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After a thrilling championship week in college football, the undefeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish are now projected to square off with the SEC-champion Alabama Crimson Tide next month for the BCS national championship, according to SB Nation's latest bowl predictions.
The Crimson Tide appear to hold a slight edge over both Kansas State and Oregon for the right to take on Brian Kelly's Irish, following an extremely hard-fought victory over Georgia in Saturday's SEC title game. Due to its strong strength-of-schedule numbers from playing in the SEC, Alabama remains the frontrunner to finish at No. 2 in the BCS computers.
Fresh off a double overtime MAC championship victory over Kent State, the Northern Illinois Huskies and star quarterback Jordan Lynch are also currently projected in a BCS bowl. The Huskies rank No. 16 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll after a promising 12-1 campaign, and are slotted to face the Florida State Seminoles on New Year's Day in the Orange Bowl at the moment.
Here are SB Nation's latest BCS bowl projections:
| Bowl | Team | Date | Matchup | ||
| BCS National Championship (Miami) | Notre Dame | Alabama | 1/7/2013 | BCS 1 vs. BCS 2 | |
| Fiesta (Glendale, AZ) | Kansas State | Oregon | 1/3/2013 | Big 12 1 vs. At-large 1 | |
| Sugar (New Orleans) | Florida | Louisville | 1/2/2013 | SEC 1 vs. At-large 2 | |
| Orange (Miami) | Florida State | NIU | 1/1/2013 | ACC 1 vs. At-large 3 | |
| Rose (Pasadena) | Stanford | Wisconsin | 1/1/2013 | Pac-12 1 vs. Big Ten 1 |