Rose Bowl - Stanford vs. Ohio State - It is as simple as Stanford beating USC in the Pac-12 Championship Game to get to the Rose Bowl. They have an outside shot at getting into one of the Playoff bowls, but I don't they will get enough breaks to sneak in.
Alamo Bowl - Oregon vs. TCU - The Ducks will be one of the most-attractive programs out there that doesn't make a New Year's bowl so the Alamo Bowl will scoop them up and pit them against a very good Big 12 team.