Week 5 bowl projections

Published Oct. 6, 2009 6:23 p.m. ET

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Predicting and projecting the possible 2009-2010 post-season matchups.

CFN's Week 5 bowl projections
Bowl date	Bowl	Conference ties	Projected matchup
Dec. 19	New Mexico Bowl	Mountain West vs. WAC	Nevada vs. Colorado State
Dec. 19	St. Petersburg Bowl	Big East vs. C-USA	South Florida vs. UCF
Dec. 20	R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl	C-USA vs. Sun Belt No. 1	Marshall vs. Troy
Dec. 22	MAACO Las Vegas Bowl	Mountain West No. 1 vs. Pac-10 No. 4	TCU vs. Arizona
Dec. 23	Poinsettia Bowl	Mountain West vs. Pac-10	BYU vs. UCLA
Dec. 24	Sheraton Hawaii Bowl	C-USA vs. WAC	Southern Miss vs. Hawaii
Dec. 26	Emerald Bowl	ACC No. 7 vs. Pac-10 No. 5	Fresno State vs. Cal (no ACC team projected available)
Dec. 26	Meineke Car Care Bowl	ACC No. 6 vs. Big East	North Carolina vs. Pitt
Dec. 26	Motor City Bowl	Big Ten No. 7 vs. MAC	Minnesota vs. Central Michigan
Dec. 27	Music City Bowl	ACC vs. SEC	Clemson vs. Arkansas
Dec. 28	Independence Bowl	Big 12 No. 7 vs. SEC No. 8	Texas A&M vs. South Carolina
Dec. 29	Champs Sports Bowl	ACC No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4 or 5	Florida State vs. Penn State
Dec. 30	EagleBank Bowl	ACC No. 8 vs. Army or C-USA	N.C. State vs. East Carolina
Dec. 30	Pacific Life Holiday Bowl	Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac-10 No. 2	Oklahoma vs. Oregon
Dec. 30	Roady's Humanitarian Bowl	Mountain West vs. WAC	Utah vs. Idaho
Dec. 30	Texas Bowl	Big 12 vs. Navy or C-USA	Texas Tech vs. Navy
Dec. 31	Armed Forces Bowl	Mountain West vs. C-USA	Air Force vs. Tulsa
Dec. 31	Brut Sun Bowl	Pac-10 No. 3 vs. Big East/Big 12/Notre Dame	Stanford vs. Missouri
Dec. 31	Insight Bowl	Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6	Michigan State vs. Kansas
Dec. 31	Chick-fil-A Bowl	ACC No. 2 vs. SEC	Georgia Tech. vs. Ole Miss
Jan. 1	Outback Bowl	Big Ten No. 3 vs. ACC	Iowa vs. LSU
Jan. 1	Capital One Bowl	Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2	Wisconsin vs. Georgia
Jan. 1	Gator Bowl	ACC No. 3 vs. Big East/Big 12/Notre Dame	Boston College vs. West Virginia
Jan. 2	AutoZone Liberty Bowl	C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6	Houston vs. Tennessee
Jan. 2	International Bowl	Big East vs. MAC No. 4 or 5	Pitt vs. Ohio
Jan. 2	AT&T Cotton Bowl	Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC	Nebraska vs. Auburn
Jan. 2	Papajohns.com Bowl	Big East vs. SEC	Connecticut vs. Kentucky
Jan. 2	Valero Alamo Bowl	Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. Big 12 No. 4	Michigan vs. Oklahoma State
Jan. 6	GMAC Bowl	ACC vs. MAC	Wake Forest vs. Northern Illinois
Jan. 1	Rose Bowl	BCS - Big 10 vs. Pac 10 champs	Ohio State vs. USC
Jan. 1	Sugar Bowl	BCS - SEC champ	Alabama vs. Miami
Jan. 4	Fiesta Bowl	BCS - Big 12 champion ***	Notre Dame vs. Boise State
Jan. 5	Orange Bowl	BCS - ACC champion ***	Va. Tech vs. Cincinnati
Jan. 7	BCS National Championship	BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2	Florida vs. Texas