| Bowl | Team 1 | Team 2 | Matchup | Date |
| New Orleans | North Texas State | Colorado State | Sun Belt #1 vs. Mountain West #3 | 18-Dec |
| GMAC | East Carolina | Marshall | Conference USA #1 or #2 vs. MAC#1/2 | 19-Dec |
| Tangerine | North Carolina St. | Pittsburgh | ACC #4/5 vs. Big East #4/5 | 20-Dec |
| Las Vegas | Utah | USC | Mountain West #2 vs. Pac-10 #5 | 25-Dec |
| Independence | Arkansas | Kansas State | SEC vs. Big 12 #6 | 27-Dec |
| Seattle | Stanford | Georgia Tech | PAC-10#4/5 vs. ACC #4/5 | 12/27/2001 |
| Gallery Furniture | Iowa State | So.Mississippi/TCU | Big 12 #6 vs. Conference USA #3 | 28-Dec |
| Music City | Boston College | Alabama | Big East #4/5 vs. SEC | 28-Dec |
| Holiday | Washington | Texas | PAC-10#2 vs. Big 12#3 | 28-Dec |
| Alamo | Iowa | Texas Tech | Big 10#4 vs. Big 12 #4 | 29-Dec |
| Motor City | Toledo | Cincinnati | MAC#1 or #2 vs. Conference USA #4 | 29-Dec |
| Insight.com | Texas A&M | Syracuse | Big 12 #5 vs. Big East #3 | 29-Dec |
| Silicon Valley | Fresno State | Michigan State | WAC #1or#2 vs. at-large | 31-Dec |
| Humanitarian | Louisiana Tech | Clemson/Mississippi | WAC #1or#2 vs. at-large | 31-Dec |
| Liberty | Louisville | BYU | Conference USA#1 vs. Mountain West #1 | 31-Dec |
| Peach | North Carolina | Auburn | ACC#3 vs. SEC#4 | 31-Dec |
| Sun | Purdue | Washington St. | Big 10#5 vs. Pac 10#3 | 31-Dec |
| Citrus | Michigan | South Carolina | Big 10#2 vs. SEC#2 | 1-Jan |
| Cotton | Oklahoma | LSU | Big 12#2 vs. SEC | 1-Jan |
| Gator | Florida State | Virginia Tech | ACC#2 vs. Big East#2 | 1-Jan |
| Outback | Ohio State | Georgia | Big 10#3 vs. SEC#3 | 1-Jan |
| Sugar | Florida | Nebraska | Alliance-SEC At-Large vs. Alliance-Big 12 At Large | 1-Jan |
| Fiesta | Colorado | Oregon | Alliance-Big 12 vs.Alliance PAC-10 | 1-Jan |
| Orange | Maryland | Illinois | Alliance-ACC vs. Alliance-Big 10 | 2-Jan |
| Rose | Miami-Florida | Tennessee | Alliance-Big East#1 vs. Alliance #2-SEC | 3-Jan |
| Big 12 | Big 10 | PAC 10 | SEC | Big East | ACC |
| BCS/Orange | BCS/Fiesta/Rose | BCS/Fiesta/Rose | BCS/Sugar | BCS | BCS |
| Cotton | Florida Citrus | Holiday | Florida Citrus | Gator/Notre Dame | Gator |
| Holiday | Outback | Sun | Outback | Insight.com | Peach |
| Alamo | Alamo | San Franciso | Peach | Music City | Seattle |
| Insight.com | Sun | Las Vegas | Cotton | San Francisco | |
| Independence | Seattle | Independence | |||
| Gallery Furniture |
| WAC | Conference USA | MAC | Mountain West | Sun Belt | At-Large |
| Silicon Valley | Liberty | GMAC | Liberty | New Orleans | Humanitarian |
| Humanitarian | GMAC | Motor City | Las Vegas | Silicon Valley | |
| Gallery Furniture | New Orleans | ||||
| Motor City |
| Mississippi |
| Hawaii |
| Wake Forest |
| Boise State |
| UCLA |
| Clemson |
| Miami-Ohio |
| Bowling Green |
| Big 12 | Big 10 | PAC-10 | SEC |
| Oklahoma | Michigan | UCLA | Florida |
| Nebraska | Illinois | Oregon | Georgia |
| Colorado | Northwestern | Washington St. | South Carolina |
| Texas | Ohio State | Washington | Tennessee |
| Texas A&M | Michigan State | Stanford | LSU |
| Iowa State | Purdue | USC | Auburn |
| Texas Tech | Iowa | Oregon State | Mississippi |
| Kansas State | Wisconsin | Arizona State | Arkansas |
| Big East | MAC | Mountain West | ACC |
| Miami-Florida | Toledo | BYU | Maryland |
| Virginia Tech | Western Michigan | Colorado State | Clemson |
| Syracuse | Bowling Green | UNLV | Florida State |
| Boston College | Marshall | Air Force | North Carolina |
| Independents | Miami-Ohio | Utah | Georgia Tech |
| Notre Dame | Conference USA | WAC | North Carolina State |
| Sun Belt | Louisville | Fresno State | Virginia |
| Middle Tennessee State | Southern Mississippi | Rice | |
| East Carolina | Hawaii | ||
| Cincinnati | |||
| Memphis State | |||
| Texas Christian | |||
| Wisconsin |
| Alabama |
| Marshall |
| Big 10 | Big 12 | Mountain West | SEC | ACC | PAC-10 |
| East Division | East Division | East Division | East Division | North Division | North Division |
| Michigan | Nebraska | Colorado | Florida | North Carolina | Oregon |
| Indiana | Missouri | Colorado State | Georgia | North Carolina St. | Oregon State |
| Purdue | Kansas State | Wyoming | Vanderbilt | East Carolina | Washington |
| Ohio State | Kansas | BYU | Tennessee | Maryland | Washington St. |
| Michigan State | Oklahoma | Utah | Kentucky | Virginia | Stanford |
| Penn State | Oklahoma St. | Utah State | n/a | Duke | California |
| West Division | West Division | West Division | West Division | South Division | South Division |
| Iowa | Baylor | San Diego State | Arkansas | Miami-Florida | USC |
| Wisconsin | SMU | San Jose State | Alabama | South Carolina | UCLA |
| Minnesota | Texas | New Mexico | Mississippi State | Clemson | Arizona |
| Illinois | Rice | New Mexico State | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Arizona State |
| Northwestern | Texas Tech | UNLV | LSU | Florida State | n/a |
| Iowa State | Texas A&M | Air Force | Mississippi | n/a | n/a |
| Big East | WAC/Sun Belt | MAC | Conference USA |
| East Division | East Division | East Division | East Division |
| Syracuse | Arkansas St. | Toledo | Cincinnati |
| Boston College | Louisiana Tech | Western Michigan | Louisville |
| Rutgers | Louisiana-Laf. | Eastern Michigan | Memphis State |
| Temple | Louisiana-Mon. | Bowling Green | Middle Tennesse State |
| Navy | No.Texas St. | Central Michigan | South Florida |
| Connecticut | Texas-El Paso | Ball State | Central Florida |
| West Division | West Division | Northern Illinois | West Division |
| Notre Dame | Hawaii | West Division | Southern Mississippi |
| West Virginia | Fresno State | Akron | Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) |
| Virginia Tech | Tulsa | Miami-Ohio | Troy State |
| Pittsburgh | San Jose St. | Kent State | Tulane |
| Army | Idaho | Buffalo | Houston |
| n/a | Boise State | Marshall | Texas Christian |
| n/a | Nevada | Kent State | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | Ohio University | n/a |