A look at the bowl contests:

Bowl Glance

All Times Hawaii

(Subject to change)

Saturday, Dec. 20

EagleBank Bowl

At Washington

Payout: $750,000

Navy (8-4) vs. Wake Forest (7-5), 6 a.m. (ESPN)

New Mexico Bowl

At Albuquerque

Payout: $750,000

Colorado State (6-6) vs. Fresno State (7-5), 9:30 a.m. (ESPN)

St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl

Payout: $1 million

South Florida (7-5) vs. Memphis (6-6), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN2)

Las Vegas Bowl

Payout: $1 million

BYU (10-2) vs. Arizona (7-5), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday, Dec. 21

New Orleans Bowl

Payout: $325,000

Troy (8-4) vs. Southern Mississippi (6-6), 3 p.m. (ESPN2)

Tuesday, Dec. 23

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

Payout: $750,000

Boise State (12-0) vs. TCU (10-2), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

Payout: $750,000

Hawaii (7-6) vs. Notre Dame (6-6), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 26

Motor City Bowl

At Detroit

Payout: $750,000

Florida Atlantic (6-6) vs. Central Michigan (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, Dec. 27

Meineke Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

Payout: $1 million

North Carolina (8-4) vs. West Virginia (8-4), 8 a.m. (ESPN)

Champs Sports Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Payout: $2.125 million

Florida State (8-4) vs. Wisconsin (7-5), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN)

Emerald Bowl

At San Francisco

Payout: ACC: $750,000; Pac-10: $850,000

California (8-4) vs. Miami (7-5), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday, Dec. 28

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Payout: $1.1 million

Louisiana Tech (7-5) vs. Northern Illinois (6-6), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 29

PapaJohns.com Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Payout: $300,000

Rutgers (7-5) vs. North Carolina State (6-6), 10 a.m. (ESPN)

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Payout: $2.25 million

Northwestern (9-3) vs. Missouri (9-4), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 30

Humanitarian Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Payout: $750,000

Nevada (7-5) vs. Maryland (7-5), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Payout: $2.3 million

Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Oregon (9-3), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Texas Bowl

At Houston

Payout: $750,000

Rice (9-3) vs. Western Michigan (9-3), 3 p.m. (NFLN)

Wednesday, Dec. 31

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

Payout: $750,000

Houston (7-5) vs. Air Force (8-4), 7 a.m. (ESPN)

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Payout: $1.9 million

Oregon State (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (9-3), 9 a.m. (CBS)

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Payout: $1.7 million

Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Boston College (9-4), 10:30 a.m. (ESPN)

Insight Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Payout: $1.2 million

Kansas (7-5) vs. Minnesota (7-5), 12:30 p.m. (NFLN)

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

Payout: $3 million

LSU (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (9-3), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Jan. 1

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Payout: $3.2 million

Iowa (8-4) vs. South Carolina (7-5), 6 a.m. (ESPN)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Payout: $4.25 million

Georgia (9-3) vs. Michigan State (9-3), 8 a.m. (ABC)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Payout: $2.5 million

Nebraska (8-4) vs. Clemson (7-5), 8 a.m. (CBS)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Payout: $17 million

Southern Cal (11-1) vs. Penn State (11-1), noon (ABC)

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Payout: $17 million

Cincinnati (11-2) vs. Virginia Tech (9-4), 3 p.m. (FOX)

Friday, Jan. 2

Cotton Bowl

At Dallas

Payout: $3 million

Texas Tech (11-1) vs. Mississippi (8-4), 9 a.m. (FOX)

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Payout: $1.8 million

Kentucky (6-6) vs. East Carolina (9-4), noon (ESPN)

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Payout: $17 million

Utah (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 3 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 3

International Bowl

At Toronto

Payout: $750,000

Connecticut (7-5) vs. Buffalo (8-5), 7 a.m. (ESPN2)

Monday, Jan. 5

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Payout: $17 million

Texas (11-1) vs. Ohio State (10-2), 3:30 p.m. (FOX)

Tuesday, Jan. 6

GMAC Bowl

Mobile, Ala.

Payout: $750,000

Tulsa (10-3) vs. Ball State (12-1), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Jan. 8

BCS National Championship

At Miami

Payout: $17 million

Florida (12-1) vs. Oklahoma (12-1), 3 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 17

East-West Shrine Classic

At Houston

West vs. East, TBD (ESPN2)

Saturday, Jan. 24

Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

South vs. North, 7 p.m. (NFLN)

Saturday, Jan. 31

Texas vs. The Nation All-Star Challenge

At El Paso, Texas

Texas vs. Nation, 1 p.m.