Countdown to the National Championship
All other bowl results, Big XII under-rated?
One often hears the term Over-rated in athletics. Sports teams that are thought to be amazing turn out to be not that great, and simply got by playing weak competition. Well this year it looks like the Big XII conference might just be under-rated. They are currently 8-0 in their bowl games with just one left, and that includes four upsets.
Arizona, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Arizona State were supposed to be out-gunned in their matchups. Instead they pulled out solid victories, and their conference looks to continue its recent dominant streak by going for their 2nd straight BCS National Championship.
Bowl Results up to BCS National Championship
| 2014-2015 Bowl Season Matchups |
| Bowl Game | Winner | Loser | Final Score |
| New Mexico Bowl | Florida State (7-6) | Toledo (6-6) | 31-16 |
| Beef O'Brady's Bowl | Pittsburg (7-6) | Tulane (6-7) | 42-35 |
| New Orleans Bowl | #17 Middle Tennessee State (11-1) | Akron (7-6) | 49-17 |
| Las Vegas Bowl | #22 Houston (10-3) | #19 Stanford (8-5) | 26-21 |
| Poinsettia Bowl | Nevada (8-5) | Oregon State (6-7) | 28-23 |
| Hawai'i Bowl | Kansas State (7-6) | Louisiana Tech (8-5) | 28-14 |
| Little Caesears Pizza Bowl | Northern Illinois (10-3) | Purdue (7-6) | 35-21 |
| Belk Bowl | Louisville (7-6) | Georgia Tech (8-5) | 41-35 OT |
| Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl | USC (8-5) | West Virginia (6-7) | 38-7 |
| Music City Bowl | NC State (7-6) | Tennessee (7-6) | 20-14 |
| Independence Bowl | North Carolina (8-5) | Colorado State (7-6) | 31-21 |
| Military Bowl | Miami University (8-5) | #20 Navy (11-2) | 38-17 |
| Champs Sports Bowl | #18 Virginia Tech (10-3) | SMU (7-6) | 31-7 |
| Humanitarian Bowl | #21 Ohio (12-2) | #25 Utah State (9-4) | 24-17 |
| Holiday Bowl | Arizona (7-5) | California (9-5) | 43-36 |
| Sun Bowl | Utah (9-4) | Virginia (9-5) | 45-28 |
| Armed Forces Bowl | Army (9-4) | Air Force (6-7) | 49-30 |
| AutoZone Liberty Bowl | Cincinnati (8-5) | Rice (8-5) | 42-35 |
| Texas Bowl | Oklahoma (7-6) | #24 Penn State (8-5) | 31-24 |
| Insight Bowl | Oklahoma State (8-5) | #8 Michigan State (9-3) | 42-38 |
| Chick-fil-A Bowl | #15 Miami (10-3) | Georgia (8-6) | 49-42 OT |
| Outback Bowl | #11 Wisconsin (11-2) | Texas A&M (7-6) | 42-17 |
| Capital One Bowl | #12 Rutgers (12-2) | Ole Miss (7-6) | 41-34 |
| Gator Bowl | Auburn (7-6) | #9 Ohio State (10-3) | 35-28 |
| Ticket City Bowl | Iowa (7-6) | UTEP (6-7) | 56-9 |
| Alamo City | Arizona State (9-4) | #13 UCLA (10-3) | 43-41 |
| Godaddy.com Bowl | Central Michigan (11-3) | Arkansas State (8-5) | 49-23 |
| AT&T Cotton Bowl | #5 Kansas (13-1) | South Carolina (6-7) | 68-35 |
| BBVA Compass Bowl | Baylor (7-6) | Vanderbilt (6-7) | 59-35 |
| Sugar Bowl | #10 LSU (12-2) | #16 Fresno State (11-3) | 45-17 |
| Orange Bowl | #7 Oregon (11-2) | #23 Maryland (9-5) | 31-14 |
| Rose Bowl | #3 TCU (13-1) | #6 Boise State (12-2) | 38-35 |
| Fiesta Bowl | #4 Arkansas (12-1) | #14 USF (11-2) | 45-41 |
| BCS National Championship | #2 Michigan (11-2) | #1 Missouri (11-1) | January 9th, 2015 |