturday in Lincoln.

The Big Ten Conference, which recently received a hefty $4.5 million gift from USC via Stanford, certainly hopes K-State doesn't pull it off.

Click HERE for a "who's who" of bowl eligibility.

(Updated through Nov. 20 games; teams in italics have accepted bid)

BCS Bowls
Bowl Championship Series Title Game
Jan. 7, Pasadena, Calif.
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Projection: Alabama vs. Texas
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Orange Bowl
Jan. 5, Miami Gardens, Fla.
BCS vs. BCS (ACC champion if available)
Projection: Georgia Tech vs. Cincinnati
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Fiesta Bowl
Jan. 4, Glendale, Ariz.
BCS vs. BCS (Big 12 champion if available)
Projection: TCU vs. Iowa
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Sugar Bowl
Jan. 1, New Orleans
BCS vs. BCS (SEC champion if available)
Projection: Florida vs. Boise State
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Rose Bowl
Jan. 1, Pasadena, Calif.
BCS (Big Ten champion if available) vs. BCS (Pac-10 champion if available)
Projection: Ohio State vs. Oregon
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Other Bowls
GMAC Bowl
Jan. 6, Mobile, Ala.
ACC No. 9 vs. MAC No. 2
Projection: Middle Tennessee State* vs. Northern Illinois
(*no eligible ACC team available)
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Alamo Bowl
Jan. 2, San Antonio
Big Ten No. 4-5 vs. Big 12 No. 4-5
Projection: Northwestern vs. Oklahoma State
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Papajohns.com Bowl
Jan. 2, Birmingham, Ala.
Big East No. 5 (or Sun Belt if none eligible) vs. SEC No. 9
Projection: West Virginia vs. Kentucky
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Cotton Bowl
Jan. 2, Arlington, Texas
Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3-4 (West preference)
Projection: Nebraska vs. Mississippi
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International Bowl
Jan. 2, Toronto
Big East No. 4 vs. MAC No. 3
Projection: Rutgers vs. Temple (within the last seven years, both teams have had a 1-11 season)
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Liberty Bowl
Jan. 2, Memphis, Tenn.
C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6-7
Projection: Houston vs. South Carolina
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Gator Bowl
Jan. 1, Jacksonville, Fla.
ACC No. 3 vs. Big East No. 2, Big 12 No. 4, or Notre Dame
Projection: Miami (Fla.) vs. Notre Dame (despite a pair of losses, we're still on)
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Capital One Bowl
Jan. 1, Orlando, Fla.
Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Projection: Penn State vs. LSU
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Outback Bowl
Jan. 1, Tampa, Fla.
Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3-4 (East preference)
Projection: Wisconsin vs. Georgia
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Chick-fil-A Bowl
Dec. 31, Atlanta
ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 5
Projection: Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee
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Insight Bowl
Dec. 31, Tempe, Ariz.
Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6
Projection: Minnesota vs. Missouri
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