Ranking the Bowls

Bowl games ranked by the sum of both team’s USA Today/Sagarin ranking. This shows which bowls have the best matchups, and which have the worst.

007 BCS National Championship: FSU (1) vs. Auburn (6)

010 Rose Bowl: Stanford (3) vs. Michigan State (7) 

023 Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma (21) vs. Alabama (2)

023 Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma State (14) vs. Missouri (9)

027 Orange Bowl: Clemson (16) vs. Ohio State (11)

027 Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin (10) vs. South Carolina (17)

039 Alamo Bowl: Oregon (4) vs. Texas (35)

041 Fight Hunger Bowl: BYU (29) vs. Washington (12)

043 Fiesta Bowl: Baylor (5) vs. Central Florida (38)

043 Outback Bowl: Iowa (28) vs. LSU (15)

047 Sun Bowl: Virginia Tech (34) vs. UCLA (13)

057 Holiday Bowl: Arizona St (8) vs. Texas Tech (49)

059 Chickfila Bowl: Duke (41) vs. Texas A&M (18)

063 Russell Athletic Bowl: Miami (39) vs. Louisville (24)

063 Buffalo Wild Wing Bowl: Michigan (37) vs. Kansas St (26)

064 Music City Bowl: Ole Miss (33) vs. Georgia Tech (31)

069 Gator Bowl: Nebraska (50) vs. Georgia (19)

072 Las Vegas Bowl: Fresno State (52) vs. USC (20) 

080 AdvoCare V100 Bowl: Arizona (22) vs. BC (58)

081 Hawaii Bowl: Boise State (45) vs. Oregon St (36)

087 Compass Bowl: Vanderbilt (44) vs. Houston (43)

087 Pizza Bowl: Pittsburgh (60) vs. Bowling Green (27)  

094 Poinsettia Bowl: Utah St (46) vs. Northern Illinois (48)     

109 Belk Bowl: Cincinnati (62) vs. North Carolina (47)   

110 Liberty Bowl: Rice (70) vs. Mississippi State (40)

118 New Mexico Bowl: Wash St (30) vs. Colo St (88)

119 Texas Bowl: Syracuse (68) vs. Minnesota (51)

127 Pinstripe Bowl: Rutgers (102) vs. Notre Dame (25)

134 Military Bowl: Marshall (64) vs. Maryland (72)

156 Armed Forces Bowl: Navy (59) vs. Middle Tenn (97) 

160 Heart of Dallas Bowl: UNLV (91) vs. North Texas (69)

161 Idaho Potato Bowl: Buffalo (67) vs. SD State (94)

173 Beef O’Bradys Bowl: East Carolina (57) vs. Ohio (116)

175 New Orleans Bowl: Tulane (85) vs. LA Lafayette (90)  

179 GoDaddy Bowl: Arkansas St (114) vs. Ball St (65)