Auburn wide receiver Sammie Coates celebrates after the 2013 SEC Championship game against Missouri.(Photo: Kevin Liles, USA TODAY Sports)

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Dramatic until the end, the college football regular season is over, so it's time to predict which teams will fill the 70 available bowl slots.

Florida State and Auburn are headed to the Bowl Championship Series title game, but not without some uncertain moments.

The Tigers got past Missouri in the SEC title game. Then they watched Ohio State stumble in the fourth quarter against Michigan State in the Big Ten title game, which knocked the Buckeyes out of a trip to Pasadena. Ohio State will have to settle for a spot in the Orange Bowl, while the Spartans take a Rose Bowl berth.

There also was shuffling among other BCS games. Oklahoma first got help from Northern Illinois' loss friday in the MAC title game, then stunned Oklahoma State in the final seconds Saturday to earn a place in the Sugar Bowl. The loss by the Cowboys gave Baylor the opportunity to reach the Fiesta Bowl with an outright Big 12 championship.

A reminder: Some conferences may not fulfill their allotment. An asterisk indicates a school that is a replacement pick. Bold indicates a school that has accepted a bid.

Date Bowl Matchup Projection
Mon., Jan. 6
 BCS title game BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2 Florida State vs. Auburn
Wed., Jan. 1
 Rose BCS vs. BCS Michigan State vs. Stanford
Wed., Jan. 1
 Fiesta BCS vs. BCS Baylor vs. Central Florida
Thu., Jan. 2
 Sugar BCS vs. BCS Alabama vs. Oklahoma
Fri., Jan. 3
 Orange BCS vs. BCS Clemson vs. Ohio State
Sat., Dec. 21
 New Mexico Mountain West vs. Pac-12 UNLV vs. Arizona
Sat., Dec. 21
 Las Vegas Mountain West vs. Pac-12 Fresno State vs. USC
Sat., Dec. 21
 Idaho Potato MAC vs. Mountain West Ball State vs. Colorado State
Sat., Dec. 21
 New Orleans C-USA vs. Sun Belt Tulane vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Mon., Dec. 23
 Beef 'O' Brady's American Ath. vs. C-USA *Ohio vs. Middle Tennessee
Tue., Dec. 24
 Hawaii Mountain West vs. C-USA San Diego State vs. East Carolina
Thu., Dec. 26
 Little Caesars Big Ten vs. Mid-American *Syracuse vs. Bowling Green
Thu., Dec. 26
 Poinsettia Army vs. Mountain West *Toledo vs. Utah State
Fri., Dec. 27
 Military ACC vs. C-USA Maryland vs. Marshall
Fri., Dec. 27
 Texas Big 12 vs. Big Ten *Washington State vs. Minnesota
Fri., Dec. 27
 Fight Hunger BYU* vs. Pac-12 BYU vs. Washington
Sat., Dec. 28
 Pinstripe American Ath. vs. Big 12 Rutgers vs. *Notre Dame
Sat., Dec. 28
 Belk ACC vs. American Ath. North Carolina vs. Cincinnati
Sat., Dec. 28
 Russell Athletic ACC vs. American Ath. Miami (Fla.) vs. Louisville
Sat., Dec. 28
 Buffalo Wild Wings Big 12 vs. Big Ten Kansas State vs. Michigan
Mon., Dec. 30
 Armed Forces Navy vs. Mountain West Navy vs. Boise State
Mon., Dec. 30
 Music City ACC vs. SEC Georgia Tech vs. Mississippi
Mon., Dec. 30
 Alamo Big 12 vs. Pac-12 Texas vs. Oregon
Mon., Dec. 30
 Holiday Big 12 vs. Pac-12 Texas Tech vs. Arizona State
Tue., Dec. 31
 AdvoCare V100 ACC vs. SEC Pittsburgh vs. *W. Kentucky
Tue., Dec. 31
 Sun ACC vs. Pac-12 Virginia Tech vs. UCLA
Tue., Dec. 31
 Liberty C-USA vs. SEC Rice vs. Vanderbilt
Tue., Dec. 31
 Chick-fil-A ACC vs. SEC Duke vs. Texas A&M
Wed., Jan. 1
 Heart of Dallas Big Ten vs. C-USA *Boston College vs. North Texas
Wed., Jan. 1
 Gator Big Ten vs. SEC Iowa vs. Georgia
Wed., Jan. 1
 Outback Big Ten vs. SEC Nebraska vs. LSU
Wed., Jan. 1 Capital One Big Ten vs. SEC Wisconsin vs. Missouri
Fri., Jan. 3 Cotton Big 12 vs. SEC Oklahoma State vs. South Carolina
Sat., Jan. 4
 BBVA Compass American Ath. vs. SEC Houston vs. Mississippi State
Sun., Jan. 5
 GoDaddy.com Mid-American vs. Sun Belt No. Illinois vs. Arkansas State

Erick Smith, a senior digital producer at USA TODAY Sports, is on Twitter @erick_smith