With seven weeks down, here's a look at how teams stack up for the postseason.
With seven weeks in the book, it's time to take a look at how teams project to the postseason. There's going to be a lot of changes over the next couple of weeks, especially as teams battle just to get to six wins.
| Bowl | Date | Tie-Ins | Projected Matchup |
| New Mexico | Dec. 17 | MWC vs. Pac-12 | Colorado State vs. Northwestern* |
| Idaho Potato | Dec. 17 | MAC vs. WAC | Toledo vs. Nevada |
| New Orleans | Dec. 17 | C-USA vs. Sun Belt | Marshall vs. UL Lafayette |
| St. Petersburg | Dec. 20 | Big East vs. C-USA | UCF vs. Pittsburgh |
| Poinsettia | Dec. 21 | MWC vs. WAC | Air Force vs. Fresno State |
| Las Vegas | Dec. 22 | MWC vs. Pac-12 | TCU vs. UCLA |
| Hawaii | Dec. 24 | C-USA vs. WAC | Hawaii vs. Southern Miss |
| Independence | Dec. 26 | ACC vs. MWC | San Diego State vs. Wake Forest |
| Little Caesars | Dec. 27 | Big Ten vs. MAC | Northern Illinois vs. Ohio State |
| Belk | Dec. 27 | ACC vs. Big East | Cincinnati vs. North Carolina |
| Military | Dec. 28 | ACC vs. Navy | Navy vs. Virginia |
| Holiday | Dec. 28 | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | Baylor vs. Arizona State |
| Champs Sports | Dec. 29 | ACC vs. Big East | Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech |
| Alamo | Dec. 29 | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | Texas A&M vs. Washington |
| Armed Forces | Dec. 30 | BYU vs. C-USA | BYU vs. Tulsa |
| Pinstripe | Dec. 30 | Big 12 vs. Big East | Rutgers vs. Missouri |
| Music City | Dec. 30 | ACC vs. SEC | Miami vs. Tennessee |
| Insight | Dec. 30 | Big Ten vs. Big 12 | Michigan vs. Texas |
| Car Care | Dec. 31 | Big Ten vs. Big 12 | Texas Tech vs. Penn State |
| Sun | Dec. 31 | ACC vs. Pac-12 | Florida State vs. California |
| Liberty | Dec. 31 | C-USA vs. SEC | Mississippi State vs. Houston |
| Fight Hunger | Dec. 31 | Army vs. Pac-12 | Utah vs. Syracuse* |
| Chick-fil-A | Dec. 31 | ACC vs. SEC | Virginia Tech vs. Auburn |
| TicketCity | Jan. 2 | Big Ten vs. C-USA | SMU vs. Iowa |
| Outback | Jan. 2 | Big Ten vs. SEC | South Carolina vs. Michigan State |
| Capital One | Jan. 2 | Big Ten vs. SEC | Georgia vs. Nebraska |
| Gator | Jan. 2 | Big Ten vs. SEC | Florida vs. Illinois |
| Rose | Jan. 2 | BCS vs. BCS | Wisconsin vs. Stanford |
| Fiesta | Jan. 2 | BCS vs. BCS | Oklahoma State vs. Oregon |
| Sugar | Jan. 3 | BCS vs. BCS | LSU vs. Boise State |
| Orange | Jan. 4 | BCS vs. BCS | Clemson vs. West Virginia |
| Cotton | Jan. 6 | Big 12 vs. SEC | Arkansas vs. Kansas State |
| BBVA Compass | Jan. 7 | Big East vs. SEC | South Florida vs. Vanderbilt |
| GoDaddy.com | Jan. 8 | MAC vs. Sun Belt | Temple vs. FIU |
| National Title | Jan. 9 | BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2 | Alabama vs. Oklahoma |
* Current standings and projections indicate some conferences may fail to fulfill their tie-ins for 2011.
