College Football Bowl Projections 2026-27

College Football Playoff
Updated Nov 7, 2026. All times Eastern

Date	Bowl	Projected Matchup
Jan. 257:30 p.m.	ChampionshipLas Vegas, Nev.	TBD vs TBD National Championship
Jan. 157:30 p.m.	SugarNew Orleans, La.	TBD vs TBD Semifinal
Jan. 147:30 p.m.	OrangeMiami, Fla.	TBD vs TBD Semifinal
Jan. 1TBA	PeachAtlanta, Ga.	1UGA 1Georgia vs TBD Quarterfinal
Jan. 1TBA	RosePasadena, Calif.	2UTAH 2Utah vs TBD Quarterfinal
Jan. 1TBA	CottonArlington, Tex.	3MIA 3Miami (Fla.) vs TBD Quarterfinal
Dec. 317:30 p.m.	FiestaGlendale, Ariz.	4IND 4Indiana vs TBD Quarterfinal
Dec. 18/19TBA	CFP 5 vs. 12TBA	5ND 5Notre Dame vs 12BSU 12Boise State First Round
Dec. 18/19TBA	CFP 6 vs. 11TBA	6BAMA 6Alabama vs 11BYU 11BYU First Round
Dec. 18/19TBA	CFP 7 vs. 10TBA	7UCLA 7UCLA vs 10UK 10Kentucky First Round
Dec. 18/19TBA	CFP 8 vs. 9TBA	8TEX 8Texas vs 9TENN 9Tennessee First Round
Other Bowl Games
Jan. 27:30pm	LibertyMemphis, Tenn.	BAY Baylor vs AUB Auburn
Jan. 25:30pm	ArizonaTucson, Ariz.	UNLV UNLV vs NEB Nebraska
Jan. 23:30pm	First ResponderDallas, Tex.	TOL Toledo vs UNT North Texas
Jan. 2Noon	CitrusOrlando, Fla.	OHST Ohio State vs LSU LSU
Dec. 317:30pm	TexasHouston, Tex.	OKST Oklahoma State vs MIZZ Missouri
Dec. 313:45pm	Las VegasLas Vegas, Nev.	ARIZ Arizona vs SC South Carolina
Dec. 312pm	SunEl Paso, Tex.	CLEM Clemson vs ORST Oregon State
Dec. 31Noon	ReliaQuestTampa, Fla.	IOWA Iowa vs FLA Florida
Dec. 303pm	Music CityNashville, Tenn.	ILL Illinois vs TA&M Texas A&M
Dec. 3011:30am	GatorJacksonville, Fla.	VT Virginia Tech vs MISS Ole Miss
Dec. 299pm	AlamoSan Antonio, Tex.	TTU Texas Tech vs USC USC
Dec. 295:30pm	Pop-TartsOrlando, Fla.	SMU SMU vs HOU Houston
Dec. 292pm	BirminghamBirmingham, Ala.	MSST Mississippi State vs USF South Florida
Dec. 282pm	HolidaySan Diego, Calif.	WAKE Wake Forest vs ORE Oregon
Dec. 282pm	MilitaryAnnapolis, Md.	UNC North Carolina vs UTSA UTSA
Dec. 267:30pm	CactusTempe, Ariz.	CIN Cincinnati vs MICH Michigan
Dec. 265:30pm	68 VenturesMobile, Ala.	TLSA Tulsa vs M-OH Miami (Ohio)
Dec. 263:30pm	Duke's MayoCharlotte, N.C.	DUKE Duke vs NW Northwestern
Dec. 262pm	FenwayBoston, Mass.	PSU Penn State vs ECU East Carolina
Dec. 26Noon	PinstripeNew York, N.Y.	PITT Pittsburgh vs WISC Wisconsin
Dec. 247pm	HawaiiHonolulu, Hawaii	AF Air Force vs TXST Texas State
Dec. 242:30pm	New MexicoAlbuquerque, N.M.	WYO Wyoming vs UAB UAB
Dec. 239pm	FriscoFrisco, Texas	LIB Liberty vs NMEX New Mexico
Dec. 237:30pm	PoinsettiaSan Diego, Calif.	FRES Fresno State vs ASU Arizona State
Dec. 235:30pm	Armed ForcesFort Worth, Tex.	WVU West Virginia vs ARMY Army West Point
Dec. 232pm	New OrleansNew Orleans, La.	JXST Jacksonville State vs JMAD James Madison
Dec. 212pm	IndependenceShreveport, La.	WASH Washington vs UCF UCF
Dec. 215pm	CureOrlando, Fla.	LT Louisiana Tech vs MTSU Middle Tennessee
Dec. 221:30pm	Puerto RicoBayamon, Puerto Rico	DEL Delaware vs FAU FAU
Dec. 212:30pm	Idaho PotatoBoise, Idaho	OHIO Ohio vs NDST North Dakota State
Dec. 2111am	Myrtle BeachMyrtle Beach, SC	MRSH Marshall vs MASS Massachusetts
Dec. 182:30pm	GasparillaTampa, Fla.	MINN Minnesota vs LOU Louisville
Dec. 1811am	Boca RatonBoca Raton, Fla.	WMU Western Michigan vs MEM Memphis
Dec. 1611am	San JuanSan Juan, Puerto Rico	SYR Syracuse vs APP Appalachian State
Dec. 159pm	Frisco ClassicFrisco, Texas	ARST Arkansas State vs GASO Georgia Southern
Dec. 155:30pm	Salute to VeteransMontgomery, Ala.	BUFF Buffalo vs UL Louisiana
Dec. 12Noon	CelebrationAtlanta, Ga.	AAMU Alabama A&M vs JSU Jackson State