TENTATIVE BOWL LINEUP

Other than the Rose Bowl, opponents for the BCS games are still undetermined. The matchup for the Orange Bowl, which will determine the national championship, apparently will be Oklahoma vs. Florida State or Miami vs. Florida State--with either Miami or Oklahoma dropping into a BCS at-large slot. Oklahoma has the only remaining game among the three, next Saturday in the Big 12 championship game against Kansas State. Next Saturday’s Southeastern Conference championship game winner between Florida and Auburn will get a berth in the Sugar Bowl against a BCS at-large team. Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oregon State and Virginia Tech are leading contenders for BCS at-large berths. The bowl lineup, excluding all-star games, with dates, sites, payouts, times (Pacific) and networks. * indicates tentative berth for team listed in bowl game.

* Dec. 20: MOBILE ALABAMA (payout: $750,000 ) at Mobile, Ala.

TEXAS CHRISTIAN vs. SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. Time: 5 p.m. TV: ESPN2

* Dec. 21: LAS VEGAS (payout: $800,000) at Las Vegas

AIR FORCE or NEVADA LAS VEGAS vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE or SYRACUSE

Time: 5 p.m. TV: ESPN2

* Dec. 24: OAHU (payout: $750,000) at Honolulu

BOSTON COLLEGE or VIRGINIA vs. ARIZONA STATE or OREGON

Time: 5:30 p.m. TV: ESPN

* Dec. 25: ALOHA (payout: $750,000) at Honolulu

BOSTON COLLEGE or VIRGINIA vs. ARIZONA STATE or OREGON

Time: 12:30 p.m. TV: ABC

* Dec. 27: MOTOR CITY (payout: $750,000) at Pontiac, Mich.

MARSHALL or WESTERN MICHIGAN vs. CINCINNATI. Time: 1 p.m. TV: ESPN

* Dec. 27: GALLERYFURNITURE.COM (payout: $750,000) at Houston

* TEXAS TECH vs. EAST CAROLINA. Time: 5 p.m. TV: ESPN2

* Dec. 28: HUMANITARIAN (payout: $750,000) at Boise, Idaho

BOISE STATE vs. FRESNO STATE or TEXAS EL PASO.

Time: 10:30 a.m., TV: ESPN2

* Dec. 28: MUSIC CITY (payout: $750,000) at Nashville, Tenn.

* WEST VIRGINIA vs. * MISSISSIPPI. Time: 1 p.m. TV: ESPN

* Dec. 28: MICRON PC.COM (payout: $750,000) at Miami

MINNESOTA vs. NORTH CAROLINA STATE. Time: 4 p.m., TV: TBS

* Dec. 28: INSIGHT.COM (payout: $750,000) at Phoenix

* PITTSBURGH vs. TEXAS A&M; vs. IOWA STATE. Time: 4:30 p.m. TV: ESPN

* Dec. 29: LIBERTY (payout:$1.25 million) at Memphis, Tenn.

COLORADO STATE vs. LOUISVILLE. Time: 10:30 a.m. TV: ESPN

* Dec. 29: SUN (payout: $1 million) at El Paso, Texas

UCLA vs. WISCONSIN. Time: 11 a.m. TV: CBS

* Dec. 29: PEACH (payout: $1.8 million) at Atlanta

GEORGIA TECH vs. SOUTH CAROLINA. Time: 2 p.m. TV: ESPN

* Dec. 29: HOLIDAY (payout: $1.9 million, at San Diego

* OREGON STATE vs. TEXAS or TEXAS A&M.; Time: 5:30 p.m. TV: ESPN

* Dec. 30: ALAMO (payout: $1.2 million) at San Antonio

KANSAS STATE vs. NORTHWESTERN. Time: 5 p.m. TV: ESPN

* Dec. 31: SILICON VALLEY (payout: $1.2 million) at San Jose

FRESNO STATE or TEXAS EL PASO vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE or SYRACUSE

Time: 3:30 p.m. TV: FSN

* Dec. 31: INDEPENDENCE (payout: $1.1 million) at Shreveport, La.

* IOWA STATE vs. * LOUISIANA STATE. Time: 5 p.m. TV: ESPN

* Jan. 1: OUTBACK (payout: $2 million) at Tampa, Fla.

OHIO STATE vs. AUBURN, FLORIDA or TENNESSEE. Time: 8 a.m. TV: ESPN

* Jan. 1: COTTON (payout: $2.5 million) at Dallas

GEORGIA or TENNESSEE vs. * NEBRASKA. Time: 8 a.m. TV: FOX

* Jan. 1: GATOR (payout: $1.4 million) at Jacksonville, Fla.

* VIRGINIA TECH vs. CLEMSON. Time: 9:30 a.m. TV: NBC

* Jan. 1: CITRUS (payout: $4 million) at Orlando, Fla.

MICHIGAN vs. AUBURN or TENNESSEE. Time: 10 a.m. TV: ABC

* Jan. 1: ROSE (payout: $13.5 million) at Pasadena

PURDUE vs. WASHINGTON. Time: 1:30 p.m. TV: ABC

* Jan. 1: FIESTA (payout: $13.5 million) at Tempe, Ariz.

BCS AT-LARGE vs. BCS AT-LARGE. Time: 5 p.m. TV: ABC

* Jan. 2: SUGAR (payout: $13.5 million) at New Orleans

AUBURN or FLORIDA vs. BCS AT-LARGE. Time: 5 p.m. TV: ABC

* Jan. 3: ORANGE (payout: $11-$13 million) at Miami

BCS NO. 1 vs. BCS NO. 2. Time: 5 p.m. TV: ABC

STANDINGS

PACIFIC 10

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Team Conf Ovrl W L W L *Washington 7 1 10 1 Oregon State 7 1 10 1 Oregon 7 1 9 2 Stanford 4 4 5 6 UCLA 3 5 6 5 Arizona State 3 5 6 5 Arizona 3 5 5 6 USC 2 6 5 7 Wash. State 2 6 4 7 California 2 6 3 8

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ATLANTIC COAST

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Team Conf Ovrl W L W L *Florida State 8 0 11 1 Georgia Tech 6 2 9 2 Clemson 6 2 9 2 Virginia 5 3 6 5 N. Carolina State 4 4 7 4 North Carolina 3 5 6 5 Maryland 3 5 5 6 Wake Forest 1 7 2 9 Duke 0 8 0 11

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BIG EAST

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Team Conf Ovrl W L W L *Miami 7 0 10 1 Virginia Tech 6 1 19 1 Pittsburgh 4 3 7 4 Syracuse 4 3 6 5 West Virginia 3 4 6 5 Boston College 3 4 6 5 Temple 1 6 4 7 Rutgers 0 7 3 8

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BIG 12

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NORTH Conf Ovrl Team W L W L **Kansas State 6 2 10 2 Nebraska 6 2 9 2 Iowa State 5 3 8 3 Colorado 3 5 3 8 Kansas 2 6 4 7 Missouri 2 6 3 8

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SOUTH Conf Ovrl Team W L W L **Oklahoma 8 0 11 0 Texas 7 1 9 2 Texas A&M; 5 3 7 4 Texas Tech 3 5 7 5 Oklahoma State 1 7 3 8 Baylor 0 8 2 9

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BIG WEST

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Team Conf Ovrl W L W L *Boise State 5 0 9 2 Utah State 4 1 5 6 Idaho 3 2 5 6 North Texas 1 4 3 8 New Mexico State 1 4 3 8 Arkansas State 1 4 1 10

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CONFERENCE USA

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Team Conf Ovrl W L W L *Louisville 6 1 9 2 Cincinnati 5 2 7 4 East Carolina 5 2 7 4 S. Mississippi 4 3 7 4 Ala. Birmingham 3 3 7 4 Tulane 3 4 6 5 Memphis 2 5 4 7 Houston 2 5 3 8 Army 1 6 1 9

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BIG TEN

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Team Conf Ovrl W L W L *Purdue 6 2 8 3 Northwestern 6 2 8 3 Michigan 6 2 8 3 Ohio State 5 3 8 3 Wisconsin 4 4 8 4 Minnesota 4 4 6 5 Penn State 4 4 5 7 Iowa 3 5 3 9 Michigan State 2 6 5 6 Illinois 2 6 5 6 Indiana 2 6 3 8

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MID-AMERICAN

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EAST Div Conf Ovrl Team W L W L W L **Marshall 5 1 5 3 6 5 Akron 5 1 5 3 6 5 Ohio 4 2 5 3 7 4 Miami (O.) 4 2 5 3 6 5 Buffalo 2 4 2 6 2 9 Bowling Green 1 5 2 6 2 9 Kent State 0 6 1 7 1 10

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WEST Div Conf Ovrl Team W L W L W L **W. Mich. 4 1 7 1 9 2 Toledo 4 1 6 1 10 1 N. Illinois 2 3 4 3 6 5 Ball State 2 3 4 3 5 6 E. Michigan 2 3 2 5 3 8 C. Michigan 1 4 2 6 2 9

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MOUNTAIN WEST

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Team Conf Ovrl W L W L *Colorado State 6 1 9 2 Air Force 5 2 8 3 Nev. Las Vegas 4 3 6 5 Brigham Young 4 3 6 6 Utah 3 4 4 7 San Diego State 3 4 3 8 New Mexico 3 4 5 7 Wyoming 0 7 1 10

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SOUTHEASTERN

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EAST Conf Ovrl Team W L W L **Florida 7 1 9 2 Tennessee 5 3 8 3 South Carolina 5 3 7 4 Georgia 5 3 7 4 Vanderbilt 1 6 3 8 Kentucky 0 8 2 9

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WEST Conf Ovrl Team W L W L **Auburn 6 2 9 2 Louisiana State 5 3 7 4 Mississippi 4 4 7 4 Miss. State 4 4 7 4 Arkansas 3 5 6 5 Alabama 3 5 3 8

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WESTERN ATHLETIC

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Team Conf Ovrl W L W L *Texas Christian 7 1 10 1 Texas El Paso 7 1 8 3 Fresno State 6 2 7 4 San Jose State 5 3 7 5 Tulsa 4 4 5 7 Rice 2 6 3 8 Hawaii 2 6 3 8 Southern Meth. 2 6 3 9 Nevada 1 7 2 10

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INDEPENDENTS

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Team W L Notre Dame 9 2 Central Florida 7 4 Middle Tennessee 6 5 Connecticut 3 8 Louisiana Tech 3 9 Louisiana Monroe 1 10 Louisiana Lafayette 1 10 Navy 0 10

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* Conference champion ** To play in conference championship game