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WATERCOOLER CHAT: MUST SEE BOWL GAMES

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If you’re like most sports fans, you’ve paid attention to the major college football rivalries and know that division one college football’s most aspirational game is the BCS title game. And, if you’ve been watching some of the exciting match-ups this season, you know that Auburn and Florida State will battle it out to be called the “National Champion” on January 6th.

What you may not know is between now and then there are 34 other Bowl games airing.  Unless you’re a die-hard, you probably won’t watch all of them, but here’s a list of the top 14 (ranked from a USA Today poll). I’ve added in the days of the top 7. Enjoy!!!

MUST-SEE TV: Bowl games Nos. 1-7

1. BCS National Championship Game: Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1)- January 6th, 8:30 pm

2. Rose Bowl: Michigan State (12-1) vs. Stanford (11-2)- January 1st, 5:00 pm

3. Orange Bowl: Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2)- January 3rd, 8:30 pm

4. Cotton Bowl: Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2)- January 3rd, 7:30 pm

5. Alamo Bowl: Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4)-December 30th, 6:45 pm

6. Chick-fil-A Bowl: Duke (10-3) vs. Texas A&M (8-4)-December 31st, 8:00 pm

7. Sugar Bowl: Alabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2)-January 2nd, 8:30 pm

SECOND-BEST: Bowl games No. 14-8

8. Fiesta Bowl: Baylor (11-1) vs. UCF (11-1)

9. Capital One Bowl: South Carolina (10-2) vs. Wisconsin (9-3)

10. Russell Athletic Bowl: Louisville (11-1) vs. Miami (9-3)

11. Las Vegas Bowl: Fresno State (11-1) vs. USC (9-4)

12 (tie). Outback Bowl: LSU (9-3) vs. Iowa (8-4)

12 (tie). Sun Bowl: UCLA (9-3) vs. Virginia Tech (8-4)

14. AdvoCare V100 Bowl: Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5)

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