SEC conference universities LSU and Alabama have been selected to play in the BCS National Championship Game on January 9th, 2012. Here is a full list of all 2011-2012 BCS bowl games.
Did you know that at least one team from the SEC has made it to the National Championship every year since 2006? Let’s take a look at this year’s matchups and how much money each team could take back to their school. Each matchup includes kick-off time and television network.
New Mexico Bowl
Wyoming vs. Temple
Dec. 17, 2 PM EST on ESPN
$750,000
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Utah State vs. Ohio
December 17, 5:30 PM EST on ESPN
$750,000
New Orleans Bowl
Louisiana-Lafayette vs. San Diego State
December 17, 9:00 PM EST on ESPN
$500,000
Beef O’Brady’s Bowl
FIU vs. Marshall
December 20, 8:00 PM EST on ESPN
$500,000
Poinsettia Bowl
TCU vs. Louisiana Tech
December 21, 8:00 PM EST on ESPN
$500,000
MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
No. 7 Boise State vs. Arizona State
December 22, 8:00 PM EST on ESPN
$1,100,000
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Southern Miss vs. Nevada
December 24, 8:00 PM EST on ESPN
$750,000
Independence Bowl
Missouri vs. North Carolina
December 26, 5:00 PM EST on ESPN2
$1,150,000
Little Caesar’s Bowl
Western Michigan vs. Purdue
Dec. 27, 4:30 PM EST on ESPN
$750,000
BBVA Compass Bowl
SMU vs. Pittsburgh
Jan. 7, 1 PM EST on ESPN
$900,000 SEC and $600,000 Big East
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Illinois vs. UCLA
Dec. 31, 3:30 PM EST on ESPN
$837,500
GoDaddy.com Bowl
Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois
Jan. 8, 9 PM EST on ESPN
$750,000
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
Dec. 31, 3:30 PM EST on ABC
$1,700,000
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
Toledo vs. Air Force
Dec. 28, 4:30 PM EST on ESPN
$862,500
Belk Bowl
Louisville vs. NC State
Dec. 27, 8 PM EST on ESPN
$1,700,000
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest
Dec. 30, 6:40 PM EST on ESPN
$1,837,500
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Missouri vs. North Carolina
Dec. 26, 5 PM EST on ESPN2
$1,150,000
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Rutgers vs. Iowa State
Dec. 30, 3:20 PM EST on ESPN
$1,800,000
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Dec. 31, 2 PM EST on CBS
$2,000,000
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
Dec. 31, Noon ET on ESPN
$1,700,000
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
BYU vs. Tulsa
Dec. 30, Noon ET on ESPN
$600,000
Chick-fil-A Bowl
Virginia vs. No. 25 Auburn
Dec. 31, 7:30 PM EST on ESPN
$3,967,500 ACC and $2,932,500 SEC
Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl
Ohio State vs. Florida
Jan. 2, 1 PM EST on ESPN2
$2,700,000
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
California vs. No. 24 Texas
Dec. 28, 8 PM EST on ESPN
$2,150,000
Valero Alamo Bowl
Washington vs. No. 12 Baylor
Dec. 29, 9 PM EST on ESPN
$3,175,000
Insight Bowl
No. 14 Oklahoma vs. Iowa
Dec. 30, 10 PM EST on ESPN
$3,350,000
TicketCity Bowl
No. 19 Houston vs. No. 22 Penn State
Jan. 2, Noon ET on ESPNU
$1,100,000
Outback Bowl
No. 17 Michigan State vs. No. 16 Georgia
Jan. 2, 1 PM EST on ABC
$3,500,000
Champs Sports Bowl
Florida State vs. Notre Dame
Dec. 29, 5:30 PM EST on ESPN
$2,325,000
Capital One Bowl
No. 9 South Carolina vs. No. 20 Nebraska
Jan. 2, 1 PM EST on ESPN
$4,600,000
Discover Orange Bowl
No. 15 Clemson vs. No. 23 West Virginia
Jan. 4, 8:30 PM EST on ESPN
$17,000,000
AT&T Cotton Bowl
No. 6 Arkansas vs. No. 8 Kansas State
Jan. 6, 8 PM EST on Fox
$3,625,000
Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 11 Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 Michigan
Jan. 3, 8:30 PM EST on ESPN
$17,000,000
The Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO
No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 10 Wisconsin
Jan. 2, 5 PM EST on ESPN
$17,000,000
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 4 Stanford
Jan. 2, 8:30 PM EST on ESPN
$17,000,000
Allstate BCS National Championship Game
No. 1 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama
Jan. 9, 8:30 PM EST on ESPN
$18,000,000
Check back for more 2012 BCS Bowl game coverage!
