After ending the regular season Saturday with a 7-5 record, the Ball State University football team is in position to go to its first bowl game since the Las Vegas Bowl in 1996. While the Cardinals have some ideas about which bowl games they could potentially be selected for, nothing is official yet. Here is some information about bowl game selections and the three bowl games with Mid-American Conference tie-ins.
Bowl possibilitiesBowl games with tie-ins to the Mid-American ConferenceMotor City BowlWHAT: Big Ten No. 7 vs. MAC No. 1/2WHERE: DetroitWHEN: Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m.BROADCAST: ESPN
GMAC BowlWHAT: Conference-USA No. 2 vs. MACWHERE: Mobile, Ala.WHEN: Jan 6, 2008, 8 p.m.BROADCAST: ESPN
International BowlWHAT: MAC No. 3 vs. Big East No. 4WHERE: TorontoWHEN: Jan. 5, 2008, NoonBROADCAST: ESPN2
Bowl potentialPotential MAC teams in a bowl gameBall State (7-5, 5-2 MAC)Bowling Green (8-4, 6-2 MAC)Central Michigan (7-5, 6-1 MAC)Miami (6-6, 5-2 MAC)Ohio (6-6, 4-4 MAC
Bowl projectionsVarious sports sources give their predictions for Ball State's chance for a bowl game this season
CBSsportsline.com: No bowl gameMSNBC: No bowl gameScout.com: No bowl gameSports Illustrated: International BowlSportprojections.com: No bowl game