In a matchup that was supposed to take place at Autzen Stadium during the regular season before Kansas State backed out of its commitment, the Oregon Ducks will face the Wildcats in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 3 in Glendale, Ariz.

The final regular season BCS standings were announced moments ago on ESPN with Oregon coming in at fourth and Kansas State at fifth.

Bowl mantchups also were announced.

Two weeks ago, the Wildcats were first and Oregon was second, setting up a potential BCS National Championship Game showdown between two of the nation's top offenses.

But that fell by the wayside when on Nov. 17 Oregon was upset by Stanford and Kansas State fell at Baylor.

Now, Notre Dame and Alabama, first and second respectively in the BCS, will play in the national title game in Miami.

Coming ever so close to playing in the national championship game and falling short certainly is disappointing to Oregon fans and the team. But appearing in a fourth consecutive BCS bowl game is a major achievement for the program that prior to 2009 had only appeared in one BCS bowl game (2002 Fiesta Bowl).

Oregon, which defeated Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl last season, has a chance to win back-to-back BCS bowl games for the first time and to finish in the top five of the final standings for the third consecutive year. Oregon finished No. 3 in the AP Poll following the 2010 season and No. 4 last season.

BCS Standings:

1. Notre Dame (12-0): .998

2. Alabama (12-1): .944

3. Florida (11-1): .898

4. Oregon (11-1): .862

5. Kansas State (11-1): .823

6. Stanford (11-2): .768

7. Georgia (11-2): .758

8. LSU (10-2): .751

9. Texas A&M (10-2): .676

10. South Carolina (10-2): .660

13. Oregon State (9-3): .472

--Aaron Fentress

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