The Big Ten got much of the spotlight last weekend thanks to Michigan State's upset of Wisconsin. The SEC didn't have quite the same fireworks, since the conference seems to largely be in a holding pattern until a packed Nov. 5 weekend.

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The great thing about days like last Saturday is that they remind us of why we love college football.  Michigan State's miracle Hail Mary against Wisconsin was the kind of once-in-a-lifetime moment that Spartan fans will cite for years to come.

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The SEC and Big Ten each have a marquee game this weekend as conference records and head-to-head resumes shape up. With the first BCS poll now out, we keep inching closer towards Selection Sunday. The Big Ten's big game is our Capital One Bowl Game of the Week: Wisconsin at Michigan State. The Badgers' trip to East Lansing in 2010 resulted in...

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An intriguing weekend across the Big East and ACC starts early with a pair of Friday night games with Champs Sports Bowl implications. All three of the conference leaders in the Big East - Cincinnati, Rutgers and West Virginia - all hit the road this week against league opponents. Tonight, the Scarlet Knights travel to Louisville and the Moun...

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Now that the first BCS standings have been released, it's time to start up one of our (ok, my) favorite games around the office: If The Season Ended Today. We're not PROJECTING the bowls; we're treating the current poll like the final one, so you can get a better idea of how the bowl process works.

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One week after Wake Forest shook up the ACC Atlantic division, the other side of the conference experienced some upheaval. Two upsets in the Coastal changed the face of the division race while the Atlantic returned (somewhat) to status quo. Meanwhile, the Big East remains in a sort of limbo as contenders continue to dance around each other.

ACC Results

Miami 30, UNC 24
Virginia 24, Georgia Tech 21
Virginia Tech 38, Wake Forest 17
Clemson 56, Maryland 45
Florida State 41, Duke 16

Big East Results

Utah 26, Pittsburgh 14
Rutgers 21, Navy 20
UConn 16, USF 10
Cincinnati 25, Louisville 16

What we learned:

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After the release of the first Bowl Championship Series standings, our Team Selection Committee has begun to talk in earnest about available teams. Unfortunately for prognosticators (but fortunately for fans of college football), a lot of the teams on our radar still have to play each other. There will be a number of great games in the second half of the year that will impact our picture way more than anything we've seen so far.

Big Ten Results

Michigan State 28, Michigan 14
Ohio State 17, Illinois 7
Iowa 41, Northwestern 31
Penn State 23, Purdue 18
Wisconsin 59, Indiana 7

SEC Results

South Carolina 14, Mississippi State 12
Georgia 33, Vanderbilt 28
Auburn 17, Florida 6
Alabama 52, Ole Miss 7
LSU 38, Tennessee 7

Here's what we learned:

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The first Bowl Championship Series standings of the season are released, and that takes us one step closer to Selection Sunday. There's still half a season to be played, but now bowl projections and possible pairings can be discussed without the Way Too Early prefix. Although really, anything prior to the last week of the season is still Too E...

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While we already have our first bowl-eligible teams after six weeks of play, there are far too many games left to be played to know what could be available to the Champs Sports Bowl in December. Our Team Selection Committee met on Monday to discuss the current state of our partner conference as we inch closer to Selection Sunday.

ACC Results

Wake Forest 35, Florida State 30
Virginia Tech 38, Miami 35
Georgia Tech 21, Maryland 16
Clemson 36, Boston College 14
UNC 14, Louisville 7
NC State 38, Central Michigan 24

Big East Results

West Virginia 43, UConn 16
Rutgers 34, Pittsburgh 10
Syracuse 37, Tulane 34

*Notre Dame 59, Air Force 33

What we learned:

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At the halfway point of the season, the Capital One Bowl picture is kind of like one of those ink blot Rorshach tests - there's no clear right answer and it's all up the personal interpretation.  The Team Selection Committee met on Monday morning to discuss the previous weekend's games (and scout trips).

Big Ten Results

Michigan 42, Northwestern 24
Nebraska 34, Ohio State 17
Penn State 13, Iowa 3
Purdue 45, Minnesota 17
Illinois 41, Indiana 20

SEC Results

South Carolina 24, Kentucky 3
Georgia 20, Tennessee 12
LSU 41, Florida 11
Alabama 34, Vanderbilt 0
Arkansas 38, Auburn 14
Mississippi State 21, UAB 3

Here's what we learned:

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One week after Alabama and Wisconsin demonstrated themselves to be the clubhouse leaders in their respective conference, our selection committee members will hit the road to see a handful of games in the SEC and Big Ten. Just before the halfway mark of the season, a conference win could mean the difference between challenging for a championship...

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Both of our partner conferences are in the thick of league play this weekend as the championship races start to take shape. With current ACC division leaders Clemson (Atlantic) and Georgia Tech (Coastal) at home against Boston College and Maryland, respectively, a pair of games - Florida State at Wake Forest and Miami at Virginia Tech - are a...

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Week 5 was a light one for teams in the ACC and Big East, but the biggest games of the weekend might have an impact far beyond the teams playing in them. Our Champs Sports Bowl representatives have been on the road up and down the east coast meeting with fans and officials from our partner schools as we prepare for the second bowl season under the current conference pairings that give us the second team from the Big East (first after BCS) and the third team from the ACC (second after BCS).

Here are the big stories from last weekend and our most recent Team Selection Committee meeting:

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After five weeks of play in the Big Ten and SEC, the Florida Citrus Sports Team Selection Committee might be a step closer to seeing which teams will be on the board for the Capital One Bowl in late December. Nothing in college football is a lock when you are dealing with the greatest regular season in all of sports, but both of our partner conferences are starting to take shape.

Here are some highlights from last weekend and Monday's selection committee meeting.

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One week after Clemson's upset of preseason-No. 5 Florida State in Death Valley, the No. 15 Tigers take their high-octane offense on the road to meet another ACC power, No. 10 Virginia Tech. It's our Champs Sports Bowl Game of the Week and it tops the weekend slate of games in our partner conferences for the CSB.

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Big Ten conference play begins this Saturday with a full slate of games, headlined by our Capital One Bowl Game of the Week, No. 8 Nebraska at No. 7 Wisconsin. The other highlight matchup of the weekend features No. 25 Michigan State at Ohio State. Those two games alone will give us a much better understanding of the Big Ten hierarchy.

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The addition of Nebraska to the Big Ten this season has led to some added excitement among our selection committee (and many of the people we talk to around Orlando). The possibility of the Cornhuskers hitting Orlando as part of a future Capital One Bowl sounds pretty good to a lot of people, and we can think of at least one famous fan in the area....

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A collection of answers to questions you may ask occasionally (but not frequently): What Is This? The official (oooooh) blog of Florida Citrus Sports, specifically the Team Selection Committee and everything that goes into creating Orlando Bowl Week. What Is Orlando Bowl Week? Between December 26 and January 2, Orlando will host four el...

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Welcome to the new company blog for Florida Citrus Sports and our two biggest events, the Capital One Bowl and Champs Sports Bowl. Those two games - each matching top-tier teams from BCS conferences - are separated by just four days this season and they are the cornerstones for Orlando Bowl Week. We call Orlando Bowl Week "the best bowl trip i...

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