Non-Playoff Bowls
December 12
Celebration Bowl
- Matchup: Morgan State vs. Alabama State
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Time: 12 PM ET | ABC
- Tie-in: MEAC Champion vs. SWAC Champion
December 15
Salute to Veterans Bowl
- Matchup: Georgia Southern vs. North Texas
- Location: Montgomery, AL
- Time: 5:30 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: Group of Five vs. Group of Five
Frisco Football Classic
- Matchup: Tulane vs. Fresno State
- Location: Frisco, TX
- Time: 9 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: Group of Five vs. Group of Five
December 18
Boca Raton Bowl
- Matchup: Duke vs. FAU
- Location: Boca Raton Bowl
- Time: 11 AM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: Group of Five vs. Group of Five
Gasparilla Bowl
- Matchup: USF vs. Troy
- Location: Tampa, FL
- Time: 12 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: Group of Five vs. Group of Five
December 21
Myrtle Beach Bowl
- Matchup: Delaware vs. Old Dominion
- Location: Conway, SC
- Time: 11 AM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: At-large vs. At-Large
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
- Matchup: James Madison vs. North Dakota State
- Location: Boise, ID
- Time: 3:30 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: At-large vs. At-Large
There is a very real possibility that 12-win James Madison and North Dakota State squads get left out of the College Footbal Playoff. The winner of Western Michigan-Boise State seems poised to make the College Football Playoff early on. If that is the case, then ESPN will work its magic and get these two former FCS titans together in Boise, with NDSU being the de facto home team here.
December 22
Puerto Rico Bowl
- Matchup: Ohio vs. UTSA
- Location: San Juan, PR
- Time: 1:30 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: At-large vs. MAC
Cure Bowl
- Matchup: FIU vs. James Madison
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Time: 5 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: Group of Five vs. Group of Five
Independence Bowl
- Matchup: UCLA vs. Iowa State
- Location: Shreveport, LA
- Time: 8:30 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: Legacy PAC-12 #6 vs. Big 12
Get ready to get confused. Per Jon Wilner’s report, the Independence Bowl will return to the PAC-12 bowl lineup. The legacy PAC-12 that is. This means that once again multiple bowls like the Independence will pick a team from the 2023 PAC-12 membership instead of the current PAC-12 core.
December 23
New Orleans Bowl
- Matchup: Liberty vs. Louisiana Tech
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Time: 2 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: Conference USA vs. Sun Belt
Armed Forces Bowl
- Matchup: Arizona vs. Army
- Location: Fort Worth, TX
- Time: 5:30 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: Group of Five vs. At-large
Poinsettia Bowl
- Matchup: Cal vs. Boise State
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Time: 7:30 PM ET | The CW
- Tie-in: New PAC-12 Member #2 vs. Former PAC-12 school
Frisco Bowl
- Matchup: Air Force vs. Oregon State
- Location: Frisco, TX
- Time: 9 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: At-Large vs. At-Large
December 24
New Mexico Bowl
- Matchup: Texas State vs. New Mexico
- Location: Albuquerque, NM
- Time: 2:30 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: Mountain West vs. At-Large
Barring they make the College Football Playoff, New Mexico seems like a lock for their home town bowl since it will be on Christmas Eve and they haven’t appeared since 2016.
Hawai’i Bowl
- Matchup: San Diego State vs. Hawai’i
- Location: Honolulu, HI
- Time: 8 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: New PAC-12 member #2 vs. Mountain West
More PAC-12 confusion. Per Jon Wilner’s report, the Hawai’i Bowl will host a new PAC-12 team and a Mountain West team. The Hawai’i Bowl would have second choice of the 5 Mountain West departures to the PAC-12 and Texas State. Here, I going with Boise State, who has not appeared in the Hawai’i Bowl since 2013.
December 26
Pinstripe Bowl
- Matchup: Pitt vs. Iowa
- Location: Bronx, NY
- Time: 12 PM ET | ABC
- Tie-in: ACC vs. Big 10 non-CFP #5
Fenway Bowl
- Matchup: Temple vs. UMass
- Location: Boston, MA
- Time: 2 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: AAC vs. At-Large
After a huge win over Rutgers, the possibility of UMass playing its first bowl game since the 1978 Pioneer Bowl at Fenway Park is too much of an opportunity for the Fenway Bowl to pass up. Combine this with a Temple team I project to make its first bowl since 2019, and the Fenway Bowl could have a new attendance record on its hands.
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
- Matchup: Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
- Location: Charlotte, NC
- Time: 3:30 PM ET | ABC
- Tie-in: ACC vs. Big 10 non-CFP #3
68 Ventures Bowl
- Matchup: Miami (OH) vs. Missouri State
- Location: Mobile, AL
- Time: 5:30 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: At-Large vs. At-Large
Cactus Bowl
- Matchup: Baylor vs. Illinois
- Location: Tempe, AZ
- Time: 7:30 PM ET | ABC
- Tie-in: Big 12 vs. Big Ten non-CFP #6
December 28
Military Bowl
- Matchup: Memphis vs. North Carolina
- Location: Annapolis, MD
- Time: 2 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: American vs. ACC
Holiday Bowl
- Matchup: Utah vs. Clemson
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Time: 5 PM ET | The CW
- Tie-in: ACC vs. Legacy PAC-12 member #3
December 29
Birmingham Bowl
- Matchup: Louisville vs. Mississippi State
- Location: Birmingham, AL
- Time: 2 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: At-Large vs. At-Large
Pop-Tarts Bowl
- Matchup: West Virginia vs. SMU
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Time: 5:30 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: ACC vs. Big 12
Alamo Bowl
- Matchup: Houston vs. Oregon
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Time: 9 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: Legacy PAC-12 member #1 vs. Big 12
December 30
Gator Bowl
- Matchup: NC State vs. Florida
- Location: Jacksonville, FL
- Time: 11:30 AM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: SEC vs. ACC
The Gator Bowl would jump at the opportunity to host the Gators for the first time since the 2012 edition of the game.
December 31
Music City Bowl
- Matchup: Minnesota vs. Vanderbilt
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Time: 12 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: Big 10 non-CFP #4 vs. SEC
Reliaquest Bowl
- Matchup: Tennessee vs. Nebraska
- Location: Tampa, FL
- Time: 3 PM ET | ABC
- Tie-in: SEC vs. Big Ten non-CFP #2
Sun Bowl
- Matchup: Virginia vs. USC
- Location: El Paso, TX
- Time: 3:30 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: Former PAC-12 member #4 vs. ACC
Las Vegas Bowl
- Matchup: Missouri vs. Washington
- Location: Las Vegas, NV
- Time: 3:45 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: Legacy PAC-12 member #2 vs. SEC
Texas Bowl
- Matchup: Texas A&M vs. TCU
- Location: Houston, TX
- Time: 7.30 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: SEC vs. Big 12
January 2
Citrus Bowl
- Matchup: Penn State vs. LSU
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Time: 3:30 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: Big Ten non-CFP #1 vs. SEC
First Responder Bowl
- Matchup: Oklahoma State vs. Northwestern
- Location: College Park, TX
- Time: 3:30 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: At-Large vs. At-Large
Liberty Bowl
- Matchup: Kentucky vs. Kansas State
- Location: Memphis, TN
- Time: 7 PM ET | ESPN
- Tie-in: SEC vs. Big 12 (American Conference Backup)
TBD Date Bowls
Arizona Bowl
- Matchup: Toledo vs. UNLV
- Location: Tucson, AZ
- Time: TBD | The CW
- Tie-in: MAC vs. Mountain West
College Football Playoff
First Round
- #5 Miami vs. #12 Western Michigan
- #6 Texas vs. #11 BYU
- #7 Ohio State vs. #10 Tennessee
- #8 Alabama vs. #9 Utah
Quarterfinals
Fiesta Bowl
- Matchup: #2 Indiana vs. #7 Ohio State
- Location: Glendale, AZ
- Date: December 30th
Peach Bowl
- Matchup: #3 Georgia vs. #6 Texas
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Date: January 1st | 12 PM ET
Rose Bowl
- Matchup: #1 Notre Dame vs. #9 Utah
- Location: Pasadena, CA
- Date: January 1st | 4 PM ET
Cotton Bowl
- Matchup: #4 Ole Miss vs. #5 Miami
- Location: Arlington, TX
- Date: January 1st | 8 PM ET
Semifinals
Orange Bowl
- Matchup: #1 Notre Dame vs. #4 Ole Miss
- Location: Miami Gardens, FL
- Date: January 14th | 7:30 PM ET
Sugar Bowl
- Matchup: #3 Georgia vs. #2 Indiana
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: January 15th | 7:30 PM ET
National Championship Game
- Matchup: #1 Notre Dame vs. #3 Georgia
- Location: Miami, FL
- Date: January 19th | 7:30 PM ET | ESPN
