Final BCS poll released, bowl games too

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Auburn’s Tre Mason runs for a touchdown Saturday. | Todd Van Emst photo

Auburn’s Tre Mason runs for a touchdown Saturday. |
Todd Van Emst photo

The final BCS College Football poll was released Sunday night and with it came the list of bowl games this season.

Auburn defeated Missouri 59-42 in the SEC Championship game Saturday, and Florida State beat Duke in a rout in the ACC title game to claim the top two spots in the poll, and set the line up for the BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 6, 2014, in Pasadena, Calif.

Third-ranked Alabama will face No. 11 Oklahoma in the All-State Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Jan. 2.

The full list of bowls is below:

Sat., Dec. 21

• Gildan New Mexico Bowl

Washington State vs. Colorado State, 1 p.m., ESPN

• Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl

Fresno State vs. USC, 2:30 p.m., ABC

• Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Buffalo vs. San Diego State, 4:30 p.m., ESPN

• R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Tulane vs. LA-Lafayette, 8 p.m., ESPN

Mon., Dec. 23

• Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl – St. Petersburg

East Carolina vs. Ohio, 1 p.m., ESPN

Tues., Dec. 24

• Sheraton Hawaii Bowl

Boise State vs. Oregon State, 7 p.m., ESPN

Thurs., Dec. 26

• Little Caesars Bowl

Pittsburgh vs. Bowling Green, 5 p.m., ESPN

• S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl

Utah State vs. N. Illinois, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

Fri., Dec. 27

• Military Bowl

Marshall vs. Maryland, 1:30 p.m., ESPN

• Texas Bowl

Syracuse vs. Minnesota, 5 p.m., ESPN

• Fight Hunger Bowl

BYU vs. Washington, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

Sat., Dec. 28

• New Era Pinstripe Bowl

Rutgers vs. Notre Dame, 11 a.m., ESPN

• Belk Bowl

Cincinnati vs. North Carolina, 2:20 p.m., ESPN

• Russell Athletic Bowl

Miami vs. No. 18 Louisville, 5:45 p.m., ESPN

• Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl

Michigan vs. Kansas State, 9:15 p.m., ESPN

Mon., Dec. 30

• Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl

Middle Tennessee vs. Navy, 10:45 p.m., ESPN

• Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl

Ole Miss vs. Georgia Tech, 2:15 p.m., ESPN

• Valero Alamo Bowl

No. 10 Oregon vs. Texas, 5:45 p.m., ESPN

• National University Holiday Bowl

No. 14 Arizona State vs. Texas Tech, 9:15 p.m., ESPN

Tues., Dec. 31

• AdvoCare V100 Bowl

Arizona vs. Boston College, 11:30 a.m., ESPN

• Hyundai Sun Bowl

Virginia Tech vs. No. 17 UCLA, 1 p.m. CBS

• AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Rice vs. Mississippi State, 3 p.m., ESPN

• Chik-fil-A Bowl

No. 24 Duke vs. No. 21 Texas A&M, 7 p.m., ESPN

Wed., Jan. 1, 2014

• Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl

Nebraska vs. No. 22 Georgia, 11 a.m., ESPN2

• Heart of Dallas Bowl

UNLV vs. North Texas, 11 a.m., ESPNU

• Outback Bowl

Iowa vs. No. 16 LSU, Noon, ESPN

• Capital One Bowl

No. 19 Wisconsin vs. No. 9 South Carolina, Noon, ABC

• Rose Bowl

No. 5 Stanford vs. No. 4 Michigan State, 4 p.m., ESPN

• Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

No. 15 UCF vs. No. 6 Baylor, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

Thurs., Jan. 2

• All-State Sugar Bowl

No. 3 Alabama vs. No. 11 Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

Fri., Jan. 3

• AT&T Cotton Bowl

No. 13 Oklahoma State vs. No. 8 Missouri, 6:30 p.m., FOX

• Discover Orange Bowl

No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 7 Ohio State, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

Sat., Jan. 4

• BBVA Compass Bowl

Vanderbild vs. Houston, Noon, ESPN

Sun., Jan. 5

• GoDaddy Bowl

Arkansas State vs. Ball State, 8 p.m., ESPN

Mon., Jan. 6

• Vizio BCS National Championship

No. 2 Auburn vs. No. 1 Florida State, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

Next season, college football will transition to a playoff format.