My annual bowl intrigue rankings have certainly caught on, as now most all major college football websites and publications have a similar 1-41 pre-bowl ranking of each game. I have taken the average of the most prominent of these rankings (mine, Yahoo, 247 Sports, Washington Post, College Football Network, CBS, and Athlon) and ordered them to create a more objective ranking of each of these 41 games. Check out these rankings below:
| Jan. 1 | Sugar (Semifinal # 2) | Texas (12-1) vs. Washington (13-0) | 8:45 | ESPN |
| Jan. 1 | Rose (Semifinal # 1) | Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan (13-0) | 5:00 | ESPN |
| Dec. 30 | Orange | Georgia (12-1) vs. Florida State (13-0) | 4:00 | ESPN |
| Dec. 30 | Peach | Ole Miss (10-2) vs. Penn State (10-2) | 12:00 | ESPN |
| Dec. 28 | Alamo | Arizona (9-3) vs. Oklahoma (10-2) | 9:15 | ESPN |
| Dec. 29 | Cotton | Missouri (10-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1) | 8:00 | ESPN |
| Jan. 1 | Fiesta | Liberty (13-0) vs. Oregon (11-2) | 1:00 | ESPN |
| Dec. 26 | Guaranteed Rate | Kansas (8-4) vs. UNLV (9-4) | 9:00 | ESPN |
| Dec. 29 | Sun | Oregon State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (9-3) | 2:00 | CBS |
| Dec. 28 | Pop-Tarts | NC State (9-3) vs. Kansas State (8-4) | 5:45 | ESPN |
| Dec. 27 | Holiday | Southern Cal (7-5) vs. Louisville (10-3) | 8:00 | FOX |
| Jan. 1 | Citrus | Iowa (10-3) vs. Tennessee (8-4) | 1:00 | ABC |
| Dec. 27 | Duke’s Mayo | West Virginia (8-4) vs. North Carolina (8-4) | 5:30 | ESPN |
| Dec. 29 | Gator | Clemson (8-4) vs. Kentucky (7-5) | 12:00 | ESPN |
| Dec. 23 | Armed Forces | James Madison (11-1) vs. Air Force (8-4) | 3:30 | ABC |
| Jan. 1 | ReliaQuest | Wisconsin (7-5) vs. LSU (9-3) | 12:00 | ESPN 2 |
| Dec. 16 | LA Bowl | UCLA (7-5) vs. Boise State (8-5) | 7:30 | ABC |
| Dec. 29 | Liberty | Memphis (9-3) vs. Iowa State (7-5) | 3:30 | ESPN |
| Dec. 30 | Arizona | Toledo (11-2) vs. Wyoming (8-4) | 4:30 | CW/Bar. |
| Dec. 16 | Cure | Miami-OH (11-2) vs. Appalachian State (8-5) | 3:30 | ABC |
| Dec. 30 | Music City | Auburn (6-6) vs. Maryland (7-5) | 2:00 | ABC |
| Dec. 23 | Birmingham | Troy (11-2) vs. Duke (7-5) | 12:00 | ABC |
| Dec. 27 | Texas | Oklahoma State (9-4) vs. Texas A & M (7-5) | 9:00 | ESPN |
| Dec. 16 | New Mexico | New Mexico State (10-4) vs. Fresno State (8-4) | 5:45 | ESPN |
| Dec. 16 | Independence | California (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (6-6) | 9:15 | ESPN |
| Dec. 23 | Hawaii | San Jose State (7-5) vs. Coastal Carolina (7-5) | 10:30 | ESPN |
| Dec. 27 | Mililtary | Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Tulane (11-2) | 2:00 | ESPN |
| Dec. 22 | Gasparilla | Georgia Tech (6-6) vs. UCF (6-6) | 6:30 | ESPN |
| Dec. 28 | Pinstripe | Rutgers (6-6) vs. Miami-FL (7-5) | 2:15 | ESPN |
| Dec. 23 | Las Vegas | Northwestern (7-5) vs. Utah (8-4) | 7:30 | ABC |
| Dec. 19 | Frisco | UTSA (8-4) vs. Marshall (6-6) | 9:00 | ESPN |
| Dec. 28 | Fenway | SMU (11-2) vs. Boston College (6-6) | 11:00 (AM) | ESPN |
| Dec. 26 | First Responder | Texas State (7-5) vs. Rice (6-6) | 5:30 | ESPN |
| Dec. 16 | New Orleans | Jacksonville State (8-4) vs. UL-Lafayette (6-6) | 2:15 | ESPN |
| Dec. 16 | Myrtle Beach | Georgia Southern (6-6) vs. Ohio (9-3) | 11:00 (AM) | ESPN |
| Dec. 21 | Boca Raton | South Florida (6-6) vs. Syracuse (6-6) | 8:00 | ESPN |
| Dec. 23 | Camelllia | Arkansas State (6-6) vs. Northern Illinois (6-6) | 12:00 | ESPN |
| Dec. 23 | Famous Idaho Potato | Georgia State (6-6) vs. Utah State (6-6) | 3:30 | ESPN |
| Dec. 18 | Famous Toastery | Western Kentucky (7-5) vs. Old Dominion (6-6) | 2:30 | ESPN |
| Dec. 26 | Quick Lane | Bowling Green (7-5) vs. MInnesota (5-7) | 2:00 | ESPN |
| Dec. 23 | 68 Ventures | South Alabama (6-6) vs. Eastern Michigan (6-6) | 7:00 | ESPN |
Ramblings of the Ultimate Sports Sentimentalist 