TENATIVE BOWL MATCHUPS

* Dec. 18--Las Vegas: Utah (8-3) vs. Fresno State (8-4), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

* Dec. 18--Heritage at Atlanta: Hampton (7-4) vs. Jackson State (9-2) or Southern (10-1), 9:30 a.m. (NBC)

* Dec. 22--Mobile (Ala.): Texas Christian (7-4) vs. East Carolina (9-2), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

* Dec. 25--Blue-Gray at Montgomery, Ala.: Gray vs. Blue, 9 a.m. (ABC)

* Dec. 25--Aloha at Honolulu: Arizona State (6-5) vs. Wake Forest (6-5), 12:30 p.m. (ABC)

* Dec. 25--Oahu at Honolulu: Oregon State (7-4) vs. Hawaii (8-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

* Dec. 27--Motor City at Pontiac, Mich.: Marshall (11-0) or W. Michigan (7-4) vs. BYU (8-3), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN)

* Dec. 28--Alamo at San Antonio: Texas A&M; (8-3) vs. Penn State (9-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

* Dec. 29--Music City at Nashville: Kentucky (6-5) vs. Syracuse (6-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

* Dec. 29--Holiday at San Diego: Kansas State (10-1) vs. Washington (7-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

* Dec. 30--Humanitarian at Boise, Idaho: Boise State (9-3) vs. Louisville (7-4), noon. (ESPN2)

* Dec. 30--MICRONPC.COM at Miami: Virginia (7-4) vs. Illinois (7-4), 4 p.m. (TBS)

* Dec. 30--Peach at Atlanta: Clemson (6-5) vs. Mississippi (7-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

* Dec. 31--INSIGHT.COM at Tucson: Boston College (8-3) vs. Oklahoma (7-4), 10:30 a.m. (ESPN)

* Dec. 31--Sun at El Paso: Oregon (8-3) vs. Minnesota (8-3), 11:15 a.m. (CBS)

* Dec. 31--Liberty at Memphis, Tenn.: Colorado St. (8-3) vs. Southern Mississippi (8-3), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

* Dec. 31--Independence at Shreveport, La.: Arkansas (7-4) vs. Colorado (6-5), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

* Jan. 1--Outback at Tampa, Fla.: Mississippi (9-2) vs. Purdue (7-4), 8 a.m. (ESPN)

* Jan. 1--Cotton at Dallas: Nebraska (10-1) or Texas (9-3) vs. Georgia (7-4), 8 a.m. (FOX)

* Jan. 1--Gator at Jacksonville, Fla.: Georgia Tech (8-3) vs. Miami (7-4), 9:30 a.m. (NBC)

* Jan. 1--Citrus at Orlando, Fla.: Alabama (9-2) or Florida (9-2) vs. Michigan State (9-2), 10 a.m. (ABC)

* Jan. 1--Rose at Pasadena: Stanford (8-3) vs. Wisconsin (9-2), 1:30 p.m. (ABC)

* Jan. 1--Orange at Miami: Michigan (9-2) vs. Alabama (9-2) or Florida (9-2), 5:30 p.m. (ABC)

* Jan. 2--Fiesta at Tempe, Ariz.: Tennessee (9-2) vs. Nebraska (10-1) or Texas (9-3), 5 p.m. (ABC)

* Jan. 4--Sugar Bowl at New Orleans: Florida State (11-0) vs. Virginia Tech (11-0), 5 p.m. (ABC)

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