No. 1 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama for BCS national title
Tyrann Mathieu of the LSU Tigers reacts after he returned a punt 42 yards against the Georgia Bulldogs during the third quarter of the 2011 SEC Conference Championship game. (Dec. 3, 2011) Credit: Getty
No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama will get a rematch for the BCS national championship on Jan. 9 at the Superdome in New Orleans.
The other BCS matchups were what was generally predicted. The one surprise as the Sugar Bowl taking Michigan to play Virginia Tech. The Hokies are coming off a 38-10 loss to Clemson in the ACC title game. The Sugar Bowl passed on Boise State, Kansas State and Baylor, among others.
BCS National Championship
At the Superdome, New Orleans
Jan. 9, 8:30 p.m.
No. 1 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Jan. 4, 8:30 p.m.
No. 23 West Virginia vs. No. 15 Clemson
Sugar Bowl
At New Orleans
Jan. 3, 8:30 p.m.
No. 13 Michigan vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech
Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.
Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m.
No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Jan. 2, 5 p.m.
No. 10 Wisconsin vs. No. 5 Oregon
Non-BCS bowls
New Mexico Bowl
At Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec. 17, 2 p.m.
Temple vs. Wyoming
Idaho Potato Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
Dec. 17, 5:30 p.m.
Ohio vs. Utah State
New Orleans Bowl
At the Superdome
Dec. 17, 9 p.m.
San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Dec. 20, 8 p.m.
Florida International vs. Marshall
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
Dec. 21, 8 p.m.
No. 18 TCU vs. Louisiana Tech
Las Vegas Bowl
At Las Vegas
Dec. 22, 8 p.m.
Arizona State vs. No. 7 Boise State
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
Dec. 24, 8 p.m.
Nevada vs. No. 21 Southern Mississippi
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Dec. 26, 5 p.m.
Missouri vs. North Carolina
Little Caesars Bowl
At Detroit
Dec. 27, 4:30 p.m.
Purdue vs. Western Michigan
Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Dec. 27, 8 p.m.
Louisville vs. North Carolina State
Military Bowl
At Washington, D.C.
Dec. 28, 4:30 p.m.
Toledo vs. Air Force
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Dec. 28, 8 p.m.
California vs. No. 24 Texas
Champs Sports Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Dec. 29, 5:30 p.m.
Florida State vs. Notre Dame
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Dec. 29, 9 p.m.
Washington vs. No. 12 Baylor
Armed Forces Bowl
At Dallas
Dec. 30, 12 p.m.
BYU vs. Tulsa
Pinstripe Bowl
At Yankee Stadium, Bronx
Dec. 30, 3:20 p.m.
Rutgers vs. Iowa State
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Dec. 30, 6:40 p.m.
Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest
Insight Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Dec. 30, 10 p.m.
Iowa vs. No. 14 Oklahoma
Meineke Car Care Bowl
At Houston
Dec. 31, 12 p.m.
Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Dec. 31, 2 p.m.
Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
At San Francisco
Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m.
Illinois vs. UCLA
Chick-fil-A Bowl
At Atlanta
Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m.
Virginia vs. No. 25 Auburn
TicketCity Bowl
At Dallas
Jan. 2, 12 p.m.
No. 19 Houston vs. No. 22 Penn State
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
Jan. 2, 1 p.m.
No. 16 Georgia vs. No. 17 Michigan State
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando
Jan. 2, 1 p.m.
No. 9 South Carolina vs. No. 20 Nebraska
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla,
Jan. 2, 1 p.m.
Florida vs. Ohio State
BBVA Compass Bowl
At Birmingham, Ala.
Jan. 7, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. SMU
GoDaddy.com Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
Jan. 8, 9 p.m.
Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois
