COUNTDOWN TO BOWL SEASON
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UNTIL 2012 BOWL SEASON
Conference USA
East Carolina Pirates
Houston Cougars
Marshall Thundering Herd
Memphis Tigers
Rice Owls
SMU Mustangs
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Tulane Green Wave
Tulsa Hurricane
UAB Blazers
UCF Knights
UTEP Miners
Bowl Championship Series: The C-USA champion will receive an automatic BCS berth if ranked in the top 12 of the BCS standings (and is the highest ranked team from a conference without an automatic bid) or if ranked in the top 16 of the BCS standings and its ranking is higher than that of a champion of a conference that has an annual automatic berth.
1. AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Dec. 31 vs. SEC		 5. Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Dec. 24 vs. WAC
2. Beef 'O'Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg
Dec. 20 vs. Big East		 6. TicketCity Bowl
Jan. 2 vs. Big Ten
3. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Dec. 30 vs. BYU		 7. Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
Jan. 1 vs. ACC or Navy
4. R+L Carriers News Orleans Bowl
Dec. 17 vs. Sun Belt		 C-USA has an agreement with the Military Bowl if it has a seventh bowl-eligible team and the ACC or Navy is unable to fulfill its spot.
• Complete Conference USA bowl selection details (.pdf)

2011-12 Bowl Schedule
Atlantic Coast Conference Big East Conference Big 12 Conference Big Ten Conference Conference USA Mid-American Conference Bowl Championship Series Mountain West Conference Pacific-12 Conference Southeastern Conference Sun Belt Conference Western Athletic Conference Independents