Jerry Palm's Bowl Projections for Week #8

It looks like we have arrived at the halfway point in the college football season and for many fans and commentators it is time to start thinking about how the postseason will take shape.  Beginning this week The Howell Report will feature, from CBS Sports, Jerry Palm's postseason bowl projections for all BCS and non-BCS games.  Today's post offers his full list of projections.  His analysis of the postseason landscape as of week #8 can be found here. 

JERRY PALM'S BOWL PROJECTIONS - WEEK #8

BCS Games
Bowl	Date	Location	Matchup	Prediction
BCS Title Game	Jan. 6	Pasadena, Calif..	BCS vs BCS	Alabama vs. Oregon
Orange	Jan. 3	Miami, Fla.	ACC/BCS vs BCS	Clemson vs. Wisconsin
Sugar	Jan. 2	New Orleans, La.	SEC/BCS vs BCS	South Carolina vs. Louisville
Fiesta	Jan. 1	Glendale, Ariz.	Big 12/BCS vs BCS	Oklahoma State vs. Fresno State
Rose	Jan. 1	Pasadena, Calif.	Big Ten/BCS vs Pac-12/BCS	Ohio State vs. Stanford

Non-BCS Games
Bowl	Date	Location	Matchup	Prediction
GoDaddy.com	Jan. 5	Mobile, Ala.	MAC vs. Sun Belt No. 2	N. Illinois vs. W. Kentucky
BBVA Compass	Jan. 4	Birmingham, Ala.	SEC No. 8/9 vs. American No. 5/C-USA	Auburn vs. Houston
Cotton	Jan. 3	Arlington, Tex.	Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC	Baylor vs. LSU
Outback	Jan. 1	Tampa, Fla.	Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC	Nebraska vs. Florida
Capital One	Jan. 1	Orlando, Fla.	Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2	Michigan vs. Texas A&M
Heart of Dallas	Jan. 1	Dallas, Tex.	Big Ten No. 7 vs. C-USA	La.-Monroe* vs. Rice
Gator	Jan. 1	Jacksonville, Fla.	Big Ten No. 4/5 vs. SEC No. 6	Northwestern vs. Ole Miss
Chick-fil-A	Dec. 31	Atlanta, Ga.	ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 5	Florida State vs. Georgia
Liberty	Dec. 31	Memphis, Tenn.	C-USA No. 1 vs. American/SEC No. 8/9	Marshall vs. Tennessee
Sun	Dec. 31	El Paso, Tex.	ACC No. 4 vs. Pac-12 No. 4	Virginia Tech vs. Washington
Independence	Dec. 31	Shreveport, La.	SEC No. 10 vs. ACC No. 7	Ball State* vs. Georgia Tech
Holiday	Dec. 30	San Diego, Calif.	Pac-12 No. 3 vs. Big 12 No. 5	Arizona State vs. Texas
Alamo	Dec. 30	San Antonio, Tex.	Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac-12 No. 2	Oklahoma vs. UCLA
Music City	Dec. 30	Nashville, Tenn.	ACC No. 6 vs. SEC No. 7	N.C. State vs. Missouri
Armed Forces	Dec. 30	Fort Worth, Tex.	MWC vs. Navy	San Diego State vs. Navy
Buffalo Wild Wings	Dec. 28	Phoenix, Ariz.	Big 12 No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4/5	Texas Tech vs. Michigan State
Russell Athletic	Dec. 28	Orlando, Fla.	American No. 2 vs. ACC No. 3	UCF vs. Miami (FL)
Belk	Dec. 28	Charlotte, N.C.	American No. 3 vs. ACC No. 5	Rutgers vs. Maryland
Pinstripe	Dec. 28	New York, N.Y.	Big 12 No. 7 vs. American No. 4	Notre Dame* vs. Cincinnati
Kraft Fight Hunger	Dec. 27	San Francisco, Calif.	Pac-12 No. 6 vs. BYU	Oregon State vs. BYU
Texas	Dec. 27	Houston, Tex.	Big 12 No. 6 vs. Big Ten No. 6	Kansas State vs. Indiana
Military	Dec. 27	Washington, D.C.	ACC No. 8 vs. C-USA	North Carolina vs. Tulsa
Poinsettia	Dec. 26	San Diego, Calif.	MWC No. 2 vs. Army	Boise State vs. Army
Little Caesars	Dec. 26	Detroit, Mich.	MAC vs. Big Ten No. 8	Ohio vs. Arkansas State*
Hawaii	Dec. 24	Honolulu, Hawaii	MWC vs. C-USA	Wyoming vs. Middle Tenn.
Beef O'Brady's	Dec. 23	St. Petersburg, Fla.	American No. 6 vs. C-USA	Toledo* vs. East Carolina
New Orleans	Dec. 21	New Orleans, La.	Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA	La.-Lafayette vs. Tulane
Famous Idaho Potato	Dec. 21	Boise, Idaho	MAC No. 3 vs. MWC	Bowling Green vs. Texas State*
Las Vegas	Dec. 21	Las Vegas, Nev.	MWC No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No. 5	Utah State vs. Arizona
New Mexico	Dec. 21	Albuquerque, N.M.	MWC No. 4/5 vs. Pac-12 No. 7/WAC	San Jose State vs. USC

* - Replacement team. All games are on ESPN, except for the Sun (CBS), Cotton (FOX), Heart of Dallas (ESPNU) and Gator (ESPN2). If Army is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Poinsettia Bowl. If Navy is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Armed Forces Bowl. If BYU is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.