Here is the complete list of bowl games with times and official opponents as of now, it will be updated through the night and during the ESPN Bowl Selection show that starts at 9 p.m. eastern and is preceded by the BCS Countdown show at 8:15p.m. eastern time.
Treat this as your open thread as well to talk about the BCS and bowl matchups that are finalized tonight.
Also, I created a bowl pick'em challenge on Yahoo and this is different from the current pick'em game that has been going on the site. This one anyone can join, so please sign up and test your bowl knowledge.
The bowl game schedule is after the jump!
| Date | Game | Site | Television | Conference Tie-Ins | ||||
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| Dec. 18 | New Mexico Bowl | University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 2:00 pm |
ESPN | UTEP Miners vs. BYU Cougars | ||||
| UDrove Humanitarian Bowl | Bronco Stadium Boise, ID 5:30 pm |
ESPN | Fresno State Bulldogs vs. Northern Illinois Huskies | |||||
| R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA 9 pm |
ESPN | Troy Trojans vs. Ohio Bobcats | |||||
| Dec. 21 | Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg | Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL 8 pm |
ESPN | Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. Louisville Cardinal | ||||
| Dec. 22 | Maaco Bowl Las Vegas | Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV 8 pm |
ESPN | Boise State Broncos vs. Utah Utes | ||||
| Dec. 23 | SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl | Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA 8 pm |
ESPN | Navy Midshipmen vs. San Diego State Aztecs | ||||
| Dec. 24 | Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl | Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI 8 pm |
ESPN | Hawai'i Warriors vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane | ||||
| Dec. 26 | Little Caesars Pizza Bowl | Ford Field Detroit, MI 8 pm |
ESPN | Florida International Golden Panthers vs. Toledo Rockets | ||||
| Dec. 27 | Advocare V100 Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA 5:00 pm |
ESPN2 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Air Force Falcons | ||||
| Dec. 28 | Champs Sports Bowl | Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 6:30 pm |
ESPN | N.C. State vs. West Virginia | ||||
| Insight Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ 10:00 pm |
ESPN | Missouri Tigers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes | |||||
| Dec. 29 | Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman | RFK Stadium Washington, DC 2:30 pm |
ESPN | Maryland Terrapins vs. East Carolina Pirates | ||||
| Texas Bowl | Reliant Stadium Houston, TX 6:00 pm |
ESPN |
Baylor Bears vs.Illinois Fighting Illini |
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| Valero Alamo Bowl | Alamodome San Antonio, TX 9:30 pm |
ESPN | Arizona Wildcats vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys | |||||
| Dec. 30 | Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl | Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 12:00 pm |
ESPN | SMU Mustangs vs. Army Black Knights | ||||
| New Era Pinstripe Bowl | Yankee Stadium The Bronx, New York, NY 3:00 pm |
ESPN | Kansas State Wildcats vs. Syracuse Orange | |||||
| Franklin Music City Bowl | LP Field Nashville, TN 6:30 pm |
ESPN | North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Tennessee Volunteers | |||||
| Bridgeport Education Holiday Bowl | Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA 10 pm |
ESPN | Washington Huskies vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers | |||||
| Dec. 31 | Meineke Car Care Bowl | Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC 12 pm |
ESPN | South Florida Bulls vs. Clemson Tigers | ||||
| Hyundai Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX 2 pm |
CBS |
Miami Hurricanes vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
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| AutoZone Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN 3:30 pm |
ESPN | Central Florida Knights vs. Georgia Bulldogs | |||||
| Chick-fil-A Bowl | Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA 7:30 pm |
ESPN |
Florida State Seminoles vs. South Carolina Gamecocks |
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| Jan. 1 | TicketCity Bowl | Cotton Bowl Fair Park, Dallas, TX 12 noon |
ESPNU |
Northwestern Wildcats vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders |
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| Outback Bowl | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL 1 pm |
ABC | Penn State Nitanny Lions vs. Florida Gators |
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| Capital One Bowl | Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 1 pm |
ESPN | Michigan State Spartans vs. Alabama Crimson Tide | |||||
| Gator Bowl | EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL 1:30 pm |
ESPN2 |
Michigan Wolverines vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs |
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| Jan. 6 | GoDaddy.com Bowl | Ladd-Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL 8 pm |
ESPN | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Miami OH Redhawks | ||||
| Jan. 7 | AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic | Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX 8 pm |
Fox | Texas A&M Aggies vs. LSU Tigers | ||||
| Jan. 8 | BBVA Compass Bowl | Legion Field Birmingham, AL 12 pm |
ESPN |
Kentucky Wildcats vs. Pittsburgh Panthers |
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| Jan. 9 | Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl | AT&T Park San Francisco, CA 9 pm |
ESPN | Boston College Eagles vs. Nevada Wolf Pack | ||||
| Bowl Championship Series 2011 Schedule | ||||||||
| Date | Game | Site | Television | Conference Tie-Ins | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio | Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, CA 4:30 pm |
ESPN | Wisconsin Badgers vs. TCU Horned Frogs | ||||
| Tostitos Fiesta Bowl | University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ 8:30 pm |
Oklahoma Sooners vs. Connecticut Huskies | ||||||
| Jan. 3 | Discover Orange Bowl | Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL 8:30 pm |
Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Stanford Cardinal | |||||
| Jan. 4 | Allstate Sugar Bowl | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA 8:30 pm |
Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Arkansas Razorbacks | |||||
| Jan. 10 | 2011 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game | University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ 8:30 pm |
Auburn Tigers vs. Oregon Ducks |
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