Week 12 Bowl Projections

December's approaching and that means it's time for the annual onslaught of fun (and not-so-fun) bowl matchups. But who's going where? 

BCS Championship Game
LSU vs. Alabama
It almost seems to be an unavoidable certainty at this point. Alabama just has to take care of Auburn in the Iron Bowl and LSU should be set with a split of its final two.

Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma State vs. Stanford
The Cowboys may have blown their BCS title shot with the shocking loss to Iowa State but a win in Bedlam will still give them a Big 12 Championship and trip to Glendale. Stanford and Andrew Luck will be a good bet to go here, with the Fiesta choosing the first at-large after the Sugar replaces its lost SEC champion.
 
Sugar Bowl
Michigan vs. Houston
Some will gripe about Michigan getting selected over a Michigan State team to which it lost. The Wolverines will be a more appealing selection though for the Sugar Bowl. Watch out for Notre Dame to also be a possibility here if it beats Stanford Saturday. Houston is in line to be the automatic non-AQ one of the bowls must choose. 

Orange Bowl
Virginia Tech vs. Louisville
Organizers of the Orange Bowl have to be rooting for the idea of no more non-automatic qualifiers to BCS games, as this game has gotten some clunker matchups over the years with the Big East as a tie-in. Virginia Tech's now in position to take the ACC and Louisville, yes Louisville, can win the Big East with a win and a little help from Cincinnati. 

Rose Bowl 
Oregon vs. Michigan State
Despite its loss to USC, the Ducks can still culminate their season in Pasadena. Right now, Michigan State is the best of the Big 10 but they'll have to win in Indy to get this spot.

Other Bowls

*Bold accepted bids
Go Daddy.com           Northern Illinois vs. Arkansas St.
BBVA Compass           Miss St. vs. Pittsburgh
Cotton                      Kansas St. vs. Georgia
Gator  Iowa vs. Florida Capitol One  Wisconsin vs. Arkansas Outback  Nebraska vs. South Carolina TicketCity  Purdue vs. Iowa St Chick-Fil-A  Florida State vs. Auburn Kraft Fight Hunger  Cal vs. Temple Liberty  Southern Miss vs. Cincinnati Sun  Virginia vs. Arizona St Meineke Car Care  Penn State vs. Texas Insight  Ohio State vs. Baylor Music City  Tennessee vs. Wake Forest Pinstripe  Missouri vs. Rutgers Armed Forces  SMU vs. BYU Alamo  Oklahoma vs. Utah Champs Sports  Clemson vs. Notre Dame  Holiday  Texas A&M vs. Washington Military  NC State vs. Air Force Belk  Georgia Tech vs. West Virginia Little Caesars  Northwestern vs. Ohio Indpendence  North Carolina vs. Wyoming Hawaii  Tulsa vs. Hawaii MAACO Las Vegas  UCLA vs. TCU Poinsettia  Boise St vs. Louisiana Tech Beef 'O' Brady's  East Carolina vs. Syracuse New Orleans  UL Lafayette vs. Western Michigan Famous Idaho Potato  Nevada vs. Toledo New Mexico  UTEP vs. San Diego State