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Celebration Bowl, December 14th, Atlanta, GA; 12 PM ET on ABC (SWAC Champ vs. MEAC Champ):
Jackson State vs South Carolina State*
*Already clinched
Camellia Bowl, December 14th, Montgomery, Alabama; 9 PM ET on ESPN (Sun Belt vs MAC):
South Alabama vs. Ohio
Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl, December 17th, Frisco, TX; 9 PM ET on ESPN (Group B of Five vs Group of Five):
Sam Houston vs. USF
Boca Raton Bowl, December 18th, Boca Raton, FL; 5:30 PM ET on ESPN (Group of Five vs. Group of Five):
East Carolina vs. Virginia Tech
Syracuse set a precedent last year for ACC appearances in the Boca Raton Bowl and with Virginia Tech having appeared in the Military Bowl last year, they receive the Boca Raton Bowl nod.
This reignited the series between Virginia Tech and East Carolina, last played in 2017. Virginia Tech holds the edge with a 15-7 series record over the Pirates.
LA Bowl, December 18th, Los Angeles, CA; 9:00 PM ET on ESPN (Mountain West vs. Former PAC-12 member):
UNLV vs. Cal
New Orleans Bowl, December 19th, New Orleans, LA; 7 PM ET on ESPN (Conference USA vs. Sun Belt):
Liberty vs. James Madison
Cure Bowl, December 20th, Orlando, FL; 12 PM ET on ESPN (Group of Five vs. Group of Five):
Marshall vs. Jacksonville State
Gasparilla Bowl, December 20th, Tampa FL; 3:30 PM ET on ESPN (Group of Five vs. ACC):
Memphis vs. Florida
Myrtle Beach Bowl, December 23rd, Conway, SC; 11:00 AM on ESPN (Group of Five vs. Group of Five):
Coastal Carolina vs. Toledo
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, December 23rd, Boise, ID; 2:30 PM on ESPN (Sun Belt vs. MAC):
Colorado State vs. Northern Illinois
Hawaii Bowl, December 24th, Honolulu, HI; 8:00 PM ET on ESPN (Mountain West vs. Conference USA):
Fresno State vs. UTSA
Detroit Bowl, December 26th, Detroit, MI; 2:00 PM ET on ESPN (MAC vs. Big Ten):
Miami (OH) vs. Rutgers
Guaranteed Rate Bowl, December 26th, Phoenix, AZ; 5:30 PM ET on ESPN (Big 12 vs. Big Ten):
Baylor vs. Nebraska
68 Ventures Bowl, December 26th, Mobile, AL; 9 PM ET on ESPN (Group of Five vs. Sun Belt):
Georgia Southern vs. UConn
Armed Forces Bowl, December 27th, Fort Worth, TX; 12 PM ET or 3:30 PM ET on ESPN (Big 12 vs. Group of Five):
Texas Tech vs. Arkansas
Birmingham Bowl, December 27th, Birmingham AL; 3:30 PM ET on ESPN (Group of Five vs. ACC/SEC):
Tulane vs. Vanderbilt
Liberty Bowl, December 27th, Memphis, TN; 7:00 PM ET on ESPN (Big 12 vs SEC):
Kansas State vs. Missouri
These two former Big Eight and Big 12 rivals meet for the first time since 2011.
Holiday Bowl, December 27th, 8 PM ET, Fox, San Diego, CA; (ACC vs. PAC-12):
Colorado vs. Clemson
Las Vegas Bowl, December 27th, Las Vegas, NV; 10:30 PM ET on ESPN (Former Pac-12 Member vs. SEC):
Washington vs. Texas A&M
Fenway Bowl, December 28th, Boston, MA; 11:00 AM ET on ESPN (AAC vs. ACC):
North Carolina vs. Army
Pinstripe Bowl, December 28th, Bronx, NY; 12:00 PM ET on ABC (Big Ten vs. ACC):
Wisconsin vs. Pitt
New Mexico Bowl, December 28th, Albuquerque, NM; 2:15 PM ET on ESPN (Mountain West vs. Group of Five/at-large):
New Mexico vs. Texas State
Pop Tarts Bowl, December 28th, Orlando, FL; 3:30 PM ET on ABC (Big 12 vs. ACC):
Iowa State vs. Syracuse
Arizona Bowl, December 28th, Tucson, AZ; 4:30 PM ET on The CW (MAC vs. Mountain West):
Buffalo vs. San Jose State
Military Bowl, December 28th, Annapolis, MD; 5:45 PM on ESPN (American vs. AAC):
Navy vs. Boston College
Alamo Bowl, December 28th, San Antonio, TX; 7:30 PM ET on ABC (Big 12 vs. Former PAC-12 member):
BYU vs Washington State
Independence Bowl, December 28th, Shreveport, LA; 9:15 PM ET on ESPN (Former PAC-12 member vs. Army):
North Texas vs. Arkansas State
Music City Bowl, December 30th, Nashville, TN; 2:30 PM ET on ESPN (SEC vs. Big Ten):
Oklahoma vs. Michigan
I firmly believe that both the SEC and Big Ten will make this matchup between underachieving bluebloods happen. These two have just one meeting, the 1976 Orange Bowl and have no future meetings scheduled.
ESPN would have outstanding viewership among casual football fans with this leading into Monday Night Football.
Reliaquest Bowl, December 31st, Tampa, FL: 12:00 PM ET on ESPN (SEC vs. Big Ten):
Minnesota vs. South Carolina
Sun Bowl, December 31st, El Paso, TX; 2:00 PM ET on CBS (ACC vs. Former PAC-12 member):
Louisville vs. USC
Citrus Bowl, December 31st, Orlando, FL; 3:00 PM on ABC (Big Ten vs. SEC):
Alabama vs. Illinois
Texas Bowl, December 31st, Houston, TX; 3:30 PM ET on ESPN (SEC vs. Big 12):
LSU vs. TCU
Gator Bowl, January 2nd, Jacksonville, FL; 7:30 PM ET on ESPN (ACC vs. SEC):
Georgia Tech vs. Ole Miss
First Responder Bowl, January 3rd, Dallas, TX; 4:00 PM ET on ESPN (Group of Five vs. at-large):
West Virginia vs. Louisiana
After never having a power conference team in a bowl from 2001-2022, the Sun Belt has a bowl against a power conference opponent for a second straight year.
Duke’s Mayo Bowl, January 3rd, Charlotte, NC; 7:30 PM ET on ESPN (ACC vs. Big Ten):
Duke vs. Iowa
Bahamas Bowl, January 4th, Nassau, Bahamas; 11:00 AM ET on ESPN (MAC vs. Conference USA):
Eastern Michigan vs. Western Kentucky
First Round Matchup #1:
12-seed Arizona State vs. 5-seed Ohio State
First Round Matchup #2:
11-seed SMU vs. 6-seed Penn State
First Round Matchup #3:
10-seed Indiana vs. 7-seed Notre Dame
This would only be the 30th meeting in a series dating back to 1898. These schools have played once since 1958, a lone meeting in 1991. Indiana gets the 10-seed after SMU loses the ACC Championship Game
First Round Matchup #4:
9-seed Tennessee vs. 8-seed Georgia
Quarterfinal #1: Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, AZ, December 31st; 7:30 PM ET on ESPN
4-seed Boise State vs. 5-seed Ohio State
Quarterfinal #2: Peach Bowl, Atlanta, GA, January 1st; 1:00 PM ET on ESPN
3-seed Miami vs. 11-seed Tennessee
Quarterfinal #3: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA, January 1st; 5:00 PM ET on ESPN
1-seed Oregon vs. 9-seed Georgia
Quarterfinal #4: Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, LA, January 1st; 8:30 PM ET on ESPN
2-seed Texas vs. 7-seed Notre Dame
Semifinal #1: Orange Bowl, Miami, FL; January 9th; 7:30 PM ET on ESPN
1-seed Oregon vs. 5-seed Ohio State
Semifinal #2: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX, January 10th; 7:30 PM ET on ESPN
11-seed SMU vs. 2-seed Texas
National Championship Game, Atlanta, GA; January 20th; 7:30 PM ET on ESPN
1-seed Oregon Vs 2-seed Texas