Some bowl games produce fascinating matchups. Others produce complete duds. Here is my subjective ranking of most intriguing bowl games for the 2016 season.
| Bowl Game Intrigue Rankings | |||
| 1 | Dec. 31 | Peach- Semifinal | Washington (12-1) vs. Alabama (13-0) |
| 2 | Jan. 2 | Cotton | Western Michigan (13-0) vs. Wisconsin (10-3) |
| 3 | Dec. 29 | Birmingham | South Florida (10-2) vs. South Carolina (6-6) |
| 4 | Dec. 27 | Military | Temple (10-3) vs. Wake Forest (6-6) |
| 5 | Dec. 31 | Taxslayer (Gator) | Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Kentucky (7-5) |
| 6 | Dec. 31 | Fiesta- Semifinal | Ohio State (11-1) vs. Clemson (12-1) |
| 7 | Dec. 31 | Citrus | LSU (7-4) vs. Louisville (9-3) |
| 8 | Jan. 2 | Rose | Southern Cal (9-3) vs. Penn State (11-2) |
| 9 | Dec. 30 | Orange | Michigan (10-2) vs. Florida State (9-3) |
| 10 | Jan. 2 | Sugar | Auburn (8-4) vs. Oklahoma (10-2) |
| 11 | Dec. 29 | Alamo | Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Colorado (10-3) |
| 12 | Dec. 27 | Cactus | Boise State (10-2) vs. Baylor (6-6) |
| 13 | Dec. 21 | Poinsettia | Brigham Young (8-4) vs. Wyoming (8-5) |
| 14 | Dec. 23 | Bahamas | Eastern Michigan (7-5) vs. Old Dominion (9-3) |
| 15 | Dec. 27 | Holiday | Minnesota (8-4) vs. Washington State (8-4) |
| 16 | Dec. 28 | Russell Athletic | West Virginia (10-2) vs. Miami-FL (8-4) |
| 17 | Dec. 20 | Boca Raton | Memphis (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (10-3) |
| 18 | Dec. 17 | Las Vegas | Houston (9-3) vs. San Diego State (10-3) |
| 19 | Dec. 17 | Camellia | Appalachian State (9-3) vs. Toledo (9-3) |
| 20 | Dec. 29 | Belk | Arkansas (7-5) vs. Virginia Tech (9-4) |
| 21 | Dec. 30 | Liberty | Georgia (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6) |
| 22 | Dec. 30 | Sun | Stanford (9-3) vs. North Carolina (8-4) |
| 23 | Dec. 22 | Famous Idaho Potato | Idaho (8-4) vs. Colorado State (7-5) |
| 24 | Dec. 23 | Dollar General | Ohio (8-5) vs. Troy (9-3) |
| 25 | Dec. 30 | Music City | Nebraska (9-3) vs. Tennessee (8-4) |
| 26 | Dec. 26 | Independence | NC State (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6) |
| 27 | Dec. 17 | Cure | UCF (6-6) vs. Arkansas State (7-5) |
| 28 | Dec. 28 | Texas | Texas A & M (8-4) vs. Kansas State (8-4) |
| 29 | Jan. 2 | Outback | Florida (8-4) vs. Iowa (8-4) |
| 30 | Dec. 23 | Armed Forces | Louisiana Tech (8-5) vs. Navy (9-3) |
| 31 | Dec. 28 | Pinstripe | Pittsburgh (8-4) vs. Northwestern (6-6) |
| 32 | Dec. 26 | St. Petersburg | Miami-OH (6-6) vs. Mississippi State (5-7) |
| 33 | Dec. 26 | Quick Lane | Maryland (6-6) vs. Boston College (6-6) |
| 34 | Dec. 27 | Heart of Dallas | Army (7-5) vs. North Texas (5-7) |
| 35 | Dec. 24 | Hawaii | Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Hawaii (6-7) |
| 36 | Dec. 28 | Foster Farms | Indiana (6-6) vs. Utah (8-4) |
| 37 | Dec. 17 | New Mexico | UTSA (6-6) vs. New Mexico (8-4) |
| 38 | Dec. 19 | Miami Beach | Central Michigan (6-6) vs. Tulsa (9-3) |
| 39 | Dec. 17 | New Orleans | Southern Miss (6-6) vs. UL-Lafayette (6-6) |
| 40 | Dec. 30 | Arizona | South Alabama (6-6) vs. Air Force (9-3) |
Ramblings of the Ultimate Sports Sentimentalist 