Some bowl games produce fascinating matchups. Others produce complete duds. Here is my ranking of most intriguing bowl games for the 2014 season.
| Bowl Game Intrigue Rankings | |||||
| 1 | Jan. 1 | Rose- Semifinal # 1 | Oregon vs. Florida State | 5:00 | ESPN |
| 2 | Jan. 1 | Cotton Bowl | Baylor vs. Michigan State | 12:30 | ESPN |
| 3 | Dec. 31 | Peach | Ole Miss vs. TCU | 1:00 | ESPN |
| 4 | Jan. 1 | Sugar- Semifinal # 2 | Alabama vs. Ohio State | 8:30 | ESPN |
| 5 | Dec. 31 | Fiesta | Boise State vs. Arizona | 5:00 | ESPN |
| 6 | Dec. 27 | Independence | Miami-FL vs. South Carolina | 3:30 | ESPN 2 |
| 7 | Jan. 3 | Birmingham | East Carolina vs. Florida | 1:00 | ESPN |
| 8 | Dec. 27 | Sun | Arizona State vs. Duke | 2:00 | CBS |
| 9 | Dec. 31 | Orange | Georgia Tech vs. Miss. State | 8:30 | ESPN |
| 10 | Jan. 2 | Alamo | Kansas State vs. UCLA | 6:45 | ESPN |
| 11 | Jan. 1 | Citrus | Missouri vs. Minnesota | 12:00 | ABC |
| 12 | Dec. 29 | Russell Athletic | Oklahoma vs. Clemson | 5:30 | ESPN |
| 13 | Dec. 23 | Boca Raton | Marshall vs. Northern Illinois | 6:00 | ESPN |
| 14 | Dec. 20 | Las Vegas | Utah vs. Colorado State | 3:30 | ABC |
| 15 | Dec. 29 | Texas | Arkansas vs. Texas | 9:00 | ESPN |
| 16 | Dec. 30 | Music City | Notre Dame vs. LSU | 3:00 | ESPN |
| 17 | Dec. 22 | Miami Beach | BYU vs. Memphis | 2:00 | ESPN |
| 18 | Dec. 27 | Holiday | Nebraska vs. Southern Cal | 8:00 | ESPN |
| 19 | Jan. 1 | Outback | Auburn vs. Wisconsin | 12:00 | ESPN 2 |
| 20 | Dec. 30 | Belk | Georgia vs. Louisville | 6:45 | ESPN |
| 21 | Dec. 27 | Military | Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech | 1:00 | ESPN |
| 22 | Dec. 29 | Liberty | Texas A & M vs. West Virginia | 2:00 | ESPN |
| 23 | Jan. 2 | Cactus | Washington vs. Oklahoma State | 10:15 | ESPN |
| 24 | Dec. 24 | Bahamas | Central Michigan vs. Western KY | 12:00 | ESPN |
| 25 | Dec. 26 | St. Petersburg | NC State vs. UCF | 8:00 | ESPN |
| 26 | Dec. 20 | Famous Idaho Potato | Western Michigan vs. Air Force | 5:45 | ESPN |
| 27 | Dec. 26 | Quick Lane | Rutgers vs. North Carolina | 4:30 | ESPN |
| 28 | Dec. 26 | Heart of Dallas | Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech | 1:00 | ESPN |
| 29 | Dec. 27 | Pinstripe | Boston College vs. Penn State | 4:30 | ESPN |
| 30 | Dec. 20 | Camellia | South Alabama vs. Bowling Green | 9:15 | ESPN |
| 31 | Dec. 24 | Hawaii | Fresno State vs. Rice | 8:00 | ESPN |
| 32 | Jan. 2 | Taxslayer (Gator) | Iowa vs. Tennessee | 3:20 | ESPN |
| 33 | Jan. 4 | GoDaddy | Toledo vs. Arkansas State | 9:00 | ESPN |
| 34 | Dec. 20 | New Orleans | Nevada vs. UL-Lafayette | 11:00 | ESPN |
| 35 | Dec. 20 | New Mexico | Utah State vs. UTEP | 2:20 | ESPN |
| 36 | Dec. 23 | Poinsettia | Navy vs. San Diego State | 9:30 | ESPN |
| 37 | Jan. 2 | Armed Forces | Houston vs. Pittsburgh | 12:00 | ESPN |
| 38 | Dec. 30 | Foster Farms | Maryland vs. Stanford | 10:00 | ESPN |
Ramblings of the Ultimate Sports Sentimentalist 