Preseason Bowl & College Football Playoff Projections
| Date | Game | Site | Television | The Projected Matchups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 16 | R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA |
ESPN | Louisiana Tech vs Northern Illinois | |||
| AutoNation Cure Bowl | Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL |
CBSSN | UCF vs Appalachian State | ||||
| Las Vegas Bowl | Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV |
ABC | Boise State vs Colorado | ||||
| Gildan New Mexico Bowl | Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM |
ESPN | Southern Miss vs Air Force | ||||
| Raycom Media Camellia Bowl | Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL |
ESPN | Troy vs Western Michigan | ||||
| Dec. 19 | Boca Raton Bowl | FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL |
ESPN | Cincinnati vs Florida Atlantic | |||
| Dec. 20 | Frisco Bowl | Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX |
ESPN | Arkansas State vs Houston | |||
| Dec. 21 | St. Petersburg Bowl | Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL |
ESPN | Temple vs Middle Tennessee State | |||
| Dec. 22 | Popeyes Bahamas Bowl | Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas |
ESPN | Toledo vs Old Dominion | |||
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID |
ESPN | Wyoming vs Ohio | ||||
| Dec. 23 | Birmingham Bowl | Legion Field Birmingham, AL |
ESPN | UTSA vs Memphis | |||
| Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX |
ESPN | Tulsa vs Army | ||||
| Dollar General Bowl | Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL |
ESPN | South Alabama vs Miami (Ohio) | ||||
| Dec. 24 | Hawaiʻi Bowl | Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI |
ESPN | SMU vs Colorado State | |||
| Dec. 26 | Motel 6 Cactus Bowl | Chase Field Phoenix, AZ |
ESPN | Baylor vs Utah | |||
| Quick Lane Bowl | Ford Field Detroit, MI |
ESPN | Indiana vs North Carolina | ||||
| Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl | Cotton Bowl Stadium Dallas, TX |
ESPN | West Virginia vs Western Kentucky | ||||
| Dec. 27 | Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA |
ESPN | Missouri vs Wake Forest | |||
| New Era Pinstripe Bowl | Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY |
ESPN | Notre Dame vs Minnesota | ||||
| Texas Bowl | NRG Stadium Houston, TX |
ESPN | Kansas State vs Texas A&M | ||||
| Foster Farms Bowl | Levi’s Stadium Santa Clara, CA |
Fox | Michigan State vs Washington State | ||||
| Dec. 28 | Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD |
ESPN | Virginia Tech vs Navy | |||
| Camping World Bowl | Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL |
ESPN | Miami vs Texas | ||||
| Valero Alamo Bowl | Alamodome San Antonio, TX |
ESPN | Oklahoma State vs Stanford | ||||
| San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl | Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA |
FS1 | Oregon vs Iowa | ||||
| Dec. 29 | Belk Bowl | Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC |
ESPN | Georgia vs NC State | |||
| Hyundai Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX |
CBS | UCLA vs Georgia Tech | ||||
| Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN |
ESPN | Pittsburgh vs Tennessee | ||||
| Dec. 30 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Everbank Field Jacksonville, FL |
ESPN | Arkansas vs Nebraska | |||
| AutoZone Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN |
ABC | Kentucky vs TCU | ||||
| NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl | Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ |
CBSSN | BYU vs San Diego State | ||||
| Jan. 1 | Outback Bowl | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL |
ESPN2 | Florida vs Michigan | |||
| Citrus Bowl | Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL |
ABC | LSU vs Northwestern |
New Year’s Six/College Football Playoff
| Date | Game | Site | The Projected Matchups | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 29 | Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic | AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas 8:30 pm EST |
USC vs Louisville | ||
| Dec. 30 | Playstation Fiesta Bowl | University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 4:00 pm EST |
Penn State vs Washington | ||
| Capital One Orange Bowl | Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 8:00 pm EST |
Florida State vs Auburn | |||
| Jan. 1 | Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia 12:30 pm EST |
USF vs Wisconsin | ||
| Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 5:00 pm EST |
Ohio State vs Clemson (Playoff Semifinal) | |||
| Allstate Sugar Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 8:45 pm EST |
Alabama vs Oklahoma (Playoff Semifinal) | |||
| Jan. 8 | College Football Playoff National Championship | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia 8:00 pm EST |
Ohio State vs Alabama (Rose Bowl winner vs. Sugar Bowl winner) |