• Auburn: Outback Bowl
• Central Florida: St. Petersburg Bowl
• Kentucky: Music City Bowl
• Mississippi: Cotton Bowl (against Oklahoma State)
• Navy: Texas Bowl
• Ohio State: Rose Bowl
• Oklahoma State: Cotton Bowl (against Ole Miss)
• Southern Methodist: Hawaii Bowl
• Tennessee: Chick-fil-A Bowl
• Troy: New Orleans Bowl

These bowl announcements are up-to-date as of today (12/2/09), but new bowl teams are being announced every day, and like I said, after Saturday’s games, we’ll know a lot more. Right now, there are still a number of teams who haven’t finished their seasons, and until they do, we won’t know for sure who is eligible and who is ranked where within their conferences. Check back this weekend for a much more comprehensive list of bowls and the teams that will be playing in them!

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Bowl Season Matchups 2010, An Early Look

New Orleans Bowl Result:

Southern Miss 30, Troy 27 OT

Southern Miss running back Damion Fletcher (25) is wrapped up by Troy defenders Steve McLendon (92) and Dion Gales (98).

New Orleans Bowl Summary:  I had pegged Troy to win this one, but SMU can out kicking and screaming. The teams battled it out, and it really did come down to the fourth quarter when the Golden Eagles battle back from a 10-point deficit. Where did this school come from? There overall record is just 7-6, with this bowl being their fifth straight win. That means…they started the season 2-6! In any case, Troy played their hearts out and lost when a field goal was blocked in overtime.

Oh, and best wishes for a speedy recovery to DeAndre Brown, the USM receiver who broken his leg during the game!

Overall Records: Southern Miss 7-6, Troy 8-5

Read more about the New Orleans Bowl:

• New Orleans Bowl: Southern Mississippi (6-6) vs. Troy (8-4) at The Quad
• Nasty leg break during New Orleans Bowl at LiveLeak.com

Got a link or opinion of the game? Leave a comment below!

Picture via Newscom.

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The 2008 New Orleans Bowl

#2 Alabama 35, Arkansas State 0

• Alabama – Arkansas State, the full recap at Tide Corner
• Alabama-Arkansas State, the day after… at The Rap Sheet
• Arkansas State From The Couch at Bama Sports Report

North Texas 51, Western Kentucky 40

• Western Kentucky Fall To North Texas, 51-40

Louisiana-Lafayette 49, Florida International 20

• La-Lafayette’s Fenroy breaks NCAA record in win at Associated Press News from Salon.com

Louisiana-Monroe 31, Troy 30

• Troy falls in final seconds at Louisiana-Monroe at College Sports for Opelia-Auburn News

Other conferences: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Mid-American, Mountain West, Pac-10, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

(check back soon if the link isn’t live yet)

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2008 Week 10: Blogging about the Sun Belt