Loser: West Virginia

Bowl Winners and Losers

West Virginia, the highest-ranked Big East team in the Week 15 poll, lost their bid for a BCS bowl. The Big East Conference three-way tie went to Conneticut. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner)

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Bowl Winners and... Some teams lucked out and ended up playing in a BCS bowl game, some teams were snubbed and not offered a chance to play in any of the bowl this year. Check out the bowl winners and losers.
Winner: Auburn The Auburn Tigers were chosen to compete in the BCS Championship Game. Pretty good for them considering they were ranked one of the lowest-ranked teams in several preseason polls. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Loser: Temple Un... Temple didn't get a bowl invite despite beating Conneticute, who is heading to a BCS bowl, and ending with an 8-4 season. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
Winner: Oregon Oregon made it to the BCS Championship Game this year, beating out a very disappointed TCU. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Loser: Michigan ... Michigan State sought after a BCS bowl and lost. They are one of the highest-ranked teams to not end up in a BCS bowl this year. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Winner: Connecti... Conneticut made it to the Fiesta Bowl despite being 8-4 and losing to like Temple, Rutgers, and Louisville. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Loser: West Virg... West Virginia, the highest-ranked Big East team in the Week 15 poll, lost their bid for a BCS bowl. The Big East Conference three-way tie went to Conneticut. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner)
Winner: Wisconsi... Wisconsin played hard this year and won their bid to play in the Rose Bowl against TCU. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Losers: West Mic... There are 70 spots for the 35 bowl games and West Michigan hit number 72. They needed four five-win teams to lose Saturday- Oregon, Louisiana, Middle Tennessee, and Washington. Oregon and Louisiana lost and Tennessee and Washington barely pulled ahead with wins. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Winner: Stanford No. 4 Stanford fought hard and made it in the Orange Bowl this year. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Loser: Boise Sta... A jaw-dropping overtime loss to Nevada sent once No. 3 Boise State down to No. 10. This one loss really hurt as they were kicked out of the BCS standings. (AP Photo/Matt Cilley)
Winner: Miami of... Miami of Ohio went 1-11 last year, making them one of the worst teams in college football. They came back with a vengeance though and finished this season 9-4. They will be playing in the oDaddy.com Bowl against Middle Tennessee. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Loser: Nebraska Nebraska fans had hopes of their team making it to the Fiesta Bowl this year, but after losing to Oklahoma in the Big 12 title game, their hopes disappeared. Nebraska ended up being 3 points away from the BCS bowl. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)