Bowl pecking orders are not based on conference standings. Those numbers in the right column note which bowls pick in which order.
Bowl Date Location Conference pick
GoDaddy Northern Illinois South Alabama 1/4/2015 Mobile, AL MAC 1 vs. Sun Belt 2
Birmingham Memphis LSU 1/3/2015 Birmingham, AL American vs. SEC 9
Alamo Oklahoma Arizona State 1/2/2015 San Antonio, TX Big 12 2 vs. Pac-12 2
Armed Forces Houston Rutgers 1/2/2015 Fort Worth, TX American vs. Army/Big 12 7/Big Ten
Cactus Arkansas State** Stanford 1/2/2015 Tempe, AZ Big 12 6 vs. Pac-12 7 (MWC backup)
TaxSlayer Miami South Carolina 1/2/2015 Jacksonville, FL ACC 3-6/Big Ten 5-7 vs. SEC 3-8
Citrus Wisconsin Auburn 1/1/2015 Orlando, FL Big Ten 2-4 vs. SEC 2
Outback Maryland Ole Miss 1/1/2015 Tampa, FL Big Ten 2-4 vs. SEC 3-8
Belk Clemson Tennessee 12/30/2014 Charlotte, NC ACC 3-6 vs. SEC 3-8
Music City Nebraska Missouri 12/30/2014 Nashville, TN ACC 3-6/Big Ten 5-7 vs. SEC 3-8
Foster Farms Iowa USC 12/30/2014 Santa Clara, CA Big Ten 5-7 vs. Pac-12 4
Liberty West Virginia Arkansas 12/29/2014 Memphis, TN Big 12 5 vs. SEC 3-8
Russell Athletic Louisville Kansas State 12/29/2014 Orlando, FL ACC 2 vs. Big 12 3
Texas Texas Texas A&M 12/29/2014 Houston, TX Big 12 4 vs. SEC 3-8
Holiday Minnesota Arizona 12/27/2014 San Diego, CA Big Ten 2-4 vs. Pac-12 3
Independence NC State Florida 12/27/2014 Shreveport, LA ACC vs. SEC (C-USA backup)
Military Cincinnati Virginia Tech 12/27/2014 Annapolis, MD American vs. ACC
Pinstripe Notre Dame Penn State 12/27/2014 New York, NY ACC 3-6 vs. Big Ten 5-7
Sun Duke Utah 12/27/2014 El Paso, TX ACC 3-6 vs. Pac-12 5
Bitcoin UCF North Carolina 12/26/2014 St. Petersburg, FL American vs. ACC
Quick Lane Boston College Central Michigan 12/26/2014 Detroit, MI ACC (MAC backup) vs. Big Ten (MAC backup)
Heart of Dallas Northwestern Louisiana Tech 12/26/2014 Dallas, TX Big Ten/Big 12 7 vs. C-USA
Bahamas Marshall Toledo 12/24/2014 Nassau, BS C-USA vs. MAC 4/5
Hawaii Rice Fresno State 12/24/2014 Honolulu, HI C-USA vs. MWC 2-7
Boca UAB Western Michigan 12/23/2014 Boca Raton, FL C-USA vs. MAC 4/5
Poinsettia San Diego State Navy 12/23/2014 San Diego, CA MWC 2-7 vs. Navy
Miami Beach East Carolina BYU* 12/22/2014 Miami, FL American vs. BYU
Camelia Akron Texas State 12/20/2014 Montgomery, AL MAC 3 vs. Sun Belt 3 (ACC backup)
Las Vegas Colorado State Washington 12/20/2014 Las Vegas, NV MWC 1 vs. Pac-12 6
New Mexico UTEP Utah State 12/20/2014 Albuquerque, NM C-USA vs. MWC 2-7
New Orleans UL Lafayette Air Force 12/20/2014 New Orleans, LA Sun Belt 1 vs. MWC 2-7
Potato Bowling Green Nevada 12/20/2014 Boise, ID MAC 2 vs. MWC 2-7
* Already accepted bid.
** Filling another conference's unused slot.
Joining us are Fresno State and Stanford. Leaving us are Cal and Ohio.
Appalachian State and Georgia Southern aren't here despite having six wins, due to the NCAA's FBS transition rules. They could make it in if there aren't enough bowl-eligible teams, but right now it looks like there will be too many. I can't find room for Middle Tennessee, Ohio, Temple, and Western Kentucky as it is.

there is no bowl 'pecking order' for the AAC...

God, LSU?

(11-24-2014 12:54 PM)MemphisCanes Wrote:  God, LSU?

What? You'd like a better quality opponent?

(11-24-2014 12:56 PM)umbluegray Wrote:  

(11-24-2014 12:54 PM)MemphisCanes Wrote:  God, LSU?

What? You'd like a better quality opponent?

Just a name you don't usually want to see in December or January.

Fournette would have a career day. Ill take anyone else besides lsu or arky from the sec

South Carolina looks to be the team you'd want to face out of the SEC.

(11-24-2014 12:59 PM)Bathtub Gin Wrote:  Fournette would have a career day. Ill take anyone else besides lsu or arky from the sec

Someone from the East, please.

I'm not sold on LSU.

Good? Yeah.

Unbeatable? Heck no.

Are they better than UCLA? Ole Miss? Don't underestimate our guys.

LSU's D-Line would give us fits like Mississippi's.

I'd rather play LSU than Arkansas right now. And I'd rather play a team that has a good runningback than a team with a good quarterback.

Marc Schlabach has us in Birmingham against FL.

Brett McMurphy has us in the Military Bowl (Annapolis) against Boston College.

CBSSports (Jerry Palm) has us in Miami against BYU

SBNation has us against LSU in B'ham.

I like the Florida matchup the most.

I love the opponent, the location, and the date of the Birmingham Bowl. No holiday to worry about, only a three hour drive, on a Saturday, against a national name. If we locked that in right now I would be buying tickets and booking a hotel instead of typing this.

(11-24-2014 01:48 PM)Trapper John Wrote:  I love the opponent, the location, and the date of the Birmingham Bowl. No holiday to worry about, only a three hour drive, on a Saturday, against a national name. If we locked that in right now I would be buying tickets and booking a hotel instead of typing this.

This ^

(11-24-2014 01:48 PM)Trapper John Wrote:  I love the opponent, the location, and the date of the Birmingham Bowl. No holiday to worry about, only a three hour drive, on a Saturday, against a national name. If we locked that in right now I would be buying tickets and booking a hotel instead of typing this.

^ yep.

The SEC will fill the bowl, so lets take it.

I wouldn't mind playing BYU.
They are still w/o their best QB.
30 years from now, no one will remember that.
Who remembers that in UT's win over Florida State for their BCS title came against a 3rd string Florida State QB?

(11-24-2014 01:58 PM)EarthBoundMisfit Wrote:  I wouldn't mind playing BYU.
They are still w/o their best QB.
30 years from now, no one will remember that.
Who remembers that in UT's win over Florida State for their BCS title came against a 3rd string Florida State QB?

Not only do I remember but I use it as ammo against the utkers.

I'd much rather play a run-first SEC team than one with a high power air game.

(11-24-2014 12:59 PM)Bathtub Gin Wrote:  Fournette would have a career day. Ill take anyone else besides lsu or arky from the sec

I don't think he would. We are probably way better than some of their OOC opponents this season.

Let's see.....winter time.....Miami or B'ham..........ah...I think I'd prefer Miami regardless of who we play.