Stanford will sense a fool around predestine today, though a Cardinal’s elite destinations have been no longer available. It won’t fool around for a inhabitant championship, as well as it won’t fool around in a Rose Bowl.
Instead, Stanford will conduct to possibly a Fiesta Bowl upon Jan. 1 in Glendale, Ariz., or a Orange Bowl upon Jan. 3 in Miami.
In a Orange, Stanford would face No. twelve Virginia Tech, which regrouped from early-season waste to Boise State as well as James Madison to win a ACC championship.
In a Fiesta, Stanford would face No. 10 Oklahoma in a rematch of last year’s Sun Bowl. (Oklahoma won 31-27.)
The fool around pairings will be voiced during 5:15 p.m., along with a last Bowl Championship Series standings.
Everything pennyless Stanford’s approach upon Thanksgiving weekend, as well as it ascended to No. 4 in a BCS standings, where it’s on trial a berth in a vital bowl.
But a Cardinal wasn’t scarcely as advantageous this weekend.
It won’t fool around for a grand esteem since No. 1 Auburn as well as No. 2 Oregon won Saturday, promulgation a dual undefeated teams in to a inhabitant championship game.
And a Cardinal can’t fool around in a Granddaddy since a Rose Bowl is thankful this deteriorate to entice No. 3 Texas Christian as a highest-ranked organisation from a nonautomatic qualifier conference.
The Sugar Bowl won’t take Stanford. Based in New Orleans, a fool around wants Ohio State as well as a vast air blower bottom for ticket-selling as well as hotel-booking purposes.
That leaves
the Orange Bowl to compare possibly Stanford or Connecticut, a Big East champion, opposite Virginia Tech.
Orange Bowl officials, well known in a fool around attention as an indeterminate group, will cruise a accumulation of factors.
Stanford (11-1) has a improved record, aloft ranking as well as is noticed as a improved radio pull than Connecticut (8-4), in partial since quarterback Andrew Luck is a projected No. 1 collect in a NFL draft.
But mercantile factors have been additionally critical to a Orange Bowl. Connecticut, a vast open propagandize that’s usually a two-hour moody from Miami, is approaching to move some-more fans than Stanford.
If a Orange Bowl selects Connecticut, afterwards Stanford would conduct to a Fiesta to face Oklahoma.
There is additionally an ultra-slim probability which Stanford could tumble out of a BCS.
If by a little gift of mechanism electronics — or a whims of a top-25 electorate — Stanford were to dump to No. 5 in a BCS standings, it would remove a on trial berth.
In which situation, a Orange Bowl could opt for Missouri, as well as Stanford would tumble in to a Alamo Bowl.
Yes, it’s intensely unlikely. But a probability is value referring to since dual Pac-10 teams (Cal in ’04 as well as Oregon in ’05) have been denied BCS bids notwithstanding a single detriment as well as a No. 5 ranking.
Short of that, a Cardinal will be personification in Jan for a initial time in eleven years.
BCS projections
National championship: Auburn vs. Oregon. The top-two teams were considerable Saturday as well as have a controversy-free pretension game. Only Texas Christian (12-0) has reason to complain.
Rose Bowl: TCU vs. Wisconsin. The Badgers have been approaching to be a single mark on top of Ohio State in a BCS standings, promulgation them to Pasadena.
Sugar Bowl: Arkansas vs. Ohio State. With dual at-large picks, a Sugar takes a top-10 organisation from a SEC (its longtime partner) as well as a one-loss Buckeyes.
Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Stanford. Bowl-industry sources hold a Orange will collect Stanford though wouldn’t be during all astounded if it opted for Connecticut.
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Connecticut. The fan-friendly result would send Stanford to Glendale as well as Connecticut to Miami. But a Orange might confirm otherwise.
Contact Jon Wilner him during jwilner@mercurynews.com or 408-920-5716.
bowl Selection show
Find out Stanford’s destination, today, 5:15 p.m., ESPN
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