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This is the final season of the Bowl Championship Series, whose national title game will be played at the Rose Bowl January 6. No matter how many people are willing to wave 'adios' to the BCS, you have to admit that the final two teams chosen were usually worthy of a national championship. The BCS will be replaced next season by something called the College Football Playoff, in which four teams have a shot at a national title. It will no doubt have a title sponsor by then.
Until then. here's the bowl lineup. In addition to the games, matchups, when and when they'll be played, and who televises them, we'll include a brief description of what the sponsor sells or promotes. The information comes from ESPN.com.
Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Washington State vs. Colorado State (Albuquerque, NM 12/21) ESPN
Active wear.
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl: Fresno State vs. USC (Las Vegas, NV 12/21) ABC
Motor oil.
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Buffalo vs. San Diego State (Boise, ID 12/21) ESPN
The local potato industry.
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Tulane vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (New Orleans, LA 12/21) ESPN
Shipping firm.
Beef O'Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl: East Carolina vs. Ohio (St. Petersburg, FL 12/23) ESPN
Restaurant chain.
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: Boise State vs. Oregon State (Honolulu, HW 12/24) ESPN
Hotel chain.
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Bowling Green (Detroit, MI 12/26) ESPN
Restaurant chain.
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: Utah State vs. Northern Illinois (San Diego, CA 12/26) ESPN
Financial services.
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman: Marshall vs. Maryland (Annapolis, MD 12/27) ESPN
Defense contractor.
Texas Bowl: Syracuse vs. Minnesota (Houston, TX 12/27) ESPN
Formerly known as Meineke Car Care Bowl.
Fight Hunger Bowl: Brigham Young vs. Washington (San Francisco, CA 12/27) ESPN
Anti-hunger organization.
New Era Pinstripe: Rutgers vs. Notre Dame (Yankee Stadium, New York 12/28) ESPN
Sports apparel.
Belk Bowl: Cincinnati vs. North Carolina (Charlotte, NC 12/28) ESPN
Regional department store chain.
Russell Athletic Bowl: Miami vs. Louisville (Orlando, FL 12/28) ESPN
Active wear.
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Michigan vs. Kansas State (Tempe, AZ 12/28) ESPN
Chicken and beer restaurant chain.
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Navy (Fort Worth, TX 12/30) ESPN
Defense contractor.
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Mississippi vs. Georgia Tech (Nashville, TN 12/30) ESPN
Financial services.
Valero Alamo Bowl: Oregon vs. Texas (San Antonio, TX 12/30) ESPN
Energy company.
National University Holiday Bowl: Arizona State vs. Texas Tech (San Diego, CA 12/30) ESPN
Private and online college.
AdvoCare V100 Bowl: Arizona vs. Boston College (Shreveport, LA 12/31) ESPN
Nutritional supplements. Formerly known as Independence Bowl.
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. UCLA (El Paso, TX 12/31) CBS
Automaker.
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Rice vs. Mississippi State (Memphis, TN 12/31) ESPN
Auto parts stores.
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Duke vs. Texas A&M (Atlanta, GA 12/31) ESPN
Chicken restaurants.
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl: Nebraska vs. Georgia (Jacksonville, FL 1/1/14) ESPN2
Online tax preparation.
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Nevada-Las Vegas vs. North Texas (Dallas, TX 1/1/14) ESPNU
Local civic organization.
Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin vs. South Carolina (Orlando, FL 1/1/14) ABC
Financial services.
Outback Bowl: Iowa vs. LSU (Tampa, FL 1/1/14) ESPN
Steak restaurants.
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Vizio: Stanford vs. Michigan State (Pasadena, CA 1/1/14) ESPN
Consumer electronics.
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Central Florida vs. Baylor (Glendale, AZ 1/1/14) ESPN
Snack food.
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Alabama (New Orleans, LA 1/2) ESPN
Insurance.
Discover Orange Bowl: Clemson vs. Ohio State (Miami, FL 1/3) ESPN
Credit cards.
AT&T Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Missouri (Arlington, TX 1/3) Fox
Communications giant.
BBVA Compass Bowl: Vanderbilt vs. Houston (Birmingham, AL 1/4) ESPN
Financial services.
GoDaddy Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Ball State (Mobile, AL 1/5) ESPN
Domain names.
Vizio BCS National Championship: Florida State vs. Auburn (Pasadena, CA 1/6) ESPN
Consumer electronics.
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