| Bowl/Location/Time | Participants/History | |
| NEW ORLEANS BOWL |
New Orleans
Dec. 20, 8 p.m. | Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA
Last season: So. Miss. 31, N. Texas 10 |  |
| GMAC BOWL |
Mobile, Ala.
Dec. 21, 8 p.m. | C-USA No. 2 vs. MAC
Last season: Bowl. Green 52, Memphis 35 |  |
| LAS VEGAS BOWL |
Las Vegas
Dec. 22, 8 p.m. | MWC vs. Pac-10 No. 5
Last season: Wyoming 24, UCLA 21 |  |
| POINSETTIA BOWL |
San Diego, Calif.
Dec. 22, 10:30 p.m. | MWC vs. at-large
Last season: Did not exist |  |
| FORT WORTH BOWL |
Fort Worth, Texas
Dec. 23, 8:30 p.m. | C-USA No. 4 vs. Big 12 No. 8
Last season: Cincinnati 32, Marshall 14 |  |
| HAWAII BOWL |
Honolulu
Dec. 24, 8:30 p.m. | C-USA No. 3 vs. WAC
Last season: Hawaii 59, UAB 40 |  |
| MOTOR CITY BOWL |
Detroit
Dec. 26, 4 p.m. | MAC vs. Big Ten No. 7
Last season: UConn 39, Toledo 10 |  |
| CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL |
Orlando, Fla.
Dec. 27, 5 p.m. | ACC 4 or 5 vs. Big 12 No. 7
Last season: Ga. Tech 51, Syracuse 14 |  |
| INSIGHT BOWL |
Phoenix
Dec. 27, 8:30 p.m. | Pac-10 No. 4 vs. Big East No. 7
Last season: Ore. St. 38, Notre Dame 21 |  |
| MPC COMPUTERS BOWL |
Boise, Idaho
Dec. 28, 4:30 p.m. | WAC vs. ACC No. 6
Last season: Fresno St. 37, Virginia 34 |  |
| ALAMO BOWL |
San Antonio
Dec. 28, 8 p.m. | Big 12 No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4
Last season: Ohio St. 33, Okla. St. 7 |  |
| EMERALD BOWL |
San Francisco
Dec. 29, 4:30 p.m. | MWC vs. Pac-10 No. 6
Last season: Navy 34, New Mexico 19 |  |
| HOLIDAY BOWL |
San Diego
Dec. 29, 8 p.m. | Pac-10 No. 2 vs. Big 12 No. 3
Last season: Texas Tech 45, Calif. 31 |  |
| SUN BOWL |
El Paso, Texas
Dec. 30, 2 p.m. | Big Ten No. 5 vs. Pac-10 No. 3
Last season: Arizona St. 27, Purdue 23 |  |
| INDEPENDENCE BOWL |
Shreveport, La.
Dec. 30, 3:30 p.m. | Big 12 vs. SEC
Last season: Iowa St. 17, Miami (Ohio) 13 |  |
| MUSIC CITY BOWL |
Nashville, Tenn.
Dec. 30, Noon | SEC No. 6 or 7 vs. Big Ten No. 6
Last season: Minnesota 20, Alabama 16 |  |
| PEACH BOWL |
Atlanta
Dec. 30, 7:30 p.m. | ACC No. 3 vs. SEC
Last season: Miami 27, Florida 10 |  |
| MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL |
Charlotte, N.C.
Dec. 31, 11 a.m. | ACC vs. Big East
Last season: Bost. Coll. 37, UNC 24 |  |
| HOUSTON BOWL |
Houston
Dec. 31, 2:30 p.m. | Big 12 No. 5 or 6 vs. SEC
Last season: Colorado 33, UTEP 28 |  |
| LIBERTY BOWL |
Memphis, Tenn.
Dec. 31, 1 p.m. | C-USA No. 1 vs. TBA
Last season: Louisville 44, Boise St. 40 |  |
| COTTON BOWL |
Dallas
Jan. 2, 11 a.m. | Big 12 vs. SEC
Last season: Tennessee 38, Texas A&M 7 |  |
| OUTBACK BOWL |
Tampa, Fla.
Jan. 2, 11 a.m. | Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC
Last season: Georgia 24, Wisconsin 21 |  |
| GATOR BOWL |
Jacksonville, Fla.
Jan. 2, 12:30 p.m. | ACC No. 2 vs. Big East No. 2
Last season: FSU 30, W. Virginia 18 |  |
| CAPITAL ONE BOWL |
Orlando, Fla.
Jan. 2, 1 p.m. | SEC No. 2 vs. Big Ten No. 2
Last season: Iowa 30, LSU 25 |  |
| FIESTA BOWL |
Tempe, Ariz.
Jan. 2, 4:30 p.m. | BCS vs. BCS
Last season: Utah 35, Pittsburgh 7 |  |
| SUGAR BOWL |
New Orleans
Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m. | BCS vs. BCS
Last season: Auburn 16, Va. Tech 13 |  |
| ORANGE BOWL |
Miami
Jan. 3, 8 p.m. | BCS vs. BCS
Last season: USC 55, Oklahoma 19 |  |
| ROSE BOWL -
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME |
Pasedena, Calif.
Jan. 4, 8 p.m. | BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Last season: Texas 38, Michigan 37 |  |