Ducks to face TCU in Alamo Bowl

The Cardinal (11-2) will likely have to settle for a Rose Bowl appearance against No. 6 Iowa or No. 7 Ohio State.

The Horned Frogs accepted a bid to play in the Valero Alamo Bowl, matched against OR of the Pac-12 for a January 2 game at the Alamodome. Only Stanford and OR finished with better league records than the Cougars, though WSU’s 6-3 mark is tied with two other teams (USC and Utah), and upper-tier bowls are not required to adhere strictly to the standings when selecting participants.

[Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images]At SB Nation, the Pac-12 bowl projections are a little more clear cut.

Some projections also mention the Independence Bowl, played December 26 in Shreveport, Louisiana, as a possible destination, and a representative from that bowl was in attendance for UW’s 45-10 victory over Washington State in the Apple Cup. In the lesser bowls, SB Nation has Arizona State vs. West Virginia in the Cactus Bowl, Arizona vs. San Diego State in the Poinsettia Bowl, California vs. Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl, and Washington vs. Southern Mississippi in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. California 7-5 8. Washington 6-6 9. Will the Pac-12 put USC close to home in the Holiday? They rallied with seven wins in eight games.

TCU is going bowling in San Antonio for the first time. With the Big 12 Champion Oklahoma Sooners headed to the College Football Playoff, the second place team in the conference is slotted for the Sugar Bowl.