Some bowl games produce fascinating matchups. Others produce complete duds. Here is my ranking of most intriguing bowl games for the 2015 season.
| Bowl Game Intrigue Rankings | |||
| 1 | 12/31/2015 | Cotton Bowl- Semifinal | Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan State (12-1) |
| 2 | 12/31/2015 | Peach | Houston (12-1) vs. Florida State (10-2) |
| 3 | 12/31/2015 | Orange Bowl- Semifinal | Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-1) |
| 4 | 1/1/2015 | Sugar | Ole Miss (9-3) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2) |
| 5 | 1/1/2015 | Rose | Iowa (12-1) vs. Stanford (11-2) |
| 6 | 12/30/2015 | Birmingham | Auburn (6-6) vs. Memphis (9-3) |
| 7 | 1/1/2015 | Fiesta | Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1) |
| 8 | 12/26/2015 | Sun | Miami-FL (8-4) vs. Washington State (8-4) |
| 9 | 1/2/2015 | Alamo | TCU (10-2) vs. Oregon (9-3) |
| 10 | 12/19/2015 | Las Vegas | Utah (9-3) vs. Brigham Young (9-3) |
| 11 | 12/29/2015 | Russell Athletic | North Carolina (11-2) vs. Baylor (9-3) |
| 12 | 12/26/2015 | Pinstripe | Duke (7-5) vs. Indiana (6-6) |
| 13 | 12/21/2015 | Miami Beach | Western KY (11-2) vs. South Florida (8-4) |
| 14 | 12/22/2015 | Boca Raton | Toledo (9-2) vs. Temple (10-3) |
| 15 | 1/1/2015 | Citrus | Michigan (9-3) vs. Florida (10-3) |
| 16 | 12/24/2015 | Hawaii | Cincinnati (7-5) vs. San Diego State (10-3) |
| 17 | 1/1/2015 | Outback | Northwestern (10-2) vs. Tennesse (8-4) |
| 18 | 12/29/2015 | Texas | Texas Tech (7-5) vs. LSU (8-3) |
| 19 | 12/23/2015 | Poinsettia | Boise State (8-4) vs. Northern Illinois (8-5) |
| 20 | 12/19/2015 | New Mexico | Arizona (6-6) vs. New Mexico (7-5) |
| 21 | 12/26/2015 | Independence | Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Tulsa (6-6) |
| 22 | 1/2/2015 | Cactus | West Virginia (7-5) vs. Arizona State (6-6) |
| 23 | 1/2/2015 | Taxslayer (Gator) | Penn State (7-5) vs. Georgia (9-3) |
| 24 | 12/30/2015 | Holiday | Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-5) |
| 25 | 12/29/2015 | Armed Forces | California (7-5) vs. Air Force (8-5) |
| 26 | 12/30/2015 | Music City | Texas A & M (8-4) vs. Louisville (7-5) |
| 27 | 12/28/2015 | Military | Pittsburgh (8-4) vs. Navy (9-2) |
| 28 | 12/26/2015 | Foster Farms | Nebraska (5-7) vs. UCLA (8-4) |
| 29 | 12/30/2015 | Belk | Mississippi State (8-4) vs. NC State (7-5) |
| 30 | 1/2/2015 | Liberty | Kansas State (6-6) vs. Arkansas (7-5) |
| 31 | 12/19/2015 | New Orleans | Louisiana Tech (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (9-3) |
| 32 | 12/22/2015 | Famous Idaho Potato | Akron (7-5) vs. Utah State (6-6) |
| 33 | 12/19/2015 | Camellia | Ohio (8-4) vs. Appalahian State (10-2) |
| 34 | 12/26/2015 | St. Petersburg | Uconn (6-6) vs. Marshall (9-3) |
| 35 | 12/23/2015 | GoDaddy | Bowling Green (10-3) vs. GA Southern (8-4) |
| 36 | 12/26/2015 | Heart of Dallas | Washington (6-6) vs. Southern Miss (9-4) |
| 37 | 12/28/2015 | Quick Lane | Minnesota (5-7) vs. Central Michigan (7-5) |
| 38 | 12/24/2015 | Bahamas | Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Middle Tenn. (7-5) |
| 39 | 12/19/2015 | Cure | San Jose State (5-7) vs. Georgia State (6-6) |
| 40 | 12/29/2015 | Arizona | Colorado State (7-5) vs. Nevada (6-6) |
Ramblings of the Ultimate Sports Sentimentalist 