This season's 10 best bowl games

As additional proof the BCS system is broken, two BCS bowls failed to make the list.

1. (of course) National Championship game: Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
2.  Fiesta Bowl: Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1), Jan. 3, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
3.  Cotton Bowl: Texas A&M (10-2) vs Oklahoma (10-2) Jan. 4, 7 p.m., Fox

After the above three games, there's a major dropoff to this next plateau of bowl games.
4.  Alamo Bowl: Texas (8-4) vs. Oregon State (9-3), Dec. 29, 5:45 p.m., ESPN
5.  Outback Bowl: South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan (8-4), Jan. 1, noon, ESPN
6.  Chick-Fil-A Bowl: Clemson (10-2) vs. LSU (10-2), Dec. 31,   6:30 p.m., ESPN
7.  Rose Bowl: Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (8-5), Jan. 1, 4 p.m., ESPN
8.  Holiday Bowl: Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), Dec. 27, 8:45 p.m., ESPN
9.  Capital One Bowl: Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska (10-3), Jan. 1, noon, ABC
10. Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: TCU (7-5) vs. Michigan State (6-6), Dec. 29, 9:15 p.m., ESPN