College football’s regular season is over, and the playoff picture is almost set in stone. U.S.C is the linchpin and it’s all about the Trojans whether this CFP race will be chaotic or chalky when Sunday’s pairings are announced. As for the rest of the bowl picture, there are 79 teams qualified for the bowl plus one that still has a chance of a clinch. A 5-7 buffalo Team can do it by winning its conference title with Akron on Friday.
Rice and UNLV are waiting in the wings as the top ranked teams score in the APR with 5-7 records to round out the picture. If Buffalo loses corresponding Those of the action network Brett McMurphy, Maroon could also find its way, but the state and army of New Mexico are awaiting NCAA waivers as they have two wins against FCS teams.
All times are Eastern.
Peach Bowl, Atlanta (December 31, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN)
CFP Semifinalist vs. CFP Semifinalist
Georgia vs. USC
Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz. (December 31, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN)
CFP Semifinalist vs. CFP Semifinalist
Michigan vs. TCU
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Orange Bowl, Miami (December 30, 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC/Notre Dame
Clemson vs. Tennessee
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans (December 31, noon, ESPN)
SEC vs. Big 12
Alabama vs. Kansas State
Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas (January 2, 1 p.m., ESPN)
At large vs. at large
Tulane vs. Penn State
Rose Bowl, Pasadena (January 2, 5 p.m., ESPN)
Big Ten versus Pac-12
Ohio State vs. Washington
All other bowls
December 16th
Bahamas Bowl, Nassau (11:30 a.m., ESPN)
C-USA vs MAC
Miami (Ohio) vs. UAB
Cure Bowl, Orlando (3 p.m., ESPN)
At large vs. at large
Buffalo vs Rice
December 17th
Fenway Bowl, Boston (11 a.m., ESPN)
ACC/Notre Dame vs Americans
Wake Forest vs. Houston
New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque (2:15 p.m., ESPN)
C-USA vs. Mountain West
Western Kentucky vs. State of Utah
Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl, Inglewood, Calif. (3:30 p.m., ABC)
Pac-12 versus Mountain West
Boise State vs. Washington State
LendingTree Bowl, Mobile (5:45 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. Sun Belt
UConn vs. Southern Miss
Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas (7:30 p.m., ABC)
Pac-12 vs SEC
UCLA vs. UNLV
Frisco Bowl, Frisco, Texas (9:15 p.m., ESPN)
At large vs. at large
BYU vs. Louisiana
19 Dec
Myrtle Beach Bowl, Conway, SC (2:30 p.m. ESPN)
At large vs. at large
Coastal Carolina vs. Marshall
20 Dec
Famous Idaho Potato, Boise, Id. (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Mountain West vs. MAC
Ohio vs. Wyoming
Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, Fla. (7:30 p.m. ESPN)
At large vs. at large
East Michigan vs. East Carolina
21 Dec
New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans (9 p.m., ESPN)
C-USA vs. Sun Belt
UTSA vs. Troy
December 22
Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
American vs. at large
Memphis vs. Georgia Southern
23rd of December
Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La. (3 p.m., ESPN)
Americans vs. Army/BYU
San Jose State vs. Cincinnati
Gasparilla Bowl, Tampa (6:30 p.m., ESPN)
ACC/SEC vs. general
Florida vs. SMU
24th of December
Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu (8 p.m., ESPN)
Mountain West vs. C-USA
San Diego State vs. Central Tennessee
December 26th
Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit (2:30 p.m., ESPN)
Big Ten vs MAC
Liberty against Toledo
December 27th
Camellia Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama (noon, ESPN)
At large vs. at large
South Alabama vs North Texas
First Responder Bowl, Dallas (3:15 p.m. or 6:45 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. at large
Texas Tech vs Air Force
Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham (3:15 p.m. or 6:45 p.m., ESPN)
Overall vs ACC/SEC
Pitt vs. Missouri
Guaranteed Prize Bowl, Phoenix (10:15 p.m. ESPN)
Big 12 versus Big Ten
Oklahoma vs. Maryland
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December 28th
Military Bowl, Annapolis, Md. (2 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. American
Louisville vs UCF
Liberty Bowl, Memphis (5:30 p.m. ESPN)
Big 12 vs. SEC
Kansas vs. Mississippi State
Holiday Bowl, San Diego (8 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs Pac-12
Duke vs. Oregon
Texas Bowl, Houston (9 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. SEC
State of Oklahoma vs. Arkansas
December 29th
Pinstripe Bowl, Bronx (2 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Big Ten
Syracuse vs. Wisconsin
Cheez-It Bowl, Orlando (5:30 p.m. ESPN)
ACC against Big 12
NC State vs. Baylor
Alamo Bowl, San Antonio (9 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 versus Pac-12
Texas vs. Utah
Dec 30
Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Charlotte (noon, ESPN)
ACC vs. Big Ten
State of Florida vs. Minnesota
Sun Bowl, El Paso (2 p.m., CBS)
ACC vs Pac-12
North Carolina vs. Oregon State
Gator Bowl, Jacksonville (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Big Ten vs. SEC
Notre Dame vs. Kentucky
Arizona Bowl, Tucson (4:30 p.m., barstools)
Mountain West vs. MAC
Fresno State vs. Bowling Green
Dec 31
Music City Bowl, Nashville (noon, ABC)
Big Ten vs. SEC
Iowa vs. South Carolina
January 2nd
ReliaQuest Bowl, Tampa (noon, ESPN2)
Big Ten/ACC vs SEC
Illinois vs. Ole Miss
Citrus Bowl, Orlando (1pm, ABC)
SEC versus Big Ten
Purdue vs. LSU
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