Scoreboard

Boys Basketball

Rocori at Little Falls

Wadena Deer-Creek at Pequot Lakes

Pierz at Foley

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley at Pine River-Backus

Eagle Valley at Verndale

Girls Basketball

East Central at Aitkin

Pequot Lakes at Deer River

Rockford at Pierz

Lake Region Christian at Pillager

Staples-Motley at New York Mills

Wadena Deer-Creek at Breckenridge

Boys Hockey

Little Falls at St. Cloud Apollo

Wadena Deer-Creek at Sauk Rapids

Girls Hockey

Alexandria vs. Pequot Lakes/Aitkin/Crosby-Ironton at Breezy Point

Wadena Deer-Creek at Morris

Wrestling

Hibbing at Aitkin

Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus vs. Menahga-Sebeka at Menahga

Park Rapids at Staples-Motley

Wadena Deer-Creek at Detroit Lakes

Gymnastics

Pelican Rapids at Wadena Deer-Creek

Nordic Skiing

Little Falls at St. Cloud Apollo Invitational

Wednesday

Women's College Basketball

Central Lakes at Augsburg JV 7 p.m.

Radio-TV

Radio guide -- WYRQ-FM (92.1), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KTCF-FM (101.5), KTIG-FM (102.7), WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KTLF-AM (960), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KLLZ-AM (1600)

Tuesday

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

6 p.m.

ESPN -- Connecticut vs. Massachusetts

7 p.m.

MSC -- Gophers at Louisiana Tech

8 p.m.

ESPN -- Kansas at DePaul

NBA BASKETBALL

6:30 p.m.

KARE -- Timberwolves at New Jersey

7 p.m.

TBS -- Sacramento at Atlanta

PREP BOYS' BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

KFML -- Little Falls at St. Cloud Tech

KKIN-AM -- Aitkin vs. East Central

NHL HOCKEY

6:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Philadelphia at Nashville

9:30 p.m.

ESPN2 -- N.Y. Rangers at San Jose

PREP BOYS' HOCKEY

7:30 p.m.

KLTF/WYRQ -- Little Falls at St. Cloud Apollo

Wednesday

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

6 p.m.

ESPN2 -- St. John's at Ohio St.

8 p.m.

ESPN2 -- Penn at Seton Hall

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

TNT -- San Antonio at Phoenix

9:30 p.m.

TNT -- L.A. Lakers at Portland

NHL HOCKEY

7 p.m.

FOX/KFML -- Wild vs. Carolina

9 p.m.

ESPN -- Philadelphia at Colorado

Basketball

Area boys' basketball

Staples-Motley 2-0

Crosby-Ironton 1-0

Pillager 1-0

Wadena-Deer Creek 1-0

Pequot Lakes 2-1

Aitkin 1-1

Pierz 1-1

Pine River-Backus 1-1

Verndale 1-1

Area girls' basketball

Pequot Lakes 3-1

Pierz 3-1

Wadena-Deer Creek 2-1

Pine River-Backus 3-2

Staples-Motley 1-1

Pillager 0-2

Aitkin 0-4

Crosby-Ironton 0-4

Verndale 0-3

College scores

Columbia 45, Lehigh 42

Fordham 96, Lafayette 83

Providence 93, George Washington 80

Rhode Island 68, Yale 63

St. Bonaventure 95, Fairleigh Dickinson 66

Villanova 78, St. Joseph's 75

SOUTH

MVSU 83, Delta St. 72

MIDWEST

Cincinnati 97, Oakland, Mich. 58

Northern St., S.D. 104, Mount Senario 46

Olivet 85, Savannah Art 78

Winona St. 79, Viterbo 70

Wis.-Milwaukee at Wisconsin, ppd.

Wis.-Superior 90, St. Scholastica 63

Wright St. 68, Wis.-Green Bay 67

FAR WEST

California 95, Albany, N.Y. 61

Montana St. 83, Nevada 74

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 16 5 .762 --

New York 14 8 .636 2 1/2

Miami 10 11 .476 6

Boston 9 11 .450 6 1/2

Orlando 9 12 .429 7

New Jersey 7 14 .333 9

Washington 4 17 .190 12

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 12 7 .632 --

Charlotte 13 9 .591 1/2

Indiana 10 10 .500 2 1/2

Toronto 10 10 .500 2 1/2

Milwaukee 9 11 .450 3 1/2

Detroit 9 12 .429 4

Atlanta 4 16 .200 8 1/2

Chicago 2 19 .095 11

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Midwest Division

W L Pct GB

Utah 16 5 .762 --

San Antonio 13 7 .650 2 1/2

Dallas 14 8 .636 2 1/2

Minnesota 13 8 .619 3

Houston 12 9 .571 4

Denver 10 12 .455 6 1/2

Vancouver 7 14 .333 9

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Sacramento 14 4 .778 --

Phoenix 14 6 .700 1

L.A. Lakers 15 7 .682 1

Portland 14 8 .636 2

Seattle 10 12 .455 6

L.A. Clippers 7 16 .304 9 1/2

Golden State 6 15 .286 9 1/2

Monday's Games

Minnesota 96, Philadelphia 91, OT

Phoenix 86, Chicago 80

San Antonio 91, Utah 83

Houston 82, Vancouver 75

L.A. Clippers 92, Orlando 80

Tuesday's Games

Indiana at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Miami at Denver, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Seattle, 9 p.m.

Milwaukee at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Portland at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday's Games

Chicago at Boston, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Charlotte, 6:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Utah, 8 p.m.

Seattle at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

Hockey

Albert Lea Tournament

DEC. 8 Game 1

Maple Grove 4, Brainerd Bantam A 2

Saves -- Ryan Bodell 20.

Goals -- Gregg Day 2.

Assists -- Dave Meyer, Chris Peluso.

DEC. 9 Game 2

Brainerd Bantam A 16, Austin 1

Saves -- R. Bodell 6, Jake Carlson 4.

Goals -- Morgan Shepherd 4; Chris Peluso, Dave Meyer 3; Kory Horn 2; Gregg Day, Mark Matich, Matt Zellmer, Josh Hanske.

Assists -- M. Shepherd 4; Mark Matich 3; Kiel Brown, Dave Meyer, Mike Solinger, Zach Lundbohm, Alex Impola 2; Chris Peluso, Kory Horn, Geoffrey Roberts, Scott Williams.

DEC. 10 Consolation Championship

Game 3

Brainerd Bantam 5, Hutchinson 0

Saves -- R. Bodell 18.

Goals -- M. Shepherd 2; M. Matich, K. Browne, D. Meyer.

Assists -- C. Peluso, A. Impola, J. Hanske.

College scores

Johnson & Wales, R.I. 5, Mass.-Dartmouth 4

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

New Jersey 14 10 5 0 33 97 72

Pittsburgh 14 11 3 1 32 84 81

N.Y. Rangers 15 15 0 0 30 102 106

Philadelphia 13 12 4 0 30 76 81

N.Y. Islanders 8 14 4 2 22 65 82

Northeast Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Ottawa 17 8 4 0 38 91 67

Toronto 16 7 4 2 38 96 64

Buffalo 15 9 2 1 33 77 70

Boston 10 14 3 3 26 76 104

Montreal 9 18 3 0 21 73 90

Southeast Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Washington 10 11 6 1 27 67 74

Atlanta 10 12 6 1 27 80 94

Carolina 11 12 3 1 26 65 79

Tampa Bay 9 14 3 2 23 79 100

Florida 5 13 5 5 20 59 82

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

St. Louis 20 4 3 0 43 95 51

Detroit 17 11 1 2 37 94 83

Nashville 11 13 5 1 28 67 77

Chicago 10 16 2 2 24 76 94

Columbus 9 18 2 1 21 59 93

Northwest Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

Colorado 21 5 4 0 46 94 64

Vancouver 16 9 4 2 38 107 82

Edmonton 15 12 4 0 34 89 82

Calgary 8 13 6 4 26 68 89

Minnesota 8 16 4 2 22 59 76

Pacific Division

W L T OL Pts GF GA

San Jose 16 6 4 0 36 79 57

Los Angeles 15 9 6 0 36 102 86

Dallas 15 8 4 1 35 75 59

Phoenix 13 8 8 0 34 74 65

Anaheim 10 15 4 3 27 75 96

Monday's Games

New Jersey 4, Atlanta 0

Tampa Bay 2, Colorado 2, tie

Tuesday's Games

Buffalo at Boston, 6 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 6:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Nashville, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at San Jose,9:30 p.m.

Wednesday's Games

Calgary at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Florida at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

Carolina at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Columbus at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.

Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

ANAHEIM ANGELS--Agreed to terms with RHP Pat Rapp and OF Kimera Bartee on one-year contracts. Designated OF Scott Morgan for assignment.

BALTIMORE ORIOLES--Traded C Jayson Werth to the Toronto Blue Jays for LHP John Bale.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX--Traded RHP Mark Roberts to the Florida Marlins to complete an earlier trade.

DETROIT TIGERS--Traded C Brad Ausmus, RHP Doug Brocail and RHP Nelson Cruz to the Houston Astros for OF Roger Cedeno, C Mitch Meluskey and RHP Chris Holt. Named Bruce Fields manager at Toledo of the International League; Kevin Bradshaw manager at Lakeland of the Florida State League; Brent Gates manager at West Michigan of the Midwest League; and Gary Green manager at Oneonta of the New York-Penn League.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS--Agreed to terms with RHP Doug Henry on a two-year contract.

MINNESOTA TWINS--Waived RHP Jason Ryan for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release.

TEXAS RANGERS--Agreed to terms with SS Alex Rodriguez on a 10-year contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS--Agreed to terms with INF Jeff Frye on a one-year contract.

National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS--Agreed to terms with RHP Darren Dreifort on a five-year contract.

NEW YORK METS--Agreed to terms with RHP Kevin Appier on a four-year contract, RHP Steve Trachsel on a two-year contract and OF Tsuyoshi Shinjo on a one-year contract.

SAN DIEGO PADRES--Named Brandy Davis professional scout. Traded RHP Donne Wall to the New York Mets for OF Bubba Trammell.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL BOARD OF GOVERNORS--Unanimously approved the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes from Richard Burke to a group headed by real estate developer Steve Ellman and including Wayne Gretzky.

ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS--Recalled RW Petr Tenkrat from Cincinnati of the AHL.

BOSTON BRUINS--Recalled D Denis Timofeev from Pensacola of the ECHL. Assigned D Zdenek Kutlak and G Andrew Raycroft to Providence of the AHL.

CALGARY FLAMES--Recalled D Derek Morris from Saint John of the AHL.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS--Recalled C Mark Bell and G Michel Laroque from Norfolk of the AHL.

MONTREAL CANADIENS--Assigned G Mathieu Garon to Quebec of the AHL. Recalled C Mike Ribeiro from Quebec.

NEW YORK RANGERS--Recalled D Bert Robertsson from Hartford of the AHL.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS--Recalled D Brad Tiley from Philadelphia of the AHL. Assigned C P.J. Stock to Philadelphia of the AHL.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS--Announced C Mario Lemieux has rejoined the team.

ST. LOUIS BLUES--Assigned F Marty Reasoner to Worcester of the AHL.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS--Acquired RW Dmitri Khristich from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2001 third-round draft pick. Recalled F James Black from Portland of the AHL.

COLLEGE

ALABAMA--Announced men's basketball senior C Jeremy Hays has left the team.

NORTH CAROLINA--Named John Bunting football coach.

RUTGERS--Named Darrell Hazell wide receivers coach and Joe Susan offensive line coach.

VIRGINIA--Announced the retirement of George Welsh, football coach.

WAKE FOREST--Named Jim Grobe football coach.

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

W L T Pct PF PA

Miami 10 4 0 .714 283 182

N.Y. Jets 9 5 0 .643 294 277

Indianapolis 8 6 0 .571 378 303

Buffalo 7 7 0 .500 263 314

New England 4 10 0 .286 239 301

Central

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Tennessee 11 3 0 .786 291 191

x-Baltimore 10 4 0 .714 286 138

Jacksonville 7 7 0 .500 328 282

Pittsburgh 7 7 0 .500 263 231

Cincinnati 3 11 0 .214 161 329

Cleveland 3 12 0 .200 161 395

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Oakland 11 3 0 .786 403 263

x-Denver 10 4 0 .714 440 340

Kansas City 6 8 0 .429 322 318

Seattle 5 9 0 .357 270 339

San Diego 1 13 0 .071 226 376

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 10 4 0 .714 283 208

x-Philadelphia 10 5 0 .667 335 238

Washington 7 7 0 .500 258 242

Dallas 5 9 0 .357 281 313

Arizona 3 11 0 .214 200 410

Central

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Minnesota 11 3 0 .786 359 307

Tampa Bay 9 5 0 .643 336 217

Detroit 8 6 0 .571 277 277

Green Bay 7 7 0 .500 303 281

Chicago 4 10 0 .286 193 318

W L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 9 5 0 .643 310 272

St. Louis 9 5 0 .643 479 412

Carolina 6 8 0 .429 271 236

San Francisco 5 9 0 .357 362 384

Atlanta 3 11 0 .214 216 377

x-clinched playoff spot

Monday's Game

Indianapolis 44, Buffalo 20

Saturday's Games

Washington at Pittsburgh, 11:30 a.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 17

Detroit at N.Y. Jets, noon

Denver at Kansas City, noon

San Diego at Carolina, noon

Atlanta at New Orleans, noon

New England at Buffalo, noon

Jacksonville at Cincinnati, noon

Tennessee at Cleveland, noon

Green Bay at Minnesota,noon

Chicago at San Francisco, 43:05 p.m.

Indianapolis at Miami, 3:15 p.m.

Baltimore at Arizona, 3:15 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 7:35 p.m.

Open: Philadelphia

Monday, Dec. 18

St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

Monday night summary

At Indianapolis

Buffalo 3 3 6 8 -- 20

Indianapolis 3 6 14 21 -- 44

First Quarter

Buf--FG Christie 29, 6:55.

Ind--FG Vanderjagt 37, 2:28.

Second Quarter

Ind--FG Vanderjagt 23, 12:17.

Buf--FG Christie 46, 6:32.

Ind--FG Vanderjagt 39, :00.

Third Quarter

Ind--James 1 run (Vanderjagt kick), 10:52.

Ind--Holsey 48 fumble return (Vanderjagt kick), 3:58.

Buf--Morris 1 run (kick failed), :35.

Fourth Quarter

Ind--James 1 run (Vanderjagt kick), 10:15.

Ind--Muhammad 40 interception return (Vanderjagt kick), 9:51.

Buf--Price 29 pass from Flutie (Bryson run), 6:24.

Ind--James 13 run (Vanderjagt kick), 4:11.

A--56,671.

Buf Ind

First downs 16 20

Rushes-yards 22-66 32-121

Passing 228 116

Punt Returns 1-12 4-39

Kickoff Returns 6-140 4-80

Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-40

Comp-Att-Int 18-34-2 13-24-0

Sacked-Yards Lost 9-42 2-16

Punts 6-33.5 5-44.4

Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0

Penalties-Yards 10-106 7-67

Time of Possession 31:52 28:08

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING--Buffalo, Bryson 15-45, R.Johnson 2-14, Morris 5-7. Indianapolis, James 27-111, Gordon 2-12, Wilkins 1-0, Manning 2-(minus 2).

PASSING--Buffalo, R.Johnson 12-22-2-188, Flutie 6-12-0-82. Indianapolis, Manning 13-24-0-132.

RECEIVING--Buffalo, Bryson 6-75, Price 4-93, Morris 4-27, Moulds 2-47, McDaniel 2-28. Indianapolis, Pathon 3-31, James 3-21, Wilkins 2-37, Harrison 2-27, Pollard 1-9, Dilger 1-7, Finn 1-0.

MISSED FIELD GOALS--None.

Playoff possibilities

The possibilities for the NFL playoffs through Monday's games:

AFC EAST

Miami clinches a playoff berth in week 16 with a win or tie (vs. Indianapolis on Sunday). Miami clinches the AFC East with a win (vs. Indianapolis on Sunday) and a New York Jets loss or tie (vs. Detroit).

New York Jets clinch a playoff berth with a win (vs. Detroit) or with a Pittsburgh loss or tie (vs. Washington) and a loss by Indianapolis (Sunday vs. Miami).

AFC CENTRAL

Tennessee has clinched a playoff berth. They clinch the AFC Central with a win (vs. Cleveland) and a Baltimore loss or tie (vs. Arizona). If Tennessee wins the AFC Central, they can clinch a first-round playoff bye with an Oakland loss (vs. Seattle) or a Miami loss or tie (vs. Indianapolis). If Tennessee wins the AFC Central and both Oakland loses (vs. Seattle) and Miami loses or ties (vs. Indianapolis), then Tennessee clinches home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.

Baltimore has clinched a playoff berth.

AFC WEST

Oakland has clinched a playoff berth. Oakland clinches the AFC West with a win (vs. Seattle) and a Denver loss or tie (vs. KC). Oakland can also clinch the AFC West and a first-round playoff bye with a win (vs. Seattle) and a Denver loss or tie (vs. KC) and either a Miami loss or tie (vs. Indianapolis) or a loss by Tennessee (vs. Cleveland) and a loss or tie by Baltimore (vs. Arizona). Oakland can clinch the AFC West and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a win (vs. Seattle) and losses or ties by Denver (vs. KC), Miami (vs. Indy), and Baltimore (vs. Arizona) and a loss by Tennessee (vs. Cleveland).

Denver has clinched a playoff berth.

NFC EAST

New York Giants clinch the NFC East with a win (vs. Dallas) and clinch a first-round playoff bye with a win (vs. Dallas) and losses or ties by both St. Louis (vs. TB) and New Orleans (vs. Atlanta). If the Giants lose, they still clinch a playoff berth with a Detroit loss or tie (vs. NYJ) or a loss by either Tampa Bay (vs. St. Louis) or New Orleans (vs. Atlanta) or a New Orleans tie (vs. Atlanta) and a St. Louis loss (vs. TB).

Philadelphia has clinched a playoff berth.

NFC CENTRAL

Minnesota has clinched a playoff berth. If Minnesota wins (vs. GB), they win the NFC Central and clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. If Minnesota ties (vs. GB), they win the NFC Central and clinch a first-round playoff bye, and if New York Giants lose as well (vs. Dallas), Minnesota clinches home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. If Minnesota loses (vs. GB), they still win the NFC Central with a Tampa Bay loss or tie (vs. St. Louis).

Tampa Bay clinches a playoff berth with a win (vs. St. Louis). NFC WEST

New Orleans clinches the NFC West with a win (vs. Atlanta) and a St. Louis loss (vs. TB). They clinch a playoff berth with a win (vs. Atlanta) and either a Detroit loss or tie (vs. NYJ) or a Tampa Bay loss (vs. St. Louis).

St. Louis clinches a playoff berth with a win (vs. TB).

The following teams have been officially eliminated from playoff contention:

Arizona, Atlanta, Buffalo, Carolina, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Jacksonville, Kansas City, New England, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle.

Bowl games

Wednesday, Dec. 20

Mobile Alabama Bowl

Payout: $750,000

TCU (10-1) vs. Southern Mississippi (7-4), 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Thursday, Dec. 21

Las Vegas Bowl

At Las Vegas

Payout: $800,000

UNLV (7-5) vs. Arkansas (6-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Sunday, Dec. 24

Oahu Bowl

At Honolulu

Payout: $750,000

Virginia (6-5) vs. Georgia (7-4), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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Monday, Dec. 25

Blue-Gray Classic

At Montgomery, Ala.

Blue vs. Gray, Noon (ABC)

Aloha Bowl

At Honolulu

Payout: $750,000

Boston College (6-5) vs. Arizona State (6-5), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

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Wednesday, Dec. 27

Motor City Bowl

At Pontiac, Mich.

Payout: $750,000

Marshall (7-5) vs. Cincinnati (7-4), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Galleryfurniture.com Bowl

At Houston

Payout: $750,000

Texas Tech (7-5) vs. East Carolina (7-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN2)

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Thursday, Dec. 28

Humanitarian Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Payout: $750,000

Boise State (9-2) vs. Texas-El Paso (8-3), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Payout: $750,000

West Virginia (6-5) vs. Mississippi (7-4), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Micronpc.com Bowl

At Miami

Payout: $750,000

Minnesota (6-5) vs. North Carolina State (7-4), 7 p.m. (TBS)

Insight.com Bowl

At Phoenix

Payout: $750,000

Iowa State (8-3) vs. Pittsburgh (7-4), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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Friday, Dec. 29

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

Payout: $1.25 million

Colorado State (9-2) vs. Louisville (9-2), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Payout: $1 million

UCLA (6-5) vs. Wisconsin (8-4), 2 p.m. (CBS)

Peach Bowl

At Atlanta

Payout: $1.8 million

Georgia Tech (9-2) vs. LSU (7-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Payout: $1.9 million

Texas (9-2) vs. Oregon (9-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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Saturday, Dec. 30

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Payout: $1.2 million

Nebraska (9-2) vs. Northwestern (8-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Sunday, Dec. 31

Silicon Valley Classic

At San Jose, Calif.

Payout: $1.2 million

Fresno State (7-4) vs. Air Force (8-3), 7 p.m. (FOXSN)

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Payout: $1.1 million

Texas A&M (7-4) vs. Mississippi State (7-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Monday, Jan. 1

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Payout: $2 million

Ohio State (8-3) vs. South Carolina (7-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Cotton Bowl

Payout: $2.5 million

At Dallas

Kansas State (10-3) vs. Tennessee (8-3), 11 a.m. (FOX)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Payout: $1.4 million

Virginia Tech (10-1) vs. Clemson (9-2), 12:30 p.m. (NBC)

Citrus Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Payout: $4 million

Michigan (8-3) vs. Auburn (9-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Payout: $13.5 million

Purdue (8-3) vs. Washington (10-1), 4:30 p.m. (ABC)

Fiesta Bowl

At Tempe Ariz.

Payout: $13.5 million

Oregon State (10-1) vs. Notre Dame (9-2), 8 p.m. (ABC)

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Tuesday, Jan. 2

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Payout: $13.5 million

Florida (10-2) vs. Miami (10-1), 8 p.m. (ABC)

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Wednesday, Jan. 3

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Payout: $11-13 million

Oklahoma (12-0) vs. Florida State (11-1), 8 p.m. (ABC)

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Saturday, Jan. 13

All-Star Gridiron Classic

At Orlando, Fla.

Team USA vs. Team Florida, 1 p.m. (ESPN2)

East-West Shrine Classic

At San Francisco

East vs. West, 4 p.m. (ESPN)

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Saturday, Jan. 20

Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.

North vs. South, 2 p.m. (ESPN)

Hula Bowl

At Maui, Hawaii

North vs. South, 8 p.m. (ESPN)