Tuesday, November 20, 2012

BCS finalists

The BCS announced today the list of teams still in contention for berths in BCS bowl games and the national championship game on January 7.

The champions from the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and Southeastern conferences automatically qualify for a BCS bowl game.  Here are the teams in each conference who are still contending for their conference's automatic berth:

ACC:  Florida State, Georgia Tech
Big East:  Louisville, Rutgers
Big Ten:  Michigan, Nebraska, Wisconsin
Big 12:  Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas
Pac-12:  Oregon, Stanford, UCLA
SEC:  Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Texas A&M

In addition to these teams, the pool of teams under consideration also includes:  Boise State, Clemson, Florida, Kent State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Oregon State and South Carolina.

The final BCS standings will be compiled on Sunday, December 2 with bowl pairings announced at 8:30 p.m. ET that night.  The BCS games will be played as follows, all on ESPN:

January 1 - Rose Bowl presented by Vizio
January 1 - Discover Orange Bowl
January 2 - Allstate Sugar Bowl
January 3 - Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
January 7 - Discover BCS National Championship Game

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