'Bowl Projections' -- K-State in unique spot

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.

Bowl Championship Series Title Game
January 7 -- Pasadena, Calif.
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Projection: Alabama vs. Texas

BCS -- Orange Bowl
January 5 -- Miami Gardens, Fla.
BCS vs. BCS (ACC champion if available)
Projection: Georgia Tech vs. Cincinnati

BCS -- Fiesta Bowl
January 4 -- Glendale, Ariz.
BCS vs. BCS (Big 12 champion if available)
Projection: TCU vs. Iowa

BCS -- Sugar Bowl
January 1 -- New Orleans
BCS vs. BCS (SEC champion if available)
Projection: Florida vs. Boise State

GMAC Bowl
January 6 -- Mobile, Ala.
ACC No. 9 vs. MAC No. 2
Projection: Middle Tennessee State* vs. Northern Illinois
(* no eligible ACC team available)

Alamo Bowl
January 2 -- San Antonio
Big Ten No. 4-5 vs. Big 12 No. 4-5
Projection: Northwestern vs. Oklahoma State

Papajohns.com Bowl
January 2 -- Birmingham, Ala.
Big East No. 5 (or Sun Belt if none eligible) vs. SEC No. 9
Projection: West Virginia vs. Kentucky

Cotton Bowl
January 2 -- Arlington, Texas
Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3-4
Projection: Nebraska vs. Mississippi

International Bowl
January 2 -- Toronto
Big East No. 4 vs. MAC No. 3
Projection: Rutgers vs. Temple (within the last seven years both of these teams have had a 1-11 season)

Liberty Bowl
January 2 -- Memphis, Tenn.
C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6-7
Projection: Houston vs. South Carolina

Gator Bowl
January 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)

Capital One Bowl
January 1 -- Orlando, Fla.
Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Projection: Penn State vs. LSU

Outback Bowl
January 1 -- Tampa, Fla.
Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3-4
Projection: Wisconsin vs. Georgia

Chick-fil-A Bowl
December 31 -- Atlanta
ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 5
Projection: Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee

Insight Bowl
December 31 -- Tempe, Ariz.
Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6
Projection: Minnesota vs. Missouri

Sun Bowl
December 31 -- El Paso, Texas
Pac 10 No. 3 vs. Big East No. 2, Big 12 No. 5 or Notre Dame
Projection: USC vs. Texas Tech

Armed Forces Bowl
December 31 -- Fort Worth, Texas
Mountain West No. 3-4 vs. C-USA No. 3
Projection: Air Force vs. East Carolina

Texas Bowl
December 30 -- Houston
Big 12 No. 8 vs. C-USA No. 7 or Navy
Projection: Texas A&M vs. Navy (accepted bid)

Humanitarian Bowl
December 30 -- Boise, Idaho
Mountain West No. 5 vs. WAC
Projection: UCLA* vs. Idaho
(* no eligible MWC team available)

Holiday Bowl
December 30 -- San Diego
Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac 10 No. 2
Projection: Oklahoma vs. Stanford

EagleBank Bowl
December 30 -- Washington D.C.
ACC No. 8 or MAC No. 4 vs. C-USA No. 6 or Army
Projection: Ohio vs. Marshall

Champs Sports Bowl
December 29 -- Orlando, Fla.
ACC No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4-5
Projection: Clemson vs. Michigan State

Independence Bowl
December 28 -- Shreveport, La.
Big 12 No. 7 vs. SEC No. 8 (or Sun Belt if none eligible)
Projection: Iowa State vs. Arkansas

Music City Bowl
December 27 -- Nashville, Tenn.
ACC No. 5 vs. SEC No. 6-7
Projection: Boston College vs. Auburn

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
December 26 -- Detroit
Big Ten No. 7 vs. MAC No. 1
Projection: Bowling Green* vs. Central Michigan
(* no eligible Big Ten team available)

Meineke Car Care Bowl
December 26 -- Charlotte, N.C.
ACC No. 6 vs. Big East No. 3
Projection: Florida State vs. Pittsburgh

Emerald Bowl
December 26 -- San Francisco
ACC No. 7 vs. Pac 10 No. 4-5
Projection: North Carolina vs. Arizona

Hawai'i Bowl
December 24 -- Honolulu
C-USA No. 2 vs. WAC
Projection: SMU vs. Nevada (June Jones back in Hawai'i)

Poinsettia Bowl
December 23 -- San Diego
Mountain West No. 2 vs. Pac 10 No. 6 (or WAC if none eligible)
Projection: Brigham Young vs. California

MAACO Bowl
December 22 -- Las Vegas
Mountain West No. 1 vs. Pac 10 No. 4-5
Projection: Utah vs. Oregon State

New Orleans Bowl
December 20 -- New Orleans
C-USA No. 4 vs. Sun Belt champion
Projection: Southern Miss vs. Troy

St. Petersburg Bowl
December 19 -- St. Petersburg, Fla.
Big East No. 6 (or Sun Belt if none eligible) vs. C-USA No. 5
Projection: South Florida vs. Central Florida

New Mexico Bowl
December 19 -- Albuquerque
Mountain West No. 3-4 vs. WAC
Projection: Wyoming vs. Fresno State