ESPN's Mark Schlabach ranked the bowl games. Here are the B1G games:
3. The Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO
No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 10 Wisconsin
Jan. 2, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Two of the country's best running backs -- Oregon's
LaMichael James and Wisconsin's
Montee Ball -- will lead their teams into the Rose Bowl. Both teams will try to avenge deflating losses in their last trips to the Granddaddy of Them All. The Badgers lost to TCU 21-19 in last season's Rose Bowl; the Ducks fell to Ohio State 26-17 in 2010.
4. Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 11 Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 Michigan
Jan. 3, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
The Hokies probably don't deserve to be in New Orleans after getting flattened by Clemson 38-10 in Saturday's ACC championship game. But if the Hokies can put that disaster behind them, the Sugar Bowl might be a very entertaining game. It's always fun watching Wolverines quarterback
Denard Robinson play, and Hokies tailback
David Wilson is a very explosive player with more than 1,600 rushing yards.
7. Capital One Bowl
No. 9 South Carolina vs. No. 20 Nebraska
Jan. 2, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN)
The Gamecocks managed to win 10 games in a season for only the second time in school history, despite losing starting quarterback
Stephen Garcia and tailback
Marcus Lattimore. The Cornhuskers went 9-3 in their first season in the Big Ten. Nebraska handed South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier perhaps his most humbling defeat: The Huskers beat his Gators 62-24 in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl.
9. Outback Bowl
No. 17 Michigan State vs. No. 16 Georgia
Jan. 2, 1 p.m. ET (ABC)
The Bulldogs and Spartans suffered deflating losses in their respective conference championship games, which knocked them out of BCS bowl games. But UGA won 10 of its last 11 games; MSU won at least 10 games for the second season in a row. The Spartans need to show up mentally after getting routed 49-7 by Alabama in the Capital One Bowl last season.
10. TicketCity Bowl
No. 19 Houston vs. No. 22 Penn State
Jan. 2, Noon ET (ESPNU)
It will be a classic showdown of offense versus defense. Cougars quarterback
Case Keenum threw for 5,099 yards with 45 touchdowns this season. Penn State's defense ranked No. 5 nationally in pass defense (162.2 yards per game) and scoring defense (15.7 points). The Nittany Lions allowed only nine touchdown passes in 12 games.
11. Insight Bowl
No. 14 Oklahoma vs. Iowa
Dec. 30, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN)
The Sooners aren't the same team that started the 2011 season ranked No. 1, after losing star receiver
Ryan Broyles and tailback
Dominique Whaley and losing two of their last three games. The Hawkeyes went 7-5, including a 24-16 upset of Michigan. OU and Iowa have played one previous time, with the Sooners winning 21-6 in the 1979 opener. The Hawkeyes had a freshman safety named Bob Stoops.
14. Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl
Ohio State vs. Florida
Jan. 2, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Urban Meyer's old team (Florida) takes on his new team (Ohio State). OSU interim coach Luke Fickell will coach the Buckeyes in the bowl game, after leading his alma mater to a 6-6 record after replacing the fired Jim Tressel. The 6-6 Gators probably won't need any motivation to beat Meyer's new team, even if he won't be on the sideline.
18. Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas
Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
Dec. 31, Noon ET (ESPN)
The Wildcats and Aggies both finished 6-6. Northwestern hasn't won a bowl game since the 1949 Rose Bowl. The Aggies don't have a coach after Mike Sherman was fired. If Texas A&M had closed games out, Sherman would probably still have a job. The Aggies blew five halftime leads of 10 points or more and a nine-point lead against rival Texas. The Meineke Car Care Bowl lasts for four quarters, too.
31. Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Illinois vs. UCLA
Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
The classifieds section might have sponsored this bowl game in San Francisco. Both teams are looking for coaches, after the Illini fired Ron Zook and the Bruins fired Rick Neuheisel. Illinois started 6-0 and was ranked as high as No. 16 before losing its last six games. The Bruins appealed to the NCAA to play in the postseason with a 6-7 record.
33. Little Caesar's Bowl
Western Michigan vs. Purdue
Dec. 27, 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Will the Boilermakers be able to slow down the Broncos' high-powered offense? If not, we might see an upset at Ford Field in Detroit. Broncos quarterback
Alex Carder threw for 3,251 yards with 28 touchdowns. Receiver
Jordan White leads FBS players with 127 catches for 1,646 yards and he's second in the country with 16 touchdown receptions.
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