New Orleans, Louisiana and Arlington, Texas, are the favorites to host the new Champions Bowl.

The Champions Bowl will pit the SEC and Big 12 champions against each other starting Jan. 1, 2015.

New Orleans and Arlington are the big favorites to host, and you might count Atlanta out because it already has the SEC championship game.

Bourbon Street is already a great place to party but it would be a even more lively with Big 12 fans bopping about!

Last week, ESPN reported the 10 cities that received a request for a proposal for the opportunity to bid on the Champions Bowl: Arlington, New Orleans, Atlanta, Phoenix, Houston, Orlando, Nashville, San Antonio, Tampa, Fla., and Jacksonville.

Of those 10, only Arlington, New Orleans and Atlanta have decided to bid on the bowl, sources said. Phoenix, Tampa and Nashville will not submit a bid, while Houston, Orlando, San Antonio and Jacksonville have formally not made a decision yet.

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