With tonight’s Poinsettia Bowl, the Bowl Season kicks off. Which to me means it’s officially the Holidays. For each bowl, I have picked the winner, and assigned each game a confidence rating of 1-32. The higher the number, the more confident I am in my pick. The rankings given reflect those of the last Cross Poll. Happy Bowling!

Poinsettia Bowl: Utah vs. Navy … Th, 12/20, 9:00 pm, ESPN

Pick: Utah … Confidence: 21

 

New Orleans Bowl: Florida Atlantic vs. Memphis … Fr, 12/21, 8:00 pm , ESPN2

Pick: Memphis … Confidence: 5

 

PapaJohn’s.com Bowl: Southern Miss vs. #19 Cincinnati … Sa, 12/22, 1:00 pm, ESPN2

Pick: Cincinnati … Confidence: 24

 

New Mexico Bowl: Nevada vs. New Mexico … Sa, 12/22, 4:30 pm, ESPN

Pick: New Mexico … Confidence: 18

 

Las Vegas Bowl: #15 Brigham Young vs. UCLA … Sa, 12/22, 8:00 pm, ESPN

Pick: BYU … Confidence: 26

 

Hawaii Bowl: #16 Boise State vs. East Carolina … Su, 12/23, 8:00 pm, ESPN

Pick: Boise State … Confidence: 28

 

Motor City Bowl: Purdue vs. Central Michigan … W, 12/26, 7:30 pm, ESPN

Pick: Purdue … Confidence: 32

 

Holiday Bowl: #13 Arizona State vs. #22 Texas … Th, 12/27, 8:00 pm, ESPN

Pick: Arizona State … Confidence: 6

 

Champs Sports Bowl: #12 Boston College vs. Michigan State … Fr, 12/28, 5:00 pm, ESPN

Pick: Boston College … Confidence: 22

 

Texas Bowl: TCU vs. Houston … Fr, 12/28, 8:00 pm, NFL Network

Pick: TCU … Confidence: 30

 

Emerald Bowl: Maryland vs. #28 Oregon State … Fr, 12/28, 8:30 pm, ESPN

Pick: Oregon State … Confidence: 12

 

Meineke Car Care Bowl: #24 Connecticut vs. Wake Forest … Sa, 12/29, 1:00 pm, ESPN

Pick: UConn … Confidence: 2

 

Liberty Bowl: Central Florida vs. Mississippi State … Sa, 12/29, 4:30 pm, ESPN

Pick: UCF … Confidence: 14

 

Alamo Bowl: #29 Penn State vs. Texas A&M … Sa, 12/29, 8:00 pm, ESPN

Pick: Penn State … Confidence: 20

 

Independence Bowl: Alabama vs. Colorado … Su, 12/30, 8:00 pm, ESPN

Pick: Alabama … Confidence: 15

 

Armed Forces Bowl: California vs. Air Force … M, 12/31, 12:30 pm, ESPN

Pick: Cal … Confidence: 11

 

Humanitarian Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Fresno State … M, 12/31, 2:00 pm, ESPN2

Pick: Fresno … Confidence: 9

 

Sun Bowl: #20 South Florida vs. Oregon … M, 12/31, 2:00 pm, CBS

Pick: South Florida … Confidence: 19

 

Music City Bowl: Kentucky vs. Florida State … M, 12/31, 4:00 pm, ESPN

Pick: Kentucky … Confidence: 23

 

Insight Bowl: Indiana vs. Oklahoma State … M, 12/31, 6:00 pm, NFL Network

Pick: Indiana … Confidence: 3

 

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: #17 Clemson vs. #25 Auburn … M, 12/31, 7:30 pm, ESPN

Pick: Clemson … Confidence: 8

 

Outback Bowl: #21 Tennessee vs. #18 Wisconsin … Tu, 1/1, 11:00 am, ESPN

Pick: Wisconsin … Confidence: 7

 

Cotton Bowl: #6 Missouri vs. #27 Arkansas … Tu, 1/1, 11:30 am, FOX

Pick: Missouri … Confidence: 19

 

Capital One Bowl: #29 Michigan vs. #11 Florida … Tu, 1/1, 1:00 pm, ABC

Pick: Florida … Confidence: 31

 

Gator Bowl: #26 Texas Tech vs. #23 Virginia … Tu, 1/1, 1:00 pm, CBS

Pick: Texas Tech … Confidence: 16

 

Rose Bowl: #14 Illinois vs. #10 USC … Tu, 1/1, 4:30 pm, ABC

Pick: USC … Confidence: 29

 

Sugar Bowl: #8 Hawaii vs. #5 Georgia … Tu, 1/1, 8:30 pm, FOX

Pick: Georgia … Confidence: 13

 

Fiesta Bowl: #9 West Virginia vs. #4 Oklahoma … W, 1/2, 8:00 pm, FOX

Pick: Oklahoma … Confidence: 25

 

Orange Bowl: #7 Kansas vs. #3 Virginia Tech … Th, 1/3, 8:00 pm, FOX

Pick: Virginia Tech … Confidence: 10

 

International Bowl: Ball State vs. Rutgers … Sa, 1/5, 12:00 pm, ESPN2

Pick: Rutgers … Confidence: 27

 

GMAC Bowl: Tulsa vs. Bowling Green … Su, 1/6, 8:00 pm, ESPN

Pick: Bowling Green … Confidence: 1

 

BCS Championship: #2 LSU vs. #1 Ohio State … M, 1/7, 8:00 pm, FOX

Pick: Ohio State … Confidence: 4