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The wild process of college football bowl game selections has now concluded with 56 of the 127 FBS teams that were active in the 2020 season filling slots in 28 postseason contests. It all started with the announcement of the four College Football Playoff teams and continued with the release of the final CFP Rankings and the rest of the New Year's Six games.
After that, every bowl game trickled in as some teams opted out and some games were canceled until every last spot was filled. Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Notre Dame -- in that order -- make up the playoff field. Texas A&M and Cincinnati were among the teams disappointed not to make it in, but both are in premier New Year's Six bowl games.
Oklahoma vs. Florida in the Cotton Bowl may be the best matchup of that New Year's Six grouping, while Auburn vs. Northwestern presents an intriguing matchup in the Citrus Bowl.
Check out the complete CFP field along with the New Year's Six bowls and the rest of the bowl games below.
College Football Playoff
| Date | Game / Loc. | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 11 | National Championship | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | Semifinal winners |
Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl | 5 p.m. (ESPN) | (1) Alabama vs. (4) Notre Dame |
Jan. 1 | Sugar Bowl | 8:45 p.m. (ESPN) | (2) Clemson vs. (3) Ohio State |
New Year's Six bowl games
| Date | Bowl / Location | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 2 | Orange | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | (5) Texas A&M vs. (13) North Carolina |
Jan. 2 | Fiesta | 4 p.m. (ESPN) | (25) Oregon vs. (10) Iowa State |
Jan. 1 | Peach | 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) | (8) Cincinnati vs. (9) Georgia |
Dec. 30 | Cotton | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | (6) Oklahoma vs. (7) Florida |
Other bowl games
| Date | Bowl | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2 | Outback Tampa, Fla. | 12:30 p.m. (ABC) | Ole Miss vs. Indiana |
| Jan. 2 | Gator Jacksonville, Fla. | Noon (ESPN) | Kentucky vs. NC State |
| Jan. 1 | Citrus Orlando, Fla. | 1 p.m. (ABC) | Auburn vs. Northwestern |
| Dec. 31 | Texas Houston, Texas | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | TCU vs. Arkansas |
| Dec. 31 | Liberty Memphis, Tenn. | 4 p.m. (ESPN) | West Virginia vs. Army |
| Dec. 31 | Arizona Tucson, Ariz. | 2 p.m. (CBS) | Ball State vs. San Jose State |
| Dec. 31 | Armed Forces Fort Worth, Texas | Noon (ESPN) | Mississippi State vs. Tulsa |
| Dec. 30 | Music City Nashville, Tenn. | 4 p.m. (ESPN) | Iowa vs. Missouri |
| Dec. 30 | Duke's Mayo Charlotte, N.C. | Noon (ESPN) | Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin |
| Dec. 29 | Alamo San Antonio, Texas | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Texas vs. Colorado |
| Dec. 29 | Cheez-It Phoenix, Ariz. | 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Miami (FL) vs. Oklahoma State |
| Dec. 26 | LendingTree Mobile, Ala. | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State |
| Dec. 26 | First Responder Dallas, Texas | 3:30 p.m. p.m. (ABC) | Louisiana vs. UTSA |
| Dec. 26 | Gasparilla Tampa, Fla. | Noon (ABC) | UAB vs. TBD |
| Dec. 26 | Cure Orlando, Fla. | TBA (ESPN) | Coastal Carolina vs. Liberty |
| Dec. 25 | Camellia Montgomery, Ala. | 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Buffalo vs. Marshall |
| Dec. 24 | New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Houston vs. Hawaii |
| Dec. 23 | Montgomery Montgomery, Ala. | 7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) | Memphis vs. FAU |
| Dec. 23 | New Orleans New Orleans | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern |
| Dec. 22 | Boca Raton Boca Raton, Fla. | 7 p.m. (ESPN) | UCF vs. BYU |
| Dec. 22 | Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Tulane vs. Nevada |
| Dec. 21 | Myrtle Beach Conway, S.C. | 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Appalachian State 56, North Texas 28 |
Canceled bowls (16): Bahamas, Birmingham, Celebration, Fenway, Frisco, Guaranteed Rate, Hawai'i, Holiday, Independence, LA, Las Vegas, Military, Pinstripe, Quick Lane, Redbox, Sun
Teams that opted out (22): Tennessee, South Carolina, Boise State, Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Kansas State, Louisville, LSU (self-imposed bowl ban), Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Pittsburgh, San Diego State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Washington, Washington State
