The Icon launches its 2012 college bowl contest this week. The contest includes 29 bowl  games played from Thursday, Dec. 20, through  Tuesday, Jan. 1. The Icon will provide updates from time to time to show the contest leaders. The deadline for entry is noon on Dec. 20.

This is not the entry form, but it shows the bowl games in the contest. Watch for an annoucement later this week stating that the contest is posted.

Dec. 20
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
BYU (7-5) vs San Diego State (9-3)

Dec. 21
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
UCF (9-4) vs Ball State (9-4)

Dec. 22
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
East Carolina (8-4) vs Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4)

Dec. 22
MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Bowl
Washington (7-5) vs Boise State (10-2)

Dec. 24
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Fresno State (9-3) vs SMU (6-6)

Dec. 26
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Western Kentucky (7-5) vs Central Michigan (6-6)

Dec. 27
Belk Bowl
Cincinnati (9-3) vs Duke (6-6)

Dec. 27
Bridgeport Education Holiday Bowl
Baylor (7-5) vs UCLA (9-4)

Dec. 28
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Ohio (8-4) vs Louisiana-Monroe (8-4)

Dec. 28
Russell Athletic Bowl
Rutgers (9-3) vs Virginia Tech (6-6)

Dec.28
Meineke Car Care Bowl
Minnesota (6-6) vs Texas Tech (7-5)

Dec. 29
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Rice (6-6) vs Air Force (6-6)

Dec. 29
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
West Virginia (7-5) vs Syracuse (7-5)

Dec. 29
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Navy (7-4) vs Arizona State (7-5)

Dec. 29
Valero Alamo Bowl
Texas (8-4) vs Oregon State (9-3)

Dec. 29
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
TCU (7-5) vs Michigan State (6-6)

Dec. 31
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
NC State (7-5) vs Vanderbilt (8-4)

Dec. 31
Hyundai Sun Bowl
USC (7-5) vs Georgia Tech (6-7)

Dec. 31
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Iowa State (6-6) vs Tulsa (10-3)

Dec. 31
Chick-fil-A Bowl
LSU (10-2) vs Clemson (10-2)

Jan. 1
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl
Mississippi State (8-4) vs Northwestern (9-3)

Jan. 1
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Purdue (6-6) vs Oklahoma State (7-5)

Jan. 1
Outback Bowl
South Carolina (10-2) vs Michigan (8-4)

Jan. 1
Capital One Bowl
Georgia (11-2) vs Nebraska (10-3)

Jan. 1
Rose Bowl
Stanford (11-2) vs Wisconsin (8-5)

Jan. 1
Orange Bowl
Northern Illinois (12-1) vs Florida State (11-2)

Jan. 1
Sugar Bowl
Florida (11-1) vs Louisville (10-2)

Jan. 1
Fiesta Bowl
Kansas State (11-1) vs Oregon (11-1)

Jan. 1
Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M (10-2) vs Oklahoma (10-2)

Tie-breaker 1
Oregon will win the Fiesta Bowl by 1 to 3 points
Oregon will lose the Fiesta Bowl by 1 to 3 points
Oregon will win the Fiesta Bowl by 4 to 7 points
Oregon will lose the Fiesta Bowl by 4 to 7 points
Oregon will win the Fiesta Bowl by 8 or more points
Oregon will lose the Fiesta Bowl by 8 or more points

Tie-breaker 2
Oklahoma will win the Cotton Bowl by 1 to 3 points
Oklahoma will lose the Cotton Bowl by 1 to 3 points
Oklahoma will win the Cotton Bowl by 4 to 7 points
Oklahoma will lose the Cotton Bowl by 4 to 7 points
Oklahoma will win the Cotton Bowl by 8 or more points
Oklahoma will lose the Cotton Bowl by 8 or more points