College football bowl projections: A look at the non-BCS bowls

January 01, 2013; Orlando, FL, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach is interviewed by ESPN reporter Samantha Steele as he accepts the trophy following the Capital One bowl at The Citrus Bowl. Georgia defeated Nebraska 45-31. Mandatory Credit: Brad Barr-USA TODAY Sports /

While we are all aware of the current BCS standings, there are still plenty of bowl games out there that are up for grabs. There are still a few weeks left in the season so things can be shaken up, but as it currently stands there are some exciting match ups that could take place.

Whether it be Michigan State vs. Missouri, Wisconsin vs. Texas A&M, UCLA vs. Oklahoma or Miami vs. Georgia, there are plenty of intriguing games we could get to witness during bowl season.

Is your favorite team currently in the mix?

Here is a look at the current projections for the non-BCS bowls, via CBS Sports:

NON-BCS GAMES
BOWL	DATE	LOCATION	MATCHUP	PREDICTION
GoDaddy.com	Jan. 5	Mobile, Ala.	MAC vs. Sun Belt No. 2	Ball State vs. W. Kentucky
BBVA Compass	Jan. 4	Birmingham, Ala.	SEC No. 8/9 vs. American No. 5/C-USA	Vanderbilt vs. Cincinnati
Cotton	Jan. 3	Arlington, Tex.	Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC	Oklahoma State vs. LSU
Outback	Jan. 1	Tampa, Fla.	Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC	Michigan State vs. Missouri
Capital One	Jan. 1	Orlando, Fla.	Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2	Wisconsin vs. Texas A&M
Heart of Dallas	Jan. 1	Dallas, Tex.	Big Ten No. 7 vs. C-USA	Iowa vs. Rice
Gator	Jan. 1	Jacksonville, Fla.	Big Ten No. 4/5 vs. SEC No. 6	Michigan vs. Auburn
Chick-fil-A	Dec. 31	Atlanta, Ga.	ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 5	Miami (FL) vs. Georgia
Liberty	Dec. 31	Memphis, Tenn.	C-USA No. 1 vs. American/SEC No. 8/9	Marshall vs. Tennessee
Sun	Dec. 31	El Paso, Tex.	ACC No. 4 vs. Pac-12 No. 4	North Carolina vs. Washington
Independence	Dec. 31	Shreveport, La.	SEC No. 10 vs. ACC No. 7	Notre Dame* vs. Duke
Holiday	Dec. 30	San Diego, Calif.	Pac-12 No. 3 vs. Big 12 No. 5	Arizona State vs. Texas
Alamo	Dec. 30	San Antonio, Tex.	Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac-12 No. 2	Oklahoma vs. UCLA
Music City	Dec. 30	Nashville, Tenn.	ACC No. 6 vs. SEC No. 7	Maryland vs. Ole Miss
Armed Forces	Dec. 30	Fort Worth, Tex.	MWC vs. Navy	San Diego State vs. Navy
Buffalo Wild Wings	Dec. 28	Phoenix, Ariz.	Big 12 No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4/5	Texas Tech vs. Nebraska
Russell Athletic	Dec. 28	Orlando, Fla.	American No. 2 vs. ACC No. 3	Louisville vs. Virginia Tech
Belk	Dec. 28	Charlotte, N.C.	American No. 3 vs. ACC No. 5	Houston vs. Georgia Tech
Pinstripe	Dec. 28	New York, N.Y.	Big 12 No. 7 vs. American No. 4	West Virginia vs. Rutgers
Fight Hunger	Dec. 27	San Francisco, Calif.	Pac-12 No. 6 vs. BYU	USC vs. BYU
Texas	Dec. 27	Houston, Tex.	Big 12 No. 6 vs. Big Ten No. 6	Kansas State vs. Minnesota
Military	Dec. 27	Washington, D.C.	ACC No. 8 vs. C-USA	Syracuse vs. North Texas
Poinsettia	Dec. 26	San Diego, Calif.	MWC No. 2 vs. Army	Boise State vs. Toledo*
Little Caesars	Dec. 26	Detroit, Mich.	MAC vs. Big Ten No. 8	N. Illinois vs. Troy*
Hawaii	Dec. 24	Honolulu, Hawaii	MWC vs. C-USA	Colorado State vs. Middle Tenn.
Beef O’Brady’s	Dec. 23	St. Petersburg, Fla.	American No. 6 vs. C-USA	Buffalo* vs. East Carolina
New Orleans	Dec. 21	New Orleans, La.	Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA	La.-Lafayette vs. Tulane
Famous Idaho Potato	Dec. 21	Boise, Idaho	MAC No. 3 vs. MWC	Bowling Green vs. Arkansas State*
Las Vegas	Dec. 21	Las Vegas, Nev.	MWC No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No. 5	Utah State vs. Arizona
New Mexico	Dec. 21	Albuquerque, N.M.	MWC No. 4/5 vs. Pac-12 No. 7	San Jose State vs. Oregon State

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