Famous Toastery Bowl in Charlotte (December 16, 11 AM ET, ESPN, Conference USA vs. MAC):
Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion
New Orleans Bowl (December 16, 2:15 PM ET, ESPN, Conference USA vs. Sun Belt):
Louisiana vs. Jacksonville State (leaked by Ticketmaster)***
(last guess: Liberty vs. James Madison)
Cure Bowl (Orlando, FL) (December 16, 3:30 PM ET, ABC, Group of Five vs. Group of Five):
Miami (OH) vs. James Madison
New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM) (December 16, 5:45 PM ET, ESPN, Mountain West vs. Group of Five):
Wyoming vs. New Mexico State
LA Bowl (December 16, 7:30 PM ET, ABC, Mountain West #1 vs. PAC-12 #6):
Boise State vs. UCLA
Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA) (December 16, 9:15 PM ET, ESPN, PAC-12 #7 vs. Big 12 #7):
UCF vs. Cal
Myrtle Beach Bowl (December 18, 2:30 PM ET, ESPN, Group of Five vs. Group of Five):
Georgia Southern vs. Fresno State
Frisco Bowl (Frisco, TX) (December 19, 9:00 PM ET, ESPN, Group of Five vs. Group of Five):
Rice vs. Texas State
Boca Raton Bowl (December 21, 8:00 PM ET, ESPN Group of Five vs. Group of Five):
Georgia State vs. Eastern Michigan
Gasparilla Bowl (December 22, 6:30 PM ET, ESPN, Group of Five vs. Group of Five/AAC/ACC/SEC):
Old Dominion vs. USF
Birmingham Bowl (December 23,12:00 PM ET, ABC, Group of Five vs. Group of Five/AAC/ACC/SEC):
Tulane vs. Georgia Tech
Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, AL) (December 23, 12:00 PM ET, ESPN, Sun Belt vs. MAC):
Northern Illinois vs. South Alabama
Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX) (December 23, 3:30 PM ET, ABC, Army/Mountain West/AAC vs. Big 12 #7):
UNLV vs. Texas Tech
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, ID) (December 23, 3:30 PM ET, ESPN, Mountain West vs. MAC):
Utah State vs. Arkansas State
68 Ventures Bowl (Mobile, AL) (December 23, 7:00 PM ET, ESPN, Group of Five vs. Group of Five):
Bowling Green vs. Marshall
Las Vegas Bowl (December 23, 7:30 PM ET, ESPN, PAC-12 #3 vs. Big Ten #4):
Iowa vs. Arizona
Hawaii Bowl (December 23, 10:30 PM ET, ESPN, Mountain West vs. AAC):
Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State (Confirmed)****
(Last guess: Boise State vs. Rice)
Quick Lane Bowl (December 26, 2:00 PM ET, ESPN, MAC vs. Big Ten #8):
Ohio vs. Virginia Tech
First Responder Bowl (December 26, 5:30 PM ET, ESPN, Group of Five vs. Group of Five/Big 12):
West Virginia vs. Troy
Guaranteed Rate Bowl (December 26, 9:00 PM ET, ESPN, Big Ten vs. Big 12 #6):
Northwestern vs. Iowa State
Military Bowl (Annapolis, MD) (December 27, 2:00 PM ET, ESPN, ACC vs. AAC):
Memphis vs. NC State
Duke’s Mayo Bowl (Charlotte, NC) (December 27, 5:30 PM ET, ESPN, ACC vs. SEC):
Duke vs. Minnesota (replacement for SEC school)
Duke gets a spot in the Duke’s Mayo Classic, having not appeared in the Charlotte Bowl since 2012. The Duke’s Mayo Bowl has had a team from the Carolinas or Virginia in every edition since 2014, a staggering streak.
Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) (December 27, 8:00 PM ET, FOX, PAC-12 #4 vs. ACC):
USC vs. Miami
These two name brands have met just twice before, in 1966 and 1968. The Alamo Bowl opts for a better Oregon State team that is ranked higher than USC at the end of the year. Also, bowls discuss matchups with each other all the time. The Holiday Bowl doing some under-the-table negotiating to make this once-in-a-lifetime game happen is impossible.
Texas Bowl (Houston, TX) (December 27, 9:00 PM ET, ESPN, SEC vs. Big 12 #4):
Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma
Fenway Bowl (Boston, MA) (December 28, 11:00 AM ET, ESPN, ACC vs. AAC):
Syracuse vs. UTSA
Pinstripe Bowl (Bronx, NY) (December 28, 2:15 PM ET, ACC vs. Big Ten):
Boston College vs. Rutgers
The two former Big East rivals have 28 meetings with one another. Boston College leads the series 20-7-1, as the first meeting came in 1919.
Pop Tarts Bowl (Orlando, FL) (December 28, 5:45 PM ET, ACC vs. Big 12 #3):
Notre Dame vs. Kansas
Alamo Bowl: (San Antonio, TX) (December 28, 9:15 PM ET, PAC-12 #2 vs. Big 12 #2):
Oregon State vs. Oklahoma State
Gator Bowl: (Jacksonville, FL) (December 29, 12:00 PM ET, SEC vs. ACC)
Kentucky vs. Clemson
Sun Bowl: (El Paso, TX) (December 29, 2:00 PM ET, ACC vs. PAC-12 #5):
North Carolina vs. Utah
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) (December 29, 3:30 PM ET, SEC vs. Big 12 #5):
Kansas State vs. SMU
Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN) (December 30, 2:00 PM ET, SEC vs. Big Ten):
Auburn vs. Wisconsin
Arizona Bowl (Tucson, AZ) (December 30, 4:30 PM ET, Barstool, MAC vs. Mountain West):
Toledo vs. Air Force
Reliaquest Bowl (Tampa, FL) (January 1, 12:00 PM ET, ESPN, SEC vs. Big Ten #3):
Iowa vs. LSU
Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) (January 1, 1:00 PM ET, ABC, SEC vs. Big Ten #2):
Tennessee vs. Maryland
The Citrus Bowl’s situation could be the worst one in decades. With the top three teams in the conference likely headed to the New Year’s Six, the next best team would be 8-2 Iowa. However, the Hawkeyes played in the Citrus Bowl after the 2021 season. If they pass on Iowa, they will have their choice of 6-4 Maryland, (who has a game against Michigan), 6-4 Rutgers (who still plays Penn State), and a FIVE 5-5 teams. One of college football’s most prestigious bowls could have their worst matchup in years.
New Year’s Six:
Cotton Bowl (Arlington, TX) (December 29, 8:00 PM ET, ESPN)
Georgia vs. Penn State
Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA) (December 30, 12:00 PM ET, ESPN)
Liberty vs. Ole Miss
Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) (December 30, 4:00 PM ET)
Louisville vs. Alabama
Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, AZ) (January 1, 1:00 PM ET, ESPN)
Oregon vs. Missouri
College Football Playoff Semifinals
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) (January 1, 5:00 PM ET, ESPN)
#1 Michigan vs. #4 Texas
2005 Rose Bowl rematch!
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) (January 1, 8:30 PM ET, ESPN)
#2 Washington vs. #3 Florida State