The list of bowl participants was finalized today after the BCS bowls were announced.

Here are this year's bowl games

New Mexico Bowl
(Dec. 18--University Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M.)
BYU vs. UTEP

uDrove Humanitarian Bowl
(Dec. 18--Bronco Stadium, Boise, ID)
Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
(Dec. 18--Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, La.)
Ohio vs. Troy

Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl
(Dec. 21--Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla.)
Southern Mississippi vs. Louisville

MAACO Las Vegas Bowl
(Dec. 22--Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nev.)
Utah vs. Boise State

SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl
(Dec. 23--Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Calif.)
Navy vs. San Diego State

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
(Dec. 24--Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI)
Hawaii vs. Tulsa

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
(Dec. 26--Ford Field, Detroit, Mich.)
Florida International vs. Toledo

AdvoCard V100 Independence Bowl
(Dec. 27--Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La.)
Air Force vs. Georgia Tech

Champs Sports Bowl
(Dec. 28--Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla.)
West Virginia vs. NC State

Insight Bowl
(Dec. 28--Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ariz.)
Missouri vs. Iowa

Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumann
(Dec. 29--RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.)
East Carolina vs. Maryland

Texas Bowl
(Dec. 29--Reliant Stadium, Houston, Tex.)
Illinois vs. Baylor

Valero Alamo Bowl
(Dec. 29--Alamodome, San Antonio, Tex.)
Oklahoma State vs. Arizona

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
(Dec. 30--Gerald Ford Stadium, Dallas, Tex.)
Army vs. SMU

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
(Dec. 30--Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y.)
Kansas State vs. Syracuse

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
(Dec. 30--LP Field, Nashville, Tenn.)
North Carolina vs. Tennessee

Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
(Dec. 30--Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Calif.)
Nebraska vs. Washington

Meineke Car Care Bowl
(Dec. 31--Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.)
South Florida vs. Clemson

Hyundai Sun Bowl
(Dec. 31--Sun Bowl, El Paso, Tex.)
Notre Dame vs. Miami

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
(Dec. 31--Liberty Boel, Memphis, Tenn.)
Georgia vs. UCF

Chick-fil-A Bowl
(Dec. 31--Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.)
South Carolina vs. Florida State

TicketCity Bowl
(Jan. 1--Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Tex.)
Northwestern vs. Texas Tech

Outback Bowl
(Jan. 1--Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.)
Florida vs. Penn State

Capital One Bowl
(Jan. 1--Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla.)
Alabama vs. Michigan State

(BCS) Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO
(Jan. 1--Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.)
Wisconsin vs. TCU

(BCS) Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
(Jan. 1--Univ. of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.)
Connecticut vs. Oklahoma

(BCS) Discover Orange Bowl
(Jan. 3--Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Fla.)
Stanford vs. Virginia Tech

(BCS) Allstate Sugar Bowl
(Jan. 4--Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, La.)
Ohio State vs. Arkansas

GoDaddy.com Bowl
(Jan. 6--Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala.)
Middle Tennessee vs. Miami (OH)

AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic
(Jan. 7--Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Tex.)
LSU vs. Texas A&M

BBVA Compass Bowl
(Jan. 8--Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala.)
Pittsburgh vs. Kentucky

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
(Jan. 9--AT&T Park, San Francisco, Calif.)
Nevada vs. Boston College

Tostitos BCS National Championship Game
(Jan. 10--Univ. of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.)
Auburn vs. Oregon