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Maisel's Picks for the 2003-04 Bowls
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Date
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Bowl
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Maisel's Pick
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Conference tie-ins
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Dec. 16
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New Orleans Bowl
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New Mexico St. vs.
Cincinnati
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Sun Belt No. 1vs.
C-USA No. 4
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Dec. 18
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GMAC Bowl
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Southern Miss vs.
Miami (Ohio)
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C-USA No. 2 vs.
MAC No. 1 or WAC No. 1
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Dec. 22
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Tangerine Bowl
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Clemson vs.
Texas A&M
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ACC vs.
Big 12
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Dec. 23
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PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl
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Colorado vs.
Louisville
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Big 12 No. 8 vs.
C-USA No. 6
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Dec. 24
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Las Vegas Bowl
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Oregon vs.
BYU
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Pac-10 No. 5 vs.
Mountain West No. 2
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Dec. 25
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Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
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Hawaii vs.
South Florida
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WAC vs. C-USA
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Dec. 26
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Motor City Bowl
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Northern Illinois vs.
Illinois
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MAC No. 2 vs.
Big Ten No. 7
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Dec. 26
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Insight Bowl
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Oregon State vs.
Boston College
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Pac-10 No. 4 vs.
Big East No. 3
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Dec. 27
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Continental Tire Bowl
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Pittsburgh vs.
Maryland
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Big East vs. ACC
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Dec. 29
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Alamo Bowl
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Minnesota vs.
Oklahoma State
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Big Ten No. 4 vs.
Big 12 No. 4
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Dec. 30
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Houston Bowl
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Texas Tech vs.
Ole Miss
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Big 12 vs. SEC
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Dec. 30
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Silicon Valley Classic
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Fresno State vs.
North Carolina
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WAC vs.ACC
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Dec. 30
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Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
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Arizona State vs.
Nebraska
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Pac-10 No. 2 vs.
Big 12 No. 3
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Dec. 31
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San Francisco Bowl
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New Mexico vs.
West Virginia
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Mountain West No. 3 vs.
Big East No. 4-5
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Dec. 31
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Sun Bowl
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Washington vs.
Iowa
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Pac-10 No. 3 vs.
Big Ten No. 5
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Dec. 31
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AXA Liberty Bowl
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Colorado State vs.
TCU
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Mountain West No. 1 vs.
C-USA No. 1
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Dec. 31
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Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
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Penn State vs.
Florida
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Big Ten vs. SEC
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Dec. 31
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Independence Bowl
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Missouri vs.
Arkansas
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Big 12 vs. SEC
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Jan. 1
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Capital One Bowl
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Georgia vs.
Wisconsin
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SEC vs.
Big Ten
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Jan. 1
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Outback Bowl
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Purdue vs.
Tennessee
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Big Ten vs.
SEC
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Jan. 1
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Toyota Gator Bowl
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Florida State vs.
Virginia Tech
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ACC No. 2 vs.
Big East No. 2 or Notre Dame
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Jan. 1
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Rose Bowl
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Michigan vs.
USC
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BCS vs. BCS
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Jan. 1
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FedEx Orange Bowl
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Auburn vs.
Virginia
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BCS vs. BCS
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Jan. 2
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SBC Cotton Bowl Classic
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Notre Dame vs.
Kansas State
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Big 12 No. 2 vs.
SEC or Big East at-large or Notre Dame
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Jan. 2
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Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
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NC State vs.
LSU
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ACC No. 3 vs.
SEC No. 4
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Jan. 2
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Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
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Texas vs.
Ohio State
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BCS vs. BCS
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Jan. 3
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Humanitarian Bowl
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Boise State vs.
Air Force
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WAC vs.
ACC or Mountain West
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Jan. 4
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Nokia Sugar Bowl
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Oklahoma vs.
Miami (Fla.)
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BCS No. 1 vs.
BCS No. 2
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