TENTATIVE BOWL SCHEDULE

All Times Pacific

Dec. 18--New Orleans Bowl, North Texas (5-5) vs. Colorado State (6-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

Dec. 19--GMAC Bowl at Mobile, Ala., Marshall (10-1) vs. CUSA No. 2, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

Dec. 20--Tangerine Bowl, ACC No. 4 or 5 vs. Big East No. 5, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 25--Las Vegas Bowl, USC (6-5) vs. Utah (7-3), 12:30 p.m. (Ch. 7)

Dec. 27--Seattle Bowl, Georgia Tech (7-4) vs. Stanford (8-2), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 27--Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La., Big 12 No. 6 vs. SEC No. 6 or 7, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 28--Galleryfurniture.com Bowl at Houston, Big 12 No. 7 vs. CUSA No. 3, 10:30 a.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 28--Music City Bowl at Nashville, Boston College (7-4) vs SEC No. 6 or 7, 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 28--Holiday Bowl at San Diego, Big 12 No. 3 vs. Washington (8-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 29--Motor City Bowl at Pontiac, Mich., Toledo (8-2) vs. CUSA No. 4, 9 a.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 29--Alamo Bowl at San Antonio, Big 12 No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 3, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 29--Insight.com Bowl at Phoenix, Big 12 No. 5 vs. Syracuse (9-3), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Dec. 31--Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas, Washington State (9-2) vs. Big Ten No. 5, 9 a.m. (Ch. 2)

Dec. 31--Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, Idaho, At-large vs. WAC No. 3, 9:30 a.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 31--Silicon Valley Classic, at San Jose, Fresno State (10-2) vs. At-large, noon (FSN)

Dec. 31--Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn., Brigham Young (11-0) vs. Louisville (10-2), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Dec. 31--Peach Bowl at Atlanta, ACC No. 3 vs. SEC No. 4, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Jan. 1--Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla., Ohio State (7-4) vs. SEC selection, 8 a.m. (ESPN)

Jan. 1--Cotton Bowl at Dallas, SEC selection vs. Big 12 No. 2, 8 a.m. (Ch. 11)

Jan. 1--Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla., Virginia Tech (8-2) vs. Florida State (6-4), 9:30 a.m. (Ch. 4)

Jan. 1--Citrus Bowl at Orlando, Fla., Michigan (8-3) vs. SEC No. 2, 10 a.m. (Ch. 7)

Jan. 1--Fiesta Bowl at Tempe, Ariz., BCS Big 12 vs. BCS Pacific 10, 1:30 p.m. (Ch. 7)

Jan. 1--Sugar Bowl at New Orleans, BCS vs. BCS, 5:30 p.m. (Ch. 7)

Jan. 2--Orange Bowl at Miami, BCS vs. BCS, 5 p.m. (Ch. 7)

Jan. 3--Rose Bowl at Pasadena, BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2, 5 p.m. (Ch. 7)