Ranking the Bowls - From Least Intriguing to Most

Bowl season is a fun time, but with so many things going on this holiday season and so many games to choose from, which games most warrant your attention? Here's what our analysis says, starting with the least intriguing matchup to the most intriguing... (All times are EST)

34. Fresno State vs. Wyoming - New Mexico Bowl, Dec. 19th 4:30 PM
33. SMU vs. Nevada - Hawaii Bowl, Dec. 24th 8:00 PM
32. Bowling Green vs. Idaho - Humanitarian Bowl, Dec. 30th 4:30 PM
31. Temple vs. UCLA - Eaglebank Bowl, Dec. 29th 4:30 PM
30. Marshall vs. Ohio - Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, Dec. 26th 1:00 PM
29. South Florida vs. Northern Illinois - International Bowl, Jan. 2nd Noon
28. Northwestern vs. #25 Auburn - Outback Bowl, Jan. 1st 11:00 AM
27. ECU vs. #11 Arkansas - Liberty Bowl, Jan. 2nd 5:30 PM
26. Navy vs. Missouri - Texas Bowl, Dec. 31st 3:30 PM
25. Michigan State vs. #18 Texas Tech - Alamo Bowl, Jan. 2nd 9:00 PM
24. Minnesota vs. Iowa State - Insight Bowl, Dec. 31st 6:00 PM
23. Southern Miss vs. Middle Tennessee State - New Orleans Bowl, Dec. 20th 8:30 PM
22. Rutgers vs. UCF - St. Petersburg Bowl, Dec. 19th 8:00 PM
21. Florida State vs. West Virginia - Gator Bowl, Jan. 1st 1:00 PM
20. Clemson vs. Kentucky - Music City Bowl, Dec. 27th 8:30 PM
19. Texas A&M vs. Georgia - Independence Bowl, Dec. 28th 5:00 PM
18. Utah vs. California - Poinsettia Bowl, Dec. 23rd 8:00 PM
17. North Carolina vs. #19 Pittsburgh - Meineke Car Care Bowl, Dec. 26th 4:30 PM
16. Boston College vs. USC - Emerald Bowl, Dec. 26th 8:00 PM
15. Houston vs. Air Force - Armed Forces Bowl, Dec. 31st Noon
14. #8 Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee - Chick-Fil-A Bowl, Dec. 31st 7:30 PM
13. Connecticut vs. South Carolina - Papajohns.com Bowl, Jan. 2nd 2:00 PM
12. #14 Miami (FL) vs. Wisconsin - Champs Sports Bowl, Dec. 29th 8:00 PM
11. Troy vs. Central Michigan - GMAC Bowl, Jan. 6th 7:00 PM
10. #24 Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss - Cotton Bowl, Jan. 2nd 2:00 PM
9. #23 BYU vs. #22 Oregon State - Las Vegas Bowl, Dec. 22nd 8:00 PM
8. #21 Nebraska vs. #20 Arizona - Holiday Bowl, Dec. 30th 8:00 PM
7. #7 Penn State vs. #15 LSU - Capital One Bowl, Jan. 1st 1:00 PM
6. #17 Iowa vs. #13 Georgia Tech - Orange Bowl, Jan. 5th 8:00 PM
5. #11 Oklahoma vs. #16 Stanford - Sun Bowl, Dec. 31st 2:00 PM
4. #10 Ohio State vs. #9 Oregon - Rose Bowl, Jan. 1st 4:30 PM
3. #5 Florida vs. #6 Cincinnati - Sugar Bowl, Jan. 1st 8:30 PM
2. #4 Boise State vs. #2 TCU - Fiesta Bowl, Jan. 4th 8:00 PM
1. #1 Alabama vs. #3 Texas - BCS Championship Game, Jan. 7th 8:00 PM

Note: A game's level of being "intriguing" is a combination of how highly ranked the participants are using our ranking system and how evenly matched the teams are (or rather, how close they are in rank to each other). In theory, then, an "intriguing" game is one that is likely to be a close game between two good teams.