| Orange Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Miami, FL - Dolphins Stadium | |
| #4 Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 17 |
| #1 West Virginia Mountaineers | 44 |
| Split National Champion--Coaches | |
| Fiesta Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Tempe, AZ - Sun Devil Stadium | |
| #3 Kansas State Wildcats | 24 |
| #1 Miami Hurricanes | 30 |
| Split National Champion--Media Poll | |
| Houston Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Houston, TX - Reliant Stadium | |
| #11 Nebraska State University Prairie Dogs | 51 |
| Arkansas State Red Wolves | 14 |