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Bowl Projections Roundup, Week 11: Oklahoma, Stanford Not Out Of New Orleans Yet

We’ll have our own complete Week 11 college football bowl projections along later, but here’s a good look at where other experts are picking the chips to fall.

A little clarity at the very top of the BCS standings, but not all that much. Now that we can pencil the LSU Tigers in for the national title game in New Orleans -- with erasers poised, mind you -- we can also wonder whether the Oklahoma St. Cowboys can hold on for the other spot.

Our BCS bowl projections have the Oklahoma Sooners knocking off OK State along the way, putting the Stanford Cardinal in the driver's seat. But the Alabama Crimson Tide and Boise St. Broncos still have arguments to make, as does everybody else too because this entire bowl racket is a scam. But you know what I mean.

Certain bowls are starting to take shape, such as the Orange Bowl and others with autobids for conference champs, while others remain all over the place. This week’s bowl projections by and ESPN’s Brad Edwards and Mark Schlabach, Scout.com, and CollegeFootballBowlProjections.com:

Bowl Edwards Scout Schlabach CFBP

BCS Championship, 1/9 LSU-Oklahoma State LSU-Oklahoma LSU-Oklahoma State LSU-Stanford

Orange, 1/4 Clemson-Cincinnati Clemson-Cincinnati Clemson-Cincinnati Clemson-Cincinnati

Sugar, 1/3 Alabama-Stanford Alabama-Boise State Alabama-Boise State Alabama-Oklahoma State

Rose, 1/2 Wisconsin-Oregon Wisconsin-Oregon Stanford-Michigan State Wisconsin-Oregon

Fiesta, 1/2 Oklahoma-Boise State Oklahoma State-Stanford Oklahoma-Oregon Oklahoma-Boise State

GoDaddy, 1/8 Toledo-UL Lafayette Ohio-Arkansas State Northern Illinois-Arkansas State Northern Illinois-UL Lafayette

Compass, 1/7 West Virginia-Vanderbilt West Virginia-Vanderbilt West Virginia-Temple West Virginia-FIU

Cotton, 1/6 Texas-Georgia Texas-Auburn Texas-Georgia Arkansas-Kansas State

Outback, 1/2 Michigan State-South Carolina Michigan-South Carolina Michigan-South Carolina Penn State-South Carolina

Gator, 1/2 Ohio State-Florida Penn State-Florida Nebraska-Florida Nebraska-Florida

Capitol One, 1/2 Michigan-Arkansas Michigan State-Arkansas Wisconsin-Arkansas Michigan State-Georgia

TicketCity, 1/2 Iowa-SMU Iowa-SMU Iowa-FIU Iowa-Syracuse

Chick-fil-A, 12/31 Virginia Tech-Auburn Virginia Tech-Georgia Virginia Tech-Auburn Georgia Tech-Auburn

Liberty, 12/31 Houston-Tennessee Houston-Mississippi State Houston-Vanderbilt Houston-Mississippi State

Sun, 12/31 Georgia Tech-Utah Georgia Tech-California Georgia Tech-UCLA Florida State-California

Texas, 12/31 Penn State-Missouri Nebraska-Texas Tech Ohio State-Missouri Michigan-Baylor

Kraft, 12/31 UCLA-Wake Forest Utah-Utah State North Carolina-Utah Utah-Wake Forest

Insight, 12/30 Michigan State-Kansas State Ohio State-Texas A&M Penn State-Texas A&M Ohio State-Texas A&M

Music City, 12/30 Virginia-Mississippi State Wake Forest-Tennessee Miami-Mississippi State Miami-Tennessee

Armed Forced, 12/30 Southern Miss-BYU Tulsa-BYU Southern Miss-BYU Tulsa-BYU

Pinstripe, 12/30 Rutgers-Baylor Rutgers-Missouri Rutgers-Northwestern Pittsburgh-Missouri

Alamo, 12/29 Texas A&M-Arizona State Kansas State-Arizona State Kansas State-Arizona State Texas-Arizona State

Champs Sports, 12/29 Florida State-Notre Dame Florida State-Notre Dame Florida State-Notre Dame Virginia Tech-Notre Dame

Holiday, 12/28 Texas Tech-Washington Baylor-Washington Baylor-Washington Texas Tech-Washington

Military, 12/28 N.C. State-Temple Miami-Navy NC State-Western Kentucky NC State-Ball State

Belk, 12/27 Virginia-Louisville Louisville-NC State Virginia-Louisville Virginia-Rutgers

Little Caesars, 12/27 Illinois-Northern Illinois Toledo-Illinois Illinois-Ohio Ohio-Illinois

Independence, 12/26 North Carolina-Air Force San Diego State-Virginia Wake Forest-Wyoming North Carolina-Air Force

Hawaii, 12/24 Marshall-Hawaii Marshall-Hawaii SMU-Hawaii Southern Miss-Hawaii

Las Vegas, 12/22 TCU-California TCU-UCLA TCU-California TCU-UCLA

Poinsettia, 12/21 San Diego State-Nevada Air Force-Louisiana Tech San Diego State-Louisiana Tech San Diego State-Nevada

St. Petersburg, 12/20 Syracuse-UCF Pitt-Southern Miss Syracuse-Tulsa Louisville-SMU

New Orleans, 12/17 Arkansas State-Tulsa ULL-UCF ECU-ULL ECU-Arkansas State

Idaho Potato, 12/17 Ohio-Louisiana Tech Nevada-Northern Illinois Toledo-Nevada Toledo-Louisiana Tech

New Mexico, 12/17 Wyoming-Ball State Wyoming-North Carolina Air Force-Ball State Wyoming-Eastern Michigan

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