From Jeremy Hogue @ WeAreSC.com:
1. BCS Championship Game: Ohio State (Big Ten Champ) vs. LSU (SEC Champ)
2. Rose Bowl: Oregon (Pac-10 Champ) vs. Oklahoma (Big-12 Champ)
3. Sugar Bowl: Boston College (ACC Champ) vs. Texas or Kansas (Big-12 #2)
4. Orange Bowl: West Virginia (Big East Champ) vs. Georgia (SEC #2 – at large bid)
5. Fiesta Bowl: USC (Pac-10 #2) vs. Hawaii (if undefeated, WAC Champ) or Wisconsin (Big-Ten #2)Why is this a possibility? There are 10 BCS game slots. Six (6) of them go to the 6 BCS conference champions. Then there are automatic bids that would go to non-BCS conference schools if they win their conference and finish in the top-12 of the final BCS standings (could be Hawaii if they win-out, but no others have a shot). If Hawaii gets it, that would leave three (3) bids left to go to teams at an at-large basis (there would be four slots if they lose). Notre Dame usually takes an at-large bid because they travel well – not this year. So you then look to other top teams who travel well to bowl games, and the one rule that kicks in is that no conference can have more than two teams in BCS bowls. As such, USC has a shot to still be in a BCS Bowl. If Oregon wins-out, and along the way beats ASU, and USC wins against Oregon State and Cal, then the Thanksgiving Day game against ASU in Tempe could be for the right to go to the Fiesta Bowl (assuming both teams go on to beat their rivals the following week).
Looks like a Fiesta Bowl trip might be a real possibility. Hawaii plays Fresno State, Boise State, and Washington so there is a legit shot of there being 4 at-large bids at the end of the season.
