UConn Huskies Nation

This time of year, seeing representatives of different bowl games is a sure sign of a college team's significance. The past few weeks, reps have been at UConn games home and way. Naturally, with the Big East championship on the line shortly, there are important people around today's UConn-West Virginia game. That is, reps from the Orange Bowl.

Keep in mind, as part of the bowl selection process, the four non-national championship bowls have pecking order. Unless the champion of a conference associated to a bowl is in the title game, they are contractually bound to a game. The order and affiliation list is:
Orange Bowl (ACC)
Rose Bowl (Big 10)
Fiesta (Big 12)
Rose Bowl (Pac 10)
Sugar Bowl (SEC)

Now, for the sake of argument we'll pretend UConn wins. Why? Because if they lose, they'll almost certainly fall to the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, N.C., and this becomes a pointless exercise. Also assume whomever wins tonight's Kansas-Missouri game wins the Big 12. Amuse me.

This is what the likely bowl sitaution will be:
National title game: Ohio State vs. Kansas/Missouri
Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. UConn
Rose Bowl: USC vs Illinois
Fiesta: Kansas/Missouri vs.Georgia
Sugar Bowl: LSU vs. West Virginia

The difference if UConn loses?
National title game: West Virginia vs. Ohio State
Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Florida
Rose Bowl: USC vs Illinois/Hawaii
Fiesta: Kansas/Missouri vs.Georgia
Sugar Bowl: LSU vs. Kansas/Missouri/Oklahoma/Oregon

Also, the immediate qualifier for the BCS games is nine wins, which means the following schools are eligible:

LSU, Kansas, West Virginia, Missouri, Ohio State, Arizona State, Georgia, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma, USC, Texas, Boston College, Hawaii, Virginia, Illinois, Boise State, UConn and Wisconsin.