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1999-2000 Bowl Matchups

Dec. 18, Las Vegas: #27 Utah vs. #55 Fresno State
Utah vs. the top-50: 1-3 #18 BYU (W) #24 Colorado State (L) #37 Wyoming (L) #48 Boise State (L)		Fresno State vs. the top-50: 1-1* #24 Colorado State (W) #41 Oregon State (L) *additional losses to #58 Hawaii, #67 UCLA, and #90 SMU

Dec. 22, Mobile: #17 East Carolina vs. #64 TCU
East Carolina vs. the top-50: 3-1* #25 Southern Miss (L) #31 Miami, Fla. (W) #43 Houston (W) #47 N.C. State (W) *additional loss to #57 UAB		TCU vs. the top-50: 0-0* *losses to #54 Arizona, #55 Fresno State, #72 Rice, and #74 Northwestern

Dec. 25, Aloha: #45 Wake Forest vs. #46 Arizona State
Wake Forest vs. the top-50: 2-3* #1 Florida State (L) #16 Georgia Tech (W) #26 Virginia (L) #34 Clemson (L) #47 N.C. State (W) *additional losses to #61 Maryland and #75 Duke		Arizona State vs. the top-50: 2-3* #20 Stanford (L) #23 Oregon (L) #30 Washington (W) #49 Notre Dame (L) #50 USC (W) *additional losses to #68 Cal and #76 New Mexico State

Dec. 25, Oahu: #41 Oregon State vs. #58 Hawaii
Oregon State vs. the top-50: 0-4 #20 Stanford (L) #23 Oregon (L) #30 Washington (L) #50 USC (L)		Hawaii vs. the top-50: 1-1* #48 Boise State (W) #50 USC (L) *additional losses to #64 TCU, #72 Rice, and #89 Washington State

Dec. 27, Motor City: #15 Marshall vs. #18 BYU
Marshall vs. the top-50: 1-0 #34 Clemson (W)		BYU vs. the top-50: 2-3 #24 Colorado State (W) #26 Virginia (L) #27 Utah (L) #30 Washington (W) #37 Wyoming (L)

Dec. 28, Alamo: #11 Penn State vs. #14 Texas A&M
Penn State vs. the top-50: 4-3 #6 Michigan (L) #7 Michigan State (L) #19 Purdue (W) #21 Minnesota (L) #22 Illinois (W) #31 Miami, Fla. (W) #36 Ohio State (W)		Texas A&M vs. the top-50: 3-2* #2 Nebraska (L) #13 Texas (W) #25 Southern Miss (W) #29 Louisiana Tech (W) #35 Oklahoma (L) *additional loss to #53 Texas Tech

Dec. 29, Music City: #39 Kentucky vs. #59 Syracuse
Kentucky vs. the top-50: 1-5 #8 Tennessee (L) #9 Florida (L) #10 Mississippi State (L) #28 Georgia (L) #32 Arkansas (W) #42 Louisville (L)		Syracuse vs. the top-50: 0-4* #3 Virginia Tech (L) #6 Michigan (L) #31 Miami, Fla. (L) #40 Boston College (L) *additional loss to #108 Rutgers

Dec. 29, Holiday: #5 Kansas State vs. #30 Washington
Kansas State vs. the top-50: 2-1 #2 Nebraska (L) #13 Texas (W) #38 Colorado (W)		Washington vs. the top-50: 4-2* #18 BYU (L) #20 Stanford (W) #23 Oregon (W) #38 Colorado (W) #41 Oregon State (W) #46 Arizona State (L) *additional losses to #56 Air Force and #67 UCLA

Dec. 30, Humanitarian: #42 Louisville vs. #48 Boise State
Louisville vs. the top-50: 2-3* #22 Illinois (L) #25 Southern Miss (L) #35 Oklahoma (L) #39 Kentucky (W) #43 Houston (W) *additional loss to #95 Army		Boise State vs. the top-50: 1-0* #27 Utah (W) *losses to #58 Hawaii, #67 UCLA, and #111 North Texas

Dec. 30, Micronpc.com: #22 Illinois vs. #26 Virginia
Illinois vs. the top-50: 3-3* #6 Michigan (W) #7 Mighigan State (L) #11 Penn State (L) #21 Minnesota (L) #36 Ohio State (W) #42 Louisville (W) *additional loss to #66 Indiana		Virginia vs. the top-50: 4-3* #1 Florida State (L) #3 Virginia Tech (L) #16 Georgia Tech (W) #18 BYU (W) #34 Clemson (L) #45 Wake Forest (W) #47 N.C. State (W) *additional loss to #75 Duke

Dec. 30, Peach: #10 Mississippi State vs. #34 Clemson
Mississippi State vs. the top-50: 3-2 #4 Alabama (L) #32 Arkansas (L) #33 Mississippi (W) #39 Kentucky (W) #44 Auburn (W)		Clemson vs. the top-50: 2-5 #1 Florida State (L) #3 Virginia Tech (L) #15 Marshall (L) #16 Georgia Tech (L) #26 Virginia (W) #45 Wake Forest (W) #47 N.C. State (L)

Dec. 31, Insight.com: #38 Colorado vs. #40 Boston College
Colorado vs. the top-50: 1-4* #2 Nebraska (L) #5 Kansas State (L) #24 Colorado State (L) #30 Washington (L) #35 Oklahoma (W) *additional loss to #53 Texas Tech		Boston Coll. vs. the top-50: 1-2* #3 Virginia Tech (L) #31 Miami, Fla. (L) #49 Notre Dame (W) *additional loss to #98 Temple

Dec. 31, Sun: #21 Minnesota vs. #23 Oregon
Minnesota vs. the top-50: 2-3 #11 Penn State (W) #12 Wisconsin (L) #19 Purdue (L) #22 Illinois (W) #36 Ohio State (L)		Oregon vs. the top-50: 3-2* #7 Michigan State (L) #30 Washington (L) #41 Oregon State (W) #46 Arizona State (W) #50 USC (W) *additional loss to #67 UCLA

Dec. 31, Liberty: #24 Colorado State vs. #25 Southern Miss
Colorado State vs. the top-50: 3-1* #18 BYU (L) #27 Utah (W) #37 Wyoming (W) #38 Colorado (W) *additional losses to #55 Fresno State and #62 San Diego State		Southern Miss vs. the top-50: 2-3 #2 Nebraska (L) #4 Alabama (L) #14 Texas A&M (L) #17 East Carolina (W) #42 Louisville (W)

Dec. 31, Independence: #33 Mississippi vs. #35 Oklahoma
Mississippi vs. the top-50: 2-3* #4 Alabama (L) #10 Mississippi State (L) #28 Georgia (L) #32 Arkansas (W) #44 Auburn (W) *additional loss to #52 Vanderbilt		Oklahoma vs. the top-50: 2-3* #13 Texas (L) #14 Texas A&M (W) #38 Colorado (L) #42 Louisville (W) #49 Notre Dame (L) *additional loss to #53 Texas Tech

Jan. 1, Outback: #19 Purdue vs. #28 Georgia
Purdue vs. the top-50: 3-4 #6 Michigan (L) #7 Michigan State (W) #11 Penn State (L) #12 Wisconsin (L) #21 Minnesota (W) #36 Ohio State (L) #49 Notre Dame (W)		Georgia vs. the top-50: 2-4 #8 Tennessee (L) #9 Florida (L) #16 Georgia Tech (L) #33 Mississippi (W) #39 Kentucky (W) #44 Auburn (L)

Jan. 1, Cotton: #13 Texas vs. #32 Arkansas
Texas vs. the top-50: 3-4 #2 Nebraska (L) #2 Nebraska (W) #5 Kansas State (L) #14 Texas A&M (L) #20 Stanford (W) #35 Oklahoma (W) #47 N.C. State (L)		Arkansas vs. the top-50: 3-3* #4 Alabama (L) #8 Tennessee (W) #10 Mississippi State (W) #33 Mississippi (L) #39 Kentucky (L) #44 Auburn (W) *additional loss to #73 LSU

Jan. 1, Gator: #16 Georgia Tech vs. #31 Miami, Fla.
Georgia Tech vs. the top-50: 3-3 #1 Florida State (L) #26 Virginia (L) #28 Georgia (W) #34 Clemson (W) #45 Wake Forest (L) #47 N.C. State (W)		Miami, Fla. vs. the top-50: 2-4 #1 Florida State (L) #3 Virginia Tech (L) #11 Penn State (L) #17 East Carolina (L) #36 Ohio State (W) #40 Boston College (W)

Jan. 1, Citrus: #7 Michigan State vs. #9 Florida
Michigan State vs. the top-50: 6-2 #6 Michigan (W) #11 Penn State (W) #12 Wisconsin (L) #19 Purdue (L) #22 Illinois (W) #23 Oregon (W) #36 Ohio State (W) #49 Notre Dame (W)		Florida vs. the top-50: 4-3 #1 Florida State (L) #4 Alabama (L) #4 Alabama (L) #8 Tennessee (W) #28 Georgia (W) #39 Kentucky (W) #44 Auburn (W)

Jan. 1, Rose: #12 Wisconsin vs. #20 Stanford
Wisconsin vs. the top-50: 4-1* #6 Michigan (L) #7 Michigan State (W) #19 Purdue (W) #21 Minnesota (W) #36 Ohio State (W) *additional loss to #91 Cincinnati		Stanford vs. the top-50: 4-2* #13 Texas (L) #30 Washington (L) #41 Oregon State (W) #46 Arizona State (W) #49 Notre Dame (W) #50 USC (W) *additional loss to #99 San Jose State

Jan. 1, Orange: #4 Alabama vs. #6 Michigan
Alabama vs. the top-50: 8-2 #8 Tennessee (L) #9 Florida (W) #9 Florida (W) #10 Mississippi State (W) #25 Southern Miss (W) #29 Louisiana Tech (L) #32 Arkansas (W) #33 Mississippi (W) #43 Houston (W) #44 Auburn (W)		Michigan vs. the top-50: 5-2 #7 Michigan State (L) #11 Penn State (W) #12 Wisconsin (W) #19 Purdue (W) #22 Illinois (L) #36 Ohio State (W) #49 Notre Dame (W)

Jan. 2, Fiesta: #2 Nebraska vs. #8 Tennessee
Nebraska vs. the top-50: 5-1 #5 Kansas State (W) #13 Texas (W) #13 Texas (L) #14 Texas A&M (W) #25 Southern Miss (W) #38 Colorado (W)		Tennessee vs. the top-50: 6-2 #4 Alabama (W) #9 Florida (L) #28 Georgia (W) #32 Arkansas (L) #37 Wyoming (W) #39 Kentucky (W) #44 Auburn (W) #49 Notre Dame (W)

Jan. 4, Sugar: #1 Florida State vs. #3 Virginia Tech
Florida State vs. the top-50: 8-0 #9 Florida (W) #16 Georgia Tech (W) #26 Virginia (W) #29 Louisiana Tech (W) #31 Miami (W) #34 Clemson (W) #45 Wake Forest (W) #47 N.C. State (W)		Virginia Tech vs. the top-50: 4-0 #26 Virginia (W) #31 Miami (W) #34 Clemson (W) #40 Boston College (W)

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